In anticipation of Saturday’s NCAA Final Four match-up between the Butler Bulldogs and the VCU Rams, the public is invited to join students, staff and the Butler community for several events throughout the weekend. Thursday: A Butler-Tarkington neighborhood rally is taking place from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 56th and Illinois Streets. Sponsored by…
Stevens sees glasses as secret weapon
Related Links: VIDEO | Basketball team gets warm welcome at Hinkle Butler men’s basketball upsets Florida; advances to Final Four Photo Gallery | Bulldogs celebrate Florida upset Many basketball fans around the country have been wondering how Butler made it back to the Final Four this year, especially without Gordon Hayward. The answer lies within…
Robot Rodeo: Ron 5 travels to Houston
Following last year’s NCAA Division I men’s Basketball Championships, junior guard Ronald Nored had surgery to correct stress fractures in both knees. The surgery was successful, but left Nored with metal rods in each leg. But the rods did not hinder his play, rather they accentuated his robot-like defensive stance and wiry movements on the…
Bulldogs silence doubters, advance to Final Four
Editors note: This story was updated March 30 at 12:52 a.m. Related Links: PHOTO GALLERY | Bulldogs celebrate Florida upset PHOTO GALLERY | Moment by moment of Butler vs. Florida [cincopa AIKA7haj6l6v] Video by Elyssa Garfinkle Story by Steven Peek The Butler men’s basketball team is headed back to the Final Four despite a January…
VIDEO | Basketball team gets warm welcome at Hinkle
By Ashleigh Taylor for The Butler Beat The Butler Bulldogs got a warm welcome at Hinkle Fieldhouse when they returned early Sunday morning after defeating Florida 74-71 in Saturday’s Elite 8 game in New Orleans. [cincopa A8LAThKUJO1I]
VIDEO | Hopkins provided spark for late comeback
Was reserve guard Chrishawn Hopkins the key to Butler’s success against Florida in the Elite 8 game? [cincopa A4MA7iqOEyxk]
Butler men’s basketball upsets Florida; advances to Final Four
Related Links: PHOTO GALLERY | Moment by moment of Butler vs. Florida PHOTO GALLERY | Bulldogs celebrate Florida upset [cincopa AIKA7haj6l6v] Video by Elyssa Garfinkle Story by Steven Peek A 74-71 overtime victory against the No. 2 seed Florida Gators makes the Bulldogs champions of the NCAA tournament’s Southeast Region. After the game, junior guard…
PHOTO GALLERY | Bulldogs celebrate Florida upset
It’s a consecutive Final Four appearance for the Butler Bulldogs after another intense NCAA tournament upset. The Butler Bulldogs defeated the Florida gators 74-71 on Saturday. [cincopa A0CA_h6o6pPq]
PHOTO GALLERY | Moment by moment of Butler vs. Florida
Click through the photos to watch the Butler Bulldogs overcome their struggle in the first half of the Elite 8 game and eventually defeat Florida in overtime. [cincopa AEGAfia851nx]