Damien Matacz
- Nationality: IRE/AUS
- Date of Birth: 24/02/79
- Place of Birth:
- Position: F/C
- Height (CM): 206
- Weight (KG): 105
- Junior Assoc: None
- College: Northern Michigan (1998–2002)
- NBL DEBUT: 12/10/02
- AGE AT DEBUT: 23
- LAST NBL GAME: 23/09/07
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 28
- NBL History: Perth 2003 | Singapore 2008
- Championships: 0
- None
NBL EXPERIENCE
Damien Matacz made his NBL debut with the Perth Wildcats at 23 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
Matacz was born and raised in Perth, Western Australia, and moved to the United States in the mid-1990s to attend Greenville High School in Greenville, Michigan. At Greenville, he earned all-conference honours with the basketball team in 1997 which led to a him receiving a scholarship to play for Northern Michigan University
Damien Matacz played two seasons in the NBL, playing for both the Perth Wildcats and the Singapore Slingers. He averaged 2.2 points, 1 rebounds, and 0.7 assists in 4 NBL games.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | 29 | Singapore | 6-24 (12) | 2 | 16.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 3 | 33% | 44% | 0% | 3 |
| 2002-03 | 24 | Perth | 22-8 (2) | 2 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 67% | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 | 2 | 50% | 76% | 0% | 6 | Totals | 4 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 60.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 2 | 5 | 40.0% | 0% | 0% | 6 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | 29 | Singapore | 6-24 (12) | 2 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 50% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.5 | 1.5 | 33% | 44% | 0% | 3 |
| 2002-03 | 24 | Perth | 22-8 (2) | 2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 67% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 100% | 0.5 | 1.0 | 50% | 76% | 0% | 6 | Total | 4 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 60.0% | 0.2 | 100.0% | 0.3 | 0.3 | 40.0% | 0% | 0% | 6 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- Wanneroo 1999, 2001-2003, 2011-13 | Joondalup 2012, 2015-2019
First played in the WA state league for Wanneroo in 1999. He appeared in 14 games and scored 129 points (9.2 ppg). Matacz went on to play 300 games for in the WA state league (SBL).
FIBA EXPERIENCE
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Matacz also played in New Zealand, Ireland, Germany and Switzerland.
COLLEGE
Damien Matacz played college basketball at Northern Michigan from 1998 to 2002, spending four seasons with the Wildcats in NCAA Division II competition.
Northern Michigan’s men’s basketball records credit Matacz with 113 career games, 1,355 total points and 715 total rebounds, numbers that place him 13th on the program’s career scoring list and ninth on its career rebounding list.
Matacz’s early Northern Michigan seasons coincided with strong team results under head coach Dean Ellis, including a 21–8 record in 1998–99 (2,090 points scored, 1,965 allowed) and a 24–6 record in 1999–00 (2,286 scored, 2,016 allowed), and that 1999–00 season also shows him collecting 182 rebounds across 30 games (6.1 per game).
In 2000–01, Northern Michigan went 16–13 (2,107 scored, 2,069 allowed) and Matacz produced 477 points in 29 games (17.0 per game), with the program also listing him as a GLIAC North Division first-team all-conference selection for 2001.
Matacz followed with a 2001–02 season in which Northern Michigan finished 14–12 (1,830 scored, 1,765 allowed), and the program’s records show him totaling 206 rebounds in 26 games (7.9 per game) while again earning GLIAC North Division first-team all-conference recognition in 2002.
During the 2000–01 campaign, Matacz was noted as Northern Michigan’s only returning starter when the Wildcats played an exhibition at Michigan State on 7 November 2000, and he led Northern Michigan with 17 points in that game.
AWARDS
- SBL MVP (2012)
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