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March 3, 2009

Dellatorre Receives Ducey Award

Caltech senior guard, Matt Dellatorre, has been named the 2009 Ted Ducey Award recipient by SCIAC coaches. The Ducey Award is an annual prize that goes to a senior basketball player who has demonstrated well-rounded ability on the court and exemplifies leadership, discipline, determination, and sportsmanship. In addition, the winner has shown sincerity of purpose in his academic endeavors.

Dellatorre, a captain and four year Caltech contributor, hails from North Bethesda, MD where he attended Georgetown Prep. Throughout his playing days at Caltech, Matt was asked to do everything - guard the best players, score from everywhere, lead by example, and work harder than anyone - and he succeeded in all categories. His aggressiveness and willingness to push through adversity allowed him to become one of the most versatile players in Caltech history.

Dellatorre amassed more than 800 points, 100 assists, and 100 steals all while shooting 80 percent from the free throw line and 34 percent from behind the arc for his career. He scored a career high 28 versus Pacific as a sophomore and he poured in 27 points and snagged 10 rebounds this season in a home win against NYU-Polytechnic. He turned in a masterful 2009 performance at Redlands with 18 points, six rebounds, four assists, and three steals. He recorded a career high five thefts against Chapman as a sophomore.

During his senior season, Matt ranked among the conference's elite in points (9^th), rebounds (25^th), assists (10^th), steals (3^rd), 3-point percentage (11^th), 3-pointers made (5^th) and minutes played (7^th). He finished second in SCIAC free throw percentage (101^st in the nation). Matt is majoring in applied and computational mathematics and plans on going into clinical medicine.