‘“Yet, in year four under head coach Thad Matta and year eight since the last tournament berth, this appears to be the new norm for a team that was once a March Madness staple.’”
Butler men’s basketball among several Big East schools affected by college basketball rigging scheme
“Butler is accompanied by St. John’s, Georgetown and DePaul from schools in the Big East named in the scheme, and are the only power-four schools to be named in the indictment.’”
Beyond the box score: Men’s basketball drops embarrassing wire-to-wire loss against Xavier
“In such a lopsided loss, head coach Thad Matta will have his hands full to try and regroup this Bulldog squad that has now lost four in a row and is playing like a completely different squad than the one that entered the new year at 10-4.”
What you need to know: Men’s basketball aims to end two-game skid against St. John’s
‘“Amid the 7-1 start, Bizjack averaged 19 points on 50% shooting from the field and 45% from range; however, in the seven games since, Butler’s longest-tenured player has faltered to just 12 points on 32% from the field and just 18% from deep.’”
Beyond the box score: Men’s basketball falters in second half against Villanova
‘“I just want to be a better basketball team than we were today, that’s for sure.’”
Bulldogs of Butler: Brynnar Swenson
“After I stopped swimming in my sophomore year of college, I started reading, and once I kind of learned how to read, I became obsessed.”
Men’s basketball season preview: ‘We’re a completely different basketball team’
“Butler’s head man plans to lean on his deep roster to keep legs fresh and opponents on their toes.”
Who let the Dawgs out?
Students, families and alumni celebrated all week long with various events, shows and games.
Bulldogs of Butler: Strategy Games Club
“I joined freshman year not knowing a single soul, and now I would consider a lot of the Strategy Games people to be some of my best friends.”
Welcome back, Dawgs
Butler University welcomed its third-largest class in history, with 1,246 students.