Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame
Matt Hildebrand
- Induction:
- 2014
- Class:
- 1994
Men’s Basketball, 1991-94
Matt Hildebrand helped usher Flames Basketball into a new era when Liberty joined the Big South Conference during his sophomore season (1991-92). By his senior year, the native of Sturgis, Mich., had the Flames on the national scene, pushing the No. 1 team in the country during the 1994 NCAA Tournament.
Hildebrand started every game he played during his stellar 116-game career, finishing with 1,515 career points scored, 3,729 minutes played, and 207 career three-point field goals. A steady hand at the charity stripe, he finished with an 88.2 career free-throw shooting percentage (398-of-451), which ranks him in the top 25 of the all-time NCAA Division I record books.
During his senior campaign, Hildebrand led the Flames to the program’s first-ever Big South title and earned the program its first trip to the NCAA Tournament. Liberty faced No. 1 seed North Carolina in the contest and led the Tar Heels with 10 minutes left to go in the game, thanks to his 20 points and five assists.
Hildebrand is one of four players in program history to have his jersey retired, and he still holds single-game, season, and career records, including the program mark for best career three-point field goal shooting percentage (42.9 – 207-of-483).
Matt Hildebrand helped usher Flames Basketball into a new era when Liberty joined the Big South Conference during his sophomore season (1991-92). By his senior year, the native of Sturgis, Mich., had the Flames on the national scene, pushing the No. 1 team in the country during the 1994 NCAA Tournament.
Hildebrand started every game he played during his stellar 116-game career, finishing with 1,515 career points scored, 3,729 minutes played, and 207 career three-point field goals. A steady hand at the charity stripe, he finished with an 88.2 career free-throw shooting percentage (398-of-451), which ranks him in the top 25 of the all-time NCAA Division I record books.
During his senior campaign, Hildebrand led the Flames to the program’s first-ever Big South title and earned the program its first trip to the NCAA Tournament. Liberty faced No. 1 seed North Carolina in the contest and led the Tar Heels with 10 minutes left to go in the game, thanks to his 20 points and five assists.
Hildebrand is one of four players in program history to have his jersey retired, and he still holds single-game, season, and career records, including the program mark for best career three-point field goal shooting percentage (42.9 – 207-of-483).
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