Boals’ hiring is official
April 28, 2009 by feed · Leave a Comment
Ohio State announced the hiring of Jeff Boals about a half hour ago. He’ll be available to the news media at 1 p.m. today, so we’ll have a story with comments from him and coach Thad Matta in The Dispatch…
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Another Buckeye NBA Bound?
April 14, 2009 by feed · Leave a Comment
Thad Matta may have to replace yet another Buckeye bound for the NBA Draft: Mark “The Shark” Titus.
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Evan Turner to Return for Junior Year, Will it Matter if BJ Mullens Does?
April 2, 2009 by feed · Leave a Comment
After Evan Turners terrific season at Ohio State this season, the young star has decided to let head coach Thad Matta with what little hair he has left. He said he loves college ball and will be returning for his junior season.
Turner led the Buckeyes in all major categories this season; such as scoring, rebounding, assists, and steals. He was favored to be the Big Ten’s MVP until…
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An Open Letter to Thad Matta: Please, No More "One and Done" Players
March 31, 2009 by feed · Leave a Comment
Dear Coach Matta,
First, thank you for making Buckeye basketball relevant again. Five 20-win seasons, a National Championship appearance, an NIT Championship, and four (soon to be five) first-round draft picks is a lot to be thankful for.
Those first-round draft picks are the reason I write you today. Please, no more one and done players! It may sound strange, but you…
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Matta and Turner
March 30, 2009 by feed · Leave a Comment
Does not look like Buckeye Nation has to worry about losing coach Thad Matta — today, anyway. Kentucky’s short search apparently is close to being a done deal with Memphis coach John Calipari. Meanwhile, there was “100 percent attendance” at…
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Matta and Kentucky
March 27, 2009 by feed · Leave a Comment
As expected, Billy Gillispie’s body wasn’t cold before speculation identifying his potential successors as Kentucky coach began to circulate tonight. I got a phone call and an e-mail within an hour of each other, the caller saying Thad Matta had…
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Tournament snapshot: Ohio State
March 15, 2009 by feed · Leave a Comment
Ohio State: Columbus, Ohio, 22-10 (10-8 Big Ten)
Coach: Thad Matta
Best Wi…
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Sparty gets spanked
March 15, 2009 by feed · Leave a Comment
Ohio State’s freshman center Byron James Mullens hammers home a deuce against Michigan State. (Getty Images)
One thing you can never do is count out a Thad Matta-coached team come tournament time.
For the second straight day, Ohio State came away with an impressive win as the Buckeyes’ knocked off the top-seeded Michigan State Spartans, [...]
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MBK; Buckeyes, Boilers Battle for Big Ten Title Sunday
March 14, 2009 by feed · Leave a Comment
Ohio State is playing in 3rd title game under Thad Matta
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Bucks Shock Top-Seeded Spartans, Advance to Big Ten Final
March 14, 2009 by feed · Leave a Comment
Thad Matta had a simple message for his Ohio State basketball team before Saturday’s semifinal matchup with top-seeded Michigan State.
Rebound.
“The quote Coach Matta put on the board was, ‘We need to take men into this game, not boys’”, said sophomore post player Dallas Lauderdale. “If you take boys in, you won’t rebound.”
The Spartans came…
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