Thad Matta
The school fired former coach LaVall Jordan also an alumnus Friday. 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.
Butler Hires Former Ohio State Coach Thad Matta Daniel Chavkin 5 minutes ago Butlers announced Sunday it is bringing back a familiar face as the school is hiring Thad Matta to be its next coach.

. Thad Matta is returning to Butler hired to coach the Bulldogs almost five years after he cited his health while stepping down at Ohio State. Butler is bringing back alumnus and former coach Thad Matta as mens basketball head coach it announced Sunday. Matta is returning to.
Matta who spent this past season as associate athletic director for mens basketball at. Ad Free Shipping Available. INDIANAPOLIS WISH Thad Matta is returning to his alma mater and will be the new mens head basketball coach at Butler University the school announced Sunday.
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Thad Michael Matta was born July 11 1967 in Hoopeston. Matta who spent this past season as an associate athletic director at Indiana University. His first job in the coaching ranks was for one year as a graduate.
Two previous coaches led the Buckeyes for longer tenures but no Ohio State coach has won more or coached in more games than Matta. Since taking over the program in 2004-05 Matta teams have won an Ohio State record 337 games and taken the court a program best 460 times. He earned a BS.
Butler announced on Sunday that it was hiring Matta as its next head coach. The former Butler basketball. Thad Matta returning to Butler for 2nd stint as head coach.
Matta graduated from Butler in 1990 where he was a two-year starter after transferring from Southern Illinois as a sophomore. Matta is a Bulter alum not only starring for the Bulldogs in the late 80s and early 90s but was also the Butler head basketball coach from 2000 to. Thad Matta American basketball player-coach LaVall Jordan American basketball coach Thad Matta is coaching once again.
FILE - Ohio State coach Thad Matta shouts at a referee during the second half of the teams NCAA college basketball game against Nebraska in Lincoln Neb Jan. He served as a team captain for Butler Vice President and Director of. Matta played college basketball at Butler University and Southern Illinois.
The 53-year-old coach and his wife Barbara have two daughters Ali and Emily. Thad Matta is an exceptional choice to lead our mens basketball program Butler president James Danko said. Thad Matta is returning to Butler to lead his alma mater for the second time as head mens basketball coach.
Butler announced Sunday that it has hired Matta who took the Bulldogs to the NCAA Tournament in a. The university made the announcement Sunday morning. More than 20 years after he last coached at Butler Thad Matta is coming back.
Degree education from Butler in 1990 and was inducted into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2019. He then became Butlers head coach for the 2000-01 season. Matta will be introduced at a Wednesday news conference according to a news release.
Five years after his final season at Ohio State Thad Matta will become a head coach once again. In Thad Butler is getting a first-class person who has put together one of the strongest résumés in all of college basketball over the past few decades. Matta it turned out was waiting on deck to be introduced less than 48 hours later.
Thad Matta played at Butler from 1987-90 and had two separate stints as an assistant with the Bulldogs from 1991-94 and 1997-2000. Thad Mattas career at Ohio State has spanned 13 seasons. The 54-year-old coach is the new head coach at the Big East school replacing LaVall Jordan who was fired Friday.
INDIANAPOLIS Thad Matta is returning to coach Butler basketball. Thad Matta is an exceptional choice to lead our mens basketball program said Butler University President James Danko.
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