Biography
AWARDS
• 2022 Patriot League Player of the Year
• 2022 Patriot League All-Conference First Team
• 2022 NABC All-District Second Team
• 2022 Mickey Cochrane Award (top BU male athlete)
• 2x Patriot League All-Defensive Team (2021, 2022)
• 2x Patriot League Player of the Week (1/3/22, 1/24/22)
• 3x Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2018, 20, 21)
AS A GRADUATE STUDENT IN 2021-22
Started all 35 games in a historic season in which he became the Terriers' first-ever Patriot League Player of the Year and first to be recognized by a conference since 2012 ... Averaged 15.1 ppg and 10.2 rpg for BU's first double-double in 25 years since BU Hall of Famer Tunji Awojobi ('97) accomplished the feat in 1996-97 to earn his first All-PL First Team and NABC All-District (Second Team) awards ... Also averaged 53.0 FG%, 78.5 FT%, 1.5 apg and 30.2 mpg while adding 0.7 bpg and 0.6 spg for his second PL All-Defensive Team honor ... Ended the year ranked in the top 35 in the following seven NCAA statistical categories - fifth in offensive rebounds per game (3.89), seventh in rebounds (357), eighth in double-doubles (18), 13th in rebounds per game (10.2), 17th in free throws made (161), 20th in free throw attempts (205) and 33rd in defensive rebounds per game (6.31) ... Finished his career ranked third all-time at BU in rebounds (875), seventh in blocks (79) and 32nd in points (1,073) ... Reached double figures in points 30 times and in rebounds 21 times, as the Terriers earned their second postseason berth in three years with an invitation from the College Basketball Invitational after capturing the automatic NCAA berth in 2020... Tallied a career-high 26 points at Holy Cross with 13 rebounds after earlier hauling in a career-high 18 rebounds vs. Bucknell with 21 points ... earned a notable double-double at ACC member Florida State with 16 points and 12 rebounds ... Averaged 9.5 ppg and 8.0 rpg to help the Terriers win the Jax Bracket title at the Jacksonville Classic for BU's first in-season title won outside of Massachusetts since 1996-97 ... Posted 18 points and nine rebounds in the CBI opening round win over UNC Greensboro and ended his career with 12 points and 11 rebounds against Middle Tennessee in the CBI quarterfinals ... Previously tallied 17 points and 12 rebounds to help the Terriers eliminate Loyola Maryland in the PL quarterfinals.
AS A SENIOR IN 2020-21
Started all 18 games ... Had a standout spring campaign, as he averaged a team-high 8.2 rpg along with personal bests in scoring (11.2 ppg), assists (2.0 apg), blocks (1.3 bpg), FG% (55.9), FT% (77.4) and minutes played (27.0 mpg) ... Ranked third in the Patriot League in rebounding (second in offensive rebounds at 2.7 rpg) and sixth in blocks to earn Patriot League All-Defensive Team accolades ... Reached double figures in points 12 times after hitting the mark six times during the previous three years combined ... Earned four of his five career double-doubles this year ... Had impressive back-to-back performances in the PL tournament ... Totaled 16 points (7-10 FG), seven rebounds, three blocks and three assists in the opening round win over Lehigh (March 3) before totaling 14 points and a career-high 14 rebounds at Colgate (March 6) while adding a personal-best four blocks and two assists ... Added a steal in both games as well ... Scored in double figures in five of the season's first six games, including a 13-point, 11-rebound performance vs. Colgate (Jan. 10) ... Later tallied a career-high 19 points at Colgate (Feb. 21) alongside 12 rebounds, two blocks, two assists and a steal ... Named to the PL Academic Honor Roll for the second time for earning a GPA above 3.20.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2019-20
Appeared in all 34 games with 22 starts, including the last 19 games, to help the Terriers claim their first Patriot League Tournament title and eighth overall NCAA berth, first since 2011 ... Averaged a personal-best 4.6 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 0.9 apg and 16.6 mpg while shooting 55.5 FG% ... Played a career-high 28 minutes in BU's first-ever road conference tournament title win at Colgate while tallying six points and six rebounds ... Earned his first-career double-double in OT game at Binghamton with a career-high 15 points, 12 rebounds and three assists ... Posted a personal-best 13 rebounds at UMass Lowell and dished out a career-high four assists at Merrimack while adding eight points and four rebounds ... Tallied 12 points and six rebounds at Loyola Maryland ... Also had 12 points with nine rebounds against SUNY Poly ... Recorded eight rebounds versus Holy Cross ... Earned five points and six rebounds in PL quarterfinals against Navy ... Helped the Terriers win all four games during a 10-day overseas trip to Spain in August ... Named to the PL Academic Honor Roll for the second time for earning a GPA above 3.20.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2018-19
One of only two Terriers to appear in all 33 games while earning 25 starts ... Averaged 3.2 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 0.9 apg and 16.3 mpg while shooting 51.6 FG% ... Made first career start against Northeastern in the season opener, tallying three rebounds in 12 minutes ... Hit first-career 3-pointer versus Emerson en route to a season-high nine points with seven rebounds ... Also had nine points in the next game at Albany with a team-high six rebounds while matching his career high with two blocks ... Claimed a career and game-high nine rebounds at New Hampshire while adding six points ... Recorded eight points and four boards at Elon ... Tallied six points and game-high seven rebounds against Nicholls State ... Hauled in eight boards versus Holy Cross ... Posted six points and seven rebounds against Lafayette.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2017-18
Appeared in all 31 games to help the Terriers reach the Patriot League semifinals ... Averaged 2.9 rpg, 2.6 ppg, 0.8 apg, 0.3 bpg and 11.4 mpg while shooting 45.6 percent from the field ... Reached double figures three times, including a season-high 13 points against Wheaton College ... Went 5-of-7 from the field and 3-of-3 at the line while adding eight rebounds, a season-high four assists and two blocks ... Tallied 10 points with eight rebounds at home against Bucknell and then added 10 points with six boards in the semifinals against the Bison ... Earned four points and four rebounds in the PL quarterfinal win at Lehigh ... Also dished out four assists at home against Army West Point while adding six rebounds ... Named to the PL Academic Honor Roll for posting a GPA above 3.20.
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Ranked 13th in the Class of New Hampshire and 34th in the New England Class according to the New England Recruiting Report ... Finished with over 1,000 points after spending the past two seasons at the Holderness School in New Hampshire ... Served as team captain his senior year ... Received NEPSAC AA Honorable Mention recognition as a senior ... Nearly averaged a double-double in 2016 at 11.5 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 3.0 apg and 2.1 bpg ... During the AAU season, he was a big contributor with the DC Blue Devils (N.H.) and helped them win the AAU Silver Showcase Championship ... Honor roll student who also competed in cross country, JV tennis and JV baseball.
PERSONAL
Born on May 1, 1998 ... Son of Sujan Mathon and Surinder Kaur ... Has one older brother, Gurmail ... Graduated from the College of Arts and Sciences with a bachelor's in economics ... Now pursuing a master's in applied human development from the Wheelock School of Education.
