Mac Otten
Otten during his senior season at Bowling Green
Personal information
Born(1925-12-16)December 16, 1925
Bellefontaine, Ohio, U.S.
DiedDecember 26, 2015(2015-12-26) (aged 90)
Centerville, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolBellefontaine (Bellefontaine, Ohio)
CollegeBowling Green (1945–1949)
NBA draft1949: 3rd round, –
Selected by the Indianapolis Olympians
Playing career1949–1950
PositionForward / center
Number20, 14
Career history
1949Tri-Cities Blackhawks
1949–1950St. Louis Bombers
Career NBA statistics
Points142 (2.4 ppg)
Assists36 (0.6 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

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 Olympians. 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.

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

Legend
  GP 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

Source[2]

Regular season

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
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

  1. "Obituary". Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  2. "Mac Otten". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved 11 February 2023.


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