Thad Matta Adds Former Ohio State Players Greg Oden, Jon Diebler To Butler Staff

The 34-year-old Oden spent last season as a graduate assistant with the Buckeyes under head coach Chris Holtmann, while the 33-year-old Diebler recently retired after playing professionally in Israel.

It’s unclear at this time what roles Oden and Diebler will have with the Bulldogs, as Matta has already hired Mike Pegues, Kevin Kuwik and David Ragland as his three full-time assistants after being named the head coach earlier this month.

Matta spent 13 seasons with the Buckeyes and left as the winningest coach in school history. He reached the Final Four twice, including a trip to the 2007 national championship with Oden and a loss to Kansas in the national semifinals in 2012 with Diebler.

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