Matt Bell

Matt Bell was a standout basketball and tennis athlete at Kokomo High School from 1999-2003 and a four-year basketball performer at the United States Military Academy at West Point (Army).

While at Kokomo, Bell played in 90 varsity basketball contests during a four-year career that included 988 points, 309 assists, 246 rebounds and 111 steals. He connected on 80-percent of his free throws and had a 42.7 three-point shooting percentage. As a sophomore, he set a modern-day Wildkat free throw percentage record of 87.1.

In tennis, he finished with an overall singles record of 58-13 and helped lead the Wildkats to North Central Conference,
sectional and regional titles in 1999, 2000, and 2001. His win total was third-best in school history despite being slowed by a broken ankle his senior season.

At West Point, Bell was a three-time team captain and Most Valuable Player while also being named an All-Patriot League second-team performer. He graduated with 1,353 career points. While on active duty as an Army officer, Bell played on the United States Armed Forces squad in the World Military Basketball Championships.