Matt Lottich
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| Brown Bears men's basketball | |
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| Position | Associate Head Coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 29, 1982 Winnetka, Illinois, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | New Trier (Winnetka, Illinois) |
| College | Stanford (2000–2004) |
| NBA draft | 2004: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2000–2012 |
| Position | Guard |
| Coaching career | 2013–2023 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2004 | Harbour Heat |
| 2005–2008 | Osaka Evessa |
| 2008–2009 | Düsseldorf Giants |
| 2009–2012 | Oita HeatDevils |
| As coach: | |
| 2013–2016 | Valparaiso (assistant) |
| 2016–2023 | Valparaiso |
| 2023–2024 | Missouri (spec. assistant to the HC) |
| 2024–present | Brown (assoc. HC) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Matthew Lottich (/ˈlɒtɪk/ LOT-ik;[1] born July 29, 1982) is an American basketball coach who was previously the head coach of the Valparaiso University men's basketball team. He was named head coach on April 7, 2016, one day after Bryce Drew left the program.[2] He was terminated as head coach on March 23, 2023. Lottich had been an assistant at Valparaiso since 2013. He went to New Trier High School in Winnetka, IL where he was an all-state athlete in basketball, baseball, and as a quarterback in football. He played collegiately at Stanford University, where he earned Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 accolades as a senior.[3] After college, Lottich played professional basketball internationally. He played in New Zealand for the Harbour Heat of the NBL in 2004. He played two stints for the Japanese bj league with the Osaka Evessa from 2005 to 2008, and the Oita Heat Devils from 2009 to 2012. Lottich also played in the Bundesliga for the Düsseldorf Giants from 2008 to 2009.[4]
Head coach career record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Valparaiso Crusaders (Horizon League) (2016–2017) | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | Valparaiso | 24–9 | 14–4 | T–1st | NIT First Round | ||||
| Valparaiso Crusaders / Beacons (Missouri Valley Conference) (2017–2023) | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | Valparaiso | 15–17 | 6–12 | 10th | |||||
| 2018–19 | Valparaiso | 15–18 | 7–11 | T–8th | |||||
| 2019–20 | Valparaiso | 19–16 | 9–9 | T–6th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Valparaiso | 10–18 | 7–11 | T–5th | |||||
| 2021–22 | Valparaiso | 14–18 | 6–12 | 7th | |||||
| 2022–23 | Valparaiso | 11–21 | 5–15 | 10th | |||||
| Valparaiso: | 108–117 (.480) | 54–74 (.422) | |||||||
| Total: | 108–117 (.480) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ^ "Inside Valpo Athletics: Coach Lottich 8|22|13". YouTube. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Valparaiso to name assistant Matt Lottich as Crusaders' head coach". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
- ^ Technologies, Streamline. "Matt Lottich - Men's Basketball Coaches - Official Athletic Site of the Valparaiso University Crusaders". ValpoAthletics.com. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
- ^ "Matt Lottich profile | Game center | FIBA.com". www.fiba.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
External links
[edit]- 1982 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- American expatriate basketball people in Japan
- American expatriate basketball people in New Zealand
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from Illinois
- Ehime Orange Vikings players
- New Trier High School alumni
- Osaka Evessa players
- People from Winnetka, Illinois
- Basketball players from Cook County, Illinois
- Stanford Cardinal men's basketball players
- Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball coaches
- Guards (basketball)