KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR The University of Texas men’s basketball team features seven players 6-foot-8 or taller, three of which are starters. They’re a long team, to say the least, and they lead the nation in blocked shots per with 8.2 per game. “They’re huge,” Butler guard Kellen Dunham said. “They’re long, they like…
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…
Collegian editors make their Final Four picks
KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR This March sets us up for history. The Kentucky Wildcats’ pursuit for perfection continues tomorrow and will likely end here in Indianapolis on March 6 with John Calipari doing what nobody has done since Bobby Knight did it in 1976 — hoisting the National Championship trophy after taking his team…
Butler opponents in the Big Dance
Nine of Butler’s opponents this season made the NCAA Tournament — five Big East teams, and four non-conference teams. The Bulldogs were 7-9 in those games. BIG EAST TEAMS Villanova (32-2 overall, 16-2 Big East) | East No. 1 seed The Wildcats stormed through the Big East schedule, with just two losses coming against Seton…
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…
Bulldogs a No. 6-seed, will face No. 11 Texas
BY KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR The Butler men’s basketball team is back in the NCAA Tournament after missing the postseason last Spring. The Bulldogs (22-10) are the No. 6 seed in the Midwest Regional and will face the No. 11 seed Texas Longhorns. The game will be Thursday in Pittsburgh — times will be…
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.…
Butler-Xavier Big East QF Preview
KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR When it comes to early-to-mid March, there’s nothing that compares to the Big East Tournament. There is just so much history. You’ve got Kemba and the Cardiac Kids who won four straight games to qualify for the 2011 NCAA Tournament — which they won. You’ve got the Syracuse-Connecticut six-OT thriller.…
OVERTIME: A college journalist’s journey to the Big East Tourney – Day Three
KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR With more and more time in the big city comes more and more comfort. Which in turn, means more and more adventure. Day three out here in New York City was a fun one, as I took a water taxi to Brooklyn’s DUMBO district. On the fairy I got a…