Bowling Green, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University Athletics Department mourns the passing of former basketball great Mac Otten, who passed away at the age of 90 on Dec. 26, 2015 in Dayton, Ohio. Otten played for the BGSU men's basketball team from 1946-49, earning All-American honors in 1949.
Mac Otten became the Falcons third-ever All-American when he was named a Helms Foundation Second-Team All-American in 1948-49, in which he helped lead the Falcons to a third-place finish in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). Named the BGSU Team MVP in both 1946-47 and again in 1947-48, Otten was the team captain for the Falcons that earned a national top-10 ranking for seven weeks in 1948-49.