Former Buckeyes rally from around the globe for Thad Matta’s surprise retirement party

Thad Matta may have been canned by Ohio State but his former players aren’t leaving him in the dust. Matta’s wife plus a slew of former OSU basketball players cooked up a surprise retirement party for the ex-coach. It was a joyous occasion to celebrate all the memories made during Matta’s era.

Here are a few people who turned out for the bash:

Matt Terwilliger
Je’Kel Foster
Aaron Craft
Shannon Scott
David Lighty
Greg Oden
Mike Conley
Evan Turner
Jon Diebler
William Buford
Othello Hunter
Mark Titus
Jake Lorbach
J.J. Sullinger

Celebrating Coach Matta and getting together with this group makes for a pretty great night. #ThadsBoys #Brotherhood pic.twitter.com/GrVZkiRtbQ
— Aaron Craft (@ACraft4) July 1, 2017

Matta told The Dispatch that it was one of the greatest nights of his life and even trumped his best wins at Ohio State. Who wouldn’t have a good time in strappy dad shoes? The comfort is second to none. Oh, and here are all the rings he earned as a Buckeye:

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