Thad Matta
FameRank: 6

"2" List of NCAA Men's Division I Final Four appearances by coach/NCAA Regional Championships – Final Four

"4" Big Ten Tournament Championship (2007, 2010, 2011, 2013)

"5" Big Ten Conference/Big Ten Regular Season Championship (2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012)

"2" Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship (2002, 2004)

"2" Atlantic 10 Conference/Atlantic 10 Regular Season Championship (2002, 2003)

"1" Horizon League Tournament Championship (2001)

"1" Horizon League Regular Season Championship (2001)

"1" National Invitational Tournament/NIT Championship (2008)

/ awards = "1" Horizon League Coach of the Year (2001)

"1" Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year (2002)

"2" Big Ten Coach of the Year (2006, 2010)

/ current_record = 292–88 ()

/ overall_record = 394–119 ()

/ player_years = 1985–1986

1987–1990

/ player_teams = Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball/Southern Illinois

Butler Bulldogs men's basketball/Butler

/ player_positions =

/ coach = *

/ coach_years = 1990–1991

1991–1994

1994–1995

1995–1996

1996–1997

1997–2000

2000–2001

2001–2004

2004–present

/ coach_teams = Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball/Indiana State (asst.)

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He's finishing better than he was earlier in the season. His defense was 100 times better than the last time we played Michigan.

All I can say is that Gene and I are on the same page. I love that about him, the communication and the openness. It's amazing how he came to me and we talked and we know exactly where both guys are.

I've been beating the drum for defense all season. That is something that as we go down the stretch we need to be able to hang our hat on.

Jim's way ahead of us.

I've said this before, I'm as happy as I've ever been, at Ohio State.

What coach Foster has done in his short time is nothing short of remarkable. We're trying to stay on the coattails of them and football.

In both of the games against Michigan, the bench was the difference.

He has a chance to be special. But it all starts with the humility he carries for 17 years old.

I think he's in the best shape of his life. He's finishing much better than earlier in the season. I thought, as well as he scored and rebounded, his defense was 100 times better than it was at Michigan. He got a real film session lesson (Friday) before practice on what he had to do. To his credit, he came out and took care of business.