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At the time of his graduation, Matt Howard ranked third in career scoring (1,939 points) and rebounds (884). He received the NCAA Elite 88 Award in both 2010 and 2011, presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA at the Final Four. He earned Academic All-America honors for three consecutive seasons, the first Butler student-athlete to do so. He was a three-time All-Horizon League first-team selection and became the first player in Horizon League history to be named to the conference's All-Tournament Team in each of his four seasons (2008-11).