2023-24 Men's Basketball
Roster
#25 Matt Zona 2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Forward
Height
6-9
Weight
252
Class
Senior
Eligibility
Senior
Hometown
Blauvelt, NY
High School
Bergen Catholic (NJ)
Transferred to Fordham upon seasonβs end
As a Senior (2023-24)
- Coach Shrewsberry named Zona an official team captain ahead of his Senior Night game vs. Clemson on March 2
- Played in all 33 games, with 6 starts, averaging 11.2 min
- ACC Tourney vs. Georgia Tech β tied his season high of seven points, draining an important three early in the 2nd half.
- Zona dropped 2 big threes in the Senior Night win over Clemson and grabbed 4 rebounds.
- Career high 6 rebounds twice over the last 2 weeks: at UNC (3/2) and vs. Wake Forest (2/27).
- Went 2-of-2 from three against NC State on Jan. 3.
- 5 points (3-5 from FT line) at #8 Marquette (12/9)
- Career best 2 steals in win over WMU (12/5)
- Season-high 7 points on 3-for-4 shooting against UMES (11/22).
- Dished out a career-high 4 assists in the L.C. win over Oklahoma St (11/17).
- Made his second career start in the season-opening win vs. Niagara, tallying five boards and two points.
As a Junior (2022-23)
- Played 20 games and averaged 7.0 minutes off the bench.
- Made it rain with three big treys in the ACC Tournament first-round matchup vs Virginia Tech. Established new career highs in three-pointers (3), assists (2) and blocks (2).
- Scored a career-high 10 points in the regular-season finale at Clemson behind two three-pointers. He also grabbed five rebounds β one shy of his season high.
- Thus, he was 5-for-7 from deep in the final two games of the season.
- Was 6-for-11 (.545) from three on the season.
- Grabbed a career-best six rebounds while knocking down a three at No. 7 Virginia on Feb. 18. It was the first three of his collegiate career.
- Played 16 minutes and recorded four points and four rebounds against Wake on Feb. 4.
- Scored in three straight games from Dec. 27-Jan. 7.
- In the final two minutes of the Jacksonville win on Dec. 27, Zona got an O-board and putback for two points.
- Recorded his first block and rebound of the season in three minutes of action vs Southern Indiana (11/16).
- Saw his first minutes of the 2022-23 season against Youngstown St on Nov. 13. Recorded an assist in two minutes of action.
As a Sophomore (2021-22)
- Played in eight games, averaging 2.3 minutes off the bench.
- Scored a season-high three points against Western Michigan on Dec. 20.
- Also tallied points against Duke on Jan. 31 and Pittsburgh on March 5.
- Reeled in a season-high four rebounds vs Georgia Tech on Feb. 26.
As a Freshman (2020-21)
- Focused effort in practice leading up to the game at Miami (1/24/21) earned him his first career start, pulling down two rebounds in the gameβs first four minutes.
- Scored his first career field goal in the second half against No. 22/20 Ohio State (12/8/20), putting back an offensive rebound.
- Made his Notre Dame debut at No. 13/12 Michigan State (11/28/20), hitting a free throw, blocking a shot and recording a steal in six minutes of action.
Prep
- The 64th-ranked center and 15th-ranked player in New Jersey by 247Sports.
- The 2019-20 North Jersey Basketball Player of the Year after leading Bergen Catholic to a 22-7 record, scoring 14.8 points per game with 11.4 rebounds and 2.5 blocks.
- Finished his career at Bergen Catholic by logging 1,237 points, second-most all-time in the boys basketball program.
- Named the New Jersey Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2020.
- Earned first-team all-Bergen County honors in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
- Competed for NJ Shoreshots on the AAU circuit.
Personal
- Son of Michael and Kerry Zona, along with sister Emily.
- Father, Michael, played basketball and baseball at Iona.
- Enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business with a major in management consulting.