Houston Memorial grad Staff plays in Texas State loss

Matt Staff, Texas State

Houston Memorial High School graduate Matt Staff scored eight points, but his Texas State lost 72-55 at home to conference rival San Jose State Saturday, Dec. 29 at Strahan Coliseum in San Marcos, State's website reported.

The senior forward also recorded five rebounds, two steals and two blocks for the Bobcats, who are 4-9 on the season and 0-1 in the Western Athletic Conference.

Texas State's next game is 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31 at home against Utah State University.

Staff played at Memorial High School in 2005-2009 for coach Dave Lay. Both Rivals.com and Scout.com rated him as a two-star recruit at the beginning of 2008-2009. He carried a 3.75 GPA and was ranked in the Top-10 by RCSSports.com for the Houston area - Top-20 in Texas by TexasHoops.com. He is the son of Richard and Victoria.

For more information, visit www.txstatebobcats.com/boxscore.aspx?path=mbball&id=3037.