New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics

2009-10: Appeared in 13 games. ... scored career-high six points at Chicago State (3/6).

Prior to NJIT: Scored 1,204 points in his basketball career at North Stafford High School while averaging 19 points per game as a senior, pouring in 433 points in 23 games for North Stafford, which finished the season at 16-7. ...Washington Post named Darnell as its AAA Commonwealth District Player of the Year, a repeat honor from the previous season. ...he was a second-team all-Northwest Region (of Virginia) honoree and a first-team AAA Commonwealth District honoree, as well as first-team all-area in the Free Lance-Star newspaper. ... Darnell was also second-team all-Northwest Region as a junior. ...ESPN Rise also named him to its All-Greater DC team. ... had two 30-point games in 2008-09, netting a high of 32 points on January 9 against Massaponax High and had 10 other games with at least 20 points. ... he made 41 three-point baskets as a senior and scored more than a quarter of his points at the foul line, where he was a 73 percent shooter (shot 110-for-150 overall).

Personal: Matthew Kent Darnell. ... son of Mike and Robyn Darnell. ... undecided major. ... born 10/2/90 in Fort Sille, Oklahoma.