MATTHEW VANTRYON | STAFF REPORTER Butler had a chance to pull off an upset against Oklahoma State, the fifth ranked team in the country. The Cowboys (7-0) held strong down the stretch and the Bulldogs (5-1) suffered their first defeat of the season, 69-67. Freshman guard Elijah Brown had a team-high 15 points, shooting 5-11…
Men’s basketball: Upcoming season marked by many changes
MATTHEW VANTRYON | STAFF REPORTER To say the offseason has been a whirlwind for the Butler men’s basketball team is an understatement. Between a conference change, a coaching change, the graduation of two key players and the loss of junior forward Roosevelt Jones to injury, this will be a different-looking Butler team. “At the end…
Butler to host preseason scrimmage
ARI KASLE | STAFF REPORTER Butler Bulldog fans will get a sneak peek at this year’s men’s basketball team this month. The team is holding a Blue vs. White scrimmage that is open to the public on Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Fox Sports 1 organized the event. Each of the 10…
A familiar face: Former Butler player replaces Stevens
BY KYLE BEERY | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR The Butler men’s basketball program will stick to its roots yet again this year, as Brandon Miller begins his first year as the Bulldogs’ head coach following Brad Stevens’ sudden departure earlier this summer. Stevens, with two National Championship appearances and a 166-49 record over six seasons, announced on…
Bulldogs down under
BY MATTHEW VANTRYON | STAFF SPORTS REPORTER The Butler men’s basketball team took a nine-day trip to Australia earlier this month. The Bulldogs left the continent with two wins. The team kicked off the trip with a 77-65 win in the opening contest against the Norths Bears Invitational Team in Sydney. Sophomore guard Kellen Dunham led…
Roosevelt Jones out for season with wrist injury
BY AUSTIN MONTEITH | SPORTS EDITOR Butler junior forward Roosevelt Jones will miss the 2013-14 men’s basketball season due to a wrist injury sustained during the team’s recent trip to Australia. The injury occurred during the Bulldogs’ first exhibition game when Jones fell awkwardly on his wrist. He did not play in the team’s final…
Traditional Butler-style play advances Bulldogs
Butler used its traditional opponent-stifling defense to propel itself to the next round of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament with a 68-56 win over Bucknell. It was the defensive-minded Butler basketball that the nation was introduced to during the Final Four run in 2010. It was the kind of basketball where you can…
Butler quick facts
This year’s team: 26-8 overall record 6th NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament in seven years and the 11th in 17 years. 18-18 overall NCAA tournament record. No. 6 seed was the third highest in Butler history. The only higher ones were No. 5 seeds in 2007 and 2010. Has never lost to a lower…
Barlow desires to coach after playing days
KYLE BEERY | Staff Reporter You’ve heard the story before. The one about the big star on the team who hits a game-winning shot. But have you heard the story about the little-known walk-on who takes the same shot and knocks off the number one team in the nation? Alex Barlow is a walk-on sophomore…
Bulldogs surpass Dukes, prepare for SLU
The Butler men’s basketball team moved to within a half game of first place in the Atlantic 10 Conference standings after beating Duquesne 68-49 Tuesday night. Senior guard Rotnei Clarke finished with 16 points. Clarke has scored in double figures in each of the last eight games since his return from a neck injury suffered…