Ian Cathcart

Ian Cathcart
Personal information
Born (1982-02-14) 14 February 1982 (age 44)
Invercargill, New Zealand
Listed height
186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Listed weight
92 kg (203 lb)
Career information
High schoolWaitaki Boys'
(Oamaru, New Zealand)
CollegeLyon College (2001–2005)
Playing career
2000–2011
PositionGuard
Career history
2000–2001Otago Nuggets
2003Nelson Giants
2005–2006Shamrock Rovers
2010–2011Southland Sharks

Ian Cathcart (born 14 February 1982) is a New Zealand former basketball player.

Early life

Cathcart was born in Invercargill, New Zealand. He attended Waitaki Boys' High School in Oamaru. He grew up playing softball and BMX.

Basketball career

In 2000 and 2001, Cathcart played for the Otago Nuggets in the New Zealand NBL. He also played for the North Otago Penguins in the Conference Basketball League (CBL) in 2000, helping them win the championship. In 2003, he played for the Nelson Giants in the NBL.

Between 2001 and 2005, Cathcart played college basketball in the United States for the Lyon College Scots.

For the 2005–06 season, Cathcart played in Ireland for the Shamrock Rovers. In 21 games in the Superleague, he averaged 6.4 points, 1.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.

In 2008, Cathcart captained the North Otago Penguins in the CBL. The team finished third.

Cathcart joined the Southland Sharks for the 2010 New Zealand NBL season and served as the team's vice captain. He played 18 games for the Sharks in the 2010 season and made just one appearance for the Sharks in the 2011 season.

Personal life

Cathcart named his first son, Boston, after his favourite NBA team, the Boston Celtics.

As of 2011, Cathcart was working as a student support adviser at the Southern Institute of Technology.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Profile – Ian Cathcart". sharksbasketball.co.nz. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Ian Cathcart, Basketball Player, News, Stats - australiabasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  3. ↑ Egan, Brendon (16 April 2010). "Sharks must win say ex-Nuggets". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "2000 Conference Basketball League". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015.
  5. 1 2 "CBL Finals – Section B". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 22 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "MBB Record Book Renewed" (PDF). Lyon Scots Basketball. p. 52. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  7. ↑ Jessup, Peter (12 October 2005). "Basketball: Breakers raring to get on court". NZ Herald.
  8. ↑ Hepburn, Steve (27 August 2008). "Basketball: North Otago Penguins back in the fray". odt.co.nz. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "2008 Conference Basketball League – Finals". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015.
  10. ↑ Egan, Brendon (26 January 2010). "New Sharks guard full of hunger". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  11. ↑ "Feeding with the Sharks". Stuff.co.nz. 15 May 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  12. 1 2 Egan, Brendon (11 April 2011). "Sharks' Cathcart set to terrorise opposition". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 5 March 2025. Cathcart is a diehard supporter of the Boston Celtics NBA team and managed to get his wife to agree on their child's name.