In case you’ve been away from the sports news cycle for a bit, we’re here to let you know that former Ohio State basketball head coach Thad Matta is back in the game. One of his former schools, and alma mater, Butler, announced the hiring of Matta to be the Bulldogs’ new head coach last week.
Hopefully, Matta has gotten to the point with his health that he’s ready to get back in the game at the level he was while patrolling the sidelines in Columbus, and we for one, will be rooting for his success.
The whole thing did get us reminiscing though. Simply put, Matta’s time at Ohio State is hands down the best era in Buckeye basketball history. During his time wearing the scarlet and gray, Matta won five regular season Big Ten titles, four Big Ten Tournament championships, went to two Final Fours, including one where OSU finished runner up, and took Ohio State to the NCAA Tournament nine times.
Matta also sent a lot of players to the NBA, including multiple first-rounders. And that’s what we’re focusing on here with the news of him back in the coaching game. Here is every Ohio State player that was selected in the NBA draft while Thad Matta was the coach at OSU.
We’ll go in chronological order from earliest to most recent.
