Matthew Otten
| New Heroes Den Bosch | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
December 8, 1981 Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Nationality | American / Dutch |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Yuba City (Yuba City, California) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2005 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2004–2015 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2004–2006 | Apollon Limassol |
| 2006–2007 | Cheshire Phoenix |
| 2007–2008 | Lugano Tigers |
| 2009–2011 | GasTerra Flames |
| 2011–2012 | Mersey Tigers |
| 2012–2015 | Challenge Sports Rotterdam |
| As coach: | |
| 2015–present | Den Bosch (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Matthew Otten (born December 8, 1981) is a former American professional basketball player.[1] Otten holds a Dutch passport as well and played the shooting guard position during his career.
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.
Honours
- Dutch Basketball League (1): 2010
- NBB-Beker (1): 2011
Statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | MPG | Minutes per game | FG% | Field goal percentage |
| 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game |
| PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | Led the league | |
National league statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Groningen | DBL | 48 | 12.4 | .517 | .208 | .595 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| 2010–11 | Groningen | DBL | 49 | 13.6 | .479 | .286 | .745 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 3.5 |
| 2011–12 | Mersey | BBL | 32 | 27.2 | .459 | .301 | .621 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 10.8 |
| 2012–13 | Rotterdam | DBL | 34 | 25.5 | .454 | .299 | .775 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 9.0 |
| 2013–14 | Rotterdam | DBL | 36 | 29.0 | .502 | .359 | .731 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 13.4 |
References
- ↑ "Matthew Otten's profile". eurobasket.com.
- ↑ "Matthew Otten gets extension with Rotterdam Basketbal College". Basketballplus.nl (in Dutch). May 26, 2013.
- ↑ Matthew Otten re-signs with Challenge Sports Rotterdam