In its inaugural season in the Atlantic 10 Conference, the Butler men’s basketball team will face a challenging schedule. The schedule was officially released today and the Bulldogs will face at least 16 teams that advanced to postseason play last year, including nine that made it to the NCAA tournament. There will be a rematch…
Looking ahead: Teams face additions, subtractions
As the spring sports season begins to wind down, many teams are already beginning to prepare for their next season. The football team had its annual blue and white scrimmage, the men’s soccer team had its spring exhibition matches, and five teams have announced additions to their rosters for next year. Let’s take a look…
Men’s basketball: Recruit Dunham third in Mr. Basketball voting
Butler men’s basketball commit Kellen Dunham finished third in the voting for the Indianapolis Star’s Mr. Basketball award. Gary Harris of Hamilton Southeastern High School won the award, while Park Tudor High School’s Yogi Ferrell finished runner-up in the voting. The results were released last Sunday. Dunham was also announced as a member of the…
Men’s basketball: Run in CBI ends with loss to Pittsburgh
The Butler men’s basketball team lost to the Pittsburgh Panthers 68-62 in overtime Wednesday night in a rematch of last season’s NCAA Tournament game. The game was part of the semifinal round of the College Basketball Invitational. Sophomore forward Khyle Marshall scored a career-high 22 points to lead all Butler scorers. He also collected eight…
Men’s basketball: Bulldogs move on in College Basketball Invitational
The Butler men’s basketball team opened the first round of the College Basketball Invitational with a 75-58 victory over Delaware on March 14. The Bulldogs (21-14) received double-digit points from four players. Sophomore guard Chrishawn Hopkins led the way with 19 points and five rebounds. Junior center Andrew Smith (17 points, seven rebounds), senior guard…
Men’s basketball: Streak broken, Stevens looks to future
For the first time in six years, the Butler men’s basketball team will not appear in the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship tournament. Needing to win the Horizon League tournament for an automatic bid, the Bulldogs instead were knocked out by a 65-46 loss to Valparaiso in the semifinals Saturday night. The Bulldogs (20-14)…
Athletes make best of long trips
Butler athletic team members with spring seasons are familiar with hitting the road for long trips to warmer locales. The number of miles racked up by some squads may be surprising though. Seven of Butler’s athletic teams have made or will make at least two trips more than 600 miles from Butler during the 2011-12…
Athletics revenue continues to increase
The Butler men’s basketball team recorded 117 victories in four seasons prior to the 2011-12 campaign.
Men’s basketball: Men drop Raiders
The Butler men’s basketball team started off the Horizon League tournament with a 70-52 victory over Wright State at Hinkle Fieldhouse Tuesday night. It was a tale of two halves for the Bulldogs (19-13), who headed to the locker room with a one point lead. “I thought in the first 10 minutes we were just…
Charity benefits local non-profits
With March Madness right around the corner another, a tournament influenced by the recent success of Butler’s men’s basketball is taking shape. Brackets for Good, an Indianapolis-based charitable organization, is starting its first bracket tournament March 5 with local non-profit educational organizations serving as the “teams.” Butler graduate Matt McIntyre conceived the idea for the…