Mike Mathews Class: Senior Hometown: Blountstown, Fla. High School: Florida High School Last College: Fork Union Military Academy Height / Weight: 6-10 / 245 Position: Forward/Center Birthdate: 09/07/1980 Experience: 3 VL

ON MATHEWS: With 100 career blocked shots, he ranks eighth in Seminole history and is one of only eight players in school history to block 100 or more shots in his career...averages 33.3 blocks per game in his three years as a Seminoles...reached the 100 block plateau to help Florida State past Clemson in the first round of the ACC Tournament...led the Seminoles in blocked shots as a sophomore and a junior and ranked third as a senior... his 44 blocked shots during the 2000-01 season ranked as the second highest total by a Florida State sophomore...blocked multiple shots in 26 different games including a career-high five against Minnesota (Nov. 29, 2000), Furman (Dec. 4, 2001) and Virginia (Feb. 17, 2001)...enjoyed his best scoring game as a Seminole as he scored a career-high (and game-high) 18 points against Duke in Cameron Indoor Stadium (March 6)...tied his career-high with seven field goals made and made his senior season high of four free throws on five attempts against the Blue Devils...his pervious career-high of 16 points came against Ohio State during the second game of his career in the Great Alaska Shootout (Nov. 23, 2000)...

AS A SENIOR: Ranked third on the team in blocked shots (0.8 bpg), ninth in scoring (2.7 ppg) and tenth in rebounding (1.2 rpg)...his 22 blocked shots gave him 100 for his three-year career and moved him into eighth place in school history...one of only eight Seminole men's basketball players to block 100 or more shots in his career...blocked his season-high of four shots (to go along with a career-high 18 points) as the Seminoles played at Duke...blocked multiple shots in six different games as a senior...in addition to his four rejections against Duke, he swatted three against North Carolina (Dec. 22) and two each against Mercer (Nov. 27), Stetson (Dec. 18), at Virginia (Jan. 29) and at North Carolina (Feb. 22)...established career-high in field goal percentage (.500, 30-60), free throw percentage (.633, 19-30) and assists (six) while playing in a career-high tying 29 games...also played in 29 games in 2001-02 and played in 86 career games with 14 career starts...played in double figures in four of Florida State's non-conference games including 13 minutes in Florida State's victory over Stetson (Dec. 18)...totaled four points and three rebounds as the Seminoles defeated the Hatters in Tallahassee...also two blocked shots against Stetson and two against Mercer...scored six points in the Seminoles' season-opening victory over Savannah State...hit eight of his first 10 free throws (.800 percent) during the first 10 games of the season and closed the season with eight made free throws in nine attempts (.889) in his final six games...made his final four attempts from the free throw line...averaged 6.0 points, 1.5 blocks, shot .643 (nine-of-14) from the field and .857 (six-of-seven) from the line in the final four games of the season...shot .667 from the field (12-of-18) in the final eight games of the season...career-high tying two steals as Florida State defeated Davidson (Dec. 30) in the second round of the University of Arizona Tournament...tied for second in the team in conference games only with 13 blocked shots in 16 games...averaged a full point more in 16 conference games (3.2 ppg) than in 13 non-ACC games (2.2)...also averaged more rebounds (1.5-1.1) more blocked shots (0.8-0.7) and shot the ball better from the field (.618-.346) against ACC competition...(vs. Clemson) averaged 2.7 points, 0.3 rebounds and 0.3 blocks in three games against Clemson...scored four points and pulled down one rebound as Florida State defeated Clemson in Tallahassee (Jan. 21)...scored all four of his points in the first half to hold the Seminoles close despite trailing virtually the entire first half...a jumper with 14:50 remaining in the first half brought the Seminoles within two at 8-6 and tied the game at 10-10 with two free throws with 12:48 left...added four points (again all in the first half) against the Tigers in the first round of the ACC Tournament...played four second-half minutes as the Seminoles recovered from an eight-point halftime deficit (36-28) to gain the 72-61 victory...(vs. Duke) averaged 10.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocked shots in two games against NCAA Tournament and top-10 ranked Duke...scored his career-high of 18 points as the Seminoles played in Durham (March 6)...his career-high 18 points came on a career-high tying seven field goals (on nine attempts, .778), four-of-five made free throws (.800), four rebounds, a season-high four blocked shots and one steal in 21 total minutes...scored two points as Florida State recorded the upset of No. 5 ranked Duke in Tallahassee for the second consecutive season...scored his two points on a first half dunk to give Florida State at 27-25 lead on its way to a 41-35 halftime lead...played four second half minutes as the Seminoles took the improbable upset over the ACC Tournament champion Blue Devils...(vs. Georgia Tech) averaged 6.0 points, 1.0 rebound and 0.5 points as Florida State split two games against NCAA Tournament participant Georgia Tech...shot .750 (six-of-eight) from the field against the Yellow Jackets in the two game regular-season series...all six of his points as Florida State defeated the Yellow Jackets in Tallahassee (Feb. 15) came in the first half and held the Seminoles to the 71-64 win...a Mathews jumpshot with 10:56 remaining was part of a 7-0 Seminole run to tie the game at 17 and the beginning of a 35-18 half-ending run...a buzzer-beating jumpshot by Mathews gave the Seminoles its largest halftime lead in an ACC game, 45-30, in leading to Florida State's third conference victory of the season...also totaled six points as the Seminoles played in Atlanta...(vs. Maryland) averaged 1.0 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.0 blocked shots in two games against NCAA Tournament participant Maryland...his two blocks against the Terps (Feb. 12) marked one of four times he blocked multiple shots in an ACC game as a senior...both of his blocks came within a 18 second span late in the first half as Florida State was battling Maryland to a 29-29 deadlock...(vs. North Carolina) averaged 2.0 points and 1.5 blocked shots against the NIT participant Tar Heels...scored four points and blocked three shots against North Carolina in the conference season opener for both teams in Tallahassee (Dec. 22)...his three blocks were his second highest total in an ACC game his senior season behind only his four rejections at Duke...his four points came in only five minutes played in the first half to help the Seminoles help forge a 30-30 tie at the break...scored two consecutive baskets for the Seminoles to extend their lead to six at 26-20 with 5:38 remaining...played 12 second half minutes and led the Seminoles defensively with two blocked shots...(vs. NC State) averaged 1.5 points and 3.0 rebounds in two games against the NCAA Tournament participant Wolfpack...pulled down his season-high of five rebounds to tie for the team lead with Nate Johnson as NC State played in Tallahassee (Jan. 18)...season-high's with two offensive rebounds and three defensive rebounds came against the Wolfpack...recorded one of his six assists on the season against NC State as Florida State traveled to play in Raleigh (Feb. 18)...(vs. Virginia) averaged 2.0 points, 1.0 rebound and a 1.5 blocked shots against NIT participant Virginia...two points and one blocked shot came as the Seminoles defeated the Cavaliers in Tallahassee (March 1)...his only basket in the victory was a jumper mid-way through the second half to give the Seminoles a 10 point lead at 51-41...also scored two points as Florida State played in Charlottesville (Jan. 29)...was a perfect two-of-two from the field against Virginia in two games...(vs. Wake Forest) averaged 0.7 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.3 blocked shots in three games as regular season ACC Champion Wake Forest...scored two points against the Demon Deacons as the Seminoles pulled off the near upset in Tallahassee (Feb. 26)...made two second half free throws with 14:19 remaining in the half to put the Seminoles up 40-37...

AS A JUNIOR (2002): Averaged 3.7 points (ninth on the team), 2.3 rebounds (ninth), 1.2 blocks (first) and 12.5 minutes in a career-high tying 29 games played...ranked seventh in the ACC with his 1.17 blocks per game average...shot .488 from the field to rank fourth in the team ...played in a career-high tying 29 games during the season while earning five starting assignments...averaged 3.2 points and 4.2 rebounds as a starter and 3.8 points and 1.9 rebounds per game as a reserve...averaged 1.2 blocks as a starter and 1.0 blocks coming off the bench...double figures in minutes in 21 of 28 games including a season-high 25 against Wake Forest at home (Feb. 2)...averaged more playing time in conference games (13.5 mpg) as compared to games against non-conference opponents (11.2 mpg)...scored his season-high of 10 points against American (Dec. 22)...grabbed his career and season-high of seven defensive rebounds against Northwestern (Nov. 28) during the ACC/Big Ten Challenge and grabbed six rebounds in Florida State's victory over Campbell (Dec. 29)...season-high of four blocked shots against Cleveland State (Dec. 19) and Virginia Tech (Dec. 27)...three blocked shots each in consecutive games against Savannah State (Nov. 20), Elon (Nov. 23) and Northwestern...also three blocked shots against ACC Regular season and National Champion Maryland (Jan. 26)...multiple blocked shots in 10 games...(vs. Clemson) averaged 0.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.3 blocked shots in three games against Clemson...grabbed five rebounds as Florida State defeated Clemson in Tallahassee (Jan. 24)...(vs. Duke) averaged 6.5 points and 2.0 rebounds in two games against ACC Tournament champion and NCAA Tournament participant Duke...six points and one rebound as Florida State defeated No. 1 ranked and previously undefeated Duke, 77-76, in Tallahassee (Jan. 6)...four first half points on two free throws to put Florida State up 10-7 with 14:22 remaining and a jumper with 6:01 left in the half to put the Seminoles up 20-17...Florida State led 32-28 at the half...a second half field goal put the Seminoles up by eight, 50-42, with 12:10 remaining...three outstanding basketball plays in the final minute of the game...boxed out Carlos Boozer on Jason Williams' second missed free throw allowing Seminole forward Antwuan Dixon to grab the rebound on the play...sealed Boozer on his right hip at the other end to allow Monte Cummings past the imposing Duke center on Cummings' way to the basket and game-winning lay-up with 7.4 seconds remaining...blocked Williams' initial shot attempt at a game-winning basket as the time ran out and the Seminoles gained the win...scored his ACC season-high of seven points as the Seminoles traveled to Durham (Feb. 7) to play in Cameron Indoor Stadium...his season-high of three free throws made in a season-high four attempts to go along with three rebounds...(vs. Georgia Tech) averaged 3.5 points and 1.0 rebound in two games against Georgia Tech...scored four points and grabbed two rebounds as The Seminoles visited Atlanta (Jan. 30) and scored three points as the Yellow Jackets visited Tallahassee (March 2)...(vs. Maryland) averaged 2.7 points and 2.3 rebounds in three games against National Champion Maryland...scored four points and grabbed six rebounds as the Seminoles played in Cole Field House (Jen. 26) for the final time...a starter against the Terps as he played 16 minutes and blocked an ACC season-high three shots...a starter again as the Seminoles played host to Maryland (Feb. 27) and responded with two points and one rebound...helped limit Maryland All-American Lonny Baxter to eight points and six rebounds - one of only six times Baxter was held to single-figure scoring during the season...(vs. North Carolina) averaged 2.0 points and 2.5 rebounds in two games against North Carolina...two second half rebounds to give Florida State a 41-27 rebounding advantage at home in the 81-71 victory...the Seminoles' victory over the Tar Heels was only the third in school history in Tallahassee and allowed the Seminoles to complete the first ever home sweep of Duke and North Carolina...scored four points and added three rebounds in 15 minutes as the Seminoles traveled to Chapel Hill (Feb. 17)...(vs. NC State) averaged 2.0 points and 0.0 rebounds in two games against ACC Tournament finalist and NCAA Tournament participant NC State...scored four points and added one steal as the Seminoles played host to the Wolfpack (Feb. 10)...(vs. Virginia) averaged 5.0 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.0 blocked shot against NIT participant Virginia who ranked as high as No. 4 in the nation during the season...scored four points, added one steal, one rebound and one blocked shot as Florida State defeated the No. 15 ranked Cavaliers in Tallahassee (Feb. 20)...scored all four points in the first half with two bringing Florida State into a tie (20-20, 9:04 remaining) and two more giving Florida State a lead (24-23, 7:10 remaining)...Florida State led at halftime, 34-29, and won the game, 66-59, for its second victory over a ranked team during the season...scored six points on two-of-three shooting from the field as Florida State traveled to Virginia (Jan. 20)...(vs. Wake Forest) averaged 5.0 points and 6.5 rebounds in two games against NCAA Tournament participant Wake Forest...rebounds per game average against the Deacons was the highest against any of the other seven ACC opponents...grabbed his ACC season-high and ACC career-high tying seven rebounds against the Deacons as a starter in Tallahassee (Feb. 2)...played his season-high of 25 minutes in that game against Wake Forest...scored four points and added four rebounds as Florida State opened ACC play in Winston-Salem (Dec. 16)...

AS A SOPHOMORE (2001): Averaged 7.3 points (sixth on the team), 3.1 rebounds (sixth), 1.6 blocked shots (first) and 21.4 minutes played per game in 28 games played...ranked fifth in the ACC in blocked shots per game (1.6) and was sixth in the league in total blocked shots (44)...his 44 blocked shots were the second most ever by a Florida State sophomore, behind only Randell Jackson's 46 blocked shots during the 1997 season...shot .466 from the field to rank second on the team behind Nigel Dixon who shot .484 from the field for the season...blocked a career-high five shots on three different occasions - against Minnesota (Nov. 29) in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, against Furman (Dec. 4) and against Virginia (Feb. 17)...blocked at least one shot in 20 of the 28 games in which he played...blocked at least one shot in 10 of 16 ACC games...blocked at least one shot in 11 consecutive games from Nov. 23 through Dec. 21...played in 28 games while starting nine, including five ACC games...averaged 7.0 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.1 blocked shots in nine games during which he earned a starting assignment...averaged 7.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.8 blocked shots in 19 games when he came off the bench...scored in double figures nine times, including six games against ACC competition...averaged 7.6 points in ACC games and 6.8 points in non-conference games...scored his career-high of 16 points against Ohio State (Nov. 23) in the first round of the Great Alaska Shootout...was six-of-11 from the field as he led the Seminoles in scoring for the first of four times during his career...also led the Seminoles in scoring against Jacksonville (Dec. 17, 14 points)...career-high nine rebounds against Rhode Island (Dec. 25) in the third round of the Great Alaska Shootout...sent Florida State's game against Cleveland State (Dec. 19) into double-overtime with two made free throws (with 30 seconds remaining) to tie the score at 73-73...his ACC career-high of seven rebounds came against NC State (Jan. 25) while five or more rebounds came six times...scored a near career-high of 15 points at Wake Forest (Jan. 9) and at home against Wake Forest (Feb. 10) to average 15.0 points per game against the Demon Deacons... shot 11-of-19 (.579) from the field in the final two games of the regular season to finish second on the team with a .466 field goal percentage for the season...(vs. Clemson) averaged 10.0 points and 4.0 rebounds in two games against Clemson...nine points in the first half (13 total) helped stake Florida State to a 50-31 halftime lead on their way to a regular season ending 75-63 victory against Clemson (March 3)...teamed with Michael Joiner to spearhead a 28-9 first half run that spelled the difference in the game...his nine first-half points allowed Florida State to push a 22-22 tie with 8:43 remaining in the first half to a 50-31 halftime lead...the 19-point halftime lead was the largest of the season for the Seminoles...his scoring line went as follows: a traditional three-point play with 8:43 remaining to put Florida State up 27-22, a slam dunk with 4:18 left on the clock to up the lead to 36-27, a follow-up lay-in with 3:19 remaining to bring the score to 41-27 and a short jump-hook shot with 1:17 remaining to move the score to 47-31...Florida State hit 10 of 11 shots (.909 shooting percentage) during its killer stretch...it marked the first victory by a Steve Robinson-coached Florida State team in Littlejohn Coliseum and the first season-sweep of the Tigers by the Seminoles since 1995...seven points and four rebounds as Florida State won its first ACC game of the season in Tallahassee (Jan. 31)...played all five minutes of the overtime period and was credited with one rebound and one blocked shot...his block came on Clemson's first offensive possession of the overtime period and thwarted the Tigers first scoring opportunity...Florida State scored first in the overtime period and never trailed in winning 88-84...(vs. Duke) averaged 3.4 points and 1.5 rebounds in two games against NCAA Champion Duke...scored three points as a starter in his first game against Duke (Jan. 4) in Tallahassee...added four points, three rebounds and one blocked shot in his first game in Cameron Indoor Stadium against the Blue Devils (Feb. 4)...(vs. Georgia Tech) averaged 8.5 points and 2.0 rebounds in two games against NCAA Tournament participant Georgia Tech...13 points (including nine in the second half) as the Seminoles defeated Georgia Tech on Senior night in the Tallahassee Leon County Civic Center...seven points in the final 10 minutes of the game allowed Florida State hold the lead and defeat the NCAA Tournament-bound Yellow Jackets...field goal with 9:32 remaining gave the Seminoles a 42-41 lead...blocked a T.J. Vines shot with 8:23 remaining and began a Florida State fast break that ended in an Adrian Crawford 3-point shot and a 48-44 lead...added two free throws with 6:03 remaining to boost the Seminoles' lead to 54-47, and the Jackets did not get any closer during the remainder of the game...Mathews helped limit Georgia Tech's All-ACC center Alvin Jones to three-of-12 shooting from the field...four points, one rebound and one steal as a starter against the Yellow Jackets in Atlanta (Jan. 27)...(vs. Maryland) averaged 7.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocked shots in two games against NCAA Tournament Final Four participant Maryland...11 points (seven in the second half) on four-of-six shooting from the field and three-of four shooting from the free throw line in the wonderful victory over No. 17 ranked and Final Four participant Maryland (Feb. 14) on the road in Cole Field House...two rim-rocking dunks within three minutes of each other allowed the Seminoles to maintain a comfortable second half lead...grabbed probably his most important rebound of the season with 1:40 remaining in the game and the Seminoles clinging to a 68-65 lead...snuck in and grabbed a rebound off a missed 3-point shot attempt by Antwuan Dixon and immediately put the ball back up and through the basket for a 70-65 Florida State lead...Maryland got to within one at 72-71 with 1:29 remaining but never any closer and the Seminoles gained the monumental victory...said head coach Steve Robinson following the game: "For this team, for this time period, this is the biggest win that we could have had. Our guys, they deserved to have a night like that."...scored four points, three rebounds and two blocked shots as a starter against Maryland (Jan. 14) in Tallahassee...(vs. North Carolina) averaged 5.5 points and 1.5 rebounds in two games against NCAA Tournament participant North Carolina...scored eight points in his first trip to the Dean Dome (Feb. 22) and scored four points and added three rebounds as the Seminoles hosted the Tar Heels in Tallahassee (Jan. 20)...(vs. NC State) averaged 7.5 points and 4.0 rebounds in two games against NC State...scored in double figures (11 points) for the first time in an ACC game against the Wolfpack in Tallahassee (Jan. 25)...played a career-high 36 minutes in the overtime game...his ACC career-high of seven rebounds came in the game, also, with his ACC career-high tying three offensive rebounds...tied his own personal ACC best with seven rebounds against Wake Forest as a junior...(vs. Virginia) averaged 3.5 points and 2.0 rebounds in two games against NCAA Tournament participant Virginia...scored three points and grabbed four rebounds on the road against the Cavaliers (Jan. 16) and scored four points and grabbed three rebounds at home against the Cavaliers (Feb. 17)...(vs. Wake Forest) averaged 15.0 points and 3.0 rebounds against NIT Champion Wake Forest...15 points in the first game against Wake Forest came in a starting role and came on a career-high seven field goals made and a .636 shooting percentage from the field...a perfect six-of-six (1.000 percent) from the field in the Seminoles' near-victory over the 18th-ranked Deacons at home...scored 11 second-half points as Florida State nearly recovered from a 10-point halftime deficit...scored four points on a lay-up and two free throws in the final five minutes as the Seminoles pulled to within three on two separate occasions in the second half...it was a Mathews' lay-up that made the score 62-59 (Wake leading) with 4:56 remaining and two Mathews' free throws that made the score 64-61 (Wake leading) with 3:56 left in regulation...shot 13-of-17 (.765 percent) from the field in two games against Wake Forest...scored 13 points in both of his final games of the season in Seminole victories over Georgia Tech (Feb. 28) and at Clemson (March 3)...

AS A FRESHMAN (2000): Sat out the season in accordance with NCAA regulations as a partial qualifier but did practice with the team...

AT FORK UNION MILITARY ACADEMY (1999): Played one year at Fork Union Military Academy...

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Florida High School in 1998...played his final high school season at Florida High School on the Florida State University campus...averaged 12.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 5.8 blocked shots as a senior...led his team to the championship game of the Class 2A state tournament...selected Florida State over Xavier, Miami, Georgia, Tulane, Virginia Tech, Michigan and Michigan State...his coach was Al Blizzard...

PERSONAL: Born Sept. 7, 1980...Mike is the son of Jessie and Gussie Mathews...played with former Florida State equipment manager Gene Granger's son at Florida High...Gene, Jr., was a three-year starter at Charleston Southern for former Seminole assistant coach Jim Platt...