INDIANAPOLIS – At 54, Thad Matta is young enough to coach college basketball for another decade or so.
But because of health issues connected to his 2017 departure from Ohio State, there was speculation he would never coach again. Well, he is, and he’s the coach at Butler again.
“I wouldn’t have taken this job – let’s address the elephant in the room – if I didn’t think I was physically capable of doing this job. And more than the job needs,” Matta said at his introductory appearance Wednesday at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
“You found out in recruiting late in my career where people were saying, ‘He’s going to die.