Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboy Basketball Mourning The Loss Of Bob Mattick
January 03, 2019 | Cowboy Basketball
STILLWATER โ The Oklahoma State family is mourning the loss of Cowboy basketball All-American Bob Mattick, who passed away on Dec. 23, 2018 here in Stillwater.
Mattick came to Oklahoma A&M?from Chicago, Illinois, and was one of the most highly touted big men of his time. At 6-11, he was a two-time All-Missouri Valley Conference honoree and a two-time All-America selection, earning plaudits in 1953 and again in 1954 under Mr. Henry Iba.
As a sophomore in 1951-52, Mattick averaged 10.6 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, and he upped those averages to 17.4 points and 9.4 rebounds per contest as a junior. That year, Oklahoma A&M?was ranked as high as fifth and lost in the second round of the NCAA?Tournament to Kansas. The Aggies finished the season with a 23-7 record.
In 1953-54, Mattick's senior season, he averaged 20.7 points and 11.2 rebounds per game, becoming the first player in school history to average at least 20 points per game and the first player to average a double-double. Once again, the Aggies earned a national ranking as high as fifth, finished the season with a 24-5 record and advanced the second round of the NCAA?Tournament.
In his career, Mattick recorded 1,378 points and 772, rebounds, averaging 16.6 and 9.3, respectively. He currently ranks as the 19th-most prolific scorer in OSU history, seventh in school history in career rebounds and fifth in free throws made. Mattick's scoring average of 20.7 points per game in 1954 was a school record for 26 years.
He was drafted by the Milwaukee Hawks in the second round of the 1954 NBA Draft, but went on to play for the Phillips 66ers of the Amateur Athletic Union.
Mattick later served as the host and curator of Heritage Hall, which chronicles the history and accolades of Oklahoma State Athletics, and was a life-long champion of his alma mater.
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Mattick came to Oklahoma A&M?from Chicago, Illinois, and was one of the most highly touted big men of his time. At 6-11, he was a two-time All-Missouri Valley Conference honoree and a two-time All-America selection, earning plaudits in 1953 and again in 1954 under Mr. Henry Iba.
As a sophomore in 1951-52, Mattick averaged 10.6 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, and he upped those averages to 17.4 points and 9.4 rebounds per contest as a junior. That year, Oklahoma A&M?was ranked as high as fifth and lost in the second round of the NCAA?Tournament to Kansas. The Aggies finished the season with a 23-7 record.
In 1953-54, Mattick's senior season, he averaged 20.7 points and 11.2 rebounds per game, becoming the first player in school history to average at least 20 points per game and the first player to average a double-double. Once again, the Aggies earned a national ranking as high as fifth, finished the season with a 24-5 record and advanced the second round of the NCAA?Tournament.
In his career, Mattick recorded 1,378 points and 772, rebounds, averaging 16.6 and 9.3, respectively. He currently ranks as the 19th-most prolific scorer in OSU history, seventh in school history in career rebounds and fifth in free throws made. Mattick's scoring average of 20.7 points per game in 1954 was a school record for 26 years.
He was drafted by the Milwaukee Hawks in the second round of the 1954 NBA Draft, but went on to play for the Phillips 66ers of the Amateur Athletic Union.
Mattick later served as the host and curator of Heritage Hall, which chronicles the history and accolades of Oklahoma State Athletics, and was a life-long champion of his alma mater.
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