Matt Othick

Matthew Brian (Matt) Othick (born March 16, 1969, in Clovis, New Mexico) is a retired American professional basketball player and an independent film producer.

Biography

Matt Othick played basketball at the University of Arizona from 1989 to 1992.^[1] He went on to brief stint with the NBA's San Antonio Spurs in 1992, playing four games. A 6'2" (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) point guard, he went on to play with the Yakima Sun Kings in the CBA in 1998.^[2]

In 2006, Othick was part of group developing a film based on the life of his former high school and college teammate, the late Bison Dele (then known as Brian Williams),^[1] who presumably died during a boat trip in 2002. With his brother, Trent, Othick helped finance the scheduled 2009 Magnolia Pictures film Yonkers Joe, on which he is listed as an executive producer.^[3][4]

As of 2008, Othick is a Las Vegas^[2] and Del Mar, California-based land broker^[2]/investor.^[1]

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c} Othick is developing film of Williams' life, by Greg Hansen, azstarnet.com, published Apr. 16, 2006
2. ^ ^{a b c} By any name, Williams was one of a kind, by Joe Hawk, Las Vegas Review-Journal, published Sept. 26, 2002
3. ^ Filmmaker: "Tribeca Director Interview: Robert Celestino, Yonkers Joe", April 23, 2008
4. ^ Magnolia Pictures: Yonkers Joe press notes

External links

• NBA stats @ basketballreference.com

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