FMU: First-year player at FMU....Talented big man who can step away from the basket.....Very versatile player on the offensive end....Runs the floor well.....Adds Division I experience to the frontcourt.

GWU: Transfer from Gardner-Webb University where he played two seasons for former FMU assistant Rick Scruggs......Started 23 games in two years......Averaged 4.8 ppg, 3.1 rpg last season for 16-16 squad.

PERSONAL:  Born Matthew French in Melbourne, Australia.....Played club basketball for the Dandenong Rangers in Melbourne......Averaged 20.9 ppg and 11.2 rpg in his final season....Averaged 14 ppg and 7 rpg in the Big V Youth Tournament (seven games).....Hobbies include sports and music.....Nickname is French.

PERSONAL FAVORITES: (athlete) Kobe Bryant, (team) Detroit Pistons,(movie) Too many to list (he is a movie collector), (food) Oranges, (in my CD/iPOD) 5 thousand songs.

YEAR         G-GS     FG%      FT%    REB    AVG    PF-D    AST    TO    BLK    STL    PTS    AVG
2007-08    28-9       56.8      52.8        88     3.1    72-3      12    29      12     14    133      4.8
2006-07    23-14     50.0      76.5        92     4.0    39-0        8    21      20     12    114      5.0
Totals       51-23     53.4      62.1      180     3.5   111-3      20    50      32     26    247      4.8

Three-Point Shots: 2-11  in 2006-07; 5-14 in 2007-08