Edgewood boys basketball coach Matt Wadsworth moving on to Hauser
Seven-year stay with the Mustangs comes to an end. Jets have won 50 games in past two seasons.
Matt Wadsworth is taking flight from Edgewood. The Hauser Jets, a Class 1A program coming off their best two-year run since winning the state championship in 2006, is hiring Wadsworth away from the Mustangs, confirmed Hauser athletic director Kyle Shipp on Monday. Wadsworth spent the last seven seasons at Edgewood, going 88-87 with four winning seasons and always winning at least 10 games.
He is 229-215 overall with stops at Riverton Parke (one year), North Posey (four) and Whiteland (seven). More: VOTE Herald-Times Athlete of the Week for May 4-9 poll presented by IU Health Wadsworth poured a lot of time and energy into Edgewood's youth programs, but won't be around as those players begin circulating into the high school. He also saw the opening of the new fieldhouse this winter.
"The first thing I'll say is, we owe Matt a lot in regards to, he came in during COVID and our youth program was struggling," Edgewood athletic director Jerry Bland said. "Matt got involved and help stabilize our youth program, knowing they would become our athletes. "He stayed active and helped build the junior high program and provided some travel opportunities our kids may not have gotten.
Matt made sure those opportunities were out there and available. A lot of that group is just now reaching the high school, so someone else will see the results. He put a lot of work and time in.