Matthew Brian Othick (born March 18, 1969) is a retired American professional

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player, independent film producer, and restaurateur.

Biography

Born in

Clovis, New Mexico Clovis is a city in and the county seat of Curry County, New Mexico. The population was 38,567 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Clovis is located in the New Mexico portion of the Llano Estacado, in the eastern part of the state. A ...

, Othick played basketball at Bishop Gorman high school in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he was named two-time Nevada state player of the year in 1987 and 1988. He played college basketball at the

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from 1989 to 1992. He is one of a small group of Arizona players to score over 1000 points and dish out 500 plus assists in his career.Othick is developing film of Williams' life
by Greg Hansen, azstarnet.com, published April 16, 2006 He went on to play with the

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. A ,

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, he continued his pro basketball career with the Omaha Racers 1992–1993, Fargo Fever 1994-1996 and

Yakima Sun Kings The Yakima SunKings were a basketball team located in Yakima, Washington, covering the central Washington sports market of Yakima, Tri-Cities, and Ellensburg and plays at the Yakima SunDome. The team competed in the Continental Basketball Assoc ...

in the CBA1998.By any name, Williams was one of a kind
by Joe Hawk, ''Las Vegas Review-Journal'', published September 26, 2002 In 2006, Othick was part of group developing a film based on the life of his former high school and college teammate, the late

Bison Dele Bison Dele ( ; born Brian Carson Williams; April 6, 1969 – disappeared July 7, 2002) was an American professional basketball player who played center for the NBA's Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, Chicago Bulls and Detroit ...

(then known as Brian Williams), who presumably died during a boat trip in 2002. With his brother, Trent, Othick helped finance the

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'' Yonkers Joe'', on which he is listed as an executive producer.Magnolia Pictures: ''Yonkers Joe'' press notes
/ref> As of 2008, Othick is a

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and

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-based land broker/investor. Othick opened Crust Pizzeria in

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, in 2011. He went on to open and operate two more locations, one in

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, in 2014 and his latest in

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, in 2018.

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@ basketballreference.com 1969 births Living people American men's basketball players Arizona Wildcats men's basketball players Basketball players from New Mexico Bishop Gorman High School alumni Fargo-Moorhead Fever players Omaha Racers players Sportspeople from Clovis, New Mexico Point guards San Antonio Spurs players Undrafted NBA players Yakima Sun Kings players {{1960s-US-basketball-bio-stub