Mac Otten Explained

Mac Otten
Height Ft:6
Height In:7
Weight Lb:220
Birth Date:16 December 1925
Birth Place:Bellefontaine, Ohio, U.S.
Death Place:Centerville, Ohio, U.S.
High School:Bellefontaine (Bellefontaine, Ohio)
College:Bowling Green (1945–1949)
Draft Year:1949
Draft Round:3
Draft Pick:
Draft Team:Indianapolis Jets
Career Start:1949
Career End:1950
Career Number:20, 14
Career Position:Forward / center
Team1:Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Team2:St. Louis Bombers
Stats League:NBA
Stat1label:Points
Stat1value:142 (2.4 ppg)
Stat2label:Assists
Stat2value:36 (0.6 apg)

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 Jets. 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

NBA

Source[2]

Regular season

YearTeamGPFG%FT%APGPPG
1949–50Tri-Cities12.353.682.93.3
1949–50St. Louis47.322.424.52.2
Career59.329.494.62.4

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Obituary . January 4, 2016.
  2. Web site: Mac Otten. Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. 11 February 2023.