Thad Matta
Basketball Coach
1967 –
Who is Thad Matta?
Thad Michael Matta is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team. He was hired as the 13th head coach in Ohio State history on July 7, 2004 after the school had fired previous coach Jim O'Brien. He is one of two coaches nationally to post 20 or more wins in each of his first 13 seasons as a head coach. Matta has led the Buckeyes to five Big Ten Conference regular season championships, four Big Ten Tournament titles, a runner-up finish in the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, the 2008 NIT Championship, and a second Final Four berth in 2012. Matta also tied the record for most wins by a first-year coach at Ohio State.
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- Born
- Jul 11, 1967
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- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Butler University
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on July 23, 2013
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