Oberon Pitterson

Oberon Pitterson

Personal information
Full name	Oberon Jean Pitterson-Nattie [1]
Born	(1971-02-08) 8 February 1971 (age 54)
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Netball career
Playing position(s): GK, GD, WD Years Club team(s) Apps 200x–2009 Waulgrovians 2005 University of the West Indies 2010–2012 Tivoli Gardens 2004–2013 General Accident Years National team(s) Caps 1988–2006 Jamaica 120+ Coaching career Years Team(s) 2011–2014 Jamaica
Medal record Representing   Jamaica World Netball Championships 1991 Sydney Team 2003 Kingston Team Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester Team World Games 1993 The Hague Team

Oberon Pitterson (born 8 February 1971), also known as Oberon Pitterson-Dunn or Oberon Pitterson-Nattie, is a Jamaican sportswomen who represented Jamaica at both netball and basketball. As a netball player she was a member of the Jamaica teams that were bronze medallists at the 1991 and 2003 World Netball Championships. She also won a bronze medal with Jamaica at the 1993 World Games. Pitterson captained Jamaica at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and 2003 World Netball Championships. Between 2011 and 2014, she also served as the Jamaica national netball team head coach, including at the 2011 World Netball Championships. Between 1993 and 1995, Pitterson played college basketball for Western Illinois Leathernecks. In the 1996–97 season, she played basketball for Tampereen Pyrintö in Finland's Naisten Korisliiga and between 2006 and 2010, Pitterson played for the Jamaica women's national basketball team.

Netball

Playing career

Waulgrovians

Pitterson played club netball for Waulgrovians from the 1990s until 2009. ^{[3] [4]}

University of the West Indies

In 2005, Pitterson represented the University of the West Indies netball team that placed second in the an intercollegiate competition. ^[5]

Tivoli Gardens

Between 2010 and 2012, Pitterson played club netball Tivoli Gardens. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

General Accident

Between 2004 and 2013, Pitterson played for General Accident in the Business House Senior League, serving as both a player and player/coach. Pitterson was a long time employee at General Accident. Her teammates and colleagues at the insurance company included fellow Jamaica netball international, Nadine Bryan. Pitterson helped General Accident win several league titles, including in 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2012. ^{[9] [10] [11] [12] [13]}

Jamaica

Between 1991 and 2003, Pitterson played for Jamaica at four World Netball Championships. ^[14] She was a member of the Jamaica teams that were bronze medallists at the 1991 ^[15] and 2003 World Netball Championships. ^[16] She also won a bronze medal with Jamaica at the 1993 World Games. ^[17] She also represented Jamaica at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. ^[2] Pitterson captained Jamaica at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and 2003 World Netball Championships. ^{[16] [18] [19] [20]}

Tournaments	Place
1991 World Netball Championships [15]
1993 World Games [17]
1995 World Netball Championships [14]	5th
1998 Commonwealth Games [2]	5th
1999 World Netball Championships [21]	4th
2002 Commonwealth Games [18] [22]
2003 World Netball Championships [16] [20]
2006 Commonwealth Games [3] [19] [23]	4th

Coaching career

Jamaica

Between 2011 and 2014 Pitterson served as head coach of Jamaica. ^{[24] [25] [26] [27]} She coached Jamaica at the 2011 World Netball Championships. ^{[28] [29] [30] [31]} She was also coach of the Jamaica under-21 team that were bronze medallists at the 2013 World Youth Netball Championships. ^{[32] [33]}

Tournaments	Place
2011 World Netball Championships [28] [29] [30] [31]	4th
2011 World Netball Series [34]	4th
2012 Netball Americas Championship [35]	1st
2012 Fast5 Netball World Series [1]	4th
2013 World Youth Netball Championships [32] [33]
2013 Fast5 Netball World Series [36] [37] [38]	3rd

Grenada

In 2016 and 2017, Pitterson served as a coaching consultant/technical director with Grenada, helping them prepare for the 2016 Netball Europe Open Challenge and 2017 Netball World Youth Cup. ^{[39] [40] [41]}

Basketball

Oberon Pitterson

Jamaica
Position	Forward
Personal information
Born	(1971-02-08) 8 February 1971 (age 54)
Listed height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Career information
College	Western Illinois University
Career history
1993–1995	Western Illinois Leathernecks
1996–1997	Tampereen Pyrintö
2006	University of the West Indies
2007–2014	Waulgrovians Bullets
2006–2010	Jamaica
Medals Representing   Jamaica FIBA Caribbean Championship 2006 Kingston Centrobasket 2010 Mayaguez Centrobasket 2006 Mexico City

Playing career

Western Illinois Leathernecks

Between 1993 and 1995, Pitterson played college basketball for Western Illinois Leathernecks. She made 56 appearances for Leathernecks and was a member of their team that won the 1994–95 Summit League women's basketball tournament. She was also named the 1994–95 Summit Tournament MVP. ^{[42] [43]}

Tampereen Pyrintö

During the 1996–97 season, Pitterson played for Tampereen Pyrintö in Finland's Naisten Korisliiga. On 12 October 1996, in a game against Äänekosken Huima, Pitterson recorded 32 rebounds, a performance that ranks among the highest in the history of the Naisten Korisliiga. During the same match, she achieved an efficiency rating of 67. She totalled 629 points and 476 rebounds over 29 games, averaging approximately 21.7 points and 16.4 rebounds per game. ^[44]

University of the West Indies

In 2005, Pitterson played for the University of the West Indies basketball team that won an intercollegiate championship. ^[5]

Waulgrovians Bullets

Between 2007 and 2016, Pitterson played for Waulgrovian Bullets in the in the Jamaica Basketball Association's National Women Super League. She helped Bullets win championships in 2007 and 2016. ^{[45] [46] [47]}

Jamaica

Between 2006 and 2010, Pitterson played for Jamaica. She was a member of the Jamaica team that were gold medallists at the 2006 CBC Championship. ^{[48] [49]} She captained the Jamaica team at the 2006 Centrobasket Women. ^[50]

Tournaments	Place
2006 CBC Championship [48]
2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
2006 Centrobasket Women [5] [50]
2007 Pan American Games	8th
2007 FIBA Americas Championship for Women	8th
2010 Centrobasket Women [51] [52]

Source: ^[49]

Personnel life

Pitterson was married to Marland Nattie, a prominent figure in Jamaican and Caribbean basketball. He was a former player, coach and administrator. Between 1997 and 2008 Nattie served as president of the Jamaica Basketball Association. In October 2023, Nattie passed away. He had suffered a severe stroke two months earlier. ^{[53] [54]} Pitterson subsequently organised and hosted the Marland Nattie Legends 3x3 basketball tournament in his honour. ^{[55] [56] [57] [58]}

Honours

Netball

Coaching career

Jamaica

• Netball Americas Championship
  • Winners: 2012

Basketball

Playing career

Jamaica

• CBC Championship
  • Winners: 2006
• Centrobasket Women
  • Runners Up: 2010

Western Illinois Leathernecks

• Summit League women's basketball tournament
  • Winners: 1994–95

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