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  • Bulldogs debut team in front of national audience

    By Ari Kasle – Staff Reporter Butler basketball fans got a sneak preview of their team on Friday night. The new-look Bulldogs took the court as part of Fox Sports 1’s Big East Tip-Off. As part of the program, each of the ten Big East schools held simultaneous scrimmage games, which were televised on the…

  • Val Ackerman named new Big East commissioner

    The new Big East introduced former WNBA president Val Ackerman as the conference’s first commissioner Wednesday. The hiring came after a three-month search conducted by the conference’s 10 school presidents. Ackerman worked alongside NBA commissioner David Stern before being named the first president of the WNBA in 1996. The University of Virginia graduate also served…

  • Television deal made move worthwhile

    The offer of conference membership from Big East officials to Butler University was no surprise to Butler officials. In his first interview with The Collegian since the conference switch, President Jim Danko said university officials assessed a second possible move when deciding to move to the Atlantic 10 Conference. The move to the A-10 did…

  • Funding Butler’s future

    On the heels of multiple million-dollar donations, Butler University President Jim Danko is eager to continue fundraising. He is still in the process of finalizing a strategic plan for the university, one that “energizes the academic side of Butler,” Danko said. Gifts to the university have helped move the plan along. One of the largest…

  • Big East move brings competition

    Butler will be joining one of the nation’s premier basketball conferences when it enters the Big East next season. Five teams from the new Big East, including the Butler men’s basketball team, were selected for this season’s NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. Marquette (25-8, 14-4 in this season) has been a perennial contender in…

  • Women’s golf: Team competes in the MAAC

    Since beginning its inaugural and final season with the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, the eight-member Butler women’s golf squad has proven capable of holding its own. Coming off a sweep at the Bulldog Florida Invitational in Jacksonville last week, senior Julia Porter said she is thoroughly impressed with what she’s seen this year. “The team…

  • Big East: teams prepare for changes

    With Butler University’s intention to join the new Big East official, people both inside and outside the Butler community have begun speculating how it will affect the men’s basketball team. Less immediate attention has been placed on how the change could affect Butler’s 17 other athletic teams. Based on recent history, those teams could experience…

  • 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…

  • Danko, Big East officials positive about Butler’s move

    In March 2012, the Butler community was wondering if the school would move to the Atlantic 10 Conference and, if so, when it would occur. Butler officials did not keep students, faculty, staff and other supporters waiting long when another opportunity to change athletic conferences came about this year. Butler President James Danko announced Butler’s…