Ohio State Buckeyes Hoops: Has Thad Matta Contracted with Satan?
Posted October 24th, 2007 by George Thomas
No you didn't misread that headline. If you follow basketball in any form or fashion you have to wonder whether the Buckeyes basketball coach sold his soul at basketball's crossroads.
Why ask this question now?
Because Matta, scouting guru that he is has gone into the Cleveland area and nabbed a shooting guard to be part of his Class of 2010. You read that right. Not, 2008 or 2009, but 2010. This kid is currently a star at Cleveland's Benedictine High School.
Here's the lowdown: Mr. Cameron Wright, Benedictine High School student, a 3.83 GPA sophomore, and basketball athlete who stands at 6 feet, 4 inches weighing 200 lbs. Mr. Wright averages 15 points and 5.7 assists per game. Mr. Wright came to Benedictine High School from Shaker Middle School.
And now Matta has him in the Buckeyes' fold - at least verbally. You have to like that about the guy - the ability to relate to kids on that level to make them want to make such a life-altering choice so soon.
For the record, it's Matta's third commit to the Class of 2010. The others are:
Trae Golden, a point guard out of Powder Springs, Georgia who is rated a five-star prospect
Jared Sullinger, a power forward out of Columbus who is also rated a five-star prospect.
October 25th, 2007 at 12:01 am
What's better, a guy scouting a kid with a peachfuzz Adam Morrison mustache who's probably eventually going to attend college with his only priority being basketball anyway, or a guy sticking dollar bills in an envelope, sticking a fork in the program and making a mockery of the university in court. Ohio State has had both within the span of a little over three years.
I'll take the Satan guy.