• Follow us on Twitter @buckeyeplanet and @bp_recruiting, like us on Facebook! Enjoy a post or article, recommend it to others! BP is only as strong as its community, and we only promote by word of mouth, so share away!
  • Consider registering! Fewer and higher quality ads, no emails you don't want, access to all the forums, download game torrents, private messages, polls, Sportsbook, etc. Even if you just want to lurk, there are a lot of good reasons to register!

Thad Matta (OSU's All Time Winningest Coach & 3x B1G COY, Butler HC)

Jump to latest Follow Reply
Sort by date Sort by votes
10863983_965002700190413_1468762609399833650_o.jpg
 
Upvote 0
Great summary of the Matta era by Matt Brown.

http://www.landgrantholyland.com/20...sketball-head-coach-thad-matta-youre-hopeless

Thad Matta is Ohio State's all-time winningest coach. You better recognize
By Matt Brown

It's easy to forget if you're a relatively new Ohio State basketball fan, but the program does not have the long, storied history, or the institutional advantages that their football program has. Not only was Ohio State basketball not competing for league titles or deep March runs within relatively recent memory, they actually straight up sucked.

Ohio State was 14-17 the year before Matta was hired, and opened the season with back-to-back losses against San Fransisco and San Diego State. They were bounced in the first round of the NITthe year before by Georgia Tech, after an uninspiring regular season effort. Before Matta, Ohio State advanced to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament just once in 12 years, the surprise Final Four season in 1998-1999, that the NCAA has since tried to banish from our memories.

This was not an uncommon dark run for Ohio State basketball. Outside of a glorious stretch under Fred Taylor from 1959 to 1964, Ohio State's national relevance came in fits and spurts, interspersed with bouts of mediocrity, and even being outright bad. The Buckeyes won only seven games in 1997-1998, and only six in 1994-1995. Not only was Ohio State not a "basketball school", a place that an elite recruit would consider, at times, they weren't even an average one.

Thad Matta has changed this. And he hasn't gotten enough credit for it.

Cont'd ....
 
Upvote 0
OhioState001 said:
One foot out the door... Just kidding probably taking the picture or at an interview
Click to expand...

he was doing an interview when that pic was taken. i saw another one in the locker room and russell is right next to thad. from all accounts russell and thad get along great. its why im holding out for the 1% chance he returns next year......:sneaky:
 
Last edited:
Upvote 0
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top