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Matt Knafelz
  • Height:
    6'7
  • Hometown:
    Charlotte, N.C.
  • Position:
    F
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Metrolina Christian Academy
  • Previous School:
    Lees-McRae
  • gp
    27
  • pts/g
    3.8
  • fg %
    65.2
  • 3pt %
    0.0
  • ft %
    64.0
  • reb/g
    3.7
  • a/g
    1.0
Bio

2025-26: He appeared in 27 games this season, making the start in 20, averaging 18.8 minutes per game. He averaged 3.8 points per game, shooting 65.2% from the field.

Junior(Lees-McRae): He appeared in 29 games this season, starting in 2. He averaged 3.3 PPG, 3.2 RPG, and shot 63.9% from the field. He was named to the Conference Carolinas Academic All-Conference team.

Sophomore(Lees-McRae): He appeared in 12 games this season, averaging 1.6 PPG and 1.5 RPG.

Freshman (Lees-McRae): He appeared in 6 games this season, averaging .7 PPG and 1 RPG. He was named to the Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 27 22
Games started 20 16
Minutes 507 412
Minutes per game 18.8 18.7
FG 43-66 34-53
FG Pct 65.2 64.2
3PT 0-1 0-1
3PT Pct 0.0 0.0
FT 16-25 15-23
FT Pct 64.0 65.2
Off rebounds 35 26
Def rebounds 65 47
Total rebounds 100 73
Rebounds per game 3.7 3.3
Personal fouls 86 70
Disqualifications 2 2
Assists 28 24
Turnovers 34 26
Assist to turnover ratio 0.8 0.9
Steals 15 12
Blocks 12 9
Points 102 83
Points per game 3.8 3.8
Points per 40.0 min 8.0 8.1
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 11 Anderson (S.C.) L, 97-70
Feb 14 at Virginia-Wise L, 86-69
Feb 18 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 107-72
Feb 21 Lincoln Memorial W, 81-76
Feb 25 Wingate L, 81-58
Feb 28 at Emory & Henry L, 78-63
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 14 Ferrum W, 81-73 1 21 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Nov 15 Converse L, 92-57 1 30 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Nov 25 at Fayetteville St. L, 86-79 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 at Tusculum L, 70-68 - 12 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 3 at Mount Olive L, 89-80 1 26 5-7 71.4 0-0 - 0-0 - 10
Dec 6 RV Carson-Newman L, 78-72 1 19 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 3-5 60.0 9
Dec 10 Newberry L, 67-54 1 8 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 13 at Mars Hill L, 86-81 - 18 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 17 at Catawba L, 91-66 0 14 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 0
Dec 20 at Emmanuel (Ga.) L, 68-65 - 6 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Dec 21 vs. Young Harris L, 88-69 1 12 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 3 Virginia-Wise L, 102-84 0 10 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 7 at #4 Anderson (S.C.) L, 88-55 0 25 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 10 Emory & Henry L, 69-58 1 16 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 5
Jan 14 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 105-79 1 18 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 17 at Lincoln Memorial L, 84-72 1 10 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 21 at Wingate L, 87-67 1 23 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 5
Jan 23 Tusculum L, 89-75 1 25 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 7
Jan 28 at Newberry L, 84-75 1 19 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 30 at Carson-Newman L, 80-74 - 14 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 2
Feb 4 Catawba W, 92-85 1 14 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 7 Mars Hill W, 75-69 1 13 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 11 Anderson (S.C.) L, 97-70 1 12 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Feb 14 at Virginia-Wise L, 86-69 1 26 4-4 100.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 9
Feb 18 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 107-72 1 29 6-8 75.0 0-0 - 3-3 100.0 15
Feb 21 Lincoln Memorial W, 81-76 1 29 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Feb 25 Wingate L, 81-58 1 27 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 28 at Emory & Henry L, 78-63 1 31 4-6 66.7 0-1 0.0 3-3 100.0 11
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 14 Ferrum W, 81-73 1 21 3 5 8 2 4 0 1
Nov 15 Converse L, 92-57 1 30 3 7 10 1 1 0 1
Nov 25 at Fayetteville St. L, 86-79 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 at Tusculum L, 70-68 - 12 1 0 1 0 2 0 1
Dec 3 at Mount Olive L, 89-80 1 26 2 3 5 0 3 2 1
Dec 6 RV Carson-Newman L, 78-72 1 19 2 4 6 0 2 5 2
Dec 10 Newberry L, 67-54 1 8 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Dec 13 at Mars Hill L, 86-81 - 18 0 5 5 1 3 0 0
Dec 17 at Catawba L, 91-66 0 14 0 0 0 1 2 2 1
Dec 20 at Emmanuel (Ga.) L, 68-65 - 6 0 1 1 1 0 1 0
Dec 21 vs. Young Harris L, 88-69 1 12 1 2 3 0 0 0 0
Jan 3 Virginia-Wise L, 102-84 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 7 at #4 Anderson (S.C.) L, 88-55 0 25 2 5 7 0 0 1 0
Jan 10 Emory & Henry L, 69-58 1 16 2 3 5 0 2 0 0
Jan 14 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 105-79 1 18 1 1 2 2 1 0 0
Jan 17 at Lincoln Memorial L, 84-72 1 10 1 2 3 0 1 0 0
Jan 21 at Wingate L, 87-67 1 23 2 2 4 3 0 0 0
Jan 23 Tusculum L, 89-75 1 25 2 2 4 5 1 1 0
Jan 28 at Newberry L, 84-75 1 19 2 2 4 0 1 1 0
Jan 30 at Carson-Newman L, 80-74 - 14 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Feb 4 Catawba W, 92-85 1 14 0 2 2 1 1 0 1
Feb 7 Mars Hill W, 75-69 1 13 2 0 2 0 1 0 0
Feb 11 Anderson (S.C.) L, 97-70 1 12 1 0 1 0 2 0 0
Feb 14 at Virginia-Wise L, 86-69 1 26 2 5 7 2 1 1 1
Feb 18 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 107-72 1 29 3 1 4 2 3 0 2
Feb 21 Lincoln Memorial W, 81-76 1 29 1 4 5 4 0 1 1
Feb 25 Wingate L, 81-58 1 27 2 1 3 3 1 0 0
Feb 28 at Emory & Henry L, 78-63 1 31 0 5 5 0 1 0 0
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 14 Ferrum W, 81-73 1 4 0 0.5
Nov 15 Converse L, 92-57 1 2 0 1.0
Nov 25 at Fayetteville St. L, 86-79 - - - -
Nov 29 at Tusculum L, 70-68 - 2 - 0.0
Dec 3 at Mount Olive L, 89-80 1 4 0 0.0
Dec 6 RV Carson-Newman L, 78-72 1 3 - 0.0
Dec 10 Newberry L, 67-54 1 3 0 -
Dec 13 at Mars Hill L, 86-81 - 3 - 0.3
Dec 17 at Catawba L, 91-66 0 3 0 0.5
Dec 20 at Emmanuel (Ga.) L, 68-65 - 2 0 -
Dec 21 vs. Young Harris L, 88-69 1 4 0 -
Jan 3 Virginia-Wise L, 102-84 0 3 0 -
Jan 7 at #4 Anderson (S.C.) L, 88-55 0 2 0 -
Jan 10 Emory & Henry L, 69-58 1 4 0 0.0
Jan 14 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 105-79 1 5 0 2.0
Jan 17 at Lincoln Memorial L, 84-72 1 4 0 0.0
Jan 21 at Wingate L, 87-67 1 4 0 -
Jan 23 Tusculum L, 89-75 1 2 0 5.0
Jan 28 at Newberry L, 84-75 1 3 0 0.0
Jan 30 at Carson-Newman L, 80-74 - 0 - 0.0
Feb 4 Catawba W, 92-85 1 4 0 1.0
Feb 7 Mars Hill W, 75-69 1 5 1 0.0
Feb 11 Anderson (S.C.) L, 97-70 1 2 0 0.0
Feb 14 at Virginia-Wise L, 86-69 1 2 0 2.0
Feb 18 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 107-72 1 5 1 0.7
Feb 21 Lincoln Memorial W, 81-76 1 5 0 -
Feb 25 Wingate L, 81-58 1 3 0 3.0
Feb 28 at Emory & Henry L, 78-63 1 3 0 0.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2025-26 27 18.8 1.6-2.4 0.0-0.0 0.6-0.9 3.8
Total 27 18.8 1.6-2.4 0.0-0.0 0.6-0.9 3.8
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2025-26 27 20 507 43-66 65.2 0-1 0.0 16-25 64.0 102
Total 27 20 507 43-66 65.2 0-1 0.0 16-25 64.0 102
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2025-26 27 507 18.8 3.4-5.2 0.0-0.1 0.0 1.3-2.0 8.0
Total 27 507 18.8 3.4-5.2 0.0-0.1 0.0 1.3-2.0 8.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2025-26 27 1.3 2.4 3.7 1.0 1.3 0.6 0.4
Total 27 1.3 2.4 3.7 1.0 1.3 0.6 0.4
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2025-26 27 20 35 65 100 28 34 15 12
Total 27 20 35 65 100 28 34 15 12
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2025-26 27 2.8 5.1 7.9 2.2 2.7 1.2 0.9
Total 27 2.8 5.1 7.9 2.2 2.7 1.2 0.9
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 27 18.8 1.6-2.4 0.0-0.0 0.6-0.9 3.8
Conference 22 18.7 1.5-2.4 0.0-0.0 0.7-1.0 3.8
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 13 18.6 1.4-2.2 0.0-0.0 0.4-0.6 3.2
Away 13 19.5 1.8-2.8 0.0-0.1 0.8-1.3 4.5
Neutral 1 12.0 1.0-1.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 2.0
Result
Wins 4 19.3 1.2-1.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 2.5
Losses 23 18.7 1.7-2.6 0.0-0.0 0.7-1.1 4.0
Month
November 3 21.0 0.7-1.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 1.3
December 7 14.7 1.4-2.0 0.0-0.0 0.6-1.3 3.4
January 9 17.8 1.1-2.0 0.0-0.0 0.6-0.9 2.8
February 8 22.6 2.6-3.8 0.0-0.1 0.9-1.0 6.1
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 27 20 507 43-66 65.2 0-1 0.0 16-25 64.0 102
Conference 22 16 412 34-53 64.2 0-1 0.0 15-23 65.2 83
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 13 12 242 18-29 62.1 0-0 - 5-8 62.5 41
Away 13 7 253 24-36 66.7 0-1 0.0 11-17 64.7 59
Neutral 1 1 12 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Result
Wins 4 4 77 5-7 71.4 0-0 - 0-0 - 10
Losses 23 16 430 38-59 64.4 0-1 0.0 16-25 64.0 92
Month
November 3 2 63 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
December 7 4 103 10-14 71.4 0-0 - 4-9 44.4 24
January 9 6 160 10-18 55.6 0-0 - 5-8 62.5 25
February 8 8 181 21-30 70.0 0-1 0.0 7-8 87.5 49
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 27 507 18.8 3.4-5.2 0.0-0.1 0.0 1.3-2.0 8.0
Conference 22 412 18.7 3.3-5.1 0.0-0.1 0.0 1.5-2.2 8.1
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 13 242 18.6 3.0-4.8 0.0-0.0 - 0.8-1.3 6.8
Away 13 253 19.5 3.8-5.7 0.0-0.2 0.0 1.7-2.7 9.3
Neutral 1 12 12.0 3.3-3.3 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 6.7
Result
Wins 4 77 19.3 2.6-3.6 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 5.2
Losses 23 430 18.7 3.5-5.5 0.0-0.1 0.0 1.5-2.3 8.6
Month
November 3 63 21.0 1.3-2.5 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 2.5
December 7 103 14.7 3.9-5.4 0.0-0.0 - 1.6-3.5 9.3
January 9 160 17.8 2.5-4.5 0.0-0.0 - 1.2-2.0 6.3
February 8 181 22.6 4.6-6.6 0.0-0.2 0.0 1.5-1.8 10.8
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 27 1.3 2.4 3.7 1.0 1.3 0.6 0.4
Conference 22 1.2 2.1 3.3 1.1 1.2 0.5 0.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 1.5 2.4 3.8 1.4 1.2 0.5 0.5
Away 13 1.2 2.5 3.6 0.8 1.4 0.6 0.5
Neutral 1 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 4 1.5 2.8 4.3 1.8 1.5 0.3 0.8
Losses 23 1.3 2.3 3.6 0.9 1.2 0.6 0.4
Month
November 3 2.3 4.0 6.3 1.0 2.3 0.0 1.0
December 7 0.7 2.4 3.1 0.4 1.4 1.4 0.6
January 9 1.3 2.0 3.3 1.1 0.8 0.3 0.0
February 8 1.4 2.3 3.6 1.5 1.3 0.3 0.6
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 27 20 35 65 100 28 34 15 12
Conference 22 16 26 47 73 24 26 12 9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 12 19 31 50 18 16 7 6
Away 13 7 15 32 47 10 18 8 6
Neutral 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0
Result
Wins 4 4 6 11 17 7 6 1 3
Losses 23 16 29 54 83 21 28 14 9
Month
November 3 2 7 12 19 3 7 0 3
December 7 4 5 17 22 3 10 10 4
January 9 6 12 18 30 10 7 3 0
February 8 8 11 18 29 12 10 2 5
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 27 2.8 5.1 7.9 2.2 2.7 1.2 0.9
Conference 22 2.5 4.6 7.1 2.3 2.5 1.2 0.9
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 3.1 5.1 8.3 3.0 2.6 1.2 1.0
Away 13 2.4 5.1 7.4 1.6 2.8 1.3 0.9
Neutral 1 3.3 6.7 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 4 3.1 5.7 8.8 3.6 3.1 0.5 1.6
Losses 23 2.7 5.0 7.7 2.0 2.6 1.3 0.8
Month
November 3 4.4 7.6 12.1 1.9 4.4 0.0 1.9
December 7 1.9 6.6 8.5 1.2 3.9 3.9 1.6
January 9 3.0 4.5 7.5 2.5 1.8 0.8 0.0
February 8 2.4 4.0 6.4 2.7 2.2 0.4 1.1
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