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Played 110 games at the University of Portland where he averaged 11.7 points and 3.3 rebounds.

Led the West Coast Conference in Free Throw Percentage (.832) during the 1993-94 season.

As a freshman (1989-90), he was named West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year. Houle started in 19 games and played all 28. Led the team in free throw percentage (31-of-35). Scored a season-high 16 points, including 9-of-10 free throws, in his collegiate start vs. Seattle.

As a sophomore he was Portland’s No. 3 scorer, 9.8 ppg (11.5 in WCC games). Led Portland in field goal percentage, .530 (.549 in WCC games, top 5 n the conference) and was the team’s No. 2 three point shooter, .457 (21-of-46).

Declared a redshirt due to a ongoing shoulder injury during the 1991-92 season.

As a junior (1992-93) Houle was the team leader in five categories, including all three shooting lists: 47.4% FG (No. 10 in the WCC), 46 3-poiners (No. 5 in the WCC), 39.3% 3-pt. FG (No. 6 in the WCC), 84.6% FT (No. 2 in the WCC) and scoring, 14.7 ppg (No. 3 in the WCC)… averaged 15.5 points in conference games… 1992-93 WCC leader in league-game free throw shooting, 86%… had the game of his life Feb. 13 in a 94-88 loss to San Francisco: set a new Pilot single-game scoring record with 43 points, breaking the previous mark of 42 set by Pilot Hall of Famer Cincy Powell vs. San Fernando Valley on December 6, 1964. Houle, who was 17 of 23 from the floor and six for the nine from 3-point range, scored 32 second-half points on 13 of 16 shooting, five of seven on treys. Houle’s outburst also severed the previous Chiles Center scoring record, 39 points, held by Loyola Marymount’s Bo Kimble and Portland’s Peter McKelvey (vs. San Francisco in 1992). Houle’s 17 filed goals set a new arena record and tied the school record shared by three others, last by Darwin Cook vs. USF in 1978. A 3-pointer from the left wing at the 3:57 mark of the second half gave Houle the scoring standard and the highest single-game performance in the WCC in 1992-93. He becomes only the fourth player in school history to score at least 40 points in a game… scored what was then a career-high 28 points on 13-of-20 shooting at Weber State… In addition to a 6-for-9 performance vs. USF, went 4-for-5 from 3-point range on two other occasions… two free throws with :03 left iced a 69-66 win over Loyola Marymount.

As a senior (1993-94), he was all-West Coast Conference Honorable Mention…Houle finished as the No. 6 all-Time scorer and No. 1 career free thrower… Matt Houle closed out his career with a 16.6 scoring average and 465 points in his senior season to up his career point total to 1,284 and finish as the sixth all-time leading scorer in the history of the 70-year-old Portland basketball program. He also became Portland’s career free throw percentage record holder after firing a four-year clip of .828, 255-for-308. He broke the former mark of .824 set by Erik Spoelstra (1988-92). Houle’s 131 career 3-pointers rate second in the Pilot record book…was the WCC’s No.5 scorer and free throw percentage leader (.832).