Matt Allocco

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Princeton Men’s Basketball hosts Harvard at Jadwin Gym on December 31, 2022.

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Position:
Guard
Height:
6-4
Weight:
193
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Hilliard, Ohio
High School:
Hilliard Bradley

Honors
2x Second Team All-Ivy League (2024, 2023)
Third Team All-MBWA (2024)
2x Ivy League Player of the Week (Feb. 19, 2024, Dec. 5, 2023)
Chris Sailer Leadership Award Recipient (2024)
Jersey Jam MVP (2023)

In The Record Book
#2, Highest Free Throw Percentage in a Season (min. 40 attempts), 90.9% (2023-24)
#27, Most Three-Pointers Made in a Career, 112 (2021-24)

Featured
Princeton Men's Basketball's Matt Allocco Shows He's Ready For Starring Role - Kyle Franko, The Trentonian
Meet Mush: Matt Allocco Is Princeton Men's Basketball's Relentless Competitor - Kyle Franko, The Trentonian
Hilliard Bradley's Matt Allocco Leads Princeton Past Arizona - Scott Hennen, The Columbia Dispatch
Matt Allocco, Princeton Men's Basketball's Big Talker, Ready to Take on Ivy League - Kyle Franko, The Trentonian
Watch: Princeton's Matt Allocco Sinks Birthday Buzzer-Beater, Remains at The Top of Ivy League - NCAA.com (Jan. 9, 2022)
Allocco Celebrates Birthday With Buzzer Beater as PU Men's Hoops Rallies to Stun Cornell 72-70 - Bill Alden, Town Topics
The Make Shots Podcast - Jan. 13, 2022

2023-24: Became the eighth player in history to shoot at least 50% from the field, 40% from three and 90% from the free throw line while averaging at least 12 points-per-game and playing at least 30 minutes-per-game … was the only player in the nation to shoot at least 50% from the field, 40% from three and 90% from the free throw line while appearing in at least 25 games, averaging at least 10 points-per-game and playing least 25 minutes-per-game … ranked 29th in the nation in true shooting percentage (64.6), 61st in offensive rating (126.5) and 76th in effective field goal percentage (60.0%) … started all 29 games … ranked second in the Ivy League in assist/turnover ratio (2.5), third in minutes-per-game (33.7), fourth in three-point percentage (42.7%), sixth in assists-per-game (3.3), and tenth in field goal percentage (50.8%) … averaged 12.7 points-per-game, 2.9 rebounds and had 21 steals … made at least two three-pointers in 12 games … led the team in scoring four times ... scored a career-high 25 points and went 8-for-14 from the field, 5-for-6 from three and 4-for-4 from the free throw line and handed out five assists in a win over Dartmouth on Jan. 15 … finished with 23 points on 10-for-10 shooting from the field and 2-for-2 from three in a victory at Duquesne on Nov. 15 … earned MVP honors at the Jersey Jam after recording 21 points on 9-for-13 shooting from the field and pulling down a career-high nine rebounds on Nov. 6 against Rutgers … had 22 points on 8-for-11 shooting from the field and 4-for-6 from three on Nov. 29 at Bucknell … scored 20 points and went 5-for-9 from three in the Ivy League Tournament semifinal against Brown on Mar. 16 … tallied 19 points, four rebounds and two assists in a victory over Cornell on Mar. 1 inside Jadwin Gymnasium … in victories over Brown and Yale on Feb. 16 and Feb. 17, averaged 17.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.0 steals while playing a full 40 minutes in both games without committing a turnover … made the game-winning three-pointer against Furman on Dec. 2 inside Jadwin Gymnasium in a game that he had 13 points, a career-high four steals and three assists

2022-23: Appeared in all 32 games and started 31 … ranked third on the team and 20th in the Ivy League in points-per-game (10.7) … ranked second on the team and 18th in the Ivy League in assists-per-game (2.2) … ranked 17th in the conference in three-point field goals-per-game (1.4) … ranked 19th in the Ivy League field goal percentage (45.3%) … scored a season-high 21 points on 8-for-11 shooting from the field and 4-for-7 shooting from three at Brown on Jan. 14 … also scored 20 points in Princeton’s win over Brown on Feb. 17 … finished with 19 points on 7-for-12 shooting and nine rebounds on Nov. 11 at the Veteran’s Classic against Navy … had 15 points and a season-high 12 rebounds on Nov. 24 in the Tigers’ win over Army at the London Basketball Classic … handed out a season-high eight assists against Iona on Dec. 13 … recorded a season-high two blocks at the London Basketball Classic in Princeton’s win over Northeastern on Nov. 26. th

2021-22: Appeared in all 30 games, and started two ... shot 45-for-88 (51.1%) and 19-for-42 (45.2%) from three ... had a 1.5 assist/turnover ratio ... made the game-winning buzzer beater against and scored a season-high 14 points on 6-for-9 shooting from the field, and 2-for-3 shooting from three against Cornell on Jan. 8 scored 12 points against Penn on Jan. 17 then again on Mar. 5, the game the Tigers clinched the Ivy League Regular Season Championship outright ... grabbed a season-high eight rebounds against Yale on Jan. 29 ... had a season-high four assists and two steals against Yale on Feb. 19 ... scored 12 points in wins over Penn on Jan. 17 and Mar. 5

2020-21: Season canceled due to COVID-19.

Before Princeton: Scholar Athlete...Two-time Conference Player of the Year...First Team All-District...Third Team All-State (junior year)...First Team All-State (senior year)

Personal: Son of Greg & Jean Allocco...has two siblings, Chris & Carly Allocco

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What a moment for Matt Allocco ??

(via @PrincetonMBB) pic.twitter.com/HkX1xrx6AP
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) January 10, 2022

Recognition From The Worldwide Leader.@MattAllocco's buzzer beater against Cornell was named the "Best Thing I Saw Today" by @notthefakeSVP!#MakeShots ???? pic.twitter.com/lZkhbHohRs
— Princeton Men’s Basketball (@PrincetonMBB) January 10, 2022