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Thad Michael Matta (born July 11, 1967) is an American college basketball coach who is currently in his second stint as head coach of the Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team, having been head coach of the Bulldogs for the 2000–01 season.
Thad Matta returned to his alma mater in April of 2022 to lead the Butler men’s basketball program as head coach for a second time. In his 19 years as a college head coach, which includes stints at Butler, Ohio State and Xavier, Matta possesses an incredible record of 471-187 (.716).
Feb 9, 2024 · One of the biggest names in college basketball coaching, Thad Matta reappeared on the coaching scene in 2022 to revitalize the Butler squad. Now, they're on a quest for a deep run in the...
Jun 5, 2017 · Matta, 49, fought this battle to the end: to sign prospects, to win games, to perform as he had from the day he was hired at 32 to become the head coach at Butler, to keep the job that had...
Matta is one of just two coaches nationally to post 20 or more wins in each of his first 16 seasons as a head coach. The 2006, 2007 and 2010 Big Ten Conference and 2006 USBWA District V Coach of the Year, Matta tied an Ohio State record for wins by a rookie coach (20) in 2004-05.
Apr 7, 2022 · INDIANAPOLIS — One of the first things Thad Matta looked into when he was hired last spring as Indiana's associate athletic director for men's basketball was whether he...
Oct 20, 2022 · Matta, who was 49 when he left Columbus, developed a condition called “drop foot” after a back surgery he had in 2007 that causes him to drag his foot when he walks. So naturally, when he took ...
Apr 3, 2022 · Thad Matta is returning to coaching after a five-year absence and doing so at Butler, his alma mater and the place he spent seven seasons as an assistant and head coach.
Apr 3, 2022 · Thad Matta is back in coaching -- and back at Butler. The Bulldogs announced Sunday they were hiring Matta as their next head coach. Matta, who spent the last year as an associate athletic director at Indiana, replaces LaVall Jordan, who was fired Friday after five seasons as Butler's head coach.
Thad Matta led the Buckeyes to 337 wins from 2005-17, making him the all-time leader in victories among Ohio State’s 14 head coaches in the history of the program. By any measure, Matta put together one of the most memorable and productive coaching tenures in Big Ten and Ohio State history.
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