Thad Matta
Thad Matta
Thad Michael Mattais an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team. He was hired as the 13th head coach in Ohio State history on July 7, 2004 after the school had fired previous coach Jim O'Brien. He has posted 20 or more wins per season all throughout his career a head coach. On March 12, 2015, he set a school record for victories, winning his 298th game for OSU after...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth11 July 1967
CityHoopestown, IL
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I think the Big Ten is a tremendous league.
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He's finishing better than he was earlier in the season. His defense was 100 times better than the last time we played Michigan.
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I think our guys have a pretty good feel that there's still another game to play. I think that they understand that obviously we're elated to be co-champions ... but once again we've put ourselves in a big position to have the opportunity to win outright on our home court on senior day.
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I know at this stage of the season, kids are wearing down. And knowing that you're in the NCAA Tournament, you want to keep that freshness and try to do the best you can in the first week of (the NCAA) Tournament.
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I really had to step in and challenge our guys. This was the first time all year I did not think we had the energy needed out there.
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It was June last year, and we were finishing our conditioning drills. We were running around the top of the building and I told the guys if they take care of their business, when the season ends every seat in this house is going to be filled.
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Honestly, I'm so beaten down by this thing, it only makes sense it would come around here (now). But I just honestly want to know when and what it is and finally from that point we can, for the first time at Ohio State, say, this is where we are. And move forward from there.
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I don't think anyone can ever imagine -- please don't give me any credit for this. It's those 11 guys in there. They've been as solid and focused and committed as we could ask. I don't know if I've ever had a team more committed to just going out and doing what it needed to do.
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I asked these guys to help lay the foundation for the future of this program. It looks pretty damned good to me right now.
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It is a tremendous honor to be a No. 2 seed, and to get to play so close to home in Dayton. It is an incredible feeling, and it will be interesting to start preparing. But right now we need some rest and then we'll get our guys going for the NCAA Tournament.
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The greatest words you hear in college basketball are Ohio State advances. (The Iowa upset) is amazing. But again, it's all the proof you need that there's no guarantee.
country life-lesson winning
To win this league, the toughest league in the country, and to be outright champs is a tribute to their effort. It's a great lesson in life for our guys. It shows anything is possible.
basketball player care
Don't be afraid to let your players know how much you care about them
basketball mistake guy
The biggest thing is getting our guys to understand, you can't let one mistake compound into another mistake