Matthew Otten
Matthew Otten (born December 8, 1981) is an American retired basketball player and current coach. He is the current head coach of Donar. Otten holds a Dutch p*port as well and played the shooting guard position during his career.
Contents
- 1 Professional career
- 2 Coaching career
- 3 Awards and accommplishments
- 3.1 As coach
- 3.2 As player
- 4 References
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. 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.
After the 2014–15 season, Otten retired.
Coaching career
In 2015, Otten started his coaching career as *istant with Den Bosch.
Since June 2019, Otten is *istant coach of Netherlands under Maurizio Buscaglia.
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. Later, the club was named Yoast United. With Yoast, he managed to qualify for the final of the 2021 DBL Cup where the team lost to BAL Weert.
On May 25, 2021, Otten signed a two-year contract as the head coach of Donar, with the option for a third season. On March 20, 2022, he won the Dutch Cup with Donar, guiding the team to its first trophy since 2018.
Awards and accommplishments
As coach
Donar- Dutch Cup: (2022)
As player
Donar- Dutch Basketball League: (2010)
- Dutch Cup: (2011)