Gerald Mattinson
{{short description|American basketball coach (born 1958)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Gerald Mattinson
| image = Gerald Mattinson in 2017.jpg
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| caption = Mattinson in 2017
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|11|06}}
| birth_place = Rock Springs, Wyoming, U.S.
| death_date =
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| player_years1 = 1977–1978
| player_team1 = Casper
| player_years2 = 1978–1981
| player_team2 = Weber State
| player_positions = Forward
| coach_years1 = 1981–1982
| coach_team1 = Weber State (men's assistant)
| coach_years2 = 1982–1987
| coach_team2 = Rock Springs HS
| coach_years3 = 1987–1990
| coach_team3 = Western Wyoming CC (men's assistant)
| coach_years4 = 1991–1998
| coach_team4 = Western Wyoming CC (men's)
| coach_years5 = 1998–1999
| coach_team5 = Western Wyoming CC (women's assistant)
| coach_years6 = 2003–2019
| coach_team6 = Wyoming (assistant)
| coach_years7 = 2019–2022
| coach_team7 = Wyoming
| overall_record = {{winpct|48|35|record=y}}
| tournament_record = NCAA: 0–1
WNIT: 2–1
| championships = MW Tournament (2021)
| awards =
| coaching_records =
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Gerald Alan Mattinson (born November 6, 1958){{cite news |last1=Poslosky |first1=Tyler |title=Gerald Mattinson takes over for Cowgirls |url=https://www.wyosports.net/wyosports/gerald-mattinson-takes-over-for-cowgirls/article_bb7e51b8-ff88-5112-83b4-526d09c4d810.html |accessdate=November 12, 2019 |work=wyosports.net |date=November 3, 2019}}{{cite news |last1=O'Sullivan |first1=Sean |title=Mattinson Celebrates Birthday & Cowgirls Head Coaching Debut With Season-Opening Victory |url=https://www.si.com/college/wyoming/womens-basketball/mattinson-celebrates-birthday-cowgirls-head-coaching-debut-with-season-opening-victory/ |accessdate=November 12, 2019 |work=si.com |publisher=Sports Illustrated |date=November 6, 2019}} is an American former basketball coach. He was a longtime women's basketball coach at the University of Wyoming, first as an assistant coach from 2003 to 2019 and head coach from 2019 to 2022.
Early life and college career
A football and basketball player in high school, Mattinson graduated from Rock Springs High School in 1977.{{cite news |last1=Arambel |first1=Dave |title=Gerald Mattinson's Decorated Basketball Career Leads to RSHS Hall of Fame Induction |url=https://www.sweetwaternow.com/gerald-mattinson-decorated-basketball-career-leads-to-rshs-hall-of-fame-induction/ |accessdate=November 12, 2019 |work=sweetwaternow.com |date=September 4, 2019}} He then attended and played basketball for Casper College, earning All-American honors in his only season.{{cite web |last1=Landen |first1=William R. |title=History of T-Bird Basketball |url=https://www.tbirds.cc/information/basketball-history |website=tbirds.cc |publisher=Casper College |accessdate=November 12, 2019}} In 1978, Mattinson transferred to Weber State College (now University) to play for Neil McCarthy. As a senior in 1980–81, Mattinson averaged 8.7 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 1.4 assists.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/gerald-mattinson-1.html|title=Gerald Mattinson|publisher=Sports Reference|accessdate=April 28, 2022}} Mattinson earned a bachelor of science degree in business education from Weber State in 1981.
Coaching career
=Early coaching career (1981–1999)=
Upon graduation, Mattinson served as a graduate assistant for Weber State for one season.{{cite web |title=Gerald Mattinson - Women's Basketball Coach |url=https://gowyo.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/gerald-mattinson/2670|website=gowyo.com |publisher=University of Wyoming |accessdate=April 28, 2022}} He then returned to Rock Springs High in 1982 to become a business education teacher and boys' basketball head coach; he coached the boys' basketball team through 1987. From 1987 to 1999, Mattinson coached at Western Wyoming Community College in many different capacities, starting as men's assistant coach from 1987 to 1990, men's head coach and assistant athletic director from 1991 to 1998, and women's basketball assistant coach from 1998 to 1999.
In 1999, Mattinson paused his basketball coaching career to become principal at East Junior High School in Rock Springs.{{cite web|url=https://trib.com/sports/college/one-crazy-trip/article_3f8e6561-b685-5762-b2c5-970a3acda7f2.html|title= One crazy trip |work=Casper Star-Tribune|last=Schmoldt|first=Eric|date=March 20, 2008|accessdate=April 28, 2022}}
=Wyoming assistant and head coach (2003–2022)=
In 2003, Mattinson became an assistant coach under new head coach Joe Legerski at the University of Wyoming. Mattinson stayed on the staff for the entire 16-year tenure of Legerski, during which Wyoming went 314–186 with eight Women's National Invitation Tournament appearances, including the 2007 title, and an appearance in the 2008 NCAA tournament.{{cite web|url=http://stats.ncaa.org/people/21919|title=Joe Legerski|publisher=NCAA|accessdate=April 28, 2022}}
Following Legerski's retirement, Mattinson was promoted to head coach on May 7, 2019, with a three-year contract.{{cite web|title=Gerald Mattinson Named Next Cowgirl Basketball Head Coach |url=https://gowyo.com/news/2019/5/7/womens-basketball-gerald-mattinson-named-next-cowgirl-basketball-head-coach.aspx |accessdate=November 12, 2019 |work=gowyo.com |publisher=University of Wyoming |date=May 7, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://trib.com/sports/college/wyoming/wbb/gerald-mattinson-to-coach-wyoming-womens-basketball-for-at-least-one-more-season/article_1d0cb3c1-09b5-5d51-a0db-020c86a44f56.html|title= Gerald Mattinson to coach Wyoming women's basketball for at least one more season |last=Potter|first=Davis|date=June 5, 2021|work=Casper Star-Tribune|accessdate=April 28, 2022}} Mattinson's debut season as head coach in 2019–20 was 17–12 overall including 12–6 in Mountain West Conference games for a third place tie in conference standings.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/standings/_/season/2020/group/44|title=Mountain West Basketball Standings - 2019-20|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=April 28, 2022}} The following season in 2020–21, Wyoming finished 14–10 (8–8 Mountain West).{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/standings/_/season/2021/group/44|title=Mountain West Basketball Standings - 2020-21|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=April 28, 2022}} Entering the Mountain West championship tournament as the no. 7 seed, Wyoming won the tournament with a 59–56 win over no. 4 Fresno State on March 10, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://gowyo.com/news/2021/3/11/womens-basketball-champs-cowgirls-claim-mountain-west-tournament-title.aspx|title=CHAMPS - Cowgirls Claim Mountain West tournament Title|publisher=University of Wyoming|date=March 11, 2021|accessdate=April 28, 2022}} Wyoming appeared in the 2021 NCAA tournament on March 22, the program's first appearance in the tournament since 2008.{{cite web|url=https://gowyo.com/news/2021/3/22/womens-basketball-no-14-cowgirls-falls-to-third-seed-ucla-in-first-round-of-ncaa-tournament-69-48.aspx|title=No. 14 Cowgirls Fall to Third-Seed UCLA in First Round of NCAA Tournament, 69-48|publisher=University of Wyoming|date=March 22, 2021|accessdate=April 28, 2022}}
In 2021–22, Wyoming finished tied for third in Mountain West standings at 11–6 (15–12 overall).{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/standings/_/group/44|title=Mountain West Basketball Standings - 2021-22|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=April 28, 2022}} Wyoming advanced to the third round of the 2022 Women's National Invitation Tournament, losing 82–81 to UCLA in triple overtime at home on March 24, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://gowyo.com/news/2022/3/24/womens-basketball-cowgirls-go-blow-for-blow-with-ucla-in-triple-ot-loss.aspx|title=Cowgirls Go Blow-For-Blow With UCLA in Triple OT Loss|publisher=University of Wyoming|date=March 24, 2022|accessdate=April 28, 2022}}
On March 25, Mattinson announced his retirement from coaching. Mattinson completed his tenure with a 48–35 overall record. Heather Ezell, a longtime Wyoming assistant under both Legerski and Mattinson, was promoted to head coach the same day.{{cite web|last=Thorburn|first=Ryan|url=https://trib.com/sports/college/wyoming/wbb/gerald-mattinson-retires-heather-ezell-promoted-to-wyoming-cowgirls-head-coach/article_a841448d-1591-5731-b3e9-efcba83236e9.html|title= Gerald Mattinson retires, Heather Ezell promoted to Wyoming Cowgirls head coach |work=Casper Star-Tribune|date=March 25, 2022|accessdate=April 28, 2022}}
Head coaching record
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| name = Wyoming Cowgirls
| conference = Mountain West Conference
| startyear = 2019
| endyear = 2022
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2019–20
| name = Wyoming
| overall = 17–12
| conference = 12–6
| confstanding = T–3rd
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2020–21
| name = Wyoming
| overall = 14–10
| conference = 8–8
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason = NCAA round of 64
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2021–22
| name = Wyoming
| overall = 17–13
| conference = 11–6
| confstanding = T–3rd
| postseason = WNIT Third Round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Wyoming
| overall = {{winpct|48|35|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|31|20|record=y}}
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{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = {{winpct|48|35|record=y}}
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