2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster

#41 Matt Allocco Men's Basketball Roster

Guard


Height 6-4
Weight 190
Class Graduate
Eligibility Graduate
Hometown Hilliard, OH
Last Team Hilliard Bradley / Princeton
Matt Allocco - Men's Basketball - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Bio

CAREER HONORS

  • Two-time Second Team All-Ivy League (2024, 2023)
  • Third Team All-MBWA (2024)
  • Two-time Ivy League Player of the Week (Feb. 19, 2024, Dec. 5, 2023)
  • Chris Sailer Leadership Award Recipient (2024)
  • Jersey Jam MVP (2023)

AS A GRADUATE (2024-25)

  • Co-Captain and leader of the squad.
  • Averaged 9.5 ppg on 46.1% shooting.
  • Shot 46.5 percent from three – a career-best. That number ranked him 3rd in program history for a season.
  • 3.50 A/TO ratio. The highest A/TO ratio in program history for a season was 3.2 by Martin Ingelsby in 2000-01.
  • Missed 7 games dealing with a right wrist injury.
  • After he returned he went a combined 18-35 from the field and 11-22 from three.
  • In the 4OT win over Cal, Allocco was a man-possessed in the overtime periods, particularly the fourth in which he tallied 10 of his 24 points. Drained clutch threes at 1:57 and with 15 seconds left. The 24 points tied his season high.
  • Provided the spark that ignited ND’s 15-0 scoring run to storm back against Stanford on March 5. Finished with 7 points and 7 rebounds.
  • Led the team in Def. Reb/game at 4.1.
  • True shooting% of 61.4 and an effective% of 58.9.
  • Played in two overtime games this season – Rutgers and Cal — if you combine those overtime periods together, Allocco is 8-16 from the field, 5-7 from three, totaling 23 points.
  • Crossed over the 1,000-career-point milestone with 13 points against Boston College on Jan. 13.
  • Players Era 3-game Stats — 44 points (14.7 ppg), 14-33 FG (.424), 8-16 3PT (.500); team best 13 AST (4.3 apg); just 2 TO; co-team best 16 REB (6.0 RPG).
  • His heroics against Rutgers (11/26) in the Players Era almost led to an incredible win. He forced overtime with a last-second three in regulation. Then in OT, he converted three triples in under 30 seconds to force a tie with under 15 seconds left. He ended up with a 24-point, 10-rebound double-double with 5 assists. He was 6-for-9 from three.
  • Big-game moment at Georgetown (11/16), dropping 15 points in the first half on 5-of-6 shooting, 4-of-5 from three-point range. Finished with 17 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds.

AS A SENIOR (2023-24)

  • Became the eighth player in history to shoot at least 50% from the field, 40% from three and 90% from the free throw line while averaging at least 12 points-per-game and playing at least 30 minutes-per-game
  • Was the only player in the nation to shoot at least 50% from the field, 40% from three and 90% from the free throw line while appearing in at least 25 games, averaging at least 10 points-per-game and playing least 25 minutes-per-game
  • Ranked 29th in the nation in true shooting percentage (64.6), 61st in offensive rating (126.5) and 76th in effective field goal percentage (60.0%)
  • Started all 29 games
  • Ranked second in the Ivy League in assist/turnover ratio (2.5), third in minutes-per-game (33.7), fourth in three-point percentage (42.7%), sixth in assists-per-game (3.3), and tenth in field goal percentage (50.8%)
  • Averaged 12.7 points-per-game, 2.9 rebounds and had 21 steals
  • Made at least two three-pointers in 12 games
  • Led the team in scoring four times
  • Scored a career-high 25 points and went 8-for-14 from the field, 5-for-6 from three and 4-for-4 from the free throw line and handed out five assists in a win over Dartmouth on Jan. 15
  • Finished with 23 points on 10-for-10 shooting from the field and 2-for-2 from three in a victory at Duquesne on Nov. 15
  • Earned MVP honors at the Jersey Jam after recording 21 points on 9-for-13 shooting from the field and pulling down a career-high nine rebounds on Nov. 6 against Rutgers
  • Had 22 points on 8-for-11 shooting from the field and 4-for-6 from three on Nov. 29 at Bucknell
  • scored 20 points and went 5-for-9 from three in the Ivy League Tournament semifinal against Brown on Mar. 16
  • Tallied 19 points, four rebounds and two assists in a victory over Cornell on Mar. 1 inside Jadwin Gymnasium
  • In victories over Brown and Yale on Feb. 16 and Feb. 17, averaged 17.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.0 steals while playing a full 40 minutes in both games without committing a turnover
  • Made the game-winning three-pointer against Furman on Dec. 2 inside Jadwin Gymnasium in a game that he had 13 points, a career-high four steals and three assists

AS A JUNIOR (2022-23)

  • Appeared in all 32 games and started 31
  • Ranked third on the team and 20th in the Ivy League in points-per-game (10.7)
  • Ranked second on the team and 18th in the Ivy League in assists-per-game (2.2)
  • Ranked 17th in the conference in three-point field goals-per-game (1.4)
  • Ranked 19th in the Ivy League field goal percentage (45.3%)
  • Scored a season-high 21 points on 8-for-11 shooting from the field and 4-for-7 shooting from three at Brown on Jan. 14
  • Also scored 20 points in Princeton’s win over Brown on Feb. 17
  • Finished with 19 points on 7-for-12 shooting and nine rebounds on Nov. 11 at the Veteran’s Classic against Navy
  • Had 15 points and a season-high 12 rebounds on Nov. 24 in the Tigers’ win over Army at the London Basketball Classic
  • Handed out a season-high eight assists against Iona on Dec. 13
  • Recorded a season-high two blocks at the London Basketball Classic in Princeton’s win over Northeastern on Nov. 26

AS A SOPHOMORE (2021-22)

  • Appeared in all 30 games, and started two
  • Shot 45-for-88 (51.1%) and 19-for-42 (45.2%) from three
  • Had a 1.5 assist/turnover ratio
  • Made the game-winning buzzer-beater against and scored a season-high 14 points on 6-for-9 shooting from the field, and 2-for-3 shooting from three against Cornell on Jan. 8 scored 12 points against Penn on Jan. 17 then again on Mar. 5, the game the Tigers clinched the Ivy League Regular Season Championship outright
  • Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds against Yale on Jan. 29
  • Had a season-high four assists and two steals against Yale on Feb. 19
  • Scored 12 points in wins over Penn on Jan. 17 and Mar. 5

AS A FRESHMAN (2020-21)

  • Season canceled due to COVID-19.