RELEASE DATE: 10/11/05

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jason Mattern Named Men’s Basketball Full-Time Assistant Coach

MANSFIELD – Former Mansfield University standout Jason Mattern has been named the full-time assistant coach for the Mountaineer men’s basketball team. The announcement was made today by head coach Rich Miller.

“I’m very pleased to have Jason back with us,” said Miller. “He’s was a key part of our program as a player at a time we were turning things around and he knows what it takes to be successful here. Jason’s a proven hard worker with a great deal of loyalty to our men’s basketball program and that’s exactly what we need to continue to be successful.”

Mattern was a three year letterwinner and two year starter for the Mountaineers after transferring from Penn College. From 2001-2003, Mattern appeared in 70 games with 21 starts where he scored 256 points with 56 assists and 36 steals. He was known for his scrappy style of play.

As a senior during the 2003 season, Mattern started 15 of 28 games and helped the Mountaineers to a PSAC playoff berth and ECAC Championship averaging 4.2 points per game. He led Penn College in scoring during the 2000 season, averaging 20 points per game.

A 1999 graduate of Bloomsburg High School, Mattern was a three year starter for the Panthers.

Mattern received his BA in travel and tourism from Mansfield in 2003.

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