Men’s Basketball

Bulldogs’ season comes to a close after loss to Irish

KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR The season came to an end for Butler University’s men’s basketball team Saturday with a loss against in-state opponent University of Notre Dame in the third round of the NCAA tournament. The Fighting Irish held off the Bulldogs 67-64 in overtime to advance to their first Sweet 16 since 2003.…
Recent tourney runs show plenty of similarities

AUSTIN MILLER | ASST. SPORTS EDITOR A close victory over highly ranked University of North Carolina during an in-season tournament. A split in home-and-home games with rival Xavier University. A 6-seed in the NCAA Tournament. A hard-fought victory in the first round, and a failed opportunity to win the game in the final possessions of…
OVERTIME: Season’s end leaves room for optimism

KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR University of Notre Dame’s Pat Connaughton made the play of the NCAA Tournament’s first weekend when he denied Kellen Dunham’s last-second three-point attempt. Sure, Butler University’s basketball season came to an emotional end Saturday when the Bulldogs lost to Notre Dame 67-64 in the round of 32, but they came…
In-state battle: Bulldogs face Irish in Round of 32

KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR | kbeery@butler.edu The first full day of NCAA Tournament action saw four upsets (nearly seven), and 12 of the day’s 16 games were decided by 10 points or fewer (five one-point games). Butler and Notre Dame both survived close games at the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, the Fighting Irish…
Hooked ‘Em: Bulldogs outlast Longhorns to set up matchup with Notre Dame

KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR It’s mid-March, which can only mean one thing. Madness. On a day that saw two No. 14-seeds beat No. 3-seeds and a No. 11-seed take down a No. 6-seed, the six-seeded Butler men’s basketball team came out on the right end of a close game with the University of Texas…
Welcome to the Dance – No. 6 Butler vs. No. 11 Texas

KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR | kbeery@butler.edu The Butler men’s basketball team once again gets a taste of March Madness this year, after missing the tournament last season. The Bulldogs (22-10 overall, 12-6 Big East) are the No. 6-seed in the Midwest region and will take on the No. 11-seed Texas Longhorns tomorrow at CONSOL…
The difference a year can make

MATTHEW VANTRYON | MANAGING EDITOR Photo by Mike Andrews Chris Holtmann said last season’s 14-17 campaign that ended with the Bulldogs sitting in the Big East cellar left the team with one prevailing thought. That can’t happen again. What a difference a year makes. Just one year ago, Bulldogs fans were not even hopeful for…
OVERTIME: A memorable NYC experience leads right into the madness

BY KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR New York City was quite the experience, even if the Bulldogs only got to play one game at Madison Square Garden. I have come to realize that my trip to New York was about more than me going to follow my school’s basketball team. I saw sights that I…
Musketeers sink Bulldogs in overtime at Big East QF

KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR Just because it was in New York City, it didn’t mean there was going to be anything different about Thursday night’s Butler-Xavier game. The No. 6-seed Musketeers came away with a 67-61 overtime win over the No. 3-seed Bulldogs, advancing to play Georgetown University in the Big East semifinal Friday.…