Matt Steger Class: Junior Hometown: Northfield, Ill. High School: Loyola Academy Height / Weight: 6-5 / 195 Position: G/F

2008-09: Appeared in four games off the bench ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2007-08: Battled injuries throughout the season and appeared in just two games ... Saw first playing time of the season in a win over Arkansas State (12/3) ... Grabbed a rebound and handed out an assist in a victory over Howard (12/20).

2006-07: Played in eight games ... Scored two points in the win over Northwestern State (12/31) ... Made one FT at Purdue (3/3).

High School: Helped lead Loyola Academy to a 50-10 record over final two seasons ... Three-year letterwinner and team captain ... Averaged 12 points, five rebounds and three assists his senior season as the Ramblers went 27-4 and captured a regional championship and the Chicago Catholic League title ... A two-time Chicago Catholic League all-conference selection ... High school coach was Bryan Tucker ... Helped his team to a 23-6 record in 2004-05 ... Member of the Illinois Warriors AAU team in the summer of 2005, playing with current NU teammate Jeff Ryan ... Also played golf for two years.

Personal: Born Matthew Steger ... Parents are Peter and Sheila Steger ... Father played baseball at the University of Illinois from 1975-79 ... Grandfather, Russell Steger, was an All-American football player at Illinois from 1946-50 and an all-Big Ten baseball player ... Uncle, Geoff Steger, played football at the University of Michigan from 1970-74 ... Major is learning and organizational change.

Steger's Career Stats

                                 Total         3-Point                    Rebounds
Year      GP-GS   Min/Avg    FG-FGA   Pct   FG-FGA   Pct   FT-FTA   Pct Off-Def  Tot  Avg  PF-FO Ast  TO Blk Stl  Pts/Avg
2006-07    8-0     14/1.8     1-3    .333    0-1    .000    1-3    .333   0-1      1  0.1   2-0    1   1   0   2    3/0.4
2007-08    2-0      4/2.0     0-1    .000    0-1    .000    0-0    .000   0-1      1  0.5   2-0    1   0   0   0    0/0.0
TOTAL     10-0     18/1.8     1-4    .250    0-2    .000    1-3    .333   0-2      2  0.2   4-0    2   1   0   2    3/0.3