Matthew Otten

Matthew Otten (born December 8, 1981) is an American retired basketball player and current coach.[1] Otten holds a Dutch passport as well and played the shooting guard position during his career.

Matthew Otten
Otten playing for GasTerra Flames in 2009
Basketball Community Gelderland
PositionHead coach
LeagueDutch Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1981-12-08) December 8, 1981
Las Vegas, Nevada
NationalityAmerican / Dutch
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Career information
High schoolYuba City (Yuba City, California)
College
NBA draft2005 / Undrafted
Playing career2004–2015
PositionShooting guard
Coaching career2015–present
Career history
As player:
2004–2006Apollon Limassol
2006–2007Cheshire Phoenix
2007–2008Lugano Tigers
2009–2011GasTerra Flames
2011–2012Mersey Tigers
2012–2015Rotterdam
As coach:
2015–2017Den Bosch (assistant)
2019–presentNetherlands (assistant)
2019–2020Dreamfield Dolphins
2020–presentBasketball Community Gelderland
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

Otten was part of the GasTerra Flames in 2010 and 2011, the years in which the club won a Dutch cup and national championship. In the 2011-12 season, Otten played for Mersey Tigers in the United Kingdom. In 2012 Otten returned to the Netherlands in 2012, when he signed with Rotterdam Basketbal College. After one year with the club, his contract was renewed.[2] His numbers rose in his second season in Rotterdam, as Otten averaged 13.4 points per game compared to 9.0 the previous season. In June 2014, Otten re-signed again with Challenge Sports Rotterdam.[3]

After the 2014–15 season, Otten retired.

Coaching career

In 2015, Otten started his coaching career as assistant with Den Bosch.

Since June 2019, Otten is assistant coach of Netherlands under Maurizio Buscaglia.[4]

On 9 August 2020, Otten signed as head coach for newly established club Basketball Community Gelderland, marking his debut as head coach in the Dutch Basketball League.[5]

Honours
GasTerra Flames

References
  1. "Matthew Otten's profile". eurobasket.com.
  2. "Matthew Otten gets extension with Rotterdam Basketbal College". Basketballplus.nl (in Dutch). May 26, 2013. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  3. Matthew Otten re-signs with Challenge Sports Rotterdam
  4. "Matthew Otten assistent-coach bij Nederland tegen Polen". Oranje Basketball. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  5. "Otten hoofdcoach Basketball Community Gelderland" (in Dutch). 9 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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