Matt Sutton (basketball)

{{short description|Australian basketball player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2014}}

{{Use Australian English|date=October 2014}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Matt Sutton

| image =

| position = Head coach

| height_cm = 193

| weight_kg = 85

| league = NBL1 South

| team = Mount Gambier Pioneers

| number =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1984|7|13}}

| birth_place = Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

| high_school = Guard

| career_start = 2002

| career_end = 2017

| career_position =

| coach_start = 2019

| years1 = 2002–2009

| team1 = Forestville Eagles

| years2 = 2006–2008

| team2 = Adelaide 36ers

| years3 = 2010–2017

| team3 = Mount Gambier Pioneers

| cyears1 = 2019–present

| cteam1 = Mount Gambier Pioneers

| highlights =

As player:

• 3× SEABL champion (2014, 2015, 2017)
• 2× Central ABL champion (2003, 2006)

As coach:

• NBL1 South Coach of the Year (2022)

}}

Matt Sutton (born 13 July 1984) is an Australian basketball coach and former player.

Between 2002 and 2009, Sutton played in the Central ABL for the Forestville Eagles. In 2006, he joined the Adelaide 36ers for the 2006–07 NBL season. He continued on with the 36ers in 2007–08, and in 50 games over two seasons, he averaged 3.3 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.[http://www.foxsportspulse.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=190395248&client=0-189-88237-125701-11144096 Player statistics for Matt Sutton – NBL]

In 2010, Sutton joined the Mount Gambier Pioneers of the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL).{{cite web|url=http://blogs.abc.net.au/sa/2009/12/former-36er-joins-the-pioneers.html|title=Former 36er joins the Pioneers|work=abc.net.au|date=22 December 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113133209/http://blogs.abc.net.au/sa/2009/12/former-36er-joins-the-pioneers.html|archive-date=13 January 2016}} In 2012, he became captain of the Pioneers[http://seabl.com.au/index.php?id=257&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=3418&cHash=92ea483768 FOUR PIONEERS SIGN ON FOR 2012][http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-16/pioneers-pumped-after-canberra-win/3952350 Pioneers pumped after Canberra win] and guided them to five straight conference titles between 2013[http://www.borderwatch.com.au/story/1764281/pioneers-history-in-the-making/ Pioneers history in the making] and 2017, including championships in 2014, 2015[http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/3346152/bandits-agonisingly-short-of-ultimate-prize/ Mt Gambier beats Border Bandits to win SEABL title] and in his final season in 2017. In 212 SEABL games for the Pioneers, he averaged 6.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.{{cite web|url=https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=196090584&client=0-3363-126356-436967-16890606|title=Player statistics for Matt Sutton|work=SEABL|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719130723/https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=196090584&client=0-3363-126356-436967-16890606|archive-date=19 July 2023}}

In 2019, Sutton debuted as head coach of the Mount Gambier Pioneers women's team in the Premier League.{{cite web|url=https://borderwatch.com.au/sport/2019/01/01/sutton-to-lead-women-expansion-program/|title=Sutton to lead women expansion program|work=borderwatch.com.au|date=1 January 2019|access-date=19 July 2023}} He coached his second season with the Pioneers in 2021 in the NBL1 South.{{cite web|url=https://nbl1.com.au/news/pioneers-re-sign-mens-and-womens-coaches|title=Pioneers re-sign men's and women's coaches|work=nbl1.com.au|date=23 September 2021|access-date=19 July 2023}} He was named NBL1 South Coach of the Year in 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/nbl1south/posts/190582553375493|title=Congratulations to our Coach of the Year winners Peter Godfrey from Kilsyth Basketball and Matt Sutton from Mount Gambier Pioneers!|work=facebook.com/nbl1south|date=2 September 2022|access-date=19 July 2023}} He returned for his fourth season with the Pioneers women's team in 2023.{{cite web|url=https://sevoice.com.au/successful-sutton-signs-on-again/|title=Successful Sutton signs on again|work=sevoice.com.au|date=22 September 2022|access-date=19 July 2023}} In August 2024, he re-signed as the Pioneers women's coach on a three-year deal.{{cite web|url=https://nbl1.com.au/article/pioneers-coaches-sign-on-for-2025|title=Pioneers coaches sign on for 2025|work=NBL1.com.au|date=21 August 2024|access-date=21 August 2024}}