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    11  Matt Bush
    Matt Bush

    Class:
    RS Senior
    Hometown:
    Quincy, Ill.
    High School:
    Quincy
    Last College:
    Black Hawk College
    Height / Weight:
    6-4 / 197
    Position:
    Guard

    02/25/2012

    Flames Fall to Green Bay; Head to Milwaukee for Horizon League First-Round

    UIC will enter postseason as No. 9 seed in Horizon League Tourney

    02/23/2012

    Milwaukee Pulls Away From Men's Basketball Late, 72-61

    Flames place four players in double figures

    01/21/2012

    Flames Drop 60-55 Decision versus First-Place Valpo

    Flames lead at halftime; have three double-digit scorers

    12/10/2011

    Flames Outlast NIU for Second-Straight Home Win, 62-55

    Freshman Marc Brown scores game-high 15 points

    12/02/2011

    Flames Wrap up Road Trip at Milwaukee Saturday Afternoon

    UIC will look to capture first road win of the season

    2010-11 Game-by-Game Statistics (PDF) Get Acrobat Reader

    2011-12: Appeared in 28 games, registering a pair of starts at Green Bay (12/1/11) and Milwaukee (12/3/11) ... Scored a career-high nine points, including three triples, on Senior Day against visiting Green Bay (2/25/12) ... Scored eight points on three field goals versus Quincy (11/19/11) ... Chipped in three points in the season opener at Eastern Michigan (11/11/11), at Green Bay, versus Northern Illinois (12/10/11), at Cleveland State (1/5/12) and against Horizon League regular season champion Valparaiso (1/21/12) ... His triple against NIU gave UIC a second-half lead that it would not relinquish in a 62-55 win at the Pavilion ... Converted at least one three-pointer in seven individual contests ... Dished out a career-high three assists versus Roosevelt (11/16/11) ... Served as a team captain.

    2010-11: Played a combined 26 minutes in the first two games of the season, before suffering a season-ending knee injury against Roosevelt (11/15/10) ... Went 2-for-2 from the field at nationally-ranked Pittsburgh in the season opener ... Pulled down three rebounds against Roosevelt before being injured ... In two games played, averaged 2.5 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.5 assists in an average of 13.0 minutes per game.

    2009-10:

    • Did not compete due to injury, sitting out as a medical redshirt

    Black Hawk College (2007-2009):

    • All-Region IV player for Black Hawk College in Moline, Ill.
    • All-Arrowhead Conference
    • Helped the Braves advance to NJCAA Division II Region IV semifinals
    • Averaged 10.7 points and 4.0 rebounds per game as a sophomore (2008-09)

    Prep/Personal:

    • Three-year letterwinner as a guard/forward for Quincy
    • Guided Quincy to Western Big Six Conference title in 2006-07
    • Made back-to-back sectional final appearances (2005-06, 2006-07)
    • All-Western Big Six selection
    • Lettered three years as a midfielder on Quincy's soccer team
    • Born: September 24, 1988
    • Parents: Alan and Mary Beth Bush
    • Major: business management

    Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring
    Season 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
    2010-11 2-0 26/13.0 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 2 2 4 2.0 1 0 1 2 0 0 5 2.5
    2011-12
    		 28-4
    		 236/8.4
    		 13-47
    		 .277
    		 10-34
    		 .294
    		 0-2
    		 .000
    		 7
    		 14
    		 21
    		 0.7
    		 27
    		 0
    		 10
    		 16
    		 1
    		 2
    		 36
    		 1.3
    TOTAL 30-4 262/8.7 15-51 .294 11-36 .306 0-2 .000 7 14 21 0.7 28 0 11 18 1 2 41 1.4