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2008-2009 Golden Eagle Men's Basketball

Matt Pelzer #22

Position: Guard
Hometown: St. Cloud, MN
Height: 6’3”
Weight: 190
Class: Senior

2007-08: Junior season… started 24 of 26 games… averaged 22.7 minutes per game… averaged 5 points per game… shot 45-103 (.437) from the field… led the team with 27 steals on the season… scored a season high 13 points against Upper Iowa University on 2/22/08.

2006-07: Sophomore season… played in 27 games and started in two… grabbed 51 rebounds… second on the team with 11 blocks… averaged 3.3 points per game… scored a season high 10 points against Minnesota Duluth on 12/16/07 and Northern State University on 2/17/07.

2005-06: Freshman season…saw action in 28 games and started 17… averaged 19.4 minutes per game…shot 36 percent from the field…shot 57 percent from the free-throw line…averaged 3.6 points per game…averaged 3.6 rebounds per game.

High School: Joined the Golden Eagles after a stand out career at Sauk Rapids – Rice High School… named All- Conference Honorable Mention as a sophomore…First Team All-Conference as a junior and senior…named Academic All-State…a 2005 graduate.

Personal: Son of Connie Pelzer of St. Cloud, MN… majoring in business management.