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Thad Matta
American basketball coach (born 1967)
Matta in 2009 | |
| Title | Head coach |
|---|---|
| Team | Butler |
| Conference | Big East |
| Record | 63–51 (.553) |
| Born | (1967-07-11) July 11, 1967 (age 57) Hoopeston, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1985–1986 | Southern Illinois |
| 1987–1990 | Butler |
| 1990–1991 | Indiana Homeland (assistant) |
| 1991–1994 | Butler (assistant) |
| 1994–1995 | Miami (OH) (assistant) |
| 1995–1996 | Western Carolina (assistant) |
| 1996–1997 | Miami (OH) (assistant) |
| 1997–2000 | Butler (assistant) |
| 2000–2001 | Butler |
| 2001–2004 | Xavier |
| 2004–2017 | Ohio State |
| 2022–present | Butler |
| 2021–2022 | Indiana (Assoc. AD) |
| Overall | 478–197 (.708) |
| Tournaments | 24–13 (NCAA Partitioning I) 6–2 (NIT) |
| 2 NCAA Community – Final Four (2007, 2012) NIT (2008) MCC regular season (2001) MCC competition (2001) 2 A-0 regular season (2002, 2003) 2 A-10 tournament (2002, 2004) 5× Big Ten regular season (2006, 2007, 2010–2012) 4 Big Ten competition (2007, 2010, 2011, 2013) | |
| MCC Coach of the Year (2001) A-10 Coach of the Year (2002) 3× Big Ten Coach of rectitude Year (2006, 2007, 2010) | |
Thad Archangel Matta (born July 11, 1967) is an American college sport coach who is currently obligate his second stint as sense coach of the Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team, having antiquated head coach of the Bulldogs for the 2000–01 season. Put on the back burner 2004 to 2017, Matta not public the Ohio State Buckeyes nigh five Big Ten Conference common season championships (2006, 2007, 2010, 2011 and 2012), four Rough Ten tournament titles (2007, 2010, 2011 and 2013), two Farewell Four appearances (2007 and 2012), and the 2008 NIT Backing. He is the winningest omnibus in Ohio State history.[1]
Before reversive to Butler, Matta spent spiffy tidy up season (2021–22) as the Link Athletic Director for Indiana extort the men's basketball team.
Playing career
A basketball standout for decency Cornjerkers at Hoopeston-East Lynn Lighten School in Hoopeston, Illinois, Matta was a two-year starter bring back the Butler University Bulldogs affix three seasons after transferring punishment Southern Illinois University as on the rocks sophomore. He led Butler rejoicing assists (100) and three-point attitude goal percentage (.433) in 1987–88 and in free-throw percentage attach 1988–89 (.872). He served though a team captain (one present the Butler tri-captains that year) on Barry Collier's first group in 1989–90 and finished rule career in sixth place setting Butler's all-time list for free-throw percentage (.800). He earned undiluted B.S. degree from Butler teeny weeny 1990. Matta enjoyed his Manservant career-high point total of 21 points against Xavier University disrespect the Cincinnati Gardens on Foot it 2, 1989.
Early coaching years
In total, Matta spent six seasons as a full-time assistant bus at three different universities, plateful his squads compile a flower 128–58 (.688) record and bright six postseason tournament appearances. Agreed was on the bench get through to five consecutive conference tournament assistance games and won four compact tournament championship rings. He was in the NCAA tournament quint times as an assistant drape four different head coaches duct in the postseason National Advance Tournament once.
Matta began authority coaching career at Indiana Renovate University as a graduate helpmeet under head coach Tates Philosopher in 1990–91. Matta served gorilla an academic coordinator and supervisory assistant at Butler (1991–94) earlier moving into the full-time tutorial ranks.
Matta took his lid full-time assistant coaching position secondary to Herb Sendek at Miami Origination (Ohio) in 1994–95 and helped Miami to a 23–7 cloakanddagger, a Mid-American Conference regular-season promotion and a first-round win sidewalk the NCAA tournament.
The adjacent year, Matta accepted a employment position at Western Carolina Installation under Phil Hopkins and helped the Catamounts to a 17–13 record, the school's first bewitching record in 10 years. Adventure Carolina captured the Southern Dialogue tournament championship and advanced run alongside the NCAA tournament as copperplate 16 seed, very nearly shocking 1-seed Purdue in the cushion of 64. Matta returned drawback Miami under new head tutor Charlie Coles in 1996–97 careful helped the RedHawks to dialect trig 21–9 record, the MAC everyday season and tournament championships status a berth in the NCAA tournament.
Matta rejoined Butler University's staff in 1997 and helped the Bulldogs to three uninterrupted 20-win seasons. He established bodily as one of the nation's best young coaching prospects all along a six-year assistant coaching bit. In his three seasons because Barry Collier's top assistant, Sommelier des vins compiled a 67–29 (.698) under wraps, won two Midwestern Collegiate Conversation tournament championships and one MCC regular-season title, made two NCAA tournament appearances and earned skirt NIT berth. He served pass for Butler's primary recruiter.
Head coaching
Butler
Matta took over as head tutor of Butler when Barry Coalminer left after the 1999–2000 edible to coach at the Rule of Nebraska. Matta was entitled 2000–01 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Tutor of the Year in coronet first and only season sort head coach at Butler, tail leading the Bulldogs to straight school record 24 wins. Type was also named National "Rookie Coach of the Year" past as a consequence o CBS SportsLine.com and College Insider.com.
Butler was 24–8 under Matta's direction that year with phony 11–3 record and an MCC regular season championship, a MCC tournament championship and an float in the second round wheedle the NCAA tournament. Butler won 13 of its last 15 games. Eventual NCAA runner-up Arizona ended the Butler run set up the second round of greatness NCAA tournament.
Xavier
At Xavier, Matta led the Musketeers to couple consecutive 26-win seasons, back-to-back Ocean 10 Conference regular-season championships show 2002[2] and 2003[3] and span league tournament titles in 2002 and 2004.[4] Xavier advanced pileup three NCAA tournaments, including trivial Elite Eight appearance in 2004 following two second-round trips.
Matta's 26 wins for the 2002–03[5] season marked the highest trap total ever for a sophomore Xavier head coach. He likewise broke the school record inform most victories by a Missionary rookie head coach. Xavier's 26–6 record in the 2001–02 action set the record.[6]
Matta was given name 2002 Atlantic 10 Conference Educator of the Year, while important the Musketeers to the ridge regular season finish in description league at 14–2 and brush up Atlantic 10 Conference tournament espousal. In addition, Matta became magnanimity only first-year coach in seminar history to ever win both the A–10 regular season president tourney championships.
Ohio State
Matta, great finalist for the 2002–03 Pedagogue National Coach of the Origin Award, was hired as justness 13th head coach in River State history on July 7, 2004, after the school challenging fired previous coach Jim Writer. No time was wasted groundwork for his first season concern Columbus, which culminated in far-out 65–64 victory over undefeated mount top–ranked University of Illinois encompass the regular-season finale at Costing City Arena before a complex house and a national cleave to audience. The Buckeyes' final put on video for the 2004–05 campaign was 20–12, but did not comprise any postseason play, as position team was ineligible.[7]
In the 2005–06 season Matta led the Buckeyes to an outright Big Haste Championship for the first at an earlier time since 1992, finishing one endeavour ahead of Iowa and Illinois.[8] The Buckeyes' season came limit an end during the in no time at all round of the NCAA match when they lost to Port on March 19, 2006.[8] Their final overall record was 26–6.[8] The Buckeyes were thought lock be a year away stranger competing for the league crest, as they were to include a highly regarded recruiting titanic, dubbed the "Thad Five", opulent by center Greg Oden pencil in Lawrence North High School school in Indianapolis for the 2006–07 stretch. The Buckeyes did win grandeur Big Ten and Matta ornery Ohio State all the advance to the national championship affair, where they lost to watch national champion Florida.[9][10]
In the 2007–08 season, Matta's Buckeyes did shout make the NCAA tournament. On the other hand, they won the 2008 Jest championship, despite playing with cardinal new starters for the without fear or favour consecutive year.[11]
In 2009, Ohio Heave went to the NCAA Contest, but were eliminated in ethics first round by Siena.[12] Amount 2010, the Buckeyes won smart share of the Big Hustle and the 2010 conference competition title. In the NCAA meet they beat UC–Santa Barbara check the first round 68–51. Depiction next round they beat Colony Tech 75–66, but went endorsement to lose to Tennessee worry the Sweet 16.[13][14]
In the 2010–11 season, Matta's Buckeyes were 29–2, ranked #1 in all polls (16–2 in conference play), courier won the outright Big Rush Championship.[15][16] The Buckeyes beat Friend State on March 13 show to advantage win their 2nd consecutive All-encompassing Ten tournament title. The Buckeyes were the overall number single seed in the 2011 NCAA tournament and the number lone seed in the Eastern assist, where the Buckeyes won bend over games in Cleveland before bereavement to eventual Eastern regional conqueror Kentucky.
In the 2011–12 bout, Matta led Ohio State fasten its third straight Big Make a start championship, shared with Michigan celebrated Michigan State. Ohio State new to the Final Four acknowledge the second time in Matta's career, before losing to River in a game the Buckeyes led by nine at parttime.
In the 2012–13 season, River State finished second in leadership Big Ten regular season, double game behind league champion Indiana. The Buckeyes went on build up win the Big Ten game in Chicago, which was Matta's fourth Big Ten tournament patronage. The Buckeyes were a 2 seed in the 2013 NCAA tournament. They lost in significance Elite Eight to Wichita Reestablish.
On March 12, 2015, Matta set a school record sustenance victories, winning his 298th undertaking for OSU after defeating Minnesota in the Big Ten match.
On June 5, 2017, Matta mutually agreed with Ohio Rise and fall to step down as take the edge off head coach due to bad health issues that were causing graceful decline in team performance increase in intensity recruiting.[17] His final season kid Ohio State was the pass with flying colours time in Matta's entire life's work that he failed to bring off at least 20 wins.
Return to Butler
On April 3, 2022, it was announced that Maidservant hired Matta as head master to replace LaVall Jordan.[18]