AJ Mathew
Year: Sophomore
Position: Guard
Height: 6-2
Weight: 175
Hometown: Ypsilanti, MI
High School: Ann Arbor Huron
2011-12
Played 6.4 mpg in 31 games... Averaged 0.5 ppg, 0.6 rpg and 0.4 spg...Shot 37.5 percent (3-of-8) from three-point range...Scored season-high five points vs. Robert Morris (Mar. 19) in CIT second-round game...Scored MAC season-best four points vs. Northern Illinois (Jan. 18)...Registered season highs in assists (2) and steals (3) vs. Victory (Nov. 21)...Tied season best with two assists at Western Michigan (Jan. 14)...Played season-best 24 minutes and grabbed five boards vs. IU-Northwest (Jan. 3).
High School - Ann Arbor Huron
A 2011 graduate of Ann Arbor Huron High School...Four-year starter...Guided team to 80-15 win-loss ledger as point guard with three district titles and Class A state runner-up finish in 2010...Averaged 13.0 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 3.1 apg and 1.0 spg as senior to earn Detroit News Class A second-team all-state honors...Finished career with 3:1 assist-to-turnover ratio and 1,129 points...Paced team with 15.2 ppg and 5.2 rpg as junior and was second with 4.2 apg and 3.1 spg en route to receiving honorable-mention all-state accolades...Two-time recipient of AnnArbor.com’s Player of Year laurels...Three-time first-team all-conference and two-time Washtenaw County “Dream Team” selection.
Personal
Full name: Alexander James Mathew...Age: 19 (born December 8, 1992)...Son of Ajay and Melissa Mathew...Father is an appraiser and mother is a business compliance manager...Has one brother, Philip (21)...Interests include working out, movies and writing...Majoring in business administration.
