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Report: Thad Matta ‘serious candidate’ to replace Mark Fox

Ohio State coach Thad Matta reacts to a call during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Michigan in Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016. Ohio State won 76-66. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

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Ohio State coach Thad Matta reacts to a call during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Michigan in Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016. Ohio State won 76-66. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
By Maghen Moore
March 11, 2018

According to reports, former Ohio State basketball coach Thad Matta is a 'serious candidate' to replace Mark Fox as Georgia's men's basketball coach.

Josh Rothstein, a college basketball insider for CBS Sports, tweeted that talks could start as soon as Sunday.

While at Ohio State from 2004-17, the former Buckeyes coach went 337-123. He took the Buckeyes to the Final Four twice, once in 2007 and again in 2012.

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