PG Aaron Craft (B1G 6th MOY '11, Def POY '12, Acad AA, Dolomiti En. TR - Italy)

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My favorite buckeye basketball player in past 20 years (since I have been watching and graduated from tOSU). Loved his game and so happy to see him thriving!

 

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Skull Session: Marvin Harrison Jr. Will Leave Behind a Powerful Legacy at Ohio State, Buckeye Assistant Coaches Make Bank and Aaron Craft is Now Roommates With Thad Matta

Marvin Harrison Jr. will leave behind a powerful legacy at Ohio State, Buckeye assistant coaches make bank and Aaron Craft and Thad Matta are now roommates in Indianapolis.

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AND THEY WERE ROOMMATES! In a full-circle moment, Aaron Craft's pursuit of a doctorate in medicine literally took him to the doorstep of the man who helped him become an Ohio State legend: Former Ohio State coach and current Butler coach Thad Matta.

From Akeem Glaspie of The Indianapolis Star:

Fourth-year medical students are encouraged to pursue month-long rotations away from their home schools. The process is like a pre-interview before beginning a residency, a way for aspiring doctors to show their skills in front of a different set of physicians.
With two kids at home, Craft wanted a rotation near his family in Columbus. He applied to a program through IU Health and got accepted. He'd spend time working at Methodist Hospital, a few days at the Riley Hospital for Children and the remainder of his time at the IU Health Cancer Center downtown. Now he just needed a place to stay.
The original plan was to stay with childhood friend, former Ohio State teammate and current Butler director of recruiting Jon Diebler. Craft soon realized Diebler lived a little further from downtown than he preferred.
Two days before he needed to be in Indianapolis, the former point guard had one last Hail Mary pass available, coach Matta.

"It was Friday and I had to be there Sunday night because I started Monday," Craft said. "I called him Saturday morning on a whim to say, 'Hey coach, I'm gonna be there for a month,' which he already knew. But wanted to see if he and (wife) Barbara would be willing to have me stay with them for a month.
"He didn't hesitate. So, that was a blessing. It was half the distance than it was to Jon's, and he just said yes, right on the spot. I said, 'Okay, I'll pack and I'll see you tomorrow evening.'"

That rocks.


Over the years, Matta and Craft's relationship has evolved from coach-recruit and coach-player to coach-alumni and alumni-alumni (more like Ohio State legend-Ohio State legend). All the while, Matta and Craft have been family. A father of two daughters, Ali and Emily, Matta refers to Craft as "the son I never had."

"That young man is so special to me, in terms of coaching him at Ohio State and him being an Academic All-American," Matta said. "He's going to be a tremendous doctor. There's no question about that."

 

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Skull Session: Marvin Harrison Jr. Will Leave Behind a Powerful Legacy at Ohio State, Buckeye Assistant Coaches Make Bank and Aaron Craft is Now Roommates With Thad Matta

Marvin Harrison Jr. will leave behind a powerful legacy at Ohio State, Buckeye assistant coaches make bank and Aaron Craft and Thad Matta are now roommates in Indianapolis.

www.elevenwarriors.com

AND THEY WERE ROOMMATES! In a full-circle moment, Aaron Craft's pursuit of a doctorate in medicine literally took him to the doorstep of the man who helped him become an Ohio State legend: Former Ohio State coach and current Butler coach Thad Matta.

From Akeem Glaspie of The Indianapolis Star:


That rocks.


Over the years, Matta and Craft's relationship has evolved from coach-recruit and coach-player to coach-alumni and alumni-alumni (more like Ohio State legend-Ohio State legend). All the while, Matta and Craft have been family. A father of two daughters, Ali and Emily, Matta refers to Craft as "the son I never had."

"That young man is so special to me, in terms of coaching him at Ohio State and him being an Academic All-American," Matta said. "He's going to be a tremendous doctor. There's no question about that."

dammit i loved those teams. Its freaking criminal they didnt win it all

 

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This Week in Twitter: Aaron Craft Obtains Doctorate from OSU College of Medicine, C.J. Stroud Sumo Wrestles with Micah Parsons, and Terry McLaurin Gets Lunch with Magic Johnson

Aaron Craft becomes an OSU-certified doctor, C.J. Stroud brings his competitive feud with Micah Parsons overseas, and Terry McLaurin dines with an NBA legend.

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THIS WEEK IN TWITTER: AARON CRAFT OBTAINS DOCTORATE FROM OSU COLLEGE OF MEDICINE​

In the heart of the offseason for Ohio State football and basketball, who doesn't appreciate an update on Buckeye legend Aaron Craft?

The beloved former Ohio State point guard retired from the EuroLeague in 2019 after a run of success in the NBA's then-known-as D-League to enroll in medical school. That journey finally came to fruition this week when Craft graduated from The Ohio State University College of Medicine.