Thad Matta has been in charge for the Ohio state basketball team since 2006. The OSU basketball head coach had impressed us with his Thad Five where he decided to use the services of five high-profile recruits including Mike Conley, Greg Oden, David Lighty, Othello Hunter and Daequan Cook. Within almost ten years of time, Coach Matta is known as the winning-est coach in program history after presenting a number of successful seasons for the team as well as for the fans. This year, Matta is still pretty confident about his strategy as he has signed a number of new players that are believed to meet his expectations. This time, the head coach decided to fill his 2015 recruiting class with Daniel Giddens, JaQuan Lyle, A.J. Harris, Mickey Mitchell and Austin Grandstaff. This recruiting class has not come up with a nick name though.

Sticking with the same team he had last season is almost an impossible mission as he had lost a number of crucial player including D'Angelo Russle. Thad Matte soon realized that he had to make an immediate impact to the team by presenting a new wave of The Thad Five.

Florida Gator Dan Cross Helps Players Transition

Dan Cross led the Florida Gators to the Final Four in 1994 with his constant defensive presence and offensive skills. He led the team in scoring that year with 15.7 points a game and was drafted into the CBA after his senior season. In this interview Dan Cross discusses being a part of the 1994 Final Four Florida Gator Basketball Team, playing for the CBA, and his latest endeavor which creates curriculums at universities for student athletes to transition from sports to the business world. 

Anything Less than Gold Isn’t Good Enough

Lakers the Surprise, Celtics Predictable

After the Boston Celtics picked Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen in the offseason to complete a super trio with Paul Pierce, Boston was expected to make it far into the NBA playoffs. The Lakers had a major melt-down with Kobe Bryant ready to bolt to somewhere, anywhere. No one expected LA to go very far.

Charles Barkley could fund Charities and Churches

Losing $400,000 is a lot to lose by any measure and Charles Barkley was uncomfortable repaying the debt because he waited long enough to have a civil suit filed against him.