Gerald Mattinson

Gerald Alan Mattinson (born November 6, 1958)[1][2] is an American basketball coach. He is currently the head women's basketball coach at the University of Wyoming.

Gerald Mattinson
Mattinson in 2017.
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamWyoming
ConferenceMountain West
Record25–20
Biographical details
Born (1958-11-06) November 6, 1958
Rock Springs, Wyoming
Playing career
1977–1978Casper
1978–1981Weber State
Position(s)Forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1981–1982Weber State (men's assistant)
1982–1987Rock Springs HS
1987–1990Western Wyoming CC (men's assistant)
1991–1998Western Wyoming CC (men's)
1998–1999Western Wyoming CC (women's assistant)
2003–2019Wyoming (assistant)
2019–presentWyoming
Head coaching record
Overall25–20 (.556)

Playing career

Mattinson went to Rock Springs HS from 1974 to 1977, and played american football and basketball.[3] He then attended and played basketball for Casper College, earning All-American honors in his only season.[4] In 1978, Mattinson transferred to Weber State College (now University) to play for Neil McCarthy. Mattinson earned a bachelor of science degree in business education from Weber State in 1981.

Coaching career

Upon graduation, Mattinson served as a graduate assistant for Weber State for one season.[5] He then returned to Rock Springs to coach the boys' high school team from 1982 to 1987.[3] From 1987 to 1999, Mattinson coached at Western Wyoming Community College in many different capacities.[3] In 2003, he was hired by Joe Legerski as an assistant coach for the Wyoming Cowgirls.[5] Following Legerski's retirement, Mattinson was named as the seventh head coach in Wyoming Cowgirl history on May 7, 2019.[6]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Wyoming Cowgirls (Mountain West Conference) (2019–present)
2019–20 Wyoming 17–1212–63rd
2020–21 Wyoming 8–86–7
Wyoming: 25–20 (.556)18–13 (.581)
Total:25–20 (.556)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. Poslosky, Tyler (3 November 2019). "Gerald Mattinson takes over for Cowgirls". wyosports.net. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  2. O'Sullivan, Sean (6 November 2019). "Mattinson Celebrates Birthday & Cowgirls Head Coaching Debut With Season-Opening Victory". si.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  3. Arambel, Dave (4 September 2019). "Gerald Mattinson's Decorated Basketball Career Leads to RSHS Hall of Fame Induction". sweetwaternow.com. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  4. Landen, William R. "History of T-Bird Basketball". tbirds.cc. Casper College. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  5. "Gerald Mattinson - Women's Basketball Coach". gowyo.com. University of Wyoming. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  6. "Gerald Mattinson Named Next Cowgirl Basketball Head Coach". gowyo.com. University of Wyoming. May 7, 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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