Brent Matehaere

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Brent Matehaere
Otago Nuggets
PositionHead coach
League NBL
Personal information
Born1969 (age 53–54)
NationalityNew Zealand
Career information
High school St John's College
(Hamilton, New Zealand)
Coaching career2010–present
Career history
As coach:
2010–2013Otago Gold Rush
2020–present Otago Nuggets
Career highlights and awards

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).

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Early life

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]

Coaching career

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]

Personal life

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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References

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  2. 1 2 "Brent Matehaere" . australiabasket.com. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "2011 Results Annual" (PDF). Basketball New Zealand. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "2011 CHAMPIONS: OTAGO GOLD RUSH". tauihi.basketball. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "2013 Results Annual" (PDF). Basketball New Zealand. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "2013 CHAMPIONS: HUTT VALLEY-PORIRUA FLYERS". tauihi.basketball. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  7. ↑ Cheshire, Jeff (22 November 2019). "Matehaere looking forward to Nuggets challenge". odt.co.nz. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  8. ↑ Seconi, Adrian (3 June 2020). "Head coach Matehaere to be assisted by Ho, Bailey". odt.co.nz. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "NUGGETS STRIKE GOLD IN SAL'S NBL SHOWDOWN". nznbl.basketball. 1 August 2020. Archived from the original on 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  10. ↑ Cheshire, Jeff (3 August 2020). "Nuggets hang tough in thriller". odt.co.nz. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  11. ↑ "TOM VODANOVICH WINS SKYCITY MVP AT SAL'S NBL AWARDS DINNER". nznbl.basketball. 26 July 2020. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  12. ↑ "HEAD COACH 2021". facebook.com/otagonuggetsnbl. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "NZNBL: New Zealand National Basketball League". 17 July 2021. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  14. ↑ "HEAD COACH". facebook.com/otagonuggetsnbl. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  15. ↑ "NUGGETS DOWN TUATARA TO CLAIM 2022 SAL'S NBL TITLE". nznbl.basketball. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  16. ↑ "Matehaere signs 2-year contract" (PDF). Otago Nuggets. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  17. ↑ Cheshire, Jeff (1 July 2017). "Extra work pays off for rising star". odt.co.nz. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  18. ↑ Seconi, Adrian (16 March 2016). "Kayaking: Kayaking success for talented teen". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  19. ↑ Cheshire, Jeff (30 October 2021). "Matehaere paddling on despite lockdown". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  20. ↑ Cheshire, Jeff (4 August 2020). "Matehaere greeted with haka". odt.co.nz. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  21. ↑ Cheshire, Jeff (21 October 2021). "Teaching to beaching: coach makes move". odt.co.nz. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
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