Greg McDermott

  • Beyond the box score: Men’s basketball trounced in second half vs. Creighton

    Beyond the box score: Men’s basketball trounced in second half vs. Creighton

    Both the men’s basketball team and conference foe, Creighton, crawled out of the gates during a rainy afternoon bout as a second-half collapse led to a 76-59 defeat against the Bluejays.  With a combined 7-of-29 effort from the field to start the game, it was not until after the under-12 media timeout that both squads…

  • Big East men’s basketball preview

    Big East men’s basketball preview

    Current Big East teams have won five of the last 10 championships. Photo courtesy of Butler Athletics. BROCK DANAHEY | STAFF REPORTER | bldanahey@butler.edu Going into the 2024-25 college basketball season, the Big East is loaded with talent, including the defending national champions. According to the AP preseason top-25, UConn (3), Creighton (15) and Marquette…

  • Bulldogs escape late Bluejays rally, find themselves one game out of first place

    It wasn’t pretty. It was intense. It was chippy. It was near disaster. It was just another night in the Big East conference. The Butler men’s basketball team once again found itself in a tight conference game, coming away with a 64-61 win over the Creighton Bluejays Wednesday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The win –…