Thad Matta – Ohio State Horns Quick Chin

Written by Wes Kosel

Wes Kosel will enter his first season as an Assistant Coach at Augustana University under Tom Billeter in 2016-2017. Kosel came to Sioux Falls after two season at Colorado College as the lead assistant. Kosel, a native of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, served as an assistant coach at Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference rival Texas Lutheran University from 2012-2014. Kosel graduated from the University of Kansas in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science. He also has a master’s degree in physical education from the University of Houston. While attending Kansas, Kosel served as an assistant coach at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas. A life-long student of the game, Kosel honed his coaching skills by working summer camps for various programs in Texas, Colorado, Missouri, and New Mexico. Kosel also is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and a Certified Personal Trainer, both of which are certifications earned through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). Kosel and his wife, Molly, live in Colorado Springs.

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October 27, 2016

Thad Matta – Ohio State Horns Quick Chin by Wes Kosel

Here is a set play from Ohio State Buckeyes Head Coach Thad Matta. Matta has been the head coach at Ohio State since 2004, having previously been the head coach at Xavier and Butler. Matta played college basketball at both Southern Illinois and Butler and after his playing career he began coaching as an assistant at Indiana State. He then moved around as an assistant from Butler, Miami (Ohio), Western Carolina, back to Miami (Ohio) and Butler, and finally getting his shot as a head coach in 2000. The Buckeyes have won five Big Ten Conference Regular Season Championships under Matta as well as four Big Ten Tournament Championships. He has been named Conference Coach of the Year five different times and in three different conferences (Horizon League Coach of the Year – 2001, Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year – 2002, and Big Ten Coach of the Year – 2006, 2007, and 2010). Matta is from Illinios and played at Hoopeston-East Lynn High School. As a college player, he led Butler in assists and three-point field goal percentage during the 1987-1988 season. Matta has had several assistants go on to be be head coaches including Sean Miller (Xavier and Arizona), John Groce (Ohio, Illinois), Alan Major (Charlottle), and Brad Stevens (Butler and Boston Celtics). Stevens was a graduate assistant for Matta.

Thad Matta Ohio State Horns Offense

Horns Quick Chin

4 sets a cross screen for 5 who cuts out to get the ball. 3 then sets a back screen followed by a ball screen (Chin) for 5 to dribble from right to left. 5 gives 1 the ball with a dribble handoff and 4 moves out to time the ball screen as 1 is dribbling right.

Thad Matta