Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball versus North Dakota on February 21, 2026 at 2 p.m.
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2 p.m.
Men's Basketball
vs North Dakota
South Dakota State University Athletics
2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 11
Matthew Mors
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Yankton, S.D.
- High School:
- Yankton H.S.
- Prev School:
- Wisconsin
PRONUNCIATION
Honors And Awards
2024-25: Played in all 32 games and started in every appearance … averaged 8.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists per contest … played 25.8 minutes per game and shot 49.7% from the field as well as 35.5% from 3-point range … all were career highs set during junior season … scored in double digits in 12 contests … matched season-high 15 points on two occasions, both wins over Duquesne (Nov. 24) and South Dakota (Feb. 16) … tied career high of nine rebounds in game at Montana on Dec. 4 … played season-high 34 minutes in matchup against Eastern Washington (Dec. 7) … chosen as a College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selection.
2023-24: Played in all 35 games off the bench for the Jackrabbits … averaged 5.0 points and 1.5 rebounds in 10.5 minutes per game … shot 45.1% from the floor … scored a season-high nine points on four occasions … grabbed five rebounds in a New Year’s Eve victory at home over North Dakota … seven more games with at least three rebounds … made 11 3-pointers during the year including two in a Dec. 9 win against Wichita State … played 21 minutes versus Mayville State on Dec. 14.
2022-23: Played in all 32 games and made 15 starts over course of season (all in Summit League Schedule) … averaged 6.5 points and 2.6 rebounds … was 42.9% from the field and made 17 3-pointers while 85.2% at the free throw line … played 19.2 minutes per game … career high was 36 minutes at WIU on Jan. 28 … had 14 games over 20 or more minutes on the court … scored a career-high 23 points going 8-for-9 shooting and 4 of 5 from deep on Feb. 2 versus North Dakota … eight total double-digit scoring games … first double digit scoring game came at NCAA Tournament team Kent State on Dec. 2 … followed with a 15-point, five-rebound performance at Montana on Dec. 6 … had a season-high nine-rebound performance at Omaha on Feb. 18 … totaled 21 steals over course of season as well as nine blocks.
Background: Spent the 2021-22 season at Wisconsin and redshirted during the campaign … originally signed with the Badgers following one of the most decorated high school basketball careers in South Dakota history … was a three-time South Dakota Gatorade Boys Player of the Year … played six seasons of varsity basketball for Yankton High School … recognized as an all-state selection five times and chosen as the Argus Leader Player of the Year on three occasions for the Bucks … Averaged at least 19 points every season at Yankton … earned a state title in 2018 … As a senior he helped lead Yankton to a 20-4 record by averaging 24.2 points, 8.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 2.5 steals and 1.9 blocks per game … he averaged 19.4 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.1 steals while shooting 51.4% from the field and paced Yankton to the No. 1 seed in the state as a junior before the coronavirus pandemic ended the season in 2020 … best scoring average season came at a 24.4 points per contest clip as a freshman … was ranked as a four-star power forward by ESPN coming out of high school … the No. 1 ranked prospect in South Dakota in 2021 and was the 26th ranked signing at his position nationally that year.
Honors And Awards
- 2024-25 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
- Three-Time Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2023-25)
- 2023-24 Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence
- 2023-24 & 2024-25 NABC Honors Court
2024-25: Played in all 32 games and started in every appearance … averaged 8.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists per contest … played 25.8 minutes per game and shot 49.7% from the field as well as 35.5% from 3-point range … all were career highs set during junior season … scored in double digits in 12 contests … matched season-high 15 points on two occasions, both wins over Duquesne (Nov. 24) and South Dakota (Feb. 16) … tied career high of nine rebounds in game at Montana on Dec. 4 … played season-high 34 minutes in matchup against Eastern Washington (Dec. 7) … chosen as a College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selection.
2023-24: Played in all 35 games off the bench for the Jackrabbits … averaged 5.0 points and 1.5 rebounds in 10.5 minutes per game … shot 45.1% from the floor … scored a season-high nine points on four occasions … grabbed five rebounds in a New Year’s Eve victory at home over North Dakota … seven more games with at least three rebounds … made 11 3-pointers during the year including two in a Dec. 9 win against Wichita State … played 21 minutes versus Mayville State on Dec. 14.
2022-23: Played in all 32 games and made 15 starts over course of season (all in Summit League Schedule) … averaged 6.5 points and 2.6 rebounds … was 42.9% from the field and made 17 3-pointers while 85.2% at the free throw line … played 19.2 minutes per game … career high was 36 minutes at WIU on Jan. 28 … had 14 games over 20 or more minutes on the court … scored a career-high 23 points going 8-for-9 shooting and 4 of 5 from deep on Feb. 2 versus North Dakota … eight total double-digit scoring games … first double digit scoring game came at NCAA Tournament team Kent State on Dec. 2 … followed with a 15-point, five-rebound performance at Montana on Dec. 6 … had a season-high nine-rebound performance at Omaha on Feb. 18 … totaled 21 steals over course of season as well as nine blocks.
Background: Spent the 2021-22 season at Wisconsin and redshirted during the campaign … originally signed with the Badgers following one of the most decorated high school basketball careers in South Dakota history … was a three-time South Dakota Gatorade Boys Player of the Year … played six seasons of varsity basketball for Yankton High School … recognized as an all-state selection five times and chosen as the Argus Leader Player of the Year on three occasions for the Bucks … Averaged at least 19 points every season at Yankton … earned a state title in 2018 … As a senior he helped lead Yankton to a 20-4 record by averaging 24.2 points, 8.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 2.5 steals and 1.9 blocks per game … he averaged 19.4 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.1 steals while shooting 51.4% from the field and paced Yankton to the No. 1 seed in the state as a junior before the coronavirus pandemic ended the season in 2020 … best scoring average season came at a 24.4 points per contest clip as a freshman … was ranked as a four-star power forward by ESPN coming out of high school … the No. 1 ranked prospect in South Dakota in 2021 and was the 26th ranked signing at his position nationally that year.
Men's Basketball Postgame Press Conference vs North Dakota State (02.18.2026)
Thursday, February 19
North Dakota State Men's Basketball Postgame Press Conference (02.18.2026)
Thursday, February 19
Men's Basketball Highlights vs North Dakota State (02.18.2026)
Thursday, February 19
Men's Basketball Weekly Press Conference (02.17.26)
Tuesday, February 17
