Nick Mattone Class: Junior Hometown: Boston, MA High School: St. Andrews HS Last College: Manatee CC Height / Weight: 6-4 / 190 Position: Guard Major: Communications

Prior to KSU (Manatee CC)
Mattone joins the Owls after a year at Manatee Community College...was an all-conference selection and shot 50.0 percent from the floor while ranking among the nation's leaders in free throw percentage (84.0) and three-point percentage (46.0)...played the 2005-06 season at East Carolina where he appeared in nine games for the Pirates...he scored his first collegiate points in his debut against Old Dominion when he connected on a three-pointer.

Prep Career
Mattone enjoyed a successful prep career at St. Andrew's High School in Barrington, R.I. where he scored 1,100 points and had over 500 assists...he was a Street & Smith All-American in his junior and senior year and was a McDonald's All-American after averaging 16 points and six assists in his senior season...also enrolled in prep school at IMG Academy in Tampa, Fla. where he averaged 17.5 points per game.

Personal
Was born Nicholas John Mattone on June 14, 1985 in Rochester, N.Y. ...is the son of John and Gayle Mattone...has three siblings, Jared (25), Kristina (18) and Matt (15)...is a Communications major.