A versatile wing, walk-on guard Matt Ferris enters his fourth year at Wisconsin and will be a redshirt junior in 2017-18. A three-sport standout at Xavier High School, Ferris is enrolled in the prestigious UW Business School pursuing a degree in finance. He has appeared in 20 career games.
Twitter: @Ferris_Matt  | Instagram: mattferris4
HONORS
• 2016-17 NABC Honors Court
• 3x Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2016, '17, '18)
CAREER
• Has appeared in 20 career games
2016-17
Appeared in 11 games ... recorded career highs in minutes (3), assists (1), steals (1), FGA (2) and 3FGA (1) vs. Florida A&M (12/23)
2015-16
Redshirt season
2014-15
Appeared in nine games ... scored his first collegiate points against Nicholls State (Dec. 13) and finished with two points in three minutes ... grabbed two rebounds in two minutes vs. Boise State (Nov. 22)
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year starter at Xavier High School, culminating in Eastern Valley Conference player of the year honors as a senior ... led the Hawks to an 18-5 record and league title in his final prep campaign, averaging 14.8 points, 6.5 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game ... honorable mention all-state pick for Division 2 ... prep standout in basketball, football and baseball at Xavier, was the 2013-14 male recipient of the Pat Richter Award for most outstanding three-sport athlete in the state ... set state football records as a senior for passing yards in a season (3,949), touchdown passes in a season (50) and touchdown passes in a game (eight) ... led Xavier to an 11-2 record and trip to the Division 2 state semifinals ... Associated Press and Gatorade recognized Ferris as state player of the year ... Wisconsin Football Coaches Association offensive player of the year ... also started four years in baseball at Xavier, receiving second-team all-conference honors as a junior ... WBCA 2014 Academic All-State selection for basketball ... 2014 WIAA Scholar Athlete, maintaining a 4.1 GPA and member of the National, Spanish and Business Honor Societies.
PERSONAL
Parents are Dan and Cindy Ferris ... has an older brother, Nick, as well as three younger brothers, Drew, Sam and Zach ... studied abroad in Greece and Italy for three weeks during the summer of 2016 ... majoring in business finance, investment banking and risk management.
