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Millersville

2023-2024 Men's Basketball Roster

Chris Sponagle/Kutztown University

32 Matt Dade

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 215
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Collegeville, Pa.
  • High School Episcopal Academy

Biography

Career Highlights

  • D2CCA/NABC All-Atlantic Region Second Team (2023-24)
  • 2X All-PSAC East First Team (2022-23, 2023-24)
  • All-PSAC East Second Team (2021-22)
  • 2X PSAC East Athlete of the Week (2022-23, 2023-24)

2023-24 (Redshirt Senior)

  • Incredibly consistent and productive forward, who became the first Marauder post player since Jamal Palmer in 1998-99 to be named All-PSAC East First Team two times
  • First Marauder to earn all-region honors since 2008
  • Scored 1,000th career point on Dec. 30, scoring a then career-high 34 points in the win over nationally ranked Gannon
  • Scored double figures in every game of the season
  • Ranked sixth in the PSAC in scoring, averaging 18.6 points per game and ranked sixth in field goal percentage, shooting 54.4% from the field
  • Scored the 10th-most points in a single season (576), and the most by a Marauder since 2008
  • Closed career tied for 18th in career scoring with 1,424 points (13.3 points per game)...Scored 935 of the points as a Marauder
  • Only the fourth player in program history and the first since 1993 to average 18 points per game while also shooting 54% from the field
  • Sank the fifth-most free throws in a single season with 159
  • Named PSAC East Athlete of the Week on Feb. 26 after averaging 27.0 points, 5.0 rebounds 1.5 blocks and 1.0 steals per game in wins over Kutztown and East Stroudsburg
  • Helped the Marauders clinch the PSAC East on Senior Day by scoring a career-high 37 points including nine consecutive points late in the second half against No. 15 East Stroudsburg
  • Scored 20 or more points 10 times
  • Scored 34 and 23 and averaged 7.5 rebounds in two games against Elite 8 qualifier Gannon and averaged 26.3 points per game in three games against nationally ranked East Stroudsburg
  • Registered a double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds at Shepherd on Feb. 14

2022-23 (Redshirt Junior)

  • Became the Marauders' go-to scorer in his first season at Millersville, averaging a team-high 12.1 points per game and ranking second on the team in rebounding (5.0)
  • Led the team in scoring a team-high 13 times and led the team in double-digit scoring games with 18
  • Scored the most points of any Marauder on the season with a career-high 33 against his former team, West Chester, on Feb. 22
  • Played 40 minutes in that double OT game, grabbing a season-high nine rebounds and making 12-of-17 shots
  • Averaged over 14 points per game against PSAC East competition, scoring 10 or more points
  • Made 15-of-20 free throws against Gannon and made the game-winning shot with two seconds remaining
  • Only Marauder to start all 29 games

2021-22 (Redshirt Sophomore)
West Chester

  • Started 27 games and averaged 27.4 minutes per game
  • Scored 349 points, averaging 12.9 points pre game
  • Scored in double figures in 21 of 27 games, shooting 47.6% from the field
  • Averaged 7.9 rebounds per game with seven double-doubles
  • Scored a career-high 27 points at Bloomsburg on Jan. 22 and totaled a career-high 17 rebounds in the same game

2019-20 (Freshman)
West Chester

  • Played in 21 games, averaging 13.6 minutes per game
  • Totaled 140 points, averaging 6.7 per game
  • Shot 50.5% from the field and 75.4% from the line
  • Scored a season-high 17 points at Millersville on Jan. 29

High School

  • Scored 1,215 career points, averaging 20.4 points per game as a senior
  • Named All-Main Line First Team two times
  • All-Delco selection
  • Set school record for points scored in a league season
  • Helped team to a league championship in 2017

About the Marauder

  • Why Millersville: To grow as a basketball player, student and person.
  • Off-the-court hobbies: Nutrition, people, outdoor activities, fitness and learning.
  • Interesting summer job: LA Fitness
  • Hidden talent: Not a bad cook
  • Favorite pro athletes: LeBron James
  • Favorite series to binge watch: Avatar
  • Pregame ritual: Eat a good meal and envision game situations.

Personal

  • Majoring in business administration
  • Son of Anthony and Trish Dade
  • Grandfather and father both played college basketball

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2022-2023Junior

    Forward
    6'6" 225 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2023-2024Senior

    Forward
    6'6" 215 lbs
    32