The Bulldogs travel to University Park, Pennsylvania for their first road game of the season.
Samantha Smith reflects on ESPN feature highlighting relationship, Project 44
Samantha Smith reflects on ESPN feature that highlighted her relationship with Andrew Smith, as well as how the feature came to be and what it means for Project 44 moving forward.
Butler, Project 44 to be featured on ESPN SportsCenter
Butler University, Andrew and Samantha Smith and Project 44 will be subjects of an “SC Featured” story on SportsCenter March 25.
Butler’s Andrew Smith part of NCAA Hall of Champions Exhibit
The NCAA Hall of Champions currently has an exhibit called “Playing it Forward.” Butler’s own Andrew Smith is a part of this exhibit showcasing players that had an impact on and off the field.
From the Eastern Bloc to Oz
ARI KASLE | STAFF REPORTER In just a few weeks, the Butler men’s basketball team will begin its 2013 season. On the other side of the world, former Bulldog stars Rotnei Clarke and Andrew Smith have started their new lives as professional basketball players. After graduating from Butler last year, both players received interest from…
Men’s basketball: Smith entertains professional prospects
Six-foot-eleven senior Andrew Smith is looking to continue his basketball career in the U.S. or abroad. To prepare, he’s entered St. Vincent Sports Performance’s rigorous pre-NBA draft training program, which he will continue up until the draft in late June. “Going from college to the NBA is very different,” Smith said. “There’s no real way…
Baseball: Byerly nominated for award
Butler senior pitcher Chase Byerly is in the running for the Lowes’ Senior CLASS Award. The award is an acronym for “Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School.” Candidates must be NCAA Division I seniors and qualify in the four C’s: community, classroom, character and competition. Byerly is one of 30 finalists. He is…
No. 6 Butler falls to No. 3 Marquette in Lexington
Marquette junior guard Vander Blue scored a career-high 29 points as the No. 3 seed Golden Eagles squeaked out a 74-72 win over No. 6 seed Butler in the third round of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. Butler had a chance to tie or win the game with 2.9 seconds remaining, but senior…
Despite the statistics, Butler keeps rolling
No matter how well a college men’s basketball team may play during its regular season, should it make the NCAA Division I Tournament, it will ultimately fall into one of two categories. The ‘teams that showed up’ category, or the ‘teams that folded like a card table’ category. In its last few tournament appearances, Butler…
Stevens impresses the masses
Lexington—Butler coach Brad Stevens is the worst kept secret in college basketball. Everyone has known that Stevens is a good coach. But this year, people are getting a chance to understand and break down just how good he is. After all, you don’t boast a 12-4 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament record and have…