2010-2011 UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON MEN’S BASKETBALL
2009-10
Matt Kavanaugh played in 14 games for the Flyers while averaging 0.8 points and 0.8 rebounds per game. Kavanaugh shot 5-of-12 from the field and played 43 minutes during the 2009-2010 season. Kavanaugh’s first career collegiate game came against #19 Georgia Tech where he recorded four minutes and had the task of defending future NBA players, Derrick Favors and Gani Lawal. Matt recorded two rebounds and swatted his first career block against Lehigh. Matt tallied his first career point on a free throw and hauled in two rebounds against Presbyterian. Matt scored two points against Ball State and chipped in two points and three rebounds at Saint Louis. Kavanaugh netted two points and grabbed a rebound in the victory over UMass. In the NIT second round at Cincinnati, Kavanaugh tallied two points in four minutes of action.
HIGH SCHOOL
Kavanaugh was a rare sophomore starter for coach Jim Staley’s Centerville High School program, and with Kavanaugh in the paint, the Elks went 19-4 overall in 2006-07 and won their third consecutive Greater Western Ohio Conference championship. He averaged 13 points, 9.9 rebounds and three blocks as a sophomore. He was first team all-conference and Second Team AllSouthwest Ohio. As a junior, Kavanaugh blossomed from being one of the best players in the Dayton area to one of the best in the state. He was the only underclassman on the 2008 First and Second Team Division I All-Ohio teams after averaging 20.8 points, 10.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.4 blocks per game. In his senior season, Kavanaugh averaged 17.7 points, 8.9 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game for Centerville. Kavanaugh was named to the All-Ohio Team as well.
Strong and Physical Post presence. Very crafty around the basket and aggressive on the glass.
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