The Butler Bulldogs defeated the No. 8 Arizona Wildcats in Las Vegas by the score of 69-65. A 12-4 run in the last two minutes of the game led the Bulldogs to victory.
Butler outlasts Vanderbilt and advances to championship game in Las Vegas
When it mattered most, the Butler University men’s basketball team attacked the rim and made contested layups in order to beat the Vanderbilt Commodores in Las Vegas.
Butler basketball’s hot three point shooting carves up Norfolk State’s zone defense
The Butler men’s basketball team used a combination of crisp ball movement and accurate three point shooting to blow out Norfolk State 91-55.
Baldwin’s last second jumper lifts Butler basketball past Northwestern
The Butler University men’s basketball team beat the Northwestern Wildcats after freshman Kamar Baldwin hit a last second shot.
Butler basketball creates massive second half run to overwhelm Northern Colorado
The Butler University men’s basketball team put together a dominant second half to beat Northern Colorado 89-52 in their regular season opener.
Men’s basketball: Recruits add to the Butler tradition
Recruiting high school basketball players is the lifeblood of the Butler men’s basketball team. Coach Brad Stevens and his staff recruit players who can help extend the team’s success. Next season’s recruiting class includes four players. Shooting guard Rene Castro and power forwards Nolan Berry and Andrew Chrabascz have signed their letters of intent to…
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…
Men’s basketball: Bulldogs take on Charlotte
The Butler men’s basketball team hosts Charlotte tonight at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The game will tip off at 7 p.m. Senior center Andrew Smith will miss tonight’s and Saturday’s game at Fordham after sustaining an abdominal injury in Saturday’s win against George Washington. He alerted the team’s training staff of discomfort and received medical treatment after…
Men’s basketball: Cleveland State slides past Bulldogs
Cleveland State coach Gary Waters said his team needed an act of God to help it win in Hinkle Fieldhouse. The Vikings entered Friday’s Horizon League showdown just 2-17 all-time on the home floor of Butler’s men’s basketball team. Waters got what he wanted. Behind 18 points from senior point guard Jeremy Montgomery, Cleveland State…