Basketball

Managers: the men behind the Bulldogs

ERIC ROBINSON | STAFF REPORTER | ecrobins@butler.edu The Butler men’s basketball team surprised many when it played its way into the NCAA Tournament this season. Names such as Barlow and Dunham became commonplace in the heads and the hearts of all Butler fans. But they were not the only ones who worked hard to get…
OVERTIME: Indy Final Four a success, weekend to remember

KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR | kbeery@butler.edu Here’s a recipe for one great weekend. Take a local player — one that is seasoned with tournament experience, grit, CLASS, and a competitive edge — and throw him in a 3-point shootout in his home gym. Then take another player from the same team and put him…
OVERTIME: Pacers could make some noise

BY WESLEY BRYANT | STAFF REPORTER | wdbryant@butler.edu March madness is over and the NBA Playoffs are almost here. A lot of teams are in the fight for the cherished eighth seed. The Eastern Conference looks muddy heading into the season’s final stretch, in which six different teams are still in contention for a playoff…
Bulldogs add transfer, sign Holtmann long term

KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR | kbeery@butler.edu The season has come to an end for the Butler men’s basketball team, but the action has not. Butler signed a contract extension Monday with head coach Chris Holtmann to keep him at the helm of the program through the 2020-2021 season. Holtmann led the Bulldogs to a…
Bulldogs ink Holtmann to contract extension

BY KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR | kbeery@butler.edu The Butler men’s basketball team went into this season with questions surrounding the head coaching position. And days after the season ended, there were more questions, as The Tennessean reported Friday that the University of Tennessee spoke with Butler coach Chris Holtmann about its job vacancy. But…
REPORT: Holtmann has had preliminary conversations with Tennessee regarding head coaching vacancy

MATTHEW VANTRYON | MANAGING EDITOR As first reported by The Tennessean, Butler head coach Chris Holtmann had preliminary conversations with the University of Tennessee Friday regarding the Volunteers’ men’s basketball head coaching vacancy, according to unnamed sources who could not speak publicly about the issue. Tennessee contacted Holtmann within hours of firing Donnie Tyndall. Tyndall…
Barlow goes out with CLASS

KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR Community. Character. Classroom. Competition. These are the four qualities needed to be a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award, given to NCAA Division I student-athletes in 10 different sports. It is an acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School. Apparently, Butler University’s men’s basketball senior Alex Barlow…
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…