Damian Richard Matacz (born 28 February 1979)[1] is an Australian former professional basketball player.

He also had two short stints in the National Basketball League (NBL) and played in New Zealand, Ireland, Germany and Switzerland.

[4] In 1998, Matacz enrolled at Northern Michigan University and joined the Wildcats men's basketball program.

He played two games for the Wildcats, including 20 seconds on 12 October against the Wollongong Hawks and just under six minutes on 18 January against the Canberra Cannons.

[20][21] He helped Demons win the championship and averaged 21 points, 11.9 rebounds, 1.8 blocks and 1.7 assists in 22 games.

[9][22] Matacz initially signed with Spanish team Rhino's Xiria de Carballo for the 2007–08 season,[22][23] but later joined the Singapore Slingers of the Australian NBL.

[27][28] Matacz represented the Irish national team in 2008, playing in the Emerald Hoops International Series in August[29] and the FIBA EuroBasket 2009 Division B qualifiers in September.

[1] In July 2010, Matacz played for a team representing Australia at the William Jones Cup in Taipei.