The moment the final horn sounds in a basketball season, a fan base immediately thinks about what will happen next year. Most of those thoughts are positive if you’re a fan of the Butler Bulldogs. Most of them, not all. Butler capped off another outstanding season at 27-9 Saturday in [...]
Butler has been an inspiration for programs like Bucknell for many years in the NCAA tournament. Given the tenor of today’s game at Rupp Arena, it appears the Bulldogs may have their cue from Jim Valvano’s famous quote. It wasn’t pretty until the clock hit triple zeros on the scoreboard. [...]
Not all ills have been cured for this basketball team. But they looked a whole lot better on Thursday night. Butler built a double-digit second half lead, and were never seriously threatened by UMass in their final true road game of the season. The Bulldogs won 73-62, picking up their [...]
Amherst, MA (TSN) – The Butler Bulldogs journey to the Mullins Center for a key Atlantic 10 Conference matchup against the Massachusetts Minutemen on Thursday. This will be the first meeting in history between these schools on the hardwood. The Bulldogs are ahead of UMass by one game in the [...]
Richmond, VA (TSN) – The 20th-ranked Butler Bulldogs visit Verizon Wireless Arena on Saturday for a rematch of their 2011 Final Four matchup with the Virginia Commonwealth Ram in a key Atlantic 10 Conference tilt. Both of these schools were Cinderella programs the year they arrived in the 2011 Final [...]
It didn’t happen as an avalanche in the first half like the last meeting. But turnovers at the wrong times played a major role in Butler’s season sweep at the hands of Saint Louis. The loss ends any chance the Bulldogs had of winning the A10 regular season crown in [...]
Bronx, NY (TSN) – The 11th-ranked Butler Bulldogs seek a quick turnaround after suffering their first home loss of the season, as they take on the Fordham Rams on Saturday in an Atlantic 10 Conference matchup at Rose Hill Gym. Brad Stevens’ Bulldogs have acclimated to their new conference quite [...]
Butler’s best player was a non-factor for 36 minutes. Their most experienced and most physical presence watched the game from the sideline. Yet despite not having a lead in the final 21 minutes of the game, the Bulldogs had the ball with three seconds to play and a chance to [...]
Washington, DC (TSN) – Rotnei Clarke had 14 points, six rebounds and three steals to lead No. 14 Butler to a 59-56 win over George Washington on Saturday. Roosevelt Jones recorded 12 points and seven rebounds and Kellen Dunham added 10 points off the bench for Butler (20-4, 7-2 A-10), [...]
A full house awaited the return of Rotnei Clarke at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The fans didn’t go home disappointed. Clarke scored 24 points in his first action since suffering a sprained neck against Dayton two weeks ago, leading Butler to an 83-71 win over Temple Saturday night. He wasn’t alone in [...]
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