Matthew Drayton

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33 Matthew Drayton
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    185
  • Hometown:
    Roxbury, MA
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    Jeremiah Burke
  • Major:
    Communications
  • gp
    15
  • pts/g
    12.9
  • fg %
    35.5
  • 3pt %
    26.3
  • ft %
    63.1
  • reb/g
    2.9
  • a/g
    1.0
Bio

2025-26: Saw action in 15 games for the Green and Gold with 13 starts, totaling 194 points on 66-of-186 shooting as well as 43 rebounds, 15 assists and eight steals. Click here for season statistics.

2024-25: Saw action in all 25 games for the Falcons, registering 339 points on 122-of-319 shooting with 76 boards, 43 assists, 24 steals and four blocked shots. Click here for season statistics.

2023-24: Appeared in 23 games with 14 starts for Fitchburg State during his rookie season. Posted 227 points on 90-of-230 shooting with 80 rebounds, 23 assists, 17 steals and four blocks. Click here for season statistics.

High School: 2023 graduate of Burke High School. Member of the basketball team. 2x member of the All-Conference Team. Member of the All-Boston Globe First Team.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 15 14
Games started 13 12
Minutes 463 437
Minutes per game 30.9 31.2
FG 66-186 64-173
FG Pct 35.5 37.0
3PT 21-80 20-75
3PT Pct 26.3 26.7
FT 41-65 40-61
FT Pct 63.1 65.6
Off rebounds 7 7
Def rebounds 36 34
Total rebounds 43 41
Rebounds per game 2.9 2.9
Personal fouls 23 20
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 15 15
Turnovers 29 28
Assist to turnover ratio 0.5 0.5
Steals 8 7
Blocks 0 0
Points 194 188
Points per game 12.9 13.4
Points per 40.0 min 16.8 17.2
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 4 at Framingham St. L, 83-74
Feb 7 Worcester St. L, 73-68
Feb 11 at Salem St. L, 79-75
Feb 14 Anna Maria W, 72-70
Feb 18 MCLA L, 88-85
Feb 21 at Westfield St. L, 90-87
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 7 at Rivier W, 80-67 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Vermont State Castleton W, 81-79 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Dean College W, 93-81 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 at Mass.-Boston W, 65-63 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 MIT W, 75-72 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 25 WPI L, 85-65 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 at Colby-Sawyer W, 90-81 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 3 at Lasell L, 88-63 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 8 Emmanuel (Mass.) L, 68-66 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 10 Roger Williams L, 92-78 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 3 Regis (Mass.) L, 71-68 1 26 2-13 15.4 1-5 20.0 1-4 25.0 6
Jan 7 Bridgewater St. L, 107-98 1 26 7-17 41.2 1-5 20.0 2-5 40.0 17
Jan 10 Framingham St. L, 75-71 - 28 5-13 38.5 0-4 0.0 1-2 50.0 11
Jan 14 at Worcester St. L, 91-69 1 25 1-7 14.3 0-3 0.0 3-4 75.0 5
Jan 17 Salem St. W, 80-79 1 33 5-11 45.5 2-6 33.3 5-7 71.4 17
Jan 21 at Anna Maria W, 87-79 1 35 5-12 41.7 4-5 80.0 2-2 100.0 16
Jan 24 at MCLA W, 97-96 1 34 4-11 36.4 4-7 57.1 1-2 50.0 13
Jan 28 Westfield St. L, 84-72 1 35 4-11 36.4 3-8 37.5 0-2 0.0 11
Jan 31 at Bridgewater St. W, 95-93 1 27 4-11 36.4 1-6 16.7 3-4 75.0 12
Feb 4 at Framingham St. L, 83-74 1 38 3-13 23.1 1-7 14.3 5-6 83.3 12
Feb 7 Worcester St. L, 73-68 1 26 3-14 21.4 1-6 16.7 1-3 33.3 8
Feb 11 at Salem St. L, 79-75 1 32 3-9 33.3 0-1 0.0 5-7 71.4 11
Feb 14 Anna Maria W, 72-70 - 30 2-9 22.2 1-5 20.0 7-10 70.0 12
Feb 18 MCLA L, 88-85 1 37 12-22 54.5 2-8 25.0 2-3 66.7 28
Feb 21 at Westfield St. L, 90-87 1 31 6-13 46.2 0-4 0.0 3-4 75.0 15
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 7 at Rivier W, 80-67 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Vermont State Castleton W, 81-79 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Dean College W, 93-81 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 at Mass.-Boston W, 65-63 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 MIT W, 75-72 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 25 WPI L, 85-65 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 at Colby-Sawyer W, 90-81 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 3 at Lasell L, 88-63 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 8 Emmanuel (Mass.) L, 68-66 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 10 Roger Williams L, 92-78 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 3 Regis (Mass.) L, 71-68 1 26 0 2 2 0 1 1 0
Jan 7 Bridgewater St. L, 107-98 1 26 2 0 2 1 3 1 0
Jan 10 Framingham St. L, 75-71 - 28 0 4 4 1 2 0 0
Jan 14 at Worcester St. L, 91-69 1 25 0 4 4 1 4 1 0
Jan 17 Salem St. W, 80-79 1 33 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
Jan 21 at Anna Maria W, 87-79 1 35 0 3 3 3 1 1 0
Jan 24 at MCLA W, 97-96 1 34 0 1 1 3 2 0 0
Jan 28 Westfield St. L, 84-72 1 35 0 3 3 0 2 0 0
Jan 31 at Bridgewater St. W, 95-93 1 27 1 1 2 2 0 1 0
Feb 4 at Framingham St. L, 83-74 1 38 0 5 5 0 5 0 0
Feb 7 Worcester St. L, 73-68 1 26 1 3 4 0 1 2 0
Feb 11 at Salem St. L, 79-75 1 32 2 1 3 0 3 0 0
Feb 14 Anna Maria W, 72-70 - 30 0 2 2 1 1 1 0
Feb 18 MCLA L, 88-85 1 37 0 4 4 2 1 0 0
Feb 21 at Westfield St. L, 90-87 1 31 1 3 4 0 0 0 0
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 7 at Rivier W, 80-67 - - - -
Nov 11 Vermont State Castleton W, 81-79 - - - -
Nov 14 Dean College W, 93-81 - - - -
Nov 18 at Mass.-Boston W, 65-63 - - - -
Nov 21 MIT W, 75-72 - - - -
Nov 25 WPI L, 85-65 - - - -
Nov 30 at Colby-Sawyer W, 90-81 - - - -
Dec 3 at Lasell L, 88-63 - - - -
Dec 8 Emmanuel (Mass.) L, 68-66 - - - -
Dec 10 Roger Williams L, 92-78 - - - -
Jan 3 Regis (Mass.) L, 71-68 1 3 - 0.0
Jan 7 Bridgewater St. L, 107-98 1 3 - 0.3
Jan 10 Framingham St. L, 75-71 - 2 - 0.5
Jan 14 at Worcester St. L, 91-69 1 0 - 0.3
Jan 17 Salem St. W, 80-79 1 1 - 0.3
Jan 21 at Anna Maria W, 87-79 1 4 0 3.0
Jan 24 at MCLA W, 97-96 1 3 - 1.5
Jan 28 Westfield St. L, 84-72 1 1 - 0.0
Jan 31 at Bridgewater St. W, 95-93 1 0 - -
Feb 4 at Framingham St. L, 83-74 1 0 - 0.0
Feb 7 Worcester St. L, 73-68 1 1 - 0.0
Feb 11 at Salem St. L, 79-75 1 1 0 0.0
Feb 14 Anna Maria W, 72-70 - 0 - 1.0
Feb 18 MCLA L, 88-85 1 3 - 2.0
Feb 21 at Westfield St. L, 90-87 1 1 - -
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2023-24 23 26.3 3.9-10.0 1.0-2.7 1.1-2.1 9.9
2024-25 25 30.1 4.9-12.8 1.8-5.1 2.0-3.2 13.6
2025-26 15 30.9 4.4-12.4 1.4-5.3 2.7-4.3 12.9
2026-27 - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Total 63 28.9 4.4-11.7 1.4-4.3 1.9-3.1 12.1
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2023-24 23 14 605 90-230 39.1 22-62 35.5 25-48 52.1 227
2024-25 25 23 753 122-319 38.2 44-128 34.4 51-81 63.0 339
2025-26 15 13 463 66-186 35.5 21-80 26.3 41-65 63.1 194
2026-27 - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Total 63 50 1821 278-735 37.8 87-270 32.2 117-194 60.3 760
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2023-24 23 605 26.3 6.0-15.2 1.5-4.1 35.5 1.7-3.2 15.0
2024-25 25 753 30.1 6.5-16.9 2.3-6.8 34.4 2.7-4.3 18.0
2025-26 15 463 30.9 5.7-16.1 1.8-6.9 26.3 3.5-5.6 16.8
2026-27 - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Total 63 1821 28.9 6.1-16.1 1.9-5.9 32.2 2.6-4.3 16.7
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2023-24 23 1.3 2.2 3.5 1.0 1.2 0.7 0.2
2024-25 25 0.8 2.2 3.0 1.7 2.2 1.0 0.2
2025-26 15 0.5 2.4 2.9 1.0 1.9 0.5 0.0
2026-27 - - - - - - - -
Total 63 0.9 2.2 3.2 1.3 1.8 0.8 0.1
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2023-24 23 14 30 50 80 23 28 17 4
2024-25 25 23 21 55 76 43 54 24 4
2025-26 15 13 7 36 43 15 29 8 0
2026-27 - - - - - - - - -
Total 63 50 58 141 199 81 111 49 8
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2023-24 23 2.0 3.3 5.3 1.5 1.9 1.1 0.3
2024-25 25 1.1 2.9 4.0 2.3 2.9 1.3 0.2
2025-26 15 0.6 3.1 3.7 1.3 2.5 0.7 0.0
2026-27 - - - - - - - -
Total 63 1.3 3.1 4.4 1.8 2.4 1.1 0.2
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 15 30.9 4.4-12.4 1.4-5.3 2.7-4.3 12.9
Conference 14 31.2 4.6-12.4 1.4-5.4 2.9-4.4 13.4
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 8 30.1 5.0-13.8 1.4-5.9 2.4-4.5 13.8
Away 7 31.7 3.7-10.9 1.4-4.7 3.1-4.1 12.0
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 5 31.8 4.0-10.8 2.4-5.8 3.6-5.0 14.0
Losses 10 30.4 4.6-13.2 0.9-5.1 2.3-4.0 12.4
Month
January 9 29.9 4.1-11.8 1.8-5.4 2.0-3.6 12.0
February 6 32.3 4.8-13.3 0.8-5.2 3.8-5.5 14.3
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 15 13 463 66-186 35.5 21-80 26.3 41-65 63.1 194
Conference 14 12 437 64-173 37.0 20-75 26.7 40-61 65.6 188
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 8 6 241 40-110 36.4 11-47 23.4 19-36 52.8 110
Away 7 7 222 26-76 34.2 10-33 30.3 22-29 75.9 84
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result
Wins 5 4 159 20-54 37.0 12-29 41.4 18-25 72.0 70
Losses 10 9 304 46-132 34.8 9-51 17.6 23-40 57.5 124
Month
January 9 8 269 37-106 34.9 16-49 32.7 18-32 56.3 108
February 6 5 194 29-80 36.3 5-31 16.1 23-33 69.7 86
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 15 463 30.9 5.7-16.1 1.8-6.9 26.3 3.5-5.6 16.8
Conference 14 437 31.2 5.9-15.8 1.8-6.9 26.7 3.7-5.6 17.2
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 8 241 30.1 6.6-18.3 1.8-7.8 23.4 3.2-6.0 18.3
Away 7 222 31.7 4.7-13.7 1.8-5.9 30.3 4.0-5.2 15.1
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 5 159 31.8 5.0-13.6 3.0-7.3 41.4 4.5-6.3 17.6
Losses 10 304 30.4 6.1-17.4 1.2-6.7 17.6 3.0-5.3 16.3
Month
January 9 269 29.9 5.5-15.8 2.4-7.3 32.7 2.7-4.8 16.1
February 6 194 32.3 6.0-16.5 1.0-6.4 16.1 4.7-6.8 17.7
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 15 0.5 2.4 2.9 1.0 1.9 0.5 0.0
Conference 14 0.5 2.4 2.9 1.1 2.0 0.5 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 0.4 2.3 2.6 0.8 1.8 0.6 0.0
Away 7 0.6 2.6 3.1 1.3 2.1 0.4 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 0.2 1.4 1.6 2.0 1.4 0.6 0.0
Losses 10 0.6 2.9 3.5 0.5 2.2 0.5 0.0
Month
January 9 0.3 2.0 2.3 1.3 2.0 0.6 0.0
February 6 0.7 3.0 3.7 0.5 1.8 0.5 0.0
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 15 13 7 36 43 15 29 8 0
Conference 14 12 7 34 41 15 28 7 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 6 3 18 21 6 14 5 0
Away 7 7 4 18 22 9 15 3 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 4 1 7 8 10 7 3 0
Losses 10 9 6 29 35 5 22 5 0
Month
January 9 8 3 18 21 12 18 5 0
February 6 5 4 18 22 3 11 3 0
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 15 0.6 3.1 3.7 1.3 2.5 0.7 0.0
Conference 14 0.6 3.1 3.8 1.4 2.6 0.6 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 0.5 3.0 3.5 1.0 2.3 0.8 0.0
Away 7 0.7 3.2 4.0 1.6 2.7 0.5 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 0.3 1.8 2.0 2.5 1.8 0.8 0.0
Losses 10 0.8 3.8 4.6 0.7 2.9 0.7 0.0
Month
January 9 0.4 2.7 3.1 1.8 2.7 0.7 0.0
February 6 0.8 3.7 4.5 0.6 2.3 0.6 0.0
News mentions
Men’s Basketball Drop Season Finale To Owls
  • Article
  • February 21, 2026
Men’s Basketball Drop Season Finale To Owls

Westfield, Mass. – The Fitchburg State men’s basketball team concluded the season with a 90-87 loss to the Owls of Westfield State in MASCAC action on Saturday afternoon.

  • February 21, 2026
Men’s Basketball Edged By Trailblazers In MASCAC Action
  • Article
  • February 18, 2026
Men’s Basketball Edged By Trailblazers In MASCAC Action

Fitchburg, MA – The Fitchburg State Men’s Basketball team dropped a tough 88-85 decision to the Trailblazers of MCLA this evening in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from the Parkinson Gymnasium.

  • February 18, 2026
Men’s Basketball Edged By Vikings In MASCAC Matchup
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  • February 11, 2026
Men’s Basketball Edged By Vikings In MASCAC Matchup

Salem, MA – The Fitchburg State Men’s Basketball team dropped a 79-75 decision to the Vikings of Salem State this evening in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action this evening from the Twohig Gymnasium.

  • February 11, 2026
Men’s Basketball Second-Half Rally Falls Short Against Lancers
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  • February 07, 2026
Men’s Basketball Second-Half Rally Falls Short Against Lancers

FITCHBURG, Mass. – The Fitchburg State men’s basketball team staged a second-half comeback on Saturday afternoon, nearly erasing a 16-point deficit before falling to MASCAC rival Worcester State, 73-68, at Parkinson Gymnasium.

  • February 07, 2026
Men's Basketball Drops Overtime Decision To Rams In MASCAC Action
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  • February 04, 2026
Men's Basketball Drops Overtime Decision To Rams In MASCAC Action

Framingham, MA – The Fitchburg State Men’s Basketball team dropped an 83-74 decision to the Rams of Framingham State this evening in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action this evening from the Logan Gymnasium.

  • February 04, 2026
Men’s Basketball Clips Bears In MASCAC Clash
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  • January 31, 2026
Men’s Basketball Clips Bears In MASCAC Clash

Bridgewater, Mass. - The Fitchburg State men’s basketball team earned a hard-fought 95–93 victory over Bridgewater State on Saturday afternoon in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action,

  • January 31, 2026
Men’s Basketball Falls To Owls In MASCAC Action
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  • January 28, 2026
Men’s Basketball Falls To Owls In MASCAC Action

Fitchburg, Mass. -The Fitchburg State men’s basketball team battled hard against Westfield State but ultimately fell, 84-72, in front of an energetic home crowd on Wednesday evening at the Parkinson Gymnasium.

  • January 28, 2026
Men’s Basketball Holds Off Trailblazers In MASCAC Action
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  • January 24, 2026
Men’s Basketball Holds Off Trailblazers In MASCAC Action

North Adams, Mass. – Fitchburg State held off a late charge from MCLA to secure a 97–96 victory in MASCAC men’s basketball action, earning its third straight conference win behind timely shooting and late-game execution on the road in North Adams.

  • January 24, 2026
Men's Basketball Rallies Past AMCATS In Overtime Thriller
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  • January 21, 2026
Men's Basketball Rallies Past AMCATS In Overtime Thriller

Paxton, MA – The Fitchburg State Men’s Basketball team earned an 87-79, overtime victory over the AMCATS of Anna Maria this evening in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from the Fuller Activities Center.

  • January 21, 2026
Men's Basketball Stuns Vikings In MASCAC Clash
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  • January 17, 2026
Men's Basketball Stuns Vikings In MASCAC Clash

Fitchburg MA – The Fitchburg State Men’s Basketball team earned an 80-79 victory over the Vikings of Salem State this afternoon in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from the Parkinson Gymnasium.

  • January 17, 2026
Men's Basketball Clipped By Rams In MASCAC Action
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  • January 10, 2026
Men's Basketball Clipped By Rams In MASCAC Action

Fitchburg, MA – The Fitchburg State Men’s Basketball team dropped a tough 75-71 decision to the Rams of Framingham State this afternoon in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from the Parkinson Gymnasium

  • January 10, 2026
Men's Basketball Edged By Bears In Conference Tilt
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  • January 07, 2026
Men's Basketball Edged By Bears In Conference Tilt

Fitchburg, Mass. – Junior Jalen Jackson (San Antonio, TX) led all scorers with 34 points, but the Fitchburg State men’s basketball team fell to the Bears of Bridgewater State, 107-98, Wednesday evening at Parkinson Gymnasium.

  • January 07, 2026