Three-time letterman ... will serve as one of team’s captains this winter ... first three-time team captain in 105-year history of Army basketball ... has started every game since his arrival at West Point ... suffered through sub-par 2005-06 campaign due to injuries ... fully rehabilitated from offseason surgery and is expected to enter final campaign at 100 percent ... provides offensive spark, grittiness and leadership ... enters senior year listed 28th on Army’s career scoring ladder ... needs 86 points to become 25th member of Black Knights’ 1,000-point club ... begins 2006-07 listed 10th on career three-point baskets chart.

As a junior: started every game for the third consecutive season ... averaged 13.0 ppg. and 3.0 rpg. ... shot .380 from the floor, .295 from three-point range and .766 from the foul line ... listed second on team in both scoring and rebounding ... led squad with 74 assists and 29 steals ... his 28 three-point buckets ranked second on the team ... reached double figures in scoring 17 times, including five performances of 20 points or more ... posted season-high 28 points in home loss to VMI ... tallied 26 points versus The Citadel ... forged 24 points against New York Maritime and during Army’s road win over arch-rival Navy ... torched Brown for 20 points.

As a sophomore: started all 27 games... averaged team-high 14.3 ppg., along with 3.3 rpg. ... listed second on squad in caroms ... ranked second on team in assists (58) and third in steals (17) ... named second-team All-Patriot League ... first Black Knight to earn a postseason league award since 2002 ... finished campaign third in league in scoring ... shot .389 from the floor, .394 from three-point range and .810 from the foul line ... reached double figures 19 times ... registered career-high 34 points at New Hampshire ... tallied 30 points during home matchup with Lafayette ... became first Army player to post two 30-point efforts in the same season since Spatola in 2000-01 ... reached 20 points five times altogether ... named Patriot League Player of the Week on Nov. 29.

As a freshman: was only player to start every game ... averaged 6.5 ppg. and 3.0 rpg. ... shot .360 from the field, .396 from three-point range and .714 from the line ... led Army with 55 assists (2.04 apg.) ... listed second on the team in rebounding and three-point percentage, and tied for second in scoring ... enjoyed sparkling collegiate debut, scoring 20 points in opening-night win over Columbia ... that marked the most points by a Black Knight in his debut since at least 1960 ... reached double digits eight times during the season.

High School: earned four letters each in basketball and tennis at Kokomo High in Kokomo, Ind. ... starred for head coach Mike Wade ... averaged 19.3 ppg., 4.0 rpg. and 5.0 apg. as a senior ... ranked 47th in the state in scoring as a senior ... helped team to a 17-7 record and sectional championship in final campaign ... named All-North Central Conference as a juinor and senior ...  tabbed honorable mention all-state and selected to Indiana’s prestigious “Top 40 Workout” session following senior season.

Personal: given name is Matthew Alfred Bell ... father’s name is Greg Bell ... mother’s name is Lisa Koon ... stepmother’s name is Ronda Bell ... stepfather’s name is Mark Koon ... father, Greg, is long-time “radio voice” of Kokomo Wildkats ... member of the National Honor Society ... majoring in Management.