Mac William Otten (December 16, 1925 – December 26, 2015)[1] was an American professional basketball player. Otten was selected in the third round in the 1949 BAA Draft by the Indianapolis Jets. He played for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks in 1949–50 before being traded to the St. Louis Bombers that season. He ended his BAA/NBA career playing for the Bombers.
![]() Otten during his senior season at Bowling Green | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Bellefontaine, Ohio, U.S. | December 16, 1925
Died | December 26, 2015 Centerville, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 90)
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Bellefontaine (Bellefontaine, Ohio) |
College | Bowling Green (1945–1949) |
NBA draft | 1949: 3rd round, – |
Selected by the Indianapolis Jets | |
Playing career | 1949–1950 |
Position | Forward / center |
Number | 20, 14 |
Career history | |
1949 | Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
1949–1950 | St. Louis Bombers |
Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 142 (2.4 ppg) |
Assists | 36 (0.6 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Mac Otten is also the brother of Don Otten, another former NBA player. He and Don also became the first pair of brothers to play together for a single team in the NBA with the Blackhawks.
Career statistics
editGP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA
editSource[2]
Regular season
editYear | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
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1949–50 | Tri-Cities | 12 | .353 | .682 | .9 | 3.3 |
1949–50 | St. Louis | 47 | .322 | .424 | .5 | 2.2 |
Career | 59 | .329 | .494 | .6 | 2.4 |
References
edit- ^ "Obituary". Retrieved January 4, 2016.
- ^ "Mac Otten". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
External links
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