| Matt Formisano |
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• Academic All-WAC (2008)
This Season:
Has the ability to play both post positions... A good face up player who is very aggressive... Is very stable with what he gives at the post... His game needs to continue to grow, like all young players, to garner more minutes.
2008 Season (R-Fr.):
Played in 22 games in his first season of action at Utah State and averaged 5.2 minutes per outing... Averaged 1.3 points and 1.2 rebounds per game and shot 36.0 percent from the field and 58.8 percent from the free throw line... His best offensive game of the season was on Jan. 26 at New Mexico State as he scored a season-high eight points on 3-of-6 shooting to go along with four rebounds in 25 minutes, which was also a season-high... Also played 19 minutes at San Jose State and 10 minutes against Prairie View A&M... Recorded one dunk during the year... Earned academic all-WAC honors.
2005 Season (RS):
Redshirted during his first year at Utah State.
High School:
Averaged 15.2 points and 7.0 rebounds per game as a prep senior at Heritage High School in Centennial, Colo... Earned first-team all-conference and second-team all-state honors as a senior as he helped lead Heritage to a 22-2 record and the Final Four of the 5A state tournament... Was second-team all-league and honorable mention all-state as a junior... Also participated in tennis... A two-year member of the honor roll.
Personal:
Full name is Matthew Scott Formisano... Born Dec. 30, 1985 in Englewood, Colo... One of four children of Howard and Diane Formisano... Majoring in political science... Enjoys going to the mountains... Has a cousin who participated in track and field at the University of Wisconsin... Served a two-year LDS Church Mission in Mexico City, Mexico... Last name is pronounced Form-a-sa-no.
