Matt Lottich
| File:Matt Lottich, Brown Bears Associate Head Basketball Coach.jpg Lottich at Brown in 2024 | |
| Grand Canyon Antelopes | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant 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 | |
Playing | |
| 2004 | Harbour Heat |
| 2005–2008 | Osaka Evessa |
| 2008–2009 | Düsseldorf Giants |
| 2009–2012 | Oita HeatDevils |
Coaching | |
| 2013–2016 | Valparaiso (assistant) |
| 2016–2023 | Valparaiso |
| 2023–2024 | Missouri (spec. assistant to the HC) |
| 2024–2025 | Brown (AHC) |
| 2025–present | Grand Canyon (assistant) |
| Career highlights | |
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| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Matthew David Lottich (/ˈlɒtɪk/ LOT-ik;[1] born July 29, 1982) is an American basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach for Grand Canyon University. He was previously the head coach at Valparaiso University.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Lottich went to New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois, where he was an all-state athlete in basketball, baseball, and football. He played collegiately at Stanford University, where he earned Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 accolades as a senior.[2]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]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.[3]
Coaching career
[edit | edit source]Lottich served as an assistant coach at Valparaiso University from 2013 to 2016. He was named head coach on April 7, 2016, one day after Bryce Drew left the program.[4] He held this position until he was terminated as head coach on March 23, 2023.[citation needed]
After he was fired by Valparaiso, Lottich was hired as Associate Head Coach at Brown University in August 2024.[5] After one season at Brown he was hired as assistant coach at Grand Canyon University.[6]
Head coach career record
[edit | edit source]| 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
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 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
- Sportspeople from Winnetka, Illinois
- Basketball players from Cook County, Illinois
- Stanford Cardinal men's basketball players
- Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball coaches
- Brown Bears men's basketball coaches
- Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball coaches
- Guards (basketball)