General: Transfer from VMI...True point guard...Good quickness...Ability to defend.

2004-05: Only VMI player to start all 27 games...Averaged 11.9 points and 4.9 assists...Ranked first in Big South in assists, third in steals (2.0) and 14th in scoring...scored in double figures in 18 contests...Scored 23 points against UNC Asheville...Distributed career-high 11 assists against Bluefield.

2003-04: Started 20 of 28 games for the Keydets...Averaged 5.3 points, 3.1 assists and 1.5 rebounds...Second on team with 88 assists...Had 17 points and three steals against Liberty.

Personal: Played four years at Hermitage High School...Graduated as program's ninth all-time leading scorer with 840 points...Hermitage had 67-11 record with Coward, including 23-2 mark during senior season...Led squad in scoring (15.9 ppg), steals (77) and assists (96)...Born July 9, 1985...Son of Angeline Coward...Majoring in accounting.

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 


 
 
 

 

Matt Coward 11
Senior * Guard * 5-10 * 160
Richmond, Va. (Hermitage/VMI)

 

 

 

 

No. Name Pos
0 James Eversley F
1 Eric Davis F
2 Wil Fameni F
3 Eric Maynor G
11 Matt Coward G
15 Michael Anderson F
20 B.A. Walker G
21 Franck Ndongo F
23 Jesse Pellot-Rosa G
24 Jamal Shuler G
30 Calvin Roland C
40 Sam Faulk F
42 T.J. Gwynn F