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Oberon Pitterson
Personal information
Full nameOberon Jean Pitterson-Nattie[1]
Born (1971-02-08) 8 February 1971 (age 55)
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Netball career
Playing position(s): GK, GD, WD
Years Club team(s) Apps
200x–2009 Waulgrovians
2005 University of the West Indies
2010–2012 Tivoli Gardens
2004–2013 General Accident
Years National team(s) Caps
1988–2006 Jamaica 120+
Coaching career
Years Team(s)
2011–2014 Jamaica
Medal record
Representing  Jamaica
World Netball Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Sydney Team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Kingston Team
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester Team
World Games
Bronze medal – third place 1993 The Hague Team

Oberon Pitterson (born 8 February 1971), also known as Oberon Pitterson-Dunn or Oberon Pitterson-Nattie, is a Jamaican sportswomen who represented Jamaica at both netball and basketball. As a netball player she was a member of the Jamaica teams that were bronze medallists at the 1991 and 2003 World Netball Championships. She also won a bronze medal with Jamaica at the 1993 World Games. Pitterson captained Jamaica at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and 2003 World Netball Championships. Between 2011 and 2014, she also served as the Jamaica national netball team head coach, including at the 2011 World Netball Championships. Between 1993 and 1995, Pitterson played college basketball for Western Illinois Leathernecks. In the 1996–97 season, she played basketball for Tampereen Pyrintö in Finland's Naisten Korisliiga and between 2006 and 2010, Pitterson played for the Jamaica women's national basketball team.

Netball

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Playing career

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Waulgrovians

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Pitterson played club netball for Waulgrovians from the 1990s until 2009.[3][4]

University of the West Indies

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In 2005, Pitterson represented the University of the West Indies netball team that placed second in the an intercollegiate competition.[5]

Tivoli Gardens

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Between 2010 and 2012, Pitterson played club netball Tivoli Gardens.[6][7][8]

General Accident

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Between 2004 and 2013, Pitterson played for General Accident in the Business House Senior League, serving as both a player and player/coach. Pitterson was a long time employee at General Accident. Her teammates and colleagues at the insurance company included fellow Jamaica netball international, Nadine Bryan. Pitterson helped General Accident win several league titles, including in 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2012.[9][10][11][12][13]

Jamaica

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Between 1991 and 2003, Pitterson played for Jamaica at four World Netball Championships.[14] She was a member of the Jamaica teams that were bronze medallists at the 1991[15] and 2003 World Netball Championships.[16] She also won a bronze medal with Jamaica at the 1993 World Games.[17] She also represented Jamaica at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.[2] Pitterson captained Jamaica at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and 2003 World Netball Championships.[16][18][19][20]

Tournaments Place
1991 World Netball Championships[15] 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1993 World Games[17] 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1995 World Netball Championships[14] 5th
1998 Commonwealth Games[2] 5th
1999 World Netball Championships[21] 4th
2002 Commonwealth Games[18][22] 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2003 World Netball Championships[16][20] 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2006 Commonwealth Games[3][19][23] 4th

Coaching career

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Jamaica

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Between 2011 and 2014 Pitterson served as head coach of Jamaica.[24][25][26][27] She coached Jamaica at the 2011 World Netball Championships.[28][29][30][31] She was also coach of the Jamaica under-21 team that were bronze medallists at the 2013 World Youth Netball Championships.[32][33]

Tournaments Place
2011 World Netball Championships[28][29][30][31] 4th
2011 World Netball Series[34] 4th
2012 Netball Americas Championship[35] 1st
2012 Fast5 Netball World Series[1] 4th
2013 World Youth Netball Championships[32][33] 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2013 Fast5 Netball World Series[36][37][38] 3rd

Grenada

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In 2016 and 2017, Pitterson served as a coaching consultant/technical director with Grenada, helping them prepare for the 2016 Netball Europe Open Challenge and 2017 Netball World Youth Cup.[39][40][41]

Basketball

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Oberon Pitterson
Jamaica
PositionForward
Personal information
Born (1971-02-08) 8 February 1971 (age 55)
Listed height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Career information
CollegeWestern Illinois University
Career history
1993–1995Western Illinois Leathernecks
1996–1997Tampereen Pyrintö
2006University of the West Indies
2007–2014Waulgrovians Bullets
2006–2010Jamaica
Medals
Representing  Jamaica
FIBA Caribbean Championship
Gold medal – first place 2006 Kingston
Centrobasket
Silver medal – second place 2010 Mayaguez
Centrobasket
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Mexico City

Playing career

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Western Illinois Leathernecks

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Between 1993 and 1995, Pitterson played college basketball for Western Illinois Leathernecks. She made 56 appearances for Leathernecks and was a member of their team that won the 1994–95 Summit League women's basketball tournament. She was also named the 1994–95 Summit Tournament MVP.[42][43]

Tampereen Pyrintö

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During the 1996–97 season, Pitterson played for Tampereen Pyrintö in Finland's Naisten Korisliiga. On 12 October 1996, in a game against Äänekosken Huima, Pitterson recorded 32 rebounds, a performance that ranks among the highest in the history of the Naisten Korisliiga. During the same match, she achieved an efficiency rating of 67. She totalled 629 points and 476 rebounds over 29 games, averaging approximately 21.7 points and 16.4 rebounds per game.[44]

University of the West Indies

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In 2005, Pitterson played for the University of the West Indies basketball team that won an intercollegiate championship.[5]

Waulgrovians Bullets

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Between 2007 and 2016, Pitterson played for Waulgrovian Bullets in the in the Jamaica Basketball Association's National Women Super League. She helped Bullets win championships in 2007 and 2016.[45][46][47]

Jamaica

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Between 2006 and 2010, Pitterson played for Jamaica. She was a member of the Jamaica team that were gold medallists at the 2006 CBC Championship.[48][49] She captained the Jamaica team at the 2006 Centrobasket Women.[50]

Tournaments Place
2006 CBC Championship[48] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
2006 Centrobasket Women[5][50] 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2007 Pan American Games 8th
2007 FIBA Americas Championship for Women 8th
2010 Centrobasket Women[51][52] 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

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Personnel life

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Pitterson was married to Marland Nattie, a prominent figure in Jamaican and Caribbean basketball. He was a former player, coach and administrator. Between 1997 and 2008 Nattie served as president of the Jamaica Basketball Association. In October 2023, Nattie passed away. He had suffered a severe stroke two months earlier.[53][54] Pitterson subsequently organised and hosted the Marland Nattie Legends 3x3 basketball tournament in his honour.[55][56][57][58]

Honours

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Netball

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Coaching career

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Jamaica

Basketball

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Playing career

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Jamaica
Western Illinois Leathernecks

References

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