Matt Lottich

Matt Lottich
Valparaiso Crusaders
Position Head coach
League Missouri Valley Conference
Personal information
Born (1982-07-29) July 29, 1982
Winnetka, Illinois
Nationality American
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–present
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–present Valparaiso
Career highlights and awards

Matthew Lottich (born July 29, 1982) is an American basketball coach who is the current 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.[1] 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.[2] 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]

Head coach career record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Valparaiso Crusaders (Horizon League) (2016–2017)
2016–17 Valparaiso 24–914–4T–1stNIT First Round
Valparaiso Crusaders (Missouri Valley Conference) (2017–present)
2017–18 Valparaiso 15–176–1210th
2018–19 Valparaiso 0–00–0
Valparaiso: 39–26 (.600)20–16 (.556)
Total:39–26 (.600)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ↑ "Valparaiso to name assistant Matt Lottich as Crusaders' head coach". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  2. ↑ Technologies, Streamline. "Matt Lottich - Men's Basketball Coaches - Official Athletic Site of the Valparaiso University Crusaders". ValpoAthletics.com. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  3. ↑ "Matt Lottich profile | Game center | FIBA.com". www.fiba.com. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
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