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…
OVERTIME: A college journalist’s journey to the Big East Tourney – Day Two
BY KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR Day two of my trip started with an early morning. And then of course I went back to bed and slept in. Come on, it’s Spring Break, what else would a college kid do? The room I’m sleeping in at my friends apartment has two windows that overlook exactly…
OVERTIME: A college journalist’s journey to the Big East Tourney
KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR It’s already mid-March, which means numerous college basketball teams are heading into the madness of the NCAA Tournament. And I’ve immersed my self in the madness — in a number of ways. Not only am I consumed by all of the basketball going on, today I took my first…
Bulldogs drop heartbreaker on senior night
KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR It was an emotional night as senior Alex Barlow dried his eyes while addressing a near-sold out crowd at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Barlow and the Butler men’s basketball team came up short of a win on senior night Tuesday, falling to Georgetown University 60-54. The Bulldogs (21-9 overall, 11-6 Big East)…
Will Rose rise again?
JULIAN WYLLIE | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF When Derrick Rose, starting point guard for the Chicago Bulls, suffered his first season-ending left knee injury during the playoffs in 2012, head coach Tom Thibodeau defended the decision to keep Rose in the game, well after the score suggested the Bulls would defeat the Philadelphia 76ers. “The Sixers had whittled…