Thad Matta

Quick Facts

Full Name	Thad Matta
Occupation	Basketball Coach
Date Of Birth	Jul 11, 1967(1967-07-11)
Age	57
Birthplace	Hoopeston
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Cancer

Thad Matta Biography

Thad Matta is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Coach who was born on July 11, 1967 in Hoopeston, Illinois, United States. The 13th coach on the Ohio State Buckeyes men’s basketball team. He is a numerous Big Ten Tournament winner.

He was a coach He coached Greg Oden to a national championship appearance with Ohio State in 2007. to an appearance at the national championship with Ohio State in 2007.

A basketball standout for the Cornjerkers at Hoopeston-East Lynn High School in Hoopeston, Illinois, Matta was a two-year starter for the Butler University Bulldogs in three seasons after transferring from Southern Illinois University as a sophomore. He led Butler in assists (1000) and three-point field goal percentage (.433) in 1987–88 and in free-throw percentage in 1988–89 (.872). He served as a team captain (one of the Butler tri-captains that year) on Barry Collier’s first team in 1989–90 and finished his career in sixth place on Butler’s all-time list for free-throw percentage (.800). He earned a B.S. degree from Butler in 1990. Matta enjoyed his Butler career-high point total of 21 points against Xavier University at the Cincinnati Gardens on March 2, 1989.

Matta began his coaching career at Indiana State University as a graduate assistant under head coach Tates Locke in 1990–91. Matta served as an academic coordinator and administrative assistant at Butler (1991–94) before moving into the full-time coaching ranks.

He married Barbara Matta in 1996.

Thad Matta Net Worth

Thad Matta is one of the richest Basketball Coach from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Thad Matta 's net worth $12 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Two-year starter with his team, the Butler University Bulldogs.

He was one of only two college coaches to record at least twenty wins during the first 13 seasons as head coach.

Thad Michael Matta (born July 11, 1967) is an American college basketball coach. From 2004 to 2017, Matta led the Ohio State Buckeyes to five Big Ten Conference regular season championships, four Big Ten Tournament titles (2007, 2010, 2011 and 2013), two Final Four appearances (2007 and 2012), and the 2008 NIT Championship. He is the winningest coach in Ohio State history.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Thad Matta Dating?

According to our records, Thad Matta married to Barbara Matta. As of December 1, 2023, Thad Matta’s is not dating anyone.

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Matta’s 26 wins for the 2002–03 season marked the highest win total ever for a second-year Xavier head coach. He also broke the school record for most victories by a Xavier rookie head coach. Xavier’s 26–6 record in the 2001–02 campaign set the record.

Facts & Trivia

Thad Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Thad Matta celebrates birthday on July 11 of every year.

Matta, a finalist for the 2002–03 Naismith National Coach of the Year Award, 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. No time was wasted preparing for his first season in Columbus, which culminated in a 65–64 victory over undefeated and top–ranked University of Illinois in the regular-season finale at Value City Arena before a packed house and a national television audience. The Buckeyes’ final record for the 2004–05 campaign was 20–12, but were ineligible from postseason play.

Where is Thad Matta now?

Thad Matta, the former coach at Ohio State who has spent the last year in Indiana’s athletic department, is returning to the sidelines. He was named the head coach at Butler on Sunday. He is a former player and coach at the Indianapolis school.

Does Thad Matta still coach basketball?

Current position
2022–present| Butler
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2021–2022| Indiana (Assoc. AD)
Head coaching record

Where did Thad Matta coach?

Butler announced Thad Matta would be their men’s basketball head coach after firing LaVall Jordan last week.

How long was Thad Matta at Ohio State?

Matta coached the Buckeyes for 13 years , and had a very successful tenure. He won 20 games in all but one season, and he reached 30 wins three times, while making nine NCAA tournaments. Ohio State’s best season with Matta came in 2006-07, when they earned a No.

Why did Thad Matta leave iu?

“I don’t ever like being in the spotlight,” Matta said. “But I know in the position I’m in, it comes with the territory. When I went to Bloomington, I didn’t want that. I just wanted to be behind the scenes and doing whatever Indiana needed me to do.