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Matai Baptiste
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Toronto, Ont.
- High School:
- Orangeville Prep
AWARDS
• 1x Patriot League Rookie of the Week (11/27/23)
• 2x Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2025)
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2024-25
Started six of the 11 games played before injury ended his season in December ... Averaged 5.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.2 spg, 1.0 apg and 20.5 mpg ... Went a perfect 3-for-3 from behind the arc en route to 13 points at UMBC (11/23) while adding a personal-best nine rebounds ... Tallied a career-high 15 points and nine rebounds alongside four steals vs. Thomas College (12/9) as part of BU's longest home win streak in 29 years at 11 straight victories ... Tied his personal best at three assists and two blocks vs. Dartmouth (11/16) ... Hauled in seven rebounds in his final appearance at Merrimack (12/13) while adding two assists ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll a second time for earning a 3.20+ GPA.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2023-24
Started four of the 33 games played, averaging 5.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg, and 19.4 mpg while totaling 24 steals and 10 blocks … Tallied 11 points and five rebounds in the season opener at Northeastern (11/6) and later added a season-high five steals with eight points at Rutgers (11/10) ... Earned a team-high 10 points with the help of a pair of 3-pointers at Davidson (11/21) ... Tallied a career-high 13 points in the team’s 90-49 victory over VTSU-Johnson (11/26) ... Recorded a team-high 12 points in the team’s 70-49 win over Sacred Heart (12/2) ... Tallied seven points and was 2-for-2 from the free throw line against UMass Lowell (12/22) ... Recorded a team-high and personal-best eight rebounds against Holy Cross (1/29) ... Later claimed a game-high eight rebounds and eight points to help boost the Terriers to a 77-62 win over Bucknell (2/10) ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for earning a 3.20+ GPA.
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Served as team captain for Orangeville Prep, earning Biosteel All-Canadian honors his senior year ... Helped Combine Academy win the North Carolina state title as a junior ... One of 19 invited to Canada's 2022 FIBA U18 Men's Americas Championship training camp ... Competed with Team Charlotte and Vaughan Panthers ... Named to Honour Roll with Distinction.
PERSONAL
Son of Sophia Hokull and Rodney Baptiste ... Has one younger sibling, Kian ... Enrolled in the Questrom School of Business, majoring in business administration and management.
• 1x Patriot League Rookie of the Week (11/27/23)
• 2x Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2025)
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2024-25
Started six of the 11 games played before injury ended his season in December ... Averaged 5.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.2 spg, 1.0 apg and 20.5 mpg ... Went a perfect 3-for-3 from behind the arc en route to 13 points at UMBC (11/23) while adding a personal-best nine rebounds ... Tallied a career-high 15 points and nine rebounds alongside four steals vs. Thomas College (12/9) as part of BU's longest home win streak in 29 years at 11 straight victories ... Tied his personal best at three assists and two blocks vs. Dartmouth (11/16) ... Hauled in seven rebounds in his final appearance at Merrimack (12/13) while adding two assists ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll a second time for earning a 3.20+ GPA.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2023-24
Started four of the 33 games played, averaging 5.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg, and 19.4 mpg while totaling 24 steals and 10 blocks … Tallied 11 points and five rebounds in the season opener at Northeastern (11/6) and later added a season-high five steals with eight points at Rutgers (11/10) ... Earned a team-high 10 points with the help of a pair of 3-pointers at Davidson (11/21) ... Tallied a career-high 13 points in the team’s 90-49 victory over VTSU-Johnson (11/26) ... Recorded a team-high 12 points in the team’s 70-49 win over Sacred Heart (12/2) ... Tallied seven points and was 2-for-2 from the free throw line against UMass Lowell (12/22) ... Recorded a team-high and personal-best eight rebounds against Holy Cross (1/29) ... Later claimed a game-high eight rebounds and eight points to help boost the Terriers to a 77-62 win over Bucknell (2/10) ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for earning a 3.20+ GPA.
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Served as team captain for Orangeville Prep, earning Biosteel All-Canadian honors his senior year ... Helped Combine Academy win the North Carolina state title as a junior ... One of 19 invited to Canada's 2022 FIBA U18 Men's Americas Championship training camp ... Competed with Team Charlotte and Vaughan Panthers ... Named to Honour Roll with Distinction.
PERSONAL
Son of Sophia Hokull and Rodney Baptiste ... Has one younger sibling, Kian ... Enrolled in the Questrom School of Business, majoring in business administration and management.
BU Athletics: 2024-25 Highlights
Monday, May 19
2024-25 Scarlet & White Honors: BU Student-Athlete Awards
Tuesday, April 22
Highlights: Men's Basketball vs. Navy - Patriot League Championship Quarterfinal (3/6/25)
Friday, March 07
Highlights: Men's Basketball vs. Lafayette (3/1/25)
Saturday, March 01
