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1993-94: all-West Coast Conference Honorable Mention…Houle finished as the No. 6 all-Time scorer and No. 1 career free thrower… Matt Houle closed out his career with a 16.6 scoring average and 465 points in his senior season to up his career point total to 1,284 and finish as the sixth all-time leading scorer in the history of the 70-year-old Portland basketball program. He also became Portland’s career free throw percentage record holder after firing a four-year clip of .828, 255-for-308. He broke the former mark of .824 set by Erik Spoelstra (1988-92). Houle’s 131 career 3-pointers rate second in the Pilot record book…was the WCC’s No.5 scorer and free throw percentage leader (.832).
 
1992-93: WCC Scholar-Athlete Award winner… all-West Coast Conference Honorable Mention… Portland’s co-Most Inspirational Player Award (with Brenton Moore)… edited the Pilot record book for season 3-point field goals (7^th with 46), 3-point field goal percentage (5^th with .393, 46-117) and free throw percentage (4^th with .846, 77-91)… His 81 3-pointers rate sixth on the Pilot career list... upped his career point total to 819 and threatens to become the 21^st 1,000-point scorer in school history… Team leader in five categories, including all three shooting lists: 47.4% FG (No. 10 in the WCC), 46 3-poiners (No. 5 in the WCC), 39.3% 3-pt. FG (No. 6 in the WCC), 84.6% FT (No. 2 in the WCC) and scoring, 14.7 ppg (No. 3 in the WCC)… averaged 15.5 points in conference games… 1992-93 WCC leader in league-game free throw shooting, 86%… had the game of his life Feb. 13 in a 94-88 loss to San Francisco: set a new Pilot single-game scoring record with 43 points, breaking the previous mark of 42 set by Pilot Hall of Famer Cincy Powell vs. San Fernando Valley on December 6, 1964. Houle, who was 17 of 23 from the floor and six for the nine from 3-point range, scored 32 second-half points on 13 of 16 shooting, five of seven on treys. Houle’s outburst also severed the previous Chiles Center scoring record, 39 points, held by Loyola Marymount’s Bo Kimble and Portland’s Peter McKelvey (vs. San Francisco in 1992). Houle’s 17 filed goals set a new arena record and tied the school record shared by three others, last by Darwin Cook vs. USF in 1978. A 3-pointer from the left wing at the 3:57 mark of the second half gave Houle the scoring standard and the highest single-game performance in the WCC in 1992-93. He becomes only the fourth player in school history to score at least 40 points in a game… scored what was then a career-high 28 points on 13-of-20 shooting at Weber State… In addition to a 6-for-9 performance vs. USF, went 4-for-5 from 3-point range on two other occasions… two free throws with :03 left iced a 69-66 win over Loyola Marymount.
 
1991-92: Declared a redshirt due to an ongoing shoulder injury.
 
1990-91: Top 10 West Coast Conference free throw percentage, .773… Portland’s No. 3 scorer, 9.8 ppg (11.5 in WCC games)… led Portland in field goal percentage, .530 (.549 in WCC games, top 5 n the conference)… the team’s No. 2 three point shooter, .457 (21-of-46)... team-leading .483 three point percentage in conference games… third on the team in assists… led Portland in steals in WCC play with 12… career-high 25 points and career-high 13 rebounds at San Francisco… 16 points vs. Butler... tied a career-high with five assists at Air Force and vs. San Diego (16 points)… 14 points at Loyola Marymount… 17 points and six rebounds vs. St. Mary’s… 17 points and a team-high seven rebounds vs. San Francisco.
 
1989-90: West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year… started 19 and played in all 28 games… team-leading .886 free throw percentage (31-of-35)… averaged 6.6 points in WCC games… season-high 16 points, including 9-of-10 free throws, in his collegiate start vs. Seattle… 10 points (5-of-6 field goals) and six boards vs. Kentucky in Rupp Arena… 13 points (6-of-8 field foals) at Gonzaga… 12 points and six rebounds vs. Saint Mary’s.
 
Saint Mary’s High School: Averaged 25 points and 11 rebounds as a senior… three-year starter… 1988-89 team was ranked third in Arizona and finished with a 20-5 record… averaged 22 points and 10 rebounds before missing the final five games of his junior season with a dislocated shoulder... two-time first team all-state… team captain, MVP and first team all-Skyline Division as a junior and senior... averaged 15 points and was named honorable mention all-Skyline and all-state as a sophomore… 45 points and 17 rebounds in one game vs. state champion Corona Del Sol… Saint Mary’s number two all-time leading sorer behind Paul Williams, a point guard who went on to play for Arizona State and the Phoenix Suns.
 
Personal: Born January 7, 1971... parents Harry and Emma Lu Houle… has earned a political science degree from the University of Portland and currently is enrolled as a graduate student in the history and government masters program.