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New Zealand basketball coach From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brent Matehaere (born c. 1969) is a New Zealand basketball coach who currently serves as head coach of the Otago Nuggets in the National Basketball League (NBL).
Otago Nuggets | |
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Position | Head coach |
League | NBL |
Personal information | |
Born | 1969 (age 54–55) |
Nationality | New Zealand |
Career information | |
High school | St John's College (Hamilton, New Zealand) |
Coaching career | 2010–present |
Career history | |
As coach: | |
2010–2013 | Otago Gold Rush |
2020–present | Otago Nuggets |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Matehaere grew up in Hamilton and attended St John's College, graduating in 1987.[1] He attended the University of Otago where he completed teaching studies.[1]
Between 2010 and 2013, Matehaere served as head coach of the Otago Gold Rush in the Women's Basketball Championship (WBC).[2] In 2011, he guided the Gold Rush to the championship and won the WBC Coach of the Year.[3][4] In 2013, he was named the recipient of the Service to Women's Basketball award.[5][6]
Matehaere coached the New Zealand Junior Tall Ferns between 2012 and 2016.[1][2] He also coached the senior national team in 2016 on their tour of China before the Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[1]
In November 2019, Matehaere was named head coach of the Otago Nuggets for their return season in the NBL in 2021.[7] However, COVID-19 saw a revamped 2020 competition which presented Otago with an opportunity to re-enter the league a year earlier.[8] He went on to guide the Nuggets to the championship[9][10] and won the NBL Coach of the Year.[11]
In February 2021, Matehaere was re-appointed head coach of the Nuggets for the 2021 season.[12] The Nuggets went on to miss the finals.[13]
In March 2022, Matehaere was re-appointed head coach of the Nuggets for the 2022 season.[14] He went on to lead the Nuggets to their second championship in three years with a win over the Auckland Tuatara in the final.[15]
In January 2023, Matehaere re-signed with the Nuggets for two more seasons.[16]
Matehaere's daughter Hannah was a junior basketball player in Otago.[17] Another of his daughters Lucy has been a member of New Zealand canoeing squads.[18][19]
In October 2021, Matehaere left his teaching job at Otago Boys' High School after 22 years[20] to take up the role of Otago-Southland club development officer for Surf Life Saving New Zealand.[21]
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