Brent Matehaere

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Brent Matehaere
Personal information
Born1969 (age 54–55)
NationalityNew Zealand
Career information
High school St John's College
(Hamilton, New Zealand)
Playing career1990–1992
Coaching career2010–present
Career history
As player:
1990–1992 Otago Nuggets
As coach:
2010–2013 Otago Gold Rush
2020–2024 Otago Nuggets
Career highlights and awards

Brent Matehaere (born c. 1969) is a New Zealand basketball coach and former player who most recently served 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]

Playing career

Matehaere was a foundation player when the Otago Nuggets entered the National Basketball League (NBL) in 1990. He played for the Nuggets in 1990, 1991 and 1992. [2]

Coaching career

Between 2010 and 2013, Matehaere served as head coach of the Otago Gold Rush in the Women's Basketball Championship (WBC). [3] In 2011, he guided the Gold Rush to the championship and won the WBC Coach of the Year. [4] [5] In 2013, he was named the recipient of the Service to Women's Basketball award. [6] [7]

Matehaere coached the New Zealand Junior Tall Ferns between 2012 and 2016. [1] [3] 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. [8] However, COVID-19 saw a revamped 2020 competition which presented Otago with an opportunity to re-enter the league a year earlier. [9] He went on to guide the Nuggets to the championship [10] [11] and won the NBL Coach of the Year. [12]

In February 2021, Matehaere was re-appointed head coach of the Nuggets for the 2021 season. [13] The Nuggets went on to miss the finals. [14]

In March 2022, Matehaere was re-appointed head coach of the Nuggets for the 2022 season. [15] He went on to lead the Nuggets to their second championship in three years with a win over the Auckland Tuatara in the final. [16]

In January 2023, Matehaere re-signed with the Nuggets for two more seasons. [17] The Nuggets parted ways with him in November 2024. [18] His 53–41 win-loss record (56.4%) saw him finish behind only Carl Dickel (60.8%) for highest winning percentage with the Nuggets. [2]

Personal life

Matehaere's daughter Hannah was a junior basketball player in Otago. [19] Another of his daughters Lucy has been a member of New Zealand canoeing squads. [20] [21]

In October 2021, Matehaere left his teaching job at Otago Boys' High School after 22 years [22] to take up the role of Otago-Southland club development officer for Surf Life Saving New Zealand. [23]

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