Basketball

Godlevske, young Bulldogs prepare for season

CLAIRE JACOBI | STAFF REPORTER With the first official week of practice under its belt, the Butler University women’s basketball team is ready for the new season to begin. The Bulldogs are focusing heavily on leadership this season as they look ahead to their first exhibition game against Marian University Nov. 1. Another exhibition game…
Men’s Basketball Practice Preview

MAX GABOVITCH | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR On Tuesday, the Butler men’s basketball team took the court together at Hinkle Fieldhouse. That is nothing special, right? Many of the players spent their summer at Hinkle, doing drills and lifting weights. Since school began in August, all of them have been there, getting individual instruction from coaches…
A Day in the Life: Chris Holtmann

DANA LEE | STAFF REPORTER Collegian file photo There’s no 30 second shot clock or buzzer to beat in the three or four hours before game time. For Butler men’s basketball coach Chris Holtmann, time is filled by a pre-game meal and occasional workout. And then, said the coach, pacing the minutes until tip-off. “I…
Big East Men’s Basketball Schedule Released

BY KYLE BEERY | kbeery@butler.edu @BeeryK The Big East Conference released its full men’s basketball schedule Tuesday. The Butler men’s basketball team will open Big East play for the third straight season on New Year’s Eve at home against Providence College. Link to printable version of the 2015-16 #ButlerMBB Schedule –> http://t.co/sGolmYifWG — Butler Basketball…
Former Bulldog Andrew Smith diagnosed with cancer for second time

AUSTIN MILLER | CO-SPORTS EDITOR Former Butler men’s basketball player Andrew Smith is preparing to battle cancer for a second time. The news was made public on Friday morning via a blog post written by his wife, Samantha Smith. According to the post, Smith’s cancer returned four months ago, with only close family and friends…
Butler men’s basketball releases non-conference schedule

BY KYLE BEERY | CONTRIBUTING WRITER There are still more than 15 weeks until the first pre-season Butler men’s basketball game, but the Bulldogs generated some off-season excitement Thursday by releasing the full non-conference schedule on Twitter. The team’s twitter began with a picture of the new Bulldog logo and revealed puzzle pieces every half hour…
Southport senior Joey Brunk commits to Butler

MATTHEW VANTRYON | Editor-In-Chief 6-10 center Joey Brunk, a senior at Southport High School, has verbally committed to Butler, as first reported by Kyle Neddenriep of the Indianapolis Star. He averaged 16.5 points per game and nine rebounds per game as a junior. Brunk took only two official visits, one to Oklahoma and one…
OVERTIME: Pacers faced with crucial offseason

BY WESLEY BRYANT | STAFF COLUMNIST | wdbryant@butler.edu The NBA regular season has come to an end and the Indiana Pacers are home. For the first time since the 2009-2010 season, the Pacers failed to make the NBA playoffs. With the eighth and final postseason spot in the Eastern Conference within reach, the Pacers failed…
OVERTIME: NBA playoffs at a glance

BY WESLEY BRYANT | STAFF REPORTER | wdbryant@butler.edu The NBA regular season came to an end last night and all the playoff matchups have been set. 16 teams will begin their journey for the Larry O’ Brien trophy starting tomorrow, April 18. The hometown Indiana Pacers dropped out of the eighth and final playoff spot in…