Basketball

  • Men’s basketball opens regular season with win over Maine

    BY KYLE BEERY | STAFF REPORTER The Butler men’s basketball team is 1-0 after routing the University of Maine 99-57 in its regular season opener. The Bulldogs shot 71.9 percent from the field, breaking a school record of 69.7 percent against Illinois State on Dec. 9, 1993. Kellen Dunham led the way for the Bulldogs,…

  • Predicting the Big East standings and awards

    BY KYLE BEERY | SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR It’s that time of year again. College basketball is upon us. With ESPN’s 24-hour Tip-Off Marathon beginning Monday night, and Butler tipping off this weekend, I’m here to bring you my predictions for the Big East Conference. If I hit this on the head, come March, I’ll be the front-runner to…

  • Bulldogs prepare for season opener

    KYLE BEERY | STAFF REPORTER Two exhibition games are in the books for the Butler men’s basketball team. It now turns to its  first test of the regular season – the first official game in the newly renovated Hinkle Fieldhouse is Saturday against the University of Maine. A lot of changes come for Butler this…

  • Two countries, one dream: A championship

    AUSTIN MILLER | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR For Ijeoma Uchendu, affectionately called “IJ” by many on campus, the road to Division I college basketball and the Big East conference has been a winding one. But despite being nearly 6,000 miles from home, she has found a home at Butler University. Originally from Lagos, Nigeria in West…

  • Men’s basketball beats Franklin in final exhibition game

    BY KYLE BEERY | SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR The Butler men’s basketball team routed the Franklin College Grizzlies Saturday afternoon at Hinkle Fieldhouse 98-43 in its last exhibition game of the season. Senior Kameron Woods and freshman Kelan Martin each had 18 points to lead all scorers. Freshman Tyler Wideman made his debut after sitting out last…

  • Overtime: Midnight Madness not “The Butler Way”

    KAYLIN PELEGRINI | STAFF REPORTER Darkness. A single spotlight floods the court. The latest rap sensation suddenly appears out of the shadows. The crowd roars as the special guest introduces the team. There are some basketballs thrown in here and there. A three point contest and maybe a team scrimmage.  This is midnight madness. Originally,…

  • Fieldhouse Facelift

    KYLE BEERY | STAFF REPORTER It’s a national historic landmark. And it just got a major facelift. Hinkle Fieldhouse, home of the Butler Bulldogs, underwent a $35 million renovation that the public saw for the first time Saturday night when the Butler men’s basketball team faced the University of Chicago. The fieldhouse’s capacity went from…

  • Men’s basketball team christens newly renovated Hinkle with exhibition win

    BY KYLE BEERY | SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR Hinkle Fieldhouse reopened to a crowd of 8,600 as Butler men’s basketball returned with a 88-45 win over the University of Chicago Saturday night. Fans took in all the new sights of Hinkle – a video scoreboard, 4,500 chair-back seats, and much more. But after months of anticipation and…

  • New-look Bulldogs look for consistency

    AUSTIN MILLER | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Similar to Hinkle Fieldhouse, the Butler women’s basketball program underwent vast changes during the offseason. And just like Hinkle, many are anxious to see the impact of those changes when both make their debut this weekend. After 12 years at the helm of the program, former head coach Beth…