According to a report from Gregg Doyel of the Indianapolis Star, Indiana is set to hire former Ohio State head coach Thad Matta as its new associate athletic director for men’s basketball administration. The 53-year-old Matta was the Buckeyes’ head coach from 2004-17 and led the team to five Big Ten regular-season championships, four conference tournament titles and two Final Four appearances, including a trip to the 2007 national championship. He compiled a 337-123 record and is the winningest coach in the history of the Ohio State men’s basketball program. Matta has been linked to several head-coaching jobs since he and the Buckeyes mutually agreed to part ways following the 2016-17 season, as he was dealing with continued complications from back surgery that led to a decline in team performance and recruiting. However, none of those opportunities came to fruition. That said, the news of Matta’s hiring comes on the…
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