In 2006, Thad Matta brought in Greg Oden, Mike Conley, Daequan Cook, David Lighty and Othello Hunter as part of his first high-profile recruiting class as the head coach of Ohio State. There was so much hype, in fact, the group was given a nickname: “The Thad Five.”
Nearly 10 years later, after Matta has had a number of successful seasons and is now the winningest coach in program history, he’s signed another group with similar expectations.
The 2015 recruiting class — consisting of A.J. Harris, Austin Grandstaff, JaQuan Lyle, Mickey Mitchell and Daniel Giddens — doesn’t have a nickname just yet.