Thad Matta Ohio State Buckeyes Offense by Wes Kosel
Attached are two plays from Ohio State Head Coach Thad Matta. Coach Matta just completed his 14th year as a head coach and 10th year at Ohio State. Thad Matta took over for the Buckeyes in 2004-2005 after previously coaching at Xavier and Butler. In all 14 years, Thad Matta has never had a losing season and has won at least 20 games each season he has coached. He has 377 career wins and boasts a 0.768 winning percentage. He has 5 Big Ten Regular Season Championships, 4 Big Ten Tournament Championships, and 2 Final Four appearances (2007, 2012). Amazingly, Thad Matta has been named coach of the year in 3 different conferences (Horizon League, Atlantic 10, and Big Ten).
Thad Matta Ohio State Buckeyes Offense – 1-4 High Fake UCLA
1 passes to 3 then makes a fake UCLA cut off of 5. Once he passes 5, he turns and sets a rear screen for 5. 5 cuts to the basket looking for the pass from 3. If 5 isn’t open, 1 steps out and gets the pass from 3. 4 sets a ball-screen for 1 as 2 screens across for 5. If 5 isn’t open, 1 looks to pass to 2 cutting off of a down screen from 4.
Thad Matta Ohio State Buckeyes Offense – Horns Stack
Instead of 4 and 5 lined up on the elbows, 4 and 5 stack up to set a double ball-screen for 1. Once 1 clears the screen, 4 turns to set a screen for 5 who cuts into the lane. If 5 isn’t open, 4 screens down for 5. 1 passes to 5 for a shot. If 5 doesn’t have anything, he passes to 3 on the wing who looks inside to 4 diving to the basket.
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