June 23, 2026

How does Thad Matta's first season back at Butler compare to his first season at Ohio State?

Thad Matta is back in college basketball. The winningest coach in Ohio State men’s basketball history returned to the sport for the 2022-23 season after five seasons of retirement, resigning from his post after a 17-15 campaign in 2016-17, where the Buckeyes missed the NCAA Tournament for the second-straight season. Now, in 2022-23, Matta is back court side with Butler, the first program he was a head coach for in 2000-01. For Matta, it has been a bit of a slow start. Ohio State basketball news: Sign up for the Ohio State Sports Insider text group with Dispatch reporters Ohio State needs more from captains: Ohio State’s Chris Holtmann, on Zed Key and Justice Sueing: ‘We just need more from them’ Here’s how his first season back with the Bulldogs compares to his first season at Ohio State in 2004-05. Thad Matta missed the NCAA Tournament in his first season…

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