College Basketball Countdown: Butler Bulldogs- #35
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#45 Butler Bulldogs: College Basketball 111 in 111
Welcome to The Sports Bank’s third annual college basketball season preview series. Two years we looked at 99 teams in 99 days. Last year, we were slightly more aggressive and expanded to 111 teams in 111 days and will do so again as we look ahead to the 2012-2013 season.
We will rank the 75 power conference teams and top 36 mid-majors in reverse power ranking order...
Evaluating Butler without Chrishawn Hopkins
Butler sails in to their first season in the rugged Atlantic 10, and now will be doing so without starting guard Chrisawn Hopkins, who was dismissed from the program on Wednesday.
Hopkins averaged 9.1 points per game last year, which was good for 3rd on the team, this despite only playing 23 minutes a game. He was also their player most able to create his own shot.
So how concerned...
Butler Dismisses Chrishawn Hopkins
Chrishawn Hopkins appeared in all 37 Butler games last season.
Butler dismisses Hopkins for violation
Butler coach Brad Stevens says junior guard Chrishawn Hopkins has been kicked off the team for violating team rules.
Stevens issued a statement Wednesday saying he was ''sorry'' to take the action but explained playing for the Bulldogs comes with a responsibility of meeting the team's rules. The dismissal, Stevens says, is a ''consequence'' of...
Rule violation costs Hopkins spot on Butler team
Butler coach Brad Stevens says junior guard Chrishawn Hopkins has been kicked off the team for violating team rules.
Stevens issued a statement Wednesday saying he was ''sorry'' to take the action but explained playing for the Bulldogs comes with a responsibility of meeting the team's rules. The dismissal, Stevens says, is a ''consequence'' of...
Valparaiso 65, Butler 46
Ryan Broekhoff had 19 points and 16 rebounds as Valparaiso defeated Butler 65-46 Saturday night in the semifinals of the Horizon League tournament.
The top-seeded Crusaders (22-10) advance to the championship game Tuesday against third-seeded Detroit.
Kevin Van Wijk and Erik Buggs added 11 points each for Valparaiso, which shot 54 percent from the floor and outrebounded the Bulldogs...
Butler, back to back National runners-up, not headed to NCAA Tournament
As hot a coaching commodity as Brad Stevens is, his stock will decrease just a tiny bit in value this year.
It’s official now, the Butler Bulldogs, who made it all the way to the national title game both last year, and in 2010, will not be in the 2012 NCAA Tournament. The Valparaiso Crusaders (20-11) eliminated Butler (20-14) tonight in the Horizon League tournament, the Bulldogs...
Butler 70, Wright St. 52
Andrew Smith had 25 points and seven rebounds and Roosevelt Jones added 11 points to lead Butler to a 70-52 victory against Wright State on Tuesday night in the opening round of the Horizon League tournament.
Chrishawn Hopkins scored 10 points for the fifth-seeded Bulldogs (19-13), who face No. 4 seed Milwaukee in the second round on Friday.
Cole Darling had 12 points for the eighth...
Butler 75, Indiana St. 54
Butler had five players score in double figure en route to a dismantling of Indiana State 75-64 on Saturday.
Andrew Smith led with 12 points while Erik Fromm, Roosevelt Jones and Chrishawn Hopkins added 11 each for Butler (17-12). Khyle Marshall rounded out the double-digit scoring for the Bulldogs with 10 points.
Indiana State (16-12), which trailed by 10 at halftime, struggled...
Butler 63, Loyola of Chicago 57
Chrishawn Hopkins scored 13 points and Andrew Smith and Khyle Marshall 12 apiece to lead Butler to a 63-57 victory against Loyola Chicago on Tuesday night.
Erik Fromm had 10 points for the Bulldogs (16-12, 10-6 Horizon League), who in the second half held a steady two-possession lead that was protected at the free-throw line in the final two minutes.
Ben Averkamp scored 23 points...
Hopkins leads Butler over Loyola Chicago 63-57
Chrishawn Hopkins scored 13 points and Andrew Smith and Khyle Marshall 12 apiece to lead Butler to a 63-57 victory against Loyola Chicago on Tuesday night.
Butler 68, Youngstown St. 59
Chrishawn Hopkins scored 19 points and Ronald Nored grabbed 11 rebounds as Butler took down Youngstown State 68-59 on Thursday night in Horizon League play.
Jackson Aldridge added 15 and Roosevelt Jones 11 for the Bulldogs.
Butler (14-12, 8-6), who led throughout, took a 35-25 lead into halftime and pushed that lead to 14, 40-26, in the second half. Youngstown State rallied to...
Butler 64, Wright St. 53
Chrishawn Hopkins scored 13 points and Butler never trailed Thursday night in beating Wright State 64-53.
Andrew Smith scored 11 points, making all four of his shots from the field, for Butler. The Bulldogs (13-11, 7-5 Horizon League) raced to a 15-4 lead and were ahead 35-26 at halftime.
Erik Fromm had 10 points off the bench and Roosevelt Jones grabbed 11 rebounds for Butler...
Green Bay 80, Butler 68
Brennan Cougill scored 21 points and Alec Brown added 19 on Saturday night as Green Bay opened up a significant lead in the second half and defeated Butler 80-68.
Cougill and Brown each grabbed eight rebounds for Green Bay (9-12, 5-6 Horizon), which led 33-32 at halftime.
Two other players scored in double figures for Green Bay -- Keifer Sykes (14) and Steve Baker (10). Sykes also...
Butler 54, Milwaukee 50
Chase Stigall hit a 3-point shot with 42 seconds left in the game, helping Butler overcome a 10-point deficit for a 54-50 victory over Milwaukee on Saturday.
Milwaukee had a 10-point lead with 13:41 before Butler (8-7, 2-1 Horizon) began its rally.
Butler won its third straight game as Chrishawn Hopkins came off the bench to have a productive all-around game with 12 points, seven...
What happened to Butler?
I don't know of any other mid-major team that, even after losing 54.3 percent of its minutes and 64.1 percent of its scoring in the offseason, could still be picked No. 1 in its conference preseason poll (in a fairly stacked conference) and No. 2 overall in the preseason College Insider Mid-Major Top 25. But Butler, despite losing its top two possessors from last season...
Butler 98, Oakland City 53
Andrew Smeathers scored 17 points in 10 minutes off the bench and Butler rolled to an easy 98-53 victory over Oakland City on Tuesday night.
Six Bulldogs scored at least 10 points, with two posting double-doubles. Andrew Smith had 14 points and 12 rebounds, and Kameron Woods had 10 points and 10 rebounds for Butler (4-3), which used a 17-0 run early in the game to pull away. The...
The Way vs. The Hall
Game #8-143: Butler Bulldogs at Indiana HoosiersNovember 27, 2011 7:00 pmAssembly HallBBState Stats/RecapBLOOMINGTON, Ind. In a state that is synonymous with basketball, the Indiana Hoosiers have, for decades, been the benchmark for success. But in the last two seasons, the Butler Bulldogs have twice done something Indiana hasn't accomplished in a decade: make it to the NCAA...
HD Video: Brad Stevens, Chrishawn Hopkins, Khyle Marshall after Butler loss
Watch and listen to the postgame comments of Butler coach Brad Stevens and sophomores Chrishawn Hopkins and Khyle Marshall following Indiana’s 75-59 win over Butler on Sunday at Assembly Hall:
Indiana 75, Butler 59
Will Sheehey scored a career-high 21 points and Cody Zeller added 16 Sunday night to help Indiana pull away from in-state rival Butler 75-59.
The Hoosiers are 6-0 for the second straight season and the third time since 2002-03.
Butler (3-3) was led by Chrishawn Hopkins with 19 points and Khyle Marshall with 16, but the rebuilding Bulldogs eventually wore down.
The game pitted...
Hoosiers surge past Butler, move to 6-0 (AP)
Will Sheehey scored a career-high 21 points and Cody Zeller added 16 Sunday night to help Indiana pull away from in-state rival Butler 75-59. The Hoosiers are 6-0 for the second straight season and the third time since 2002-03. Butler (3-3) was led by Chrishawn Hopkins with 19 points and Khyle Marshall with 16, but the rebuilding Bulldogs eventually wore down.
Butler 68, Gardner-Webb 66
Chrishawn Hopkins scored 22 points and Chase Stigall added 14 as Butler held off Gardner-Webb 68-66 in the Hoosier Invitational on Wednesday night.
Andrew Smith added 11 points for Butler (3-2) and made two free throws to give his team a 67-63 lead with 27 seconds remaining.
Mike Byron made a layup for Gardner-Webb (2-4), which then put Butler's Aldridge Jackson at the free...
Chattanooga at Butler 11/15/2011
Game #8-039: Chattanooga Mocs at Butler BulldogsNovember 15, 2011 7:00 pmHinkle FieldhouseBBState Stats/RecapTwice upon a time, a time not long ago, a team from below the red line made great marches throughout the NCAA Tournament. Those occasions were filled with a number of great moments for Butler fans a tipped pass against Murray State; a favorable carom high off the rim on a...
Butler 57, Chattanooga 46
Andrew Smith had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Butler went on a late run Tuesday to pull away from Chattanooga 57-46 in the Hoosier Classic.
The Bulldogs (1-1) led 47-44 with 6:07 remaining before scoring nine straight points, including a 3-pointer and a dunk by Chase Stigall, that gave them a 12-point advantage with 55 seconds left in the game. Chattanooga (0-2) missed three 3...
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