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2010-11 Statistics

PPG
3.2
RPG
1.30
APG
0.6
EFF
+ 2.74
Born: Aug 28, 1980
Height: 6-6 / 1.98
Weight: 212 lbs. / 96.2 kg.
College: Notre Dame
Years Pro: 7

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Acquired by the Bobcats from Dallas with Erick Dampier and Eduardo Najera on July 13, 2010, in exchange for Tyson Chandler and Alexis Ajinca… Initially signed with the Bobcats as a free agent on Feb. 23, 2005, averaging 8.8 points and 2.4 rebounds in 289 games for the Bobcats before being traded to Dallas with Ryan Hollins on Jan. 16, 2009, in exchange for DeSagana Diop… Remains first on the Bobcats all-time free-throw percentage list (.849), while ranking second in three-point field goals (313) and third in three-point percentage (.403)… Has played in 351 career NBA games with Portland, San Antonio, Charlotte and Dallas, averaging 7.5 points and 2.1 rebounds in 18.2 minutes while shooting .415 from the field, .395 from beyond the three-point line and .850 from the free-throw line… Named 2004-05 NBA Development League MVP after averaging a league-best 20.1 points per game, along with 2.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.1 steals, for the Roanoke Dazzle… Entered the NBA with Portland, signing as a free agent on Nov. 7, 2003… Played in 13 games for Portland before being released on Jan. 7, 2004… Also played three games for San Antonio after being signed on March 8, 2004.

2009-10:
Played in 25 games for Dallas, averaging 1.8 points in 4.9 minutes… Scored a season-high seven points in eight minutes on Jan. 24 at New York… Scored six points in nine minutes on April 12 at the Clippers… Tallied 36 DNP-CDs and spent 20 games on the inactive list… Saw action on one playoff game, scoring two points in five minutes in Game 5 of the Western Conference First Round series against San Antonio.

2008-09:
Appeared in 55 games for Charlotte and Dallas, averaging 3.0 points and 1.3 rebounds in 11.2 minutes… In 34 games for Charlotte, averaged 4.1 points and 1.6 rebounds in 14.0 minutes… Traded from Charlotte to Dallas with Ryan Hollins on Jan. 16, in exchange for DeSagana Diop... Appeared in 21 games for Dallas following the trade, averaging 1.2 points in 6.7 minutes… Scored a season-high 10 points on 5-6 shooting in 17 minutes for Charlotte on Dec. 19 at Memphis… Saw action in four playoff games for Dallas, averaging 0.5 points and 0.5 rebounds in 3.8 minutes.

2007-08:
Appeared in 80 games, starting 18… Averaged 9.0 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 25.2 minutes… Set a franchise record for three-point field goal percentage in a season (.436) and ranked ninth in the NBA… Scored in double figures 35 times, including three games with 20 points or more… Grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds and tied a career high with four steals on March 5 vs. Golden State… Tallied a career-high two blocked shots on two occasions, Jan. 16 vs. Orlando and Feb. 2 at Denver… Scored a season-high 23 points on March 8 at Washington… Led the Bobcats in scoring four times…Averaged 12.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 18 games started… Converted two four-point plays on the season, bringing his career total to seven… Shot .500 from beyond the three-point line over the season’s final 26 games.

2006-07:
Appeared in 72 games, starting 47… Averaged 12.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 25.6 minutes… Converted five four-point plays, the second-best single-season number in NBA history behind Mitch Richmond’s 1996-97 season with the Sacramento Kings… Finished the season tied for second in the NBA in free-throw percentage (.904) and tied for 13th in three-point field goal percentage (.416)… Led the team in scoring eight times… Scored in double figures 45 times, including 11 games scoring 20 or more… Twice scored a career-high 27 points, against New Jersey on March 24 and against the L.A. Lakers on Dec. 29… His 27 points on Dec. 29 began a string of 12 straight double-figure scoring games through Jan. 22, in which he averaged 18.1 points per game… His 27 points on March 24 included a career-high 11 field goals in an overtime game in which he played a career-high 48 minutes… Dished out a career-high five assists on March 14 against Sacramento… Averaged 13.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 47 starts.

2005-06:
Appeared in 78 games, starting six times… Averaged 7.6 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.4 assists… Shot a team-high .821 (138-168) from the free-throw line (min. 50 attempts)… Ranked 37th in NBA with .389 shooting from three-point range… Averaged 14.1 points in 22 games when he played 20-plus minutes, compared to 5.1 points when playing less than 20 minutes… Scored 10-plus points 25 times and had three games with 20-plus points… Scored a season-high 26 points against Toronto on Feb. 10, shooting 5-7 from beyond the arc.

2004-05:
Signed with Charlotte on Feb. 23 … Appeared in 25 games and averaged 9.0 points and 2.4 rebounds in 17.2 minutes… Reached double-figure scoring 12 times… Scored a season-high 22 points at Washington on April 17… Played a season-high 27 minutes at Chicago on April 2 and scored 20 points… Posted six consecutive games with 10-plus points from April 5-16… Made at least one three-pointer in 11 of the 25 games he appeared… Signed with the Roanoke Dazzle of the NBA Development League (D-League) on Dec. 11… Named 2004-05 D-League Most Valuable Player, leading all scorers with 20.1 points in 24 games… Also averaged 2.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.1 steals in 31.7 minutes…Connected on .503 from the field and .605 from the three-point line… Scored a D-League season-high 43 points against the Florida Flame on Feb. 9…Was named D-League Player of the Month in January after averaging 22.3 points.

2003-04:
Signed by Portland as a free agent on Nov. 7… Appeared in 13 games for Portland and averaged 1.0 point… Released by Portland on Jan. 7… Signed by San Antonio as a free agent on March 8 for the remainder of the season… Appeared in three games for San Antonio and averaged 2.0 points… Appeared in 11 games with the Roanoke Dazzle of the D-League prior to being acquired by San Antonio… Scored 15.5 points and registered 2.8 rebounds as a member of the Dazzle.

COLLEGE:
Played in 133 games over his four-year career at the University of Notre Dame and averaged 13.9 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 0.9 steals… Ranks among Notre Dame’s all-time leaders in games played (first, 133), game started (second, 125), scoring (sixth, 1,850 points), three-point field goals (third, 301), three-point field goal attempts (third, 762) and free-throw percentage (fourth, .825)… Scored in double figures in 96 of 133 career games… Named First Team All-Big East and Honorable Mention All-America by the Associated Press as a senior.


Personal

Full name is Matthew John Carroll… He and his wife, Melanie, have two children, Matthew John Carroll Jr. and Charlotte Grace Carroll… Brother Pat was Atlantic 10 Co-Player of the Year in 2004-05 at St. Joseph’s University… Father John played football at Penn State University… Grandfather coached basketball at Pittsburgh’s North Catholic High School and is the winningest coach in Pennsylvania history… Was a member of the United States Junior National Team during the summers of 1998 and 1999… Helped that team to the Silver Medal at the FIBA World Championship in the summer of 1999… Played high school basketball at Hatboro-Horsham High School in Pennsylvania… The only player in the history of Pennsylvania high school basketball to win Associated Press Player of the Year honors twice… Scored 2,667 career points in high school, trailing only Kobe Bryant on the career scoring list in southeastern Pennsylvania… Participated in the 2007 Basketball Without Borders Asia in Shanghai, China.

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