Thad Michael Matta was born on July 11,1967 and is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of the Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team.
15 Facts About Thad Matta
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From 2004 to 2017, Matta led the Ohio State Buckeyes to five Big Ten Conference regular season championships, four Big Ten tournament titles, two Final Four appearances, and the 2008 NIT Championship.
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Thad Matta is the winningest coach in Ohio State history.
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Thad Matta enjoyed his Butler career-high point total of 21 points against Xavier University at the Cincinnati Gardens on March 2,1989.
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Thad Matta was on the bench in five consecutive conference tournament championship games and won four league tournament championship rings.
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Thad Matta was in the NCAA tournament five times as an assistant under four different head coaches and in the postseason National Invitation Tournament once.
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Thad Matta served as an academic coordinator and administrative assistant at Butler before moving into the full-time coaching ranks.
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Thad Matta rejoined Butler University's staff in 1997 and helped the Bulldogs to three consecutive 20-win seasons.
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Thad Matta established himself as one of the nation's best young coaching prospects during a six-year assistant coaching stint.
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Thad Matta was named National "Rookie Coach of the Year" by CBS SportsLine.
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At Xavier, Thad Matta led the Musketeers to three consecutive 26-win seasons, back-to-back Atlantic 10 Conference regular-season championships in 2002 and 2003 and two league tournament titles in 2002 and 2004.
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Thad Matta broke the school record for most victories by a Xavier rookie head coach.
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The Buckeyes did win the Big Ten and Thad Matta led Ohio State all the way to the national championship game, where they lost to defending national champion Florida.
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On March 12,2015, Thad Matta set a school record for victories, winning his 298th game for OSU after defeating Minnesota in the Big Ten tournament.
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On June 5,2017, Thad Matta mutually agreed with Ohio State to step down as its head coach due to health issues that were causing a decline in team performance and recruiting.