#23 Matt Janning
Sr. - G/F - 6'4 - 198
Watertown, Minn. Watertown-Mayer
• Preseason All-CAA first team
• Preseason Collegeinsider.com Mid-Major All-America
Janning is a two-time All-CAA selection and was the 2007 CAA Rookie of the Year, but he is ready to have his best year yet in 2009-10. A preseason All-CAA first team selection, Janning is 11th all-time in scoring at Northeastern and will look to cement his place among the all-time Huskies greats. He is at a point in his career where his physical and mental preparations are at a similar spot. Combine that preparation with his leadership skills, and he is the right man to lead the Huskies.
2008-09: Started all 32 games...averaged a team-high 14.3 points...also averaged 4.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.5 steals...finished in the top 10 in the CAA in scoring, field goal shooting, steals and minutes played...named first-team All-CAA, first-team NABC All-District 10 and second-team CAA All-Academic...named CAA Most Valuable Player and Mid-Major All-America honorable mention by Collegeinsider.com...finished the season 11th all-time at Northeastern in scoring...named preseason All-CAA...scored 24 points, including 16 in the second half, and hit the go-ahead three-pointer in a 70-66 win over Providence (Nov. 15)...scored 27 points in a win over Holy Cross (Nov. 22)...named CAA Co-Player of the Week on Nov. 24...scored 22 points against Boston University (Nov. 25)...scored 21 points in a 76-71 double overtime win over Harvard (Dec. 10)...became the 28th and fourth-fastest Husky to score 1,000 career points...scored 17 points and made five steals in historic 55-42 win at Indiana (Dec. 22)...scored 22 points on 7-of-9 shooting, making 5-of-7 shots from three-point range, vs. William & Mary (Jan. 3)...recorded his first career double-double with 11 points and a career-high 14 rebounds in win at Georgia State (Jan. 7)...had 16 points and seven rebounds in 68-53 win vs. Towson (Jan. 10)...scored a game-high 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting in a thrilling 58-57 win over George Mason (Jan. 21)...put up a game-high 24 points in a 58-42 win at Old Dominion (Jan. 24)...named CAA Player of the Week on Jan. 26...scored 19 on 7-of-14 shooting in victory over Delaware (Jan. 31)...poured in 20 points on 8-of-15 shooting in 64-62 win at Wyoming in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational (March 23)...had 16 points and five boards in the CBI quarterfinals at UTEP (March 23).
2007-08: Started all 31 games...served as team co-captain...averaged 16.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists...was third in scoring, third in free throw percentage, third in minutes and 10th in three-point field goal percentage in the CAA...finished the season on a 19-game double-digit scoring streak, the longest in the CAA...named second-team All-CAA...named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) District 1 second team...also a CAA All-Academic second team selection...scored a then career-high 26 points in a then career-high 43 minutes in NU’s overtime loss at Maryland...dropped 17 points and grabbed seven boards in win at Maine...scored a career-high 34 points on 13-of-18 shooting at Rhode Island...tallied 29 points and was 5-for-10 from downtown at Connecticut...scored 17 vs. Harvard...scored 26 points at Syracuse for his fourth 20-point game...named CAA Player of the Week on Jan. 1...scored 21 points on a perfect 8-for-8 shooting in 79-45 win over Drexel...in 44 minutes, scored a game-high 20 points and dished out a career-high seven assists in 73-69 overtime victory vs. Delaware...scored 21 points and tied a career-high with seven assists at UNC Wilmington...scored a team-high 17 points against Hofstra...scored 15 of his game-high 19 points in the second half of 63-40 win at Drexel...scored a game-high 20 points in 67-60 win vs. Old Dominion...scored 19 points against Hofstra and Georgia State in back-to-back games...poured in 27 points on 10-of-15 shooting and added six assists and six rebounds in 70-59 win over George Mason...named CAA Player of the Week on March 3...scored a team-high 13 points to lead NU to a 73-55 win over James Madison in the first round of the CAA Tournament.
2006-07: Averaged 11.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists, playing in all 32 games...named CAA Rookie of the Year...named to the High-Major All-Freshman team by Collegehoops.net...led all CAA freshmen in scoring, rebounding and minutes played...third among freshman in assists and assist-to-turnover ratio...hit more 3-pointers than any other freshman and had the highest 3-point percentage in the conference...finished 15th overall in the CAA in assists, 14th in 3-point percentage, 13th in 3-pointers, 14th in assist-to-turnover ratio and ninth in minutes played....was second on NU in scoring, rebounds, assists, steals, minutes, 3-pointers and free throws...logged 16 points in his debut at Syracuse...had six assists vs. Oakland...dropped 19 points in 37 minutes of action vs. Massachusetts...scored 16 in victory over Boston University...had 13 points at No. 19 Connecticut...went off for a career-high 23 points on 8-of-15 (53.3 percent) shooting, adding five rebounds, five steals and two blocks in win over James Madison...posted 18-points in back-to-back games against Drexel and Towson...scored in double figures for the ninth-straight game with 16 points at Hofstra...scored 18 points with six assists in the win at Delaware...got 15 points, six boards and six assists in the 23-point win over George Mason.
High School: Played three seasons of basketball at Watertown-Mayer High School...captained the team for two seasons...an All-State and All-Metro player as a senior...averaged a Metro-high 31.8 points per game and 8.4 rebounds...954 points as a senior was second-best in Minnesota single-season history...named All-Conference three times...a two-time All-Area player...two-time team MVP...led his team to a 25-5 record and Sub-Section Championship...scored a school-record 1,748 career points and set the school mark for 3-point field goals made...also played football, baseball and ran cross country and track.
Personal: Born June 22, 1988...majoring in Management...enjoys volleyball, playing softball and fishing...hopes to play basketball professionally...Class of 2011.
#23 Matt Janning Career Statistics
Total 3-Point Rebounds
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
2006-07 32-31 1132/35.4 130-314 .414 55-156 .353 55-76 .724 39-106 145 4.5 58-0 90 77 7 29 370/11.6
2007-08 31-31 1124/36.3 176-394 .447 65-173 .376 82-101 .812 31-79 110 3.5 63-1 75 84 6 40 499/16.1
2008-09 32-32 1151/36.0 158-389 .406 51-158 .323 92-124 .742 32-118 150 4.7 64-0 85 78 6 48 459/14.3
TOTAL 95-94 3407/35.9 464-1097 .423 171-487 .351 229-301 .761 102-303 405 4.3 185-1 250 239 19 117 1328/14.0
Total 3-Point Rebounds
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
2006-07 18-18 669/37.2 78-179 .436 31-86 .360 41-53 .774 24-68 92 5.1 29-0 60 43 6 22 228/12.7
2007-08 18-18 652/36.2 99-216 .458 35-93 .376 46-59 .780 20-41 61 3.4 36-1 47 43 4 23 279/15.5
2008-09 18-18 630/35.0 84-205 .410 32-91 .352 52-68 .765 17-77 94 5.2 35-0 46 37 6 21 252/14.0
CAA 54-54 1951/36.1 261-600 .435 98-270 .363 139-180 .772 61-186 247 4.6 100-1 153 123 16 66 759/14.1