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Franklin College

2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

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13 Cooper Matthews

  • Height 6-2
  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Hamilton, Ohio
  • High School Hamilton
  • Major Sports Communications

Biography

2025-26: Started all 27 games coming off of an offseason knee injury, earning first team All-HCAC accolades ... Led the team in scoring for a second straight year with 16.0 points per game ... Also led the Grizzlies in assists (84) and steals (51) and grabbed 4.1 rebounds per contest ... Reached double figures in 24 of Franklin's last 25 games, including a high of 27 points against Manchester (Jan. 7) ... Eclipsed the 20-point mark eight times in all, including a run of four straight games in February, when he won HCAC Player of the Week honors twice (Feb. 2 and 23) ... Flirted with a triple-double against Hanover (Feb. 14), going for 22 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists.

2024-25: Earned honorable mention All-HCAC after leading the Grizzlies in scoring with 11.7 points per game ... Played in 30 games, starting 22 ... Averaged 4.2 rebounds and ranked second on the team with 63 assists and 56 steals ... Had 15 points, six rebounds, a season-high five assists and two steals against Bluffton (Jan. 25) ... Scored in double figures in 10 of the team's last 11 games ... Poured in a career-high 24 points on 10-of-14 shooting against Manchester (Feb. 19) ... Scored 34 points in Franklin's NCAA Tournament games, including 18 in a win over Denison (March 7)

2023-24: Saw action in 23 games a freshman, making a pair of starts ... Got his first career start in a win at Defiance (Jan. 13) ... Averaged 3.2 points per game on 37.1% shooting ... Finished with a season-high 15 points against Anderson (Jan. 20) ... Had season hights with four rebounds and four assists against Dominican (Nov. 25).

Personal: Son of Ross and Heather Matthews ... Has three siblings (Dash, Olivia and McKenzie) ... An all-conference and honorable mention All-State player at Hamilton, where he was also a District 15 All-Star and second team All-Cincinnati.

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2023-24Freshman

    G
    6'2"
    10
  • 13

    2024-25Sophomore

    G
    6'2"
    13
  • 13

    2025-26Junior

    G
    6'2"
    13