Robert Walter Mattick (May 30, 1933 – December 23, 2018) was an American basketball player. He played collegiately at

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(now Oklahoma State) and was named a second team All-American in 1954. Mattick, a 6'11 center from

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, played for Oklahoma A&M from 1951–54. Mattick was a star for the Aggies and one of the premier big men in college basketball his last two seasons. Mattick was named All-

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both years, and led the Aggies to two NCAA tournament bids in

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and

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. As a senior, Bob Mattick became the first player in Oklahoma A&M (now called Oklahoma State) history to average more than 20 points per game (20.7) and the first to average a

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(20.7 points, 11.2 rebounds per game). He was named a consensus second team All-American that year. He finished with 1,378 points (16.6 per game) and 772 rebounds (9.3 per game) for his three-year career.2009-10 Oklahoma State Cowboys media guide pg. 115
Accessed September 25, 2010 Following the completion of his college career, Mattick was drafted by the

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in the

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. However, he never played in the

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, instead opting for the

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of the

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