Matthew Osunde

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Matthew Osunde
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Hometown:
    Morinville, AB
  • Position:
    Point Guard
  • Year:
    3
  • High School:
    Strathcona
  • Major:
    Science
  • gp
    20
  • pts/g
    12.5
  • fg %
    34.7
  • 3pt %
    25.5
  • ft %
    76.4
  • reb/g
    6.9
  • a/g
    4.7
Bio

Trophy Case: Won Griffins' men's basketball most outstanding player award in 2022-23.

Three Stars: Named to MacEwan's Three Stars list four times during the 2022-23 season (2nd star - Nov. 22; 2nd star - Jan. 24; 3rd star - Jan. 10; 3rd star - Jan. 31).

Notable: Set the Griffins' program record with the best points/game average as a rookie, averaging 8.2 in 2021-22 ... Set a new program standard for free throw percentage in 2021-22 (88.0) ... Named captain of the Griffins for the 2022-23 season.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 20 20
Games started 20 20
Minutes 746 746
Minutes per game 37.3 37.3
FG 90-259 90-259
FG Pct 34.7 34.7
3PT 28-110 28-110
3PT Pct 25.5 25.5
FT 42-55 42-55
FT Pct 76.4 76.4
Off rebounds 23 23
Def rebounds 115 115
Total rebounds 138 138
Rebounds per game 6.9 6.9
Personal fouls 47 47
Disqualifications 1 1
Assists 93 93
Turnovers 79 79
Assist to turnover ratio 1.2 1.2
Steals 51 51
Blocks 5 5
Points 250 250
Points per game 12.5 12.5
Points per 40 min 13.4 13.4
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Jan 26 at Winnipeg L, 93-63
Jan 27 at Winnipeg L, 87-63
Feb 2 at UBC Okanagan L, 84-68
Feb 3 at UBC Okanagan L, 90-62
Feb 9 Victoria L, 95-47
Feb 10 Victoria L, 87-58
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 13 at Thompson Rivers L, 73-53 1 32 4-14 28.6 2-9 22.2 0-0 - 10
Oct 14 at Memorial L, 89-70 1 33 2-12 16.7 0-5 0.0 0-1 0.0 4
Oct 20 Trinity Western L, 78-64 1 40 4-10 40.0 0-3 0.0 2-2 100.0 10
Oct 21 Regina L, 100-75 1 37 4-12 33.3 2-6 33.3 2-2 100.0 12
Nov 3 Mount Royal University L, 101-90 1 40 7-13 53.8 2-6 33.3 3-3 100.0 19
Nov 4 Mount Royal University L, 87-79 1 34 7-15 46.7 6-11 54.5 0-3 0.0 20
Nov 10 at Saskatchewan L, 78-61 1 38 3-10 30.0 0-4 0.0 1-2 50.0 7
Nov 11 at Saskatchewan L, 81-55 1 37 7-15 46.7 4-6 66.7 2-2 100.0 20
Nov 17 at UNBC L, 97-66 1 33 5-8 62.5 1-1 100.0 2-2 100.0 13
Nov 18 at UNBC L, 83-77 1 38 7-15 46.7 1-8 12.5 6-10 60.0 21
Dec 1 UBC L, 84-67 1 40 3-15 20.0 1-7 14.3 4-6 66.7 11
Dec 2 UBC L, 96-63 1 36 1-9 11.1 1-5 20.0 1-2 50.0 4
Jan 5 at Alberta L, 81-36 1 39 5-16 31.3 0-5 0.0 0-0 - 10
Jan 6 at Alberta L, 89-58 1 26 2-7 28.6 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 5
Jan 13 Brandon L, 80-78 1 42 6-11 54.5 2-7 28.6 7-7 100.0 21
Jan 14 Brandon L, 81-72 1 39 3-8 37.5 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 7
Jan 19 Lethbridge L, 85-80 1 35 2-9 22.2 1-5 20.0 2-2 100.0 7
Jan 20 Lethbridge L, 74-56 1 39 3-13 23.1 0-5 0.0 5-5 100.0 11
Jan 26 at Winnipeg L, 93-63 1 36 4-10 40.0 1-4 25.0 2-3 66.7 11
Jan 27 at Winnipeg L, 87-63 1 39 3-10 30.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 6
Feb 2 at UBC Okanagan L, 84-68 1 37 8-18 44.4 0-2 0.0 4-5 80.0 20
Feb 3 at UBC Okanagan L, 90-62 1 40 3-21 14.3 1-9 11.1 2-2 100.0 9
Feb 9 Victoria L, 95-47 1 40 7-20 35.0 3-9 33.3 0-0 - 17
Feb 10 Victoria L, 87-58 1 38 4-16 25.0 2-8 25.0 1-1 100.0 11
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Oct 13 at Thompson Rivers L, 73-53 1 32 0 4 4 3 3 2 0
Oct 14 at Memorial L, 89-70 1 33 2 3 5 1 7 2 0
Oct 20 Trinity Western L, 78-64 1 40 1 9 10 5 3 0 0
Oct 21 Regina L, 100-75 1 37 2 4 6 5 2 2 1
Nov 3 Mount Royal University L, 101-90 1 40 4 4 8 6 3 4 0
Nov 4 Mount Royal University L, 87-79 1 34 2 5 7 6 3 1 0
Nov 10 at Saskatchewan L, 78-61 1 38 0 6 6 3 5 4 0
Nov 11 at Saskatchewan L, 81-55 1 37 1 4 5 1 2 1 0
Nov 17 at UNBC L, 97-66 1 33 0 2 2 3 3 1 1
Nov 18 at UNBC L, 83-77 1 38 1 6 7 5 4 2 0
Dec 1 UBC L, 84-67 1 40 0 5 5 9 3 3 0
Dec 2 UBC L, 96-63 1 36 2 7 9 8 1 2 0
Jan 5 at Alberta L, 81-36 1 39 0 3 3 2 7 3 1
Jan 6 at Alberta L, 89-58 1 26 0 2 2 1 4 0 0
Jan 13 Brandon L, 80-78 1 42 2 9 11 8 5 2 0
Jan 14 Brandon L, 81-72 1 39 0 10 10 8 6 2 0
Jan 19 Lethbridge L, 85-80 1 35 0 4 4 4 1 3 1
Jan 20 Lethbridge L, 74-56 1 39 3 10 13 7 5 1 0
Jan 26 at Winnipeg L, 93-63 1 36 1 6 7 4 4 3 0
Jan 27 at Winnipeg L, 87-63 1 39 0 2 2 7 6 6 0
Feb 2 at UBC Okanagan L, 84-68 1 37 1 8 9 3 7 2 1
Feb 3 at UBC Okanagan L, 90-62 1 40 0 5 5 4 2 6 0
Feb 9 Victoria L, 95-47 1 40 4 10 14 3 4 3 0
Feb 10 Victoria L, 87-58 1 38 2 7 9 1 4 2 1
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Oct 13 at Thompson Rivers L, 73-53 1 1 0 1.0
Oct 14 at Memorial L, 89-70 1 5 0 0.1
Oct 20 Trinity Western L, 78-64 1 0 0 1.7
Oct 21 Regina L, 100-75 1 1 0 2.5
Nov 3 Mount Royal University L, 101-90 1 4 0 2.0
Nov 4 Mount Royal University L, 87-79 1 4 0 2.0
Nov 10 at Saskatchewan L, 78-61 1 1 0 0.6
Nov 11 at Saskatchewan L, 81-55 1 1 0 0.5
Nov 17 at UNBC L, 97-66 1 5 1 1.0
Nov 18 at UNBC L, 83-77 1 3 0 1.3
Dec 1 UBC L, 84-67 1 3 0 3.0
Dec 2 UBC L, 96-63 1 2 0 8.0
Jan 5 at Alberta L, 81-36 1 2 0 0.3
Jan 6 at Alberta L, 89-58 1 3 0 0.3
Jan 13 Brandon L, 80-78 1 2 0 1.6
Jan 14 Brandon L, 81-72 1 0 0 1.3
Jan 19 Lethbridge L, 85-80 1 2 0 4.0
Jan 20 Lethbridge L, 74-56 1 1 0 1.4
Jan 26 at Winnipeg L, 93-63 1 2 0 1.0
Jan 27 at Winnipeg L, 87-63 1 1 0 1.2
Feb 2 at UBC Okanagan L, 84-68 1 3 0 0.4
Feb 3 at UBC Okanagan L, 90-62 1 3 0 2.0
Feb 9 Victoria L, 95-47 1 2 0 0.8
Feb 10 Victoria L, 87-58 1 3 0 0.3
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2021-22 16 20.5 2.6-6.8 1.6-4.4 1.4-1.6 8.2
2022-23 20 34.5 4.2-13.1 1.6-6.9 3.5-4.4 13.6
2023-24 20 37.3 4.5-12.9 1.4-5.5 2.1-2.8 12.5
Total 56 31.5 3.9-11.2 1.5-5.7 2.4-3.0 11.6
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2021-22 16 3 328 42-108 38.9 25-71 35.2 22-25 88.0 131
2022-23 20 20 689 84-261 32.2 32-138 23.2 71-88 80.7 271
2023-24 20 20 746 90-259 34.7 28-110 25.5 42-55 76.4 250
Total 56 43 1763 216-628 34.4 85-319 26.6 135-168 80.4 652
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2021-22 16 328 20.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 35.2 0.0-0.0 0.0
2022-23 20 689 34.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 23.2 0.0-0.0 0.0
2023-24 20 746 37.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 25.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
Total 56 1763 31.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 26.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2021-22 16 0.7 2.4 3.1 0.7 1.9 0.8 0.1
2022-23 20 0.9 5.5 6.5 4.0 4.1 1.6 0.1
2023-24 20 1.1 5.8 6.9 4.7 4.0 2.5 0.3
Total 56 0.9 4.7 5.6 3.3 3.4 1.7 0.2
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2021-22 16 3 11 38 49 11 30 13 1
2022-23 20 20 19 110 129 81 82 32 3
2023-24 20 20 23 115 138 93 79 51 5
Total 56 43 53 263 316 185 191 96 9
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2021-22 16 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2022-23 20 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2023-24 20 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 56 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 20 37.3 4.5-12.9 1.4-5.5 2.1-2.8 12.5
Conference 20 37.3 4.5-12.9 1.4-5.5 2.1-2.8 12.5
Exhibition 4 35.5 3.5-12.0 1.0-5.8 1.0-1.2 9.0
Location
Home 10 38.3 4.3-12.9 1.9-6.8 2.3-2.9 12.8
Away 10 36.3 4.7-13.0 0.9-4.2 1.9-2.6 12.2
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Losses 20 37.3 4.5-12.9 1.4-5.5 2.1-2.8 12.5
Month
November 6 36.7 6.0-12.7 2.3-6.0 2.3-3.7 16.7
December 2 38.0 2.0-12.0 1.0-6.0 2.5-4.0 7.5
January 8 36.9 3.5-10.5 0.8-4.2 2.0-2.1 9.8
February 4 38.8 5.5-18.8 1.5-7.0 1.8-2.0 14.3
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 20 20 746 90-259 34.7 28-110 25.5 42-55 76.4 250
Conference 20 20 746 90-259 34.7 28-110 25.5 42-55 76.4 250
Exhibition 4 4 142 14-48 29.2 4-23 17.4 4-5 80.0 36
Location
Home 10 10 383 43-129 33.3 19-68 27.9 23-29 79.3 128
Away 10 10 363 47-130 36.2 9-42 21.4 19-26 73.1 122
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result
Wins - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Losses 20 20 746 90-259 34.7 28-110 25.5 42-55 76.4 250
Month
November 6 6 220 36-76 47.4 14-36 38.9 14-22 63.6 100
December 2 2 76 4-24 16.7 2-12 16.7 5-8 62.5 15
January 8 8 295 28-84 33.3 6-34 17.6 16-17 94.1 78
February 4 4 155 22-75 29.3 6-28 21.4 7-8 87.5 57
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 20 746 37.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 25.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 20 746 37.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 25.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition 4 142 35.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 17.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
Location
Home 10 383 38.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 27.9 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 10 363 36.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 21.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Losses 20 746 37.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 25.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 6 220 36.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 38.9 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 2 76 38.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 16.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 8 295 36.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 17.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 4 155 38.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 21.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 20 1.1 5.8 6.9 4.7 4.0 2.5 0.3
Conference 20 1.1 5.8 6.9 4.7 4.0 2.5 0.3
Exhibition 4 1.3 5.0 6.3 3.5 3.8 1.5 0.3
Location
Home 10 1.9 7.1 9.0 6.0 3.5 2.3 0.2
Away 10 0.4 4.4 4.8 3.3 4.4 2.8 0.3
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - -
Losses 20 1.1 5.8 6.9 4.7 4.0 2.5 0.3
Month
November 6 1.3 4.5 5.8 4.0 3.3 2.2 0.2
December 2 1.0 6.0 7.0 8.5 2.0 2.5 0.0
January 8 0.8 5.8 6.5 5.1 4.8 2.5 0.3
February 4 1.8 7.5 9.3 2.8 4.3 3.3 0.5
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 20 20 23 115 138 93 79 51 5
Conference 20 20 23 115 138 93 79 51 5
Exhibition 4 4 5 20 25 14 15 6 1
Location
Home 10 10 19 71 90 60 35 23 2
Away 10 10 4 44 48 33 44 28 3
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - -
Losses 20 20 23 115 138 93 79 51 5
Month
November 6 6 8 27 35 24 20 13 1
December 2 2 2 12 14 17 4 5 0
January 8 8 6 46 52 41 38 20 2
February 4 4 7 30 37 11 17 13 2
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 20 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 20 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Location
Home 10 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 10 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - -
Losses 20 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
November 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
News mentions
Matthew Osunde led the Griffins with a double double, recording 17 points and 14 rebounds on Friday (Robert Antoniuk photo).
  • Article
  • February 10, 2024
Costly turnovers upend an otherwise valiant effort for Griffins against U SPORTS No. 2 Victoria
  • February 10, 2024
Thai Haak led the Griffins with 13 points and also drew the tough assignment of guarding the reigning Canada West player of the year Diego Maffia, pictured (James Maclennan photo).
  • Article
  • February 10, 2024
Solid stretches of play mixed with learning moments as Griffins finish season with loss to Vikes
  • February 10, 2024
Marco Correas looks for an opening against the UBC Okanagan Heat on Friday (Krista Carlson photo).
  • Article
  • February 03, 2024
Foul trouble leads to big deficit which the Griffins were unable to erase in 84-68 loss to Heat
  • February 03, 2024
Thai Haak scored 10 points for the Griffins on Friday (David Larkins photo).
  • Article
  • January 27, 2024
Solid effort from Griffins comes up short to previously nationally-ranked Wesmen
  • January 27, 2024
Matthew Osunde dribbles the ball up court agains the Lethbridge Pronghorns last Saturday. The Griffins visit Winnipeg this weekend (Gerard Murray photo).
  • Article
  • January 24, 2024
Griffins practising hard and moving forward as they hit the road for a series at Winnipeg
  • January 24, 2024
Justace Byam had a strong game for the Griffins in his return to the lineup on Friday (Gerard Murray photo).
  • Article
  • January 20, 2024
Griffins come within a whisper of first win of season but inconsistent play holds them back
  • January 20, 2024
Justace Byam puts up a shot against Lethbridge on Saturday night (Gerard Murray photo).
  • Article
  • January 20, 2024
Griffins unable to stick with Pronghorns, losing by 18 after getting away from game plan
  • January 20, 2024
Joel Seke finished with 10 points and six rebounds for the Griffins (Rebecca Chelmick photo).
  • Article
  • January 14, 2024
Griffins push Bobcats, but turnovers, defensive lapses hold them back in narrow 81-72 loss
  • January 14, 2024
Matthew Osunde almost had a triple double, recording 21 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists in MacEwan's heartbreaking 80-78 overtime loss to Brandon (Rebecca Chelmick photo).
  • Article
  • January 13, 2024
Griffins within a basket of netting first win of 2023-24, but Bobcats escape with OT triumph
  • January 13, 2024
Griffins leading scorer Matthew Osunde will lead them into action against Brandon this weekend (Robert Antoniuk photo).
  • Article
  • January 12, 2024
Osunde embracing opportunity after family moved away from gang-plagued area of Toronto
  • January 12, 2024
Job Janda goes up for a block on Friday (Don Voaklander photo).
  • Article
  • January 06, 2024
Early deficit too much for Griffins to overcome in 81-36 loss to Golden Bears
  • January 06, 2024
Thai Haak co-led the Griffins in scoring with 12 points (Eduardo Perez photo).
  • Article
  • December 02, 2023
Young players carry the load for the Griffins after vets get into foul trouble in loss to UBC
  • December 02, 2023
Justace Byam scored 16 points and added six assists in his best game yet as a Griffin (Rich Abney photo).
  • Article
  • November 19, 2023
Gritty effort leads Griffins into a dogfight with T'Wolves before losing a close one 83-77
  • November 19, 2023
Milan Jaksic battles for a rebound with UNBC's Josh Gillespie on Friday night (Rich Abney photo).
  • Article
  • November 18, 2023
Defensive details lacking in Griffins' loss to Timberwolves
  • November 18, 2023
Damilola Osuma corrals the ball and looks for an opening against Saskatchewan on Saturday (Electric Umbrella photo).
  • Article
  • November 12, 2023
Rebounding, defensive woes cost Griffins in loss to Huskies
  • November 12, 2023
Justace Byam has made a big difference for the Griffins so far this season (Railene Hooper photo).
  • Article
  • November 04, 2023
Griffins show they'll be a team to be reckoned with, despite home-opener loss
  • November 04, 2023
Marco Correas flies through the air as he launches a shot on Saturday (Eduardo Perez photo).
  • Article
  • November 04, 2023
Late rally comes up short for Griffins in loss to Cougars
  • November 04, 2023
Milan Jaksic (second from left) discusses a play with teammates during a non conference game against Regina last month. MacEwan opens the season against Mount Royal on Friday (Railene Hooper photo).
  • Article
  • November 02, 2023
Core group heading into third season together, ready to lead Griffins' quest for a playoff spot
  • November 02, 2023
CW Coaches Poll: Griffins ranked 17th ahead of home opener Friday vs. MRU
  • Article
  • November 01, 2023
CW Coaches Poll: Griffins ranked 17th ahead of home opener Friday vs. MRU
  • November 01, 2023