Gerald Mattinson
 Mattinson in 2017. | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Wyoming |
| Conference | Mountain West |
| Record | 43–32 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 6, 1958 Rock Springs, Wyoming |
| Playing career | |
| 1977–1978 | Casper |
| 1978–1981 | Weber State |
| Position(s) | Forward |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1981–1982 | Weber State (men's assistant) |
| 1982–1987 | Rock Springs HS |
| 1987–1990 | Western Wyoming CC (men's assistant) |
| 1991–1998 | Western Wyoming CC (men's) |
| 1998–1999 | Western Wyoming CC (women's assistant) |
| 2003–2019 | Wyoming (assistant) |
| 2019–present | Wyoming |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 43–32 (.573) |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| MW Tournament (2021) | |
Gerald Alan Mattinson (born November 6, 1958)[1][2] is an American basketball coach. He is currently the head women's basketball coach at the University of Wyoming.
Playing career[]
Mattinson went to Rock Springs HS from 1974 to 1977, and played american football and basketball.[3] He then attended and played basketball for Casper College, earning All-American honors in his only season.[4] In 1978, Mattinson transferred to Weber State College (now University) to play for Neil McCarthy. Mattinson earned a bachelor of science degree in business education from Weber State in 1981.
Coaching career[]
Upon graduation, Mattinson served as a graduate assistant for Weber State for one season.[5] He then returned to Rock Springs to coach the boys' high school team from 1982 to 1987.[3] From 1987 to 1999, Mattinson coached at Western Wyoming Community College in many different capacities.[3] In 2003, he was hired by Joe Legerski as an assistant coach for the Wyoming Cowgirls.[5] Following Legerski's retirement, Mattinson was named as the seventh head coach in Wyoming Cowgirl history on May 7, 2019.[6]
Head coaching record[]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming Cowgirls (Mountain West Conference) (2019–present) | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | Wyoming | 17–12 | 12–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 2020–21 | Wyoming | 14–10 | 8–8 | 7th | NCAA Round of 64 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Wyoming | 12–10 | 8–5 | ||||||
| Wyoming: | 43–32 (.573) | 28–19 (.596) | |||||||
| Total: | 43–32 (.573) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References[]
- ^ Poslosky, Tyler (3 November 2019). "Gerald Mattinson takes over for Cowgirls". wyosports.net. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Sean (6 November 2019). "Mattinson Celebrates Birthday & Cowgirls Head Coaching Debut With Season-Opening Victory". si.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ a b c Arambel, Dave (4 September 2019). "Gerald Mattinson's Decorated Basketball Career Leads to RSHS Hall of Fame Induction". sweetwaternow.com. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ Landen, William R. "History of T-Bird Basketball". tbirds.cc. Casper College. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Gerald Mattinson - Women's Basketball Coach". gowyo.com. University of Wyoming. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ "Gerald Mattinson Named Next Cowgirl Basketball Head Coach". gowyo.com. University of Wyoming. May 7, 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- 1958 births
- Living people
- Junior college women's basketball coaches in the United States
- Basketball coaches from Wyoming
- High school basketball coaches in the United States
- Junior college men's basketball coaches in the United States
- People from Rock Springs, Wyoming
- Weber State University alumni
- Wyoming Cowgirls basketball coaches
- American women's basketball coaches