 Matta in 2009 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Butler |
| Conference | Big East |
| Record | 60–42 (.588) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 11, 1967 Hoopeston, Illinois, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1985–1986 | Southern Illinois |
| 1987–1990 | Butler |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1990–1991 | Indiana State (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 |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2021–2022 | Indiana (Assoc. AD) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 475–188 (.716) |
| Tournaments | 24–13 (NCAA Division I) 6–2 (NIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2× NCAA Regional – Final Four (2007, 2012) NIT (2008) Horizon League Regular Season (2001) Horizon League Tournament (2001) 2× Atlantic 10 Regular Season (2002, 2003) 2× Atlantic 10 Tournament (2002, 2004) 5× Big Ten Regular Season (2006, 2007, 2010–2012) 4× Big Ten Tournament (2007, 2010, 2011, 2013) | |
| Awards | |
| Horizon League Coach of the Year (2001) Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year (2002) 3× Big Ten Coach of the Year (2006, 2007, 2010) | |
Thad Michael Matta (born July 11, 1967) is an American college basketball coach who is currently in his second stint as head coach of the Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team, having been head coach of the Bulldogs for the 2000–01 season. From 2004 to 2017, Matta led the Ohio State Buckeyes to five Big Ten Conference regular season championships (2006, 2007, 2010, 2011 and 2012), 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.[1]
Before returning to Butler, Matta spent a season (2021–22) as the Associate Athletic Director for Indiana and the men's basketball team.