Logan Stutz

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Logan Stutz

| image =

| caption = Stutz with the River Lions in 2017

| number =

| league =

| team = Sudbury Five

| position = Head Coach

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 9

| weight_lb = 225

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|05|27}}

| birth_place = Blue Springs, Missouri

| death_date =

| death_place =

| nationality = American

| high_school = Plaza Heights
(Blue Springs, Missouri)

| college =

Butler County CC (2007–2008)
Washburn (2008–2011)

| draft_year = 2011

| career_start = 2011

| career_number = 3

| career_position = Power forward / center

| career_end = 2018

| coach_start = 2018

| years1 = 2011

| team1 = BG Topstar

| years2 = 2012

| team2 = WBC Wels

| years3 = 2012–2013

| team3 = ETB Wohnbau Baskets

| years4 = 2013

| team4 = LF Basket

| years5 = 2013–2014

| team5 = BC Balkan Botevgrad

| years6 = 2014–2015

| team6 = Baunach Young Pikes

| years7 = 2015

| team7 = ETB Wohnbau Baskets

| years8 = {{nblcy|2015|start}}–{{nblcy|2015|end}}

| team8 = Niagara River Lions

| years9 = 2016

| team9 = Cyberdyne Ibaraki Robots

| years10 = {{nblcy|2016|start}}–{{nblcy|2016|end}}

| team10 = Niagara River Lions

| years11 = {{nblcy|2016|end}}–{{nblcy|2017|end}}

| team11 = Windsor Express

| cyears1 = {{nblcy|2018|start}}–present

| cteam1 = Sudbury Five

| highlights =

NBL Canada Most Valuable Player ({{nblcy|2015|end}})
NBL Canada scoring champion (2016)
First-team All-MIAA (2011)

}}

Logan Patrick Stutz{{cite web|title=Logan Patrick STUTZ|url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6056611/playerview.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226110629/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6056611/playerview.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 26, 2015|website=FIBA.com|publisher=FIBA|accessdate=28 April 2016}} (born May 27, 1988) is an American retired professional basketball player. He played the power forward and center positions during his playing career. Since 2018, he has been the head coach and general manager for the Sudbury Five of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC). In 2021, he also accepted a temporary role as director of player development for the Boston College Eagles.

Stutz played for the Windsor Express and the Niagara River Lions of the NBLC, being named Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2016. He competed with Butler County Community College and then Washburn University at the collegiate level. He played high school basketball for Plaza Heights Christian Academy in Blue Springs, Missouri.

Early life

Logan was born on May 27, 1988, in Blue Springs, Missouri, to Valerie and Bill Stutz. He grew up playing sports in his backyard with his siblings; an older brother, a younger brother Garrett and a younger sister.{{cite web|last1=Thomson|first1=Greg|title=NBLCNET Player Profile: Logan Stutz|url=http://nblcnet.blogspot.com/2016/02/nblcnet-player-profile-logan-stutz.html|website=NBLCNET|accessdate=28 April 2016}} Stutz later attended the small private school Plaza Heights Christian Academy in his hometown, where he played high school basketball as a point guard and graduated in 2007.{{cite web|title=#14 Logan Stutz|url=http://www.wusports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1499|website=WUSports.com|accessdate=28 April 2016}}{{cite web|last1=Corbitt|first1=Ken|title=Stutz plays bigger role for Ichabods|url=http://cjonline.com/stories/021409/was_387795542.shtml#.VyJxg9IrIdU|website=The Topeka Capital-Journal|accessdate=28 April 2016}} His father was the head coach, and the team faced about three losses in Logan's entire career with Plaza Heights.

College career

Stutz first attended Butler County Community College in El Dorado, Kansas, where he played college basketball for the Grizzlies for one season in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). He believed that he could compete in the NCAA Division I, but he instead played at a lower level so that he could develop as a player and receive more offers. With the team, Stutz averaged 13.5 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, shooting about .480 from the field.{{cite web|title=Logan Stutz - 2010-11 Washburn Ichabod Basketball|url=http://www.wusports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1848|website=WUSports.com|accessdate=1 May 2016}} His season drew attention of more high-level programs, but he chose to continue playing basketball in Kansas after meeting his future wife.

Starting in his sophomore year, Stutz attended Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. He played basketball with the Ichabods at the NCAA Division II level. By the end of the season, he was averaging 5.1 points and 3.3 rebounds in 29 games. Stutz saw improvement as a junior, with averages of 11.3 points, five rebounds, and one steal per game. He carried Washburn to an appearance at the MIAA Tournament, putting up 23 points.{{cite web|title=Mavs Take MIAA Trophy With Two-Point Win Over Wash|url=http://www.omavs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31400&ATCLID=208639925|website=OMavs.com| date=7 March 2010 |accessdate=2 May 2016}} Stutz developed into the Ichabods' leader during his senior season, averaging 20.0 points and 7.1 rebounds, both team-highs. He earned first-team All-MIAA honors in addition to first team All-NABC accolades. Stutz also led the MIAA in scoring.

Professional career

Stutz began playing professional basketball with BG Topstar Leitershofen/Stadtbergen of the ProA, the second-best basketball league in Germany. He displayed prowess as both a scorer and as a rebounder with the team.{{cite web|title=Topstar Kangaroos stellen Logan Stutz vor|url=http://www.topstar-kangaroos.de/news/aktuelles/topstar-kangaroos-stellen-logan-stutz-vor|website=Topstar-Kangaroos.de|accessdate=2 May 2016|language=German}} Initially, he had trouble transitioning from the college level, but he eventually adapted. Following his time with Topstar, Stutz remarked, "It was a pretty smooth transition, especially because I got a little time in Germany my first year out."{{cite web|last1=Peterson|first1=Rick|title=Former Ichabod Stutz thriving in overseas basketball|url=http://cjonline.com/sports/2013-06-13/former-ichabod-stutz-thriving-overseas-basketball#|website=The Topeka Capital-Journal|accessdate=2 May 2016}} He finished off his season with WBC Wels of the Austrian Basketball League. For the next season, Stutz would return to the ProA to compete with ETB Wohnbau Baskets, where he averaged a team-high 20 points and eight rebounds. He was later named Most Valuable Player, after the season concluded.{{cite web|title=LOGAN STUTZ SIGNS FOR THE SWEDISH TEAM LF BASKET|url=http://www.beobasket.net/news/30070/logan-stutz-signs-for-the-swedish-team-lf-basket-.html|website=BeoBasket.net|accessdate=2 May 2016}} On June 15, 2013, Stutz signed with LF Basket of the Basketligan in Sweden.

Coaching career

On August 9, 2018, Stutz was named the first head coach and general manager of the Sudbury Five, an expansion team in the National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC).{{cite web|title=Sudbury Five announce first head coach|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/logan-stutz-head-coach-1.4779142|website=cbc.ca|accessdate=10 August 2018}} In 2021, he left the Five to become the director of player development for the Boston College Eagles men's basketball program.{{Cite web |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/general-manager-and-head-coach-logan-stutz-named-director-of-player-development-for-boston-college-mens-basketball/n-5720244 |title=General Manager and Head Coach Logan Stutz Named Director of Player Development for Boston College Men's Basketball |website=OurSports Central |date=July 15, 2021}} Stutz has returned to Sudbury and is both the Head Coach and General Manager of The Sudbury Five once again.