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…
Collegian sports staff picks this year’s Final Four
MARISA MILLER | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | mnmille1@butler.edu It’s the most wonderful time of the year! It’s the happiest season of all! No, it’s not Christmas. But it is Christmas in March. The madness has begun. The staff and I have all decided we know a thing or two about college basketball (we don’t), but hey,…
Butler falls to Providence in first game of Big East Tournament
PHILIP TOR | STAFF REPORTER | ptor@butler.edu Usually when the Butler Bulldogs face a lead or a challenge, they embrace it. They fight back with everything they have, grinding it out until the final seconds tick off the clock. Tonight was perhaps the biggest challenge the Dawgs faced all season, but this time they fell…
Kellen Dunham wins Big East Scholar-Athlete Award
PHILIP TOR | STAFF REPORTER | ptor@butler.edu For the third straight year, a Butler Bulldog was awarded the scholar-athlete of the year award. Kellen Dunham kept former Bulldog Alex Barlow’s streak alive on Wednesday when he was handed the award by Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman. “It’s an honor to keep Alex Barlow’s streak going,…
Bulldogs face tough quarterfinal test against Providence
PHILIP TOR | STAFF REPORTER | ptor@butler.edu The late season push by the Butler University men’s basketball team placed them in a tie for fourth place in the Big East, knotted up with the Providence Friars. The two teams will face off in the second round of the tournament with Providence owning the No. 4…
Butler wins big on senior day
ZACH HORRALL | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | zhorrall@butler.edu The Butler University men’s basketball team closed out the season with an impressive 95-74 win against Marquette University on March 6 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Following the game was a senior day ceremony to honor senior guard Kellen Dunham, redshirt senior guard/forward Roosevelt Jones, graduate forward Austin Etherington and…