Georgia College

In High School: Graduated from Pope High inMarietta, Ga. ... Played basketball for head coach Pat Abney ...Selected All-Region Class 5-AAAA First Team and All-State HonorableMention as a senior ... Third on all-time scorer's list with 1,541points ... Second in career threes made at 182 ... Ninth in schoolhistory in career assists ... Twice chosen Cobb County Player ofthe Month ... Earned Pope HS Scholar-Athlete Award ... Member ofClass 4-AAAA Georgia State Qualifier team in 2010-11 ... Also rantrack.

Personal: Nickname is "Matty Ice" ... Majoringin economics with a minor in finance ... Son of Jean and VenitaPolyne ... Born Dec. 31 ... Lists Kobe Bryant of the Los AngelesLakers as his favorite athlete ... Chose GC for its strongacademics and competitive sports ... Biggest sports thrill wasleading the 2011-12 Pope HS team to a top-10 Georgia Class 4-AAAAseason ranking ... Always eats a Subway sandwich before games ...Lists bugs as the thing that scares him the most ... His favoritesong is "The Next Episode" by Dr. Dre, movie is Gladiator and TVshow is The Chapelle Show ... Lives by the motto: "success is notan accident; it is earned through hard work, dedication anddetermination".