The Butler men’s basketball Big East conference schedule was released last week. College basketball is less than two months away. Here are my top 5 match-ups for this season.
VIDEO: Butler Sports Report with Josh and Josh – 9/16
JOSH MULLENIX | STAFF REPORTER | jmulleni@butler.edu JOSHUA DOERING | STAFF REPORTER | jdoering@butler.edu In this week’s edition of the Butler Sports Report with Josh and Josh, the two of them discuss the week that was for Butler fall sports and break down the Big East basketball schedule.
NCAA rule change makes recruiting #social
COLLIN PERRY | STAFF REPORTER | ccperry@butler.edu A recent NCAA social media rule allows coaches and their staff to like and retweet recruits. Prior to Aug. 1, it was a violation. The NCAA had seen this act as promoting a school’s recruitment of an athlete. The NCAA made this change because “under the current legislation,…
King: Send them to the rafters
Andrew Smith lifts Alex Barlow in the air after Barlow scored the winning basket to defeat No. 1 Indiana University in the 2013 Crossroads Classic. Photo courtesy indysportslegends.com. Brendan King | Contributing Sports Reporter | baking@butler.edu From March until October, Hinkle Fieldhouse sits quiet, calm and patient for Indiana’s sport to return to the hardwood…
Men’s basketball’s player changes schools, changes number
Men’s basketball transfer Avery Woodson practicing in Hinkle Fieldhouse. Photo by Jimmy Lafakis. JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER | jlafakis@butler.edu When you speak with Avery Woodson, you can quickly glean that respect is one of his core values. He knows he has not called Indianapolis home for long, but he still aims to represent the…
Joel Cornette leaves lasting legacy at Butler
Joel Cornette featured on a television at a memorial service in his honor at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Monday. JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER | jlafakis@butler.edu Joel Cornette never asked for anything. He wanted to work for everything he had. The attendees at his celebration of life on Monday all came from different backgrounds, but everyone…
Former men’s basketball player Joel Cornette dies at 35
MARISA MILLER | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | mnmille1@butler.edu Former Butler men’s basketball standout Joel Cornette died early Tuesday morning in his Chicago apartment. He was a member of the basketball program from 1999-2003 and made three NCAA tournament appearances. He was 35. “This morning, we spoke with the Cornette Family, who has confirmed that their beloved…
Who is behind Hink?
Senior Hannah Meinen poses in her Hink costume inside Hinkle Fieldhouse before the renovations were complete. Photo provided by Hannah Meinen. MARISA MILLER | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | mnmille1@butler.edu Senior Hannah Meinen was scared of mascots, until she became one herself. “My parents always said when we went to Disney as a kid that I always…
Behind the scenes of Butler basketball: Christian Murphy
Senior men’s basketball manager Christian Murphy stands with his mother and father during men’s basketball senior day festivities on March 5. Photo provided by Christian Murphy. PHILIP TOR | STAFF REPORTER | ptor@butler.edu Christian Murphy waited in the lobby for the trainer on his first road trip as a Butler basketball manager. The two made…
Jackson Davis transfer and men’s basketball hopes next season
PHILIP TOR | STAFF REPORTER | ptor@butler.edu After the Butler basketball team’s season came to an end with the round of 32 loss against the University of Virginia, the Bulldogs’ focus immediately shifted to the 2016-17 season. The tasks they face include finding replacements for the production of seniors Kellen Dunham and Roosevelt Jones, as…