Matt Othick

Matthew Brian "Matt" Othick (born March 18, 1969) is a retired American professional basketball player, independent film producer, and restaurateur.

Matt Othick
Personal information
Born (1969-03-18) March 18, 1969
Clovis, New Mexico
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolBishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nevada)
CollegeArizona (1988–1992)
NBA draft1992 / Undrafted
PositionPoint guard
Number12
Career history
1992San Antonio Spurs

Biography

Born in Clovis, New Mexico, Othick played basketball at the University of Arizona from 1989 to 1992. He is one of a small group of Arizona players to score over 1000 points and dish out 500 plus assists in his career.[1] He went on to play with the NBA's San Antonio Spurs in 1992, playing in four games. A 6'2" (1.88 m) 175 lb (75 kg) point guard, he continued his pro basketball career with the Omaha Racers 1992-1993, Fargo Fever 1994-1996 and Yakima Sun Kings in the CBA1998.[2]

In 2006, Othick was part of group developing a film based on the life of his former high school and college teammate, the late Bison Dele (then known as Brian Williams),[1] who presumably died during a boat trip in 2002. With his brother, Trent, Othick helped finance the Magnolia Pictures film Yonkers Joe, on which he is listed as an executive producer.[3][4]

As of 2008, Othick is a Las Vegas[2] and Del Mar, California-based land broker[2]/investor.[1]

Othick opened Crust Pizzeria in Carlsbad, California in 2011. He went on to open and operate two more locations, one in San Diego, California in 2014 and his latest in Solana Beach, California in 2018.

Notes
  1. Othick is developing film of Williams' life, by Greg Hansen, azstarnet.com, published April 16, 2006
  2. By any name, Williams was one of a kind, by Joe Hawk, Las Vegas Review-Journal, published September 26, 2002
  3. Filmmaker: "Tribeca Director Interview: Robert Celestino, Yonkers Joe", April 23, 2008
  4. Magnolia Pictures: Yonkers Joe press notes
gollark: Oh, sad.
gollark: No?
gollark: I wonder if I can make any inferences from the *guesses* people made last contest.
gollark: ↓ unless this conflicts with GTech™ aims
gollark: How are YOU not spouting random garbage now?


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