Columbus, Ohio – Sunday, 169 current and former Ohio State student-athletes will receive their degrees at Spring Commencement in Ohio Stadium. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at noon and will be streamed online. Among the student-athletes graduates are national and conference champions, All-Americans, academic standouts…
It wasn’t quite Christmas in July for Thad Matta, but it was close. It was late June, the 29th to be exact, and Matta got a big present in the way of verbal commitments from two of the nation’s top prep prospects, center Greg Oden and point guard Mike Conley, both from Lawrence North High School in Indiana.
Thad Matta is no longer Ohio State men’s basketball coach, but the legacy that he left behind will remain forever. Matta coached 11 First-Team All-Big Ten selections, several First-Team All-Americans, and even a National Player of the Year in Evan Turner. There are other players who will always be remembered as well. The Buckeyes over the last 13 years created some…
