NCAA tournament

  • No. 22 Butler travels to The Pavilion to take on No. 2 Villanova in a Big East showdown

    No. 22 Butler travels to The Pavilion to take on No. 2 Villanova in a Big East showdown

    The No. 22 Butler men’s basketball team will attempt to sweep their regular season series with Villanova on Feb. 22 in Pennsylvania. The game will air on FS1 at 9 p.m.

  • Doering: Best and worst case seeding scenarios for Butler basketball

    Doering: Best and worst case seeding scenarios for Butler basketball

    Where Butler will be seeded in the NCAA tournament is beginning to become quite clear as the season winds down.

  • OVERTIME: A memorable NYC experience leads right into the madness

    OVERTIME: A memorable NYC experience leads right into the madness

    BY KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR New York City was quite the experience, even if the Bulldogs only got to play one game at Madison Square Garden. I have come to realize that my trip to New York was about more than me going to follow my school’s basketball team. I saw sights that I…

  • Men’s basketball: Bulldogs visit Saint Louis tomorrow

    The Butler men’s basketball team is back on the road at Atlantic 10 Conference foe Saint Louis. The Billikens are 14-5 overall and have a 3-2 record in the A-10. Saint Louis is tied with Massachusetts for third in the conference. Senior forward Cody Ellis leads the Billikens in scoring with 11.2 points per game.…

  • Butler swaps conferences early

    The question still lingers as to why Butler University made the decision to move to the Atlantic 10 conference a year earlier than planned, regardless of whether it was for the best. President Jim Danko announced on May 2 that Butler was moving to the A-10 from the Horizon League. “We considered many aspects and…

  • OPINION | Dawg Pound represents Butler both in Hinkle and around the nation

    The immature actions of the Dawg Pound deteriorates the value of the “Butler Way;” but the good they do off the court gives me hope that they can turn it around in time for the post season. The Dawg Pound is one of the most underappreciated groups on campus. On a national stage they represent…

  • Shrewsberry accepts position at Purdue

    Butler and Purdue University have confirmed what The Collegian Online reported last weekend—Butler men’s basketball assistant coach Micah Shrewsberry is now an assistant at Purdue. The former Butler assistant, who helped the Bulldogs to back-to-back national championship appearances, officially started his tenure with Purdue head coach Matt Painter’s staff this week. Shrewsberry spent the past…

  • Will Butler have a lack of Mack?

    Butler University junior guard Shelvin Mack has made himself eligible for the 2011 National Basketball Association Draft. He has not hired an agent and may therefore retain his eligibility if he withdraws before May 8. “I’m exploring my options and gathering information to see what opportunities might exist for me,” Mack said. “I’ve always had…

  • Butler benefits from tournaments

    By Kate Siegfried and Jill McCarter Butler University is still reaping the benefits from last year’s run in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament and is looking forward to receiving the numbers for this year. Results from a study completed by media firms Borshoff and Meltwater show that the university earned more than $639…