Matt Niland

55 Matt Niland
Matt Niland
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Hometown:
    Erie, PA
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Fairview
  • gp
    27
  • pts/g
    8.1
  • fg %
    41.3
  • 3pt %
    40.7
  • ft %
    87.2
  • reb/g
    2.3
  • a/g
    2.3
Bio

Career Highlights

2021-22

* Led the team with 43 three-pointers and was second in assists (69)
* Ranked fifth on the team in scoring with 8.4 points
* Played in 23 games, starting in 21
* Scored a season-best 17 points on two occasions
* Registered one assist or more in all but one game
* Recorded a season-high six assists twice

2020-21

* No official season due to covid

2019-20

* Saw time in 11 games
* Registered his first collegiate points with a season-best six points against Thiel
* Grabbed a season-best three rebounds vs. the Tomcats
* Tallied three steals at Pitt-Bradford

At Penn State Behrend

* Majoring in communication

Personal

* Son of Debra and Dave Niland
* Four-year letterwinner in basketball at Fairview High School
* Brother Andy played basketball at Penn State Behrend

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 27 14
Games started 27 14
Minutes 719 373
Minutes per game 26.6 26.6
FG 69-167 35-85
FG Pct 41.3 41.2
3PT 48-118 27-66
3PT Pct 40.7 40.9
FT 34-39 17-18
FT Pct 87.2 94.4
Off rebounds 6 1
Def rebounds 55 20
Total rebounds 61 21
Rebounds per game 2.3 1.5
Personal fouls 41 22
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 63 33
Turnovers 33 13
Assist to turnover ratio 1.9 2.5
Steals 15 6
Blocks 0 0
Points 220 114
Points per game 8.1 8.1
Points per 40 min 12.2 12.2
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 8 Pitt-Bradford W, 81-49
Feb 11 at Penn State Altoona L, 76-69
Feb 15 at Alfred St. L, 64-61
Feb 18 Pitt-Greensburg L, 70-69
Feb 21 at Pitt-Greensburg W, 76-63
Feb 24 at La Roche L, 63-55
Game Log - Shooting
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 at Thiel W, 65-50 1 26 1-4 25.0 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
Nov 12 at Bethany W, 75-49 1 26 2-6 33.3 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 5
Nov 17 Mount Union L, 76-63 1 29 5-11 45.5 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 11
Nov 19 Juniata L, 67-65 1 30 2-9 22.2 2-7 28.6 0-0 - 6
Nov 22 Baldwin Wallace L, 69-55 1 28 1-5 20.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Nov 27 Allegheny W, 66-65 1 16 2-5 40.0 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 4
Nov 30 at Carnegie Mellon L, 63-52 1 18 2-4 50.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 5
Dec 3 at Waynesburg L, 62-57 1 21 6-9 66.7 5-7 71.4 2-2 100.0 19
Dec 7 at Fredonia W, 73-56 1 37 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 2-2 100.0 5
Dec 29 vs. Manchester L, 77-73 1 36 2-7 28.6 2-5 40.0 5-8 62.5 11
Dec 30 vs. Alma W, 72-49 1 30 4-10 40.0 4-8 50.0 0-0 - 12
Jan 4 Mt. Aloysius W, 86-63 1 32 2-5 40.0 1-3 33.3 2-2 100.0 7
Jan 7 at La Roche L, 70-53 1 18 2-7 28.6 2-6 33.3 2-2 100.0 8
Jan 11 at Pitt-Bradford W, 72-71 1 25 1-6 16.7 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 3
Jan 14 at Pitt-Greensburg L, 66-63 1 23 4-8 50.0 4-6 66.7 0-0 - 12
Jan 18 Hilbert W, 77-69 1 31 5-7 71.4 4-6 66.7 4-5 80.0 18
Jan 21 Penn State Altoona L, 65-59 1 31 0-4 0.0 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 25 Alfred St. L, 72-66 1 25 2-8 25.0 1-5 20.0 2-2 100.0 7
Jan 28 at Mt. Aloysius W, 87-50 1 21 2-5 40.0 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 6
Feb 1 at Hilbert L, 86-84 1 37 1-4 25.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Feb 4 La Roche L, 72-65 1 29 4-7 57.1 3-4 75.0 2-2 100.0 13
Feb 8 Pitt-Bradford W, 81-49 1 25 5-11 45.5 5-10 50.0 0-0 - 15
Feb 11 at Penn State Altoona L, 76-69 1 33 2-3 66.7 2-3 66.7 2-2 100.0 8
Feb 15 at Alfred St. L, 64-61 1 32 5-9 55.6 2-5 40.0 1-1 100.0 13
Feb 18 Pitt-Greensburg L, 70-69 1 11 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
Feb 21 at Pitt-Greensburg W, 76-63 1 20 3-5 60.0 2-3 66.7 4-4 100.0 12
Feb 24 at La Roche L, 63-55 1 29 3-5 60.0 2-2 100.0 2-2 100.0 10
Game Log - Ball control
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 8 at Thiel W, 65-50 1 26 1 3 4 2 2 1 0
Nov 12 at Bethany W, 75-49 1 26 0 8 8 2 2 0 0
Nov 17 Mount Union L, 76-63 1 29 2 4 6 2 2 2 0
Nov 19 Juniata L, 67-65 1 30 1 3 4 4 1 2 0
Nov 22 Baldwin Wallace L, 69-55 1 28 0 2 2 1 2 0 0
Nov 27 Allegheny W, 66-65 1 16 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
Nov 30 at Carnegie Mellon L, 63-52 1 18 0 1 1 3 1 0 0
Dec 3 at Waynesburg L, 62-57 1 21 0 5 5 0 4 1 0
Dec 7 at Fredonia W, 73-56 1 37 0 1 1 5 2 1 0
Dec 29 vs. Manchester L, 77-73 1 36 1 1 2 2 1 0 0
Dec 30 vs. Alma W, 72-49 1 30 0 3 3 4 0 1 0
Jan 4 Mt. Aloysius W, 86-63 1 32 0 2 2 3 2 1 0
Jan 7 at La Roche L, 70-53 1 18 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jan 11 at Pitt-Bradford W, 72-71 1 25 0 0 0 3 1 0 0
Jan 14 at Pitt-Greensburg L, 66-63 1 23 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Jan 18 Hilbert W, 77-69 1 31 0 2 2 3 0 1 0
Jan 21 Penn State Altoona L, 65-59 1 31 0 1 1 3 2 0 0
Jan 25 Alfred St. L, 72-66 1 25 0 3 3 0 1 0 0
Jan 28 at Mt. Aloysius W, 87-50 1 21 0 0 0 6 1 0 0
Feb 1 at Hilbert L, 86-84 1 37 0 1 1 5 0 0 0
Feb 4 La Roche L, 72-65 1 29 0 3 3 3 2 3 0
Feb 8 Pitt-Bradford W, 81-49 1 25 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Feb 11 at Penn State Altoona L, 76-69 1 33 0 1 1 5 3 1 0
Feb 15 at Alfred St. L, 64-61 1 32 0 2 2 1 0 0 0
Feb 18 Pitt-Greensburg L, 70-69 1 11 0 2 2 0 1 0 0
Feb 21 at Pitt-Greensburg W, 76-63 1 20 0 1 1 0 2 1 0
Feb 24 at La Roche L, 63-55 1 29 0 3 3 1 1 0 0
Game Log - Ball control extended
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 8 at Thiel W, 65-50 1 2 - 1.0
Nov 12 at Bethany W, 75-49 1 2 - 1.0
Nov 17 Mount Union L, 76-63 1 4 0 1.0
Nov 19 Juniata L, 67-65 1 2 0 4.0
Nov 22 Baldwin Wallace L, 69-55 1 0 0 0.5
Nov 27 Allegheny W, 66-65 1 2 0 -
Nov 30 at Carnegie Mellon L, 63-52 1 0 0 3.0
Dec 3 at Waynesburg L, 62-57 1 3 0 0.0
Dec 7 at Fredonia W, 73-56 1 1 0 2.5
Dec 29 vs. Manchester L, 77-73 1 1 0 2.0
Dec 30 vs. Alma W, 72-49 1 1 - -
Jan 4 Mt. Aloysius W, 86-63 1 1 0 1.5
Jan 7 at La Roche L, 70-53 1 1 0 -
Jan 11 at Pitt-Bradford W, 72-71 1 0 - 3.0
Jan 14 at Pitt-Greensburg L, 66-63 1 2 0 -
Jan 18 Hilbert W, 77-69 1 1 0 -
Jan 21 Penn State Altoona L, 65-59 1 3 - 1.5
Jan 25 Alfred St. L, 72-66 1 1 0 0.0
Jan 28 at Mt. Aloysius W, 87-50 1 3 0 6.0
Feb 1 at Hilbert L, 86-84 1 2 0 -
Feb 4 La Roche L, 72-65 1 2 0 1.5
Feb 8 Pitt-Bradford W, 81-49 1 1 - -
Feb 11 at Penn State Altoona L, 76-69 1 4 - 1.7
Feb 15 at Alfred St. L, 64-61 1 1 0 -
Feb 18 Pitt-Greensburg L, 70-69 1 0 0 0.0
Feb 21 at Pitt-Greensburg W, 76-63 1 0 0 0.0
Feb 24 at La Roche L, 63-55 1 1 0 1.0
Career Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2019-20 11 6.9 0.5-1.7 0.5-1.5 0.0-0.0 1.4
2020-21 - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
2021-22 23 28.2 2.6-6.9 1.9-5.0 1.3-1.6 8.4
2022-23 27 26.6 2.6-6.2 1.8-4.4 1.3-1.4 8.1
2023-24 28 27.8 1.8-5.0 1.0-3.6 1.7-2.2 6.3
Total 89 24.9 2.1-5.5 1.4-3.9 1.3-1.5 6.8
Career Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2019-20 11 - 76 5-19 26.3 5-16 31.3 0-0 - 15
2020-21 - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
2021-22 23 21 648 60-159 37.7 43-116 37.1 31-36 86.1 194
2022-23 27 27 719 69-167 41.3 48-118 40.7 34-39 87.2 220
2023-24 28 27 777 50-141 35.5 28-100 28.0 47-62 75.8 175
Total 89 75 2220 184-486 37.9 124-350 35.4 112-137 81.8 604
Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2019-20 11 76 6.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 31.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
2020-21 - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
2021-22 23 648 28.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 37.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
2022-23 27 719 26.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 40.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
2023-24 28 777 27.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 28.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Total 89 2220 24.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 35.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
Career Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2019-20 11 0.1 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.0
2020-21 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 23 0.3 1.4 1.7 3.0 2.0 0.7 0.2
2022-23 27 0.2 2.0 2.3 2.3 1.2 0.6 0.0
2023-24 28 0.1 1.9 2.1 2.6 1.0 0.6 0.0
Total 89 0.2 1.7 1.9 2.4 1.2 0.6 0.1
Career Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2019-20 11 - 1 7 8 7 2 5 0
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 23 21 6 32 38 69 47 17 4
2022-23 27 27 6 55 61 63 33 15 0
2023-24 28 27 4 54 58 74 28 16 1
Total 89 75 17 148 165 213 110 53 5
Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2019-20 11 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2020-21 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 23 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2022-23 27 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2023-24 28 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 89 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Split Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 27 26.6 2.6-6.2 1.8-4.4 1.3-1.4 8.1
Conference 14 26.6 2.5-6.1 1.9-4.7 1.2-1.3 8.1
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 11 26.1 2.5-6.6 1.5-4.5 1.1-1.3 7.7
Away 14 26.1 2.5-5.5 1.8-3.9 1.2-1.2 8.0
Neutral 2 33.0 3.0-8.5 3.0-6.5 2.5-4.0 11.5
Result
Wins 11 26.3 2.5-6.0 1.9-4.5 1.3-1.5 8.3
Losses 16 26.9 2.6-6.3 1.7-4.2 1.2-1.4 8.1
Month
November 7 24.7 2.1-6.3 0.7-3.7 0.3-0.4 5.3
December 4 31.0 3.2-7.0 3.0-5.2 2.2-3.0 11.8
January 8 25.8 2.2-6.2 1.9-5.1 1.2-1.4 7.6
February 8 27.0 2.9-5.6 2.0-3.8 1.6-1.6 9.4
Split Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 27 27 719 69-167 41.3 48-118 40.7 34-39 87.2 220
Conference 14 14 373 35-85 41.2 27-66 40.9 17-18 94.4 114
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 11 11 287 28-73 38.4 17-50 34.0 12-14 85.7 85
Away 14 14 366 35-77 45.5 25-55 45.5 17-17 100.0 112
Neutral 2 2 66 6-17 35.3 6-13 46.2 5-8 62.5 23
Result
Wins 11 11 289 28-66 42.4 21-50 42.0 14-16 87.5 91
Losses 16 16 430 41-101 40.6 27-68 39.7 20-23 87.0 129
Month
November 7 7 173 15-44 34.1 5-26 19.2 2-3 66.7 37
December 4 4 124 13-28 46.4 12-21 57.1 9-12 75.0 47
January 8 8 206 18-50 36.0 15-41 36.6 10-11 90.9 61
February 8 8 216 23-45 51.1 16-30 53.3 13-13 100.0 75
Split Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 27 719 26.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 40.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 14 373 26.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 40.9 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 11 287 26.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 34.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 14 366 26.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 45.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral 2 66 33.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 46.2 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 11 289 26.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 42.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 16 430 26.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 39.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 7 173 24.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 19.2 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 4 124 31.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 57.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 8 206 25.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 36.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 8 216 27.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 53.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
Split Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 27 0.2 2.0 2.3 2.3 1.2 0.6 0.0
Conference 14 0.1 1.4 1.5 2.4 0.9 0.4 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 0.3 2.1 2.4 2.2 1.2 0.8 0.0
Away 14 0.1 2.0 2.1 2.4 1.4 0.4 0.0
Neutral 2 0.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0.5 0.5 0.0
Result
Wins 11 0.1 1.9 2.0 3.0 1.1 0.5 0.0
Losses 16 0.3 2.1 2.4 1.9 1.3 0.6 0.0
Month
November 7 0.6 3.0 3.6 2.6 1.4 0.7 0.0
December 4 0.3 2.5 2.8 2.8 1.8 0.8 0.0
January 8 0.1 1.3 1.4 2.3 0.9 0.3 0.0
February 8 0.0 1.8 1.8 2.0 1.1 0.6 0.0
Split Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 27 27 6 55 61 63 33 15 0
Conference 14 14 1 20 21 33 13 6 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 11 3 23 26 24 13 9 0
Away 14 14 2 28 30 33 19 5 0
Neutral 2 2 1 4 5 6 1 1 0
Result
Wins 11 11 1 21 22 33 12 6 0
Losses 16 16 5 34 39 30 21 9 0
Month
November 7 7 4 21 25 18 10 5 0
December 4 4 1 10 11 11 7 3 0
January 8 8 1 10 11 18 7 2 0
February 8 8 0 14 14 16 9 5 0
Split Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 27 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 14 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 14 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 11 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 16 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
November 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
News mentions
No. 1 La Roche Holds Off No. 5 Behrend Men's Basketball in AMCC Tournament
No. 1 La Roche Holds Off No. 5 Behrend Men's Basketball in AMCC Tournament

The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team dropped a 63-55 decision to the La Roche Redhawks in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Semifinals on Friday afternoon.

Behrend Men's Basketball Set to Battle No. 1 La Roche Friday in AMCC Semifinals
Behrend Men's Basketball Set to Battle No. 1 La Roche Friday in AMCC Semifinals

The No. 5 Penn State Behrend men's basketball team travels to Pittsburgh, PA on Friday to take on No. 1 La Roche in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Semifinals. Game time is set for 12 p.m.

DiRienzo Propels Behrend Men's Basketball into AMCC Semifinals
DiRienzo Propels Behrend Men's Basketball into AMCC Semifinals

Tommy DiRienzo (Pittsburgh, PA/Bethel Park) dropped a career-high 35 points and 10 rebounds to help the No. 5 Penn State Behrend men?s basketball team defeat No. 4 Pitt-Greensburg in the first round of the AMCC Tournament on Tuesday night.

Behrend Men's Basketball Falls at Alfred State
Behrend Men's Basketball Falls at Alfred State

Paris Jamison hit a layup and the ensuing free throw with one second left in the game to help Alfred State men’s basketball team defeat Penn State Behrend 64-61 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Wednesday night.

McDonough Breaks Single-Game Record; Lions Dominate Panthers
McDonough Breaks Single-Game Record; Lions Dominate Panthers

Matt McDonough broke a single-game record for most three pointers with 10, scoring a season-best 31 points to lead Penn State men’s basketball past Pitt-Bradford in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Wednesday night.

Men's Basketball Falls to La Roche in AMCC Action
Men's Basketball Falls to La Roche in AMCC Action

The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team fell 72-65 to the La Roche Redhawks in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Saturday afternoon.

Behrend Men's Basketball Hosts Penn State Altoona Saturday
Behrend Men's Basketball Hosts Penn State Altoona Saturday

The Penn State Behrend men's basketball is set to face Penn State Altoona on Saturday in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action at the Junker Center. Game time is 2 p.m.

Behrend Men's Basketball Drops Hilbert in AMCC Action
Behrend Men's Basketball Drops Hilbert in AMCC Action

Matt McDonough scored a season-high 25 points to lead the Penn State Behrend men's basketball team past Hilbert 77-69 on Wednesday night.

Pitt-Greensburg Halts Behrend Men's Basketball
Pitt-Greensburg Halts Behrend Men's Basketball

The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball were edged by Pitt-Greensburg 66-63 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Saturday afternoon.

Pitt-Greensburg Halts Behrend Men's Basketball
Pitt-Greensburg Halts Behrend Men's Basketball

The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball were edged by Pitt-Greensburg 66-63 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Saturday afternoon.

Behrend Men's Basketball Handles Alma; Marsh Named All-Tournament Team
Behrend Men's Basketball Handles Alma; Marsh Named All-Tournament Team

The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team defeated Alma 72-49 in the consolation game of the Smokey Ballenger Classic held by Otterbein on Friday afternoon.

Manchester Comes Back to Defeat Men's Basketball
Manchester Comes Back to Defeat Men's Basketball

The Manchester men’s basketball team erased an 18-point deficit in the second half to defeat Penn State Behrend 77-73 in the first round of the Smokey Ballenger Classic held at Otterbein on Thursday afternoon.

Waynesburg Holds Off Behrend Men's Basketball
Waynesburg Holds Off Behrend Men's Basketball

The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team dropped a 62-57 non-conference decision to Waynesburg on Saturday afternoon.

No. 7 Mt. Union Too Much for Behrend Men's Basketball
No. 7 Mt. Union Too Much for Behrend Men's Basketball

The seventh-ranked Mount Union men’s basketball team handed Penn State Behrend its first loss of the season with a 76-63 decision in non-conference action on Thursday night in the first game of the PSB Tip-Off Tournament.