Kevin Root

Hoopeston Area Business teacher and Head Boys Basketball coach.

[Kevin Root @KevinRoot30]

@coachwilde @IRON_ATHLETICS1 @PhillipsExeter Congratulations! I’m proud of you!

[Kevin Root @KevinRoot30]

@coachwilde @ibcacoaches Congratulations!

[Kevin Root @KevinRoot30]

Congratulations! Love watching him pass.

[FOX College Hoops @CBBonFOX]

No man in college basketball history has dropped more dimes than @Boilerball’s Braden Smith. 🎯

[cobra. @cobrastats]

Braden Smith breaks the all-time NCAA assist record!

Here's all 1,077 of those assists

[SportsCenter @SportsCenter]

Purdue’s Braden Smith is now the NCAA’s all-time assist leader‼️

He passes Duke legend Bobby Hurley with assist No. 1,077 👏

[Kevin Root @KevinRoot30]

@Bottorff44 Great rivalry back in the 80’s.

[Big Ten Network @BigTenNetwork]

Thad Matta dreamed of being the head coach at Hoopeston High School.

He settled for 21 seasons as a college head coach 😊

The Journey spotlighted the recently retired and former @OhioStateHoops coach's legendary prep career in this 2013 segment 👇

[Kevin Root @KevinRoot30]

True colors of Coach Matta. Thanks for telling the story.

[JJ Sullinger @JJSullinger]

* STORY TIME *

When Coach Matta was hired.. Andy Geiger told him to get rid of me if he ever wanted to be successful… (Said I was a cancer)

The current (Interim) staff was trying to get the job permanently, & said I had to get a 4.0 GPA Summer Qtr. to remain on the team…

[Kevin Root @KevinRoot30]

One of the greatest coaches!

[Butler Basketball @ButlerMBB]

Forever a Bulldog. 🐶💙

[Butler Basketball @ButlerMBB]

"𝙄 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙗𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝘽𝙪𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮."

[Kevin Root @KevinRoot30]

Great career!

[Butler Basketball @ButlerMBB]

Congratulations on your retirement, Thad! Thank you for all you did for Bulldog Nation.



📰: https://t.co/YcWV2xRh8X

#ButlerWay

[Jalen Jackson @_jalenjackson]

Let’s work coach 🙏🤞🏻

[Kevin Root @KevinRoot30]

@MEdmundson1986 @KnuppelRodney So true!

[Kevin Root @KevinRoot30]

Congrats Coach!

[Butler Basketball @ButlerMBB]

Congrats Coach Matta on 500 career wins!

#ButlerWay | #DawgsOnly

[Butler Basketball @ButlerMBB]

Congrats, Coach Matta!

- From your extended basketball family 🏀💙

[Butler Basketball @ButlerMBB]

Great job, Coach! 😎👏🏼

#ButlerWay | #DawgsOnly

[Butler Basketball @ButlerMBB]

5⃣0⃣0⃣career wins.

Congrats, Coach Matta!

#ButlerWay | #DawgsOnly

[Hinkle Fieldhome @HinkleFieldhome]

Thad Matta becomes the 81st coach to reach the 500 win mark

500-220
8x Conference Champ
7x Tourney Champ
13x NCAAT appearances
2x Final Four

1x MWC COTY
1x A10 COTY
3x B10 COTY

5x All-Americans

Will be an incredible career to hang his hat on and be proud of

[Butler Basketball @ButlerMBB]

Unforgettable moments. 📹

Congrats, Coach Matta on your 500th career win!

#ButlerWay