Biography Season and Career Highs Career Statistics   Matej Cresnik Year: Junior Position: Forward Hometown / Last School: Velenje, Slovenia / Univerza V Ljubljani

General
Was a medical redshirt for the 2001-2002 season ... an active big man who runs the floor extremely well, Cresnik is a very skilled player for his size with the capability of playing in the paint or on the perimeter ... will give the Eagles a legitimate presence in the middle ... passes the ball well and has great court sense ... a very fundamentally sound player.

2003-04
Played in every game last year and started in eight … led the Patriot League in three point percentage (.457) which was also good for the second best single season percentage in AU history … averaged 7.8 points per game … came off the bench against Howard (12/8) and tied his career high for points (14) and added four rebounds and a steal … erupted against Notre Dame (12/21) for a career high 21 points in just 26 minutes to pace the Eagles … shot five of six from the three point line against Notre Dame (12/21) … against Niagara (1/5) he grabbed a career high nine rebounds to go along with 10 points in the losing effort … made the most of his second start of the year by firing 17 points and dishing out three assists in a win against Colgate (1/23) … was a perfect three for three from behind the arc for 15 points against Holy Cross (1/25).

2002-03
Cresnik started the season strong against Missouri (11/22) with five rebounds in just 20 minutes of action ... had a breakout game against UNC-Greensboro (11/25) with three threes and four rebounds in just 22 minutes ... had four rebounds and first career assist against Va. Tech (11/29) ... had career-highs for minutes (36) and rebounds (6) vs. Liberty (12/3) ... had first career block against Radford ... breakout game vs.Howard (12/9) with career high in points (14), boards (six) and free throw attempts (six), in the game he scored eight points in 1:26 to help AU pull out to a 9-point lead ... had a career-high 15 points and nine three-point attempts against Fairfield (12/22) ... had 14 points, two blocks and three rebounds to lead AU over Elon (12/28) ... hit the biggest shot of the game versus GW (1/2) when he buried a three to give the Eagles a 75-73 lead with 1:04 remaining. AU hung onto the lead for the win, and Cresnik was two-of-two from beyond the arc ... was five-of-five from the charity strip vs. Penn (1/8) and pulled down four boards in 21 minutes ... versus Bucknell (1/11) returned to the starting line-up and played 36 minutes and had three assists vs. Navy (1/15) ... notched nine points and was perfect from the free throw line vs. Lehigh (1/18) ... tied his career-high for rebounds with seven vs. Holy Cross (1/26) ... had a career-high two steals and four points vs. Lafayette (1/31) ... scored seven points and hit key three-pointer vs. Bucknell (2.8) ... came off the bench and scored 11 points and grabbed three boards in 28 minutes vs Lehigh (2/15) ... picked up 11 points, five rebounds and a career-high three steals against Colgate (2/23) ... Cresnik had a career high 24 points on 8-of-12 shooting vs Army (2/27) ... he was four-of-four from both the chartiy stripe and three-point line against Army (2/27) ... scored eight points and grabbed three rebounds in 22 minutes vs. Navy.

2001-02
Saw his first action of the season against Fairleigh Dickinson (11/24) ... played three minutes and grabbed one rebound ... coming off of a meniscus injury in his right knee ... saw limited action against Coll. of Charleston (11/28) ... reinjured his knee in practice following the Charleston game.

Before American
Was a member of the Slovenian Under-18 and Under-20 National Teams ... helped lead Under-18 National Team to a seventh-place finish at the 1998 European Championships ... attended the 1998 ABC All-Star Camp in London, England ... was an Under-14 and Under-16 National Champion in tennis.