INDIANAPOLIS — Thad Matta’s first head-coaching tenure at Butler lasted one season.
This time, he hopes to stick around a little longer — with a familiar script that helped the Bulldogs reach unprecedented heights in the decade following his departure.
On Wednesday, more than 20 years after Matta left his alma mater, the 54-year-old former Ohio State basketball coach was reintroduced to a fan base that embraced him for three seasons as a player, six seasons on the coaching staff and that one, memorable season he ran the show.
It seemed he never left.
Thad Matta said Wednesday that the uniqueness of Butler is a big reason why he opted to return. “There’s something special about a Butler guy. So when the call came, I wanted to get back and be a Butler guy again.” AP Photo/Darron Cummings
“What I love about Butler is that Butler is old school in a new world,” Matta told the welcome wagon crowd gathered inside Hinkle Fieldhouse. “You get what you deserve here; you have to go out there and…
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