Butler Continues to Target Florida
Over the past 6 years Butler has recruited the Tampa Bay area extremely well, signing Shawn Vanzant, Khyle Marshall, and Devontae Morgan.
Butler 69, La Salle 58
Rotnei Clarke led five players in doubles figures with 14 points in Butler's 69-58 win over La Salle in the Atlantic 10 quarterfinals Friday, and now the Explorers must await their NCAA tournament fate.
Khyle Marshall had 13 points, and Andrew Smith added 11 points and eight rebounds for the fifth-seeded Bulldogs, who face regular-season champ Saint Louis in Saturday's semifinals...
No. 14 Butler 77, St. Bonaventure 58
Rotnei Clarke scored 17 points and No. 14 Butler defeated St. Bonaventure 77-58 on Wednesday.
Andrew Smith added 13 points and Khyle Marshall and Chase Stigall each scored 12 as the Bulldogs (19-4, 6-2 Atlantic 10) improved to 12-0 at home this season.
The victory pushed Butler into a share of the Atlantic 10 lead with idle VCU (6-2). Charlotte and St. Louis also entered the night...
Butler Basketball: No. 9-Ranked Bulldogs Escape With 75-68 Victory Over Rhode Island
The Butler Bulldogs had themselves a tough battle against the Rhode Island Rams on Saturday, as the No. 9-ranked squad could have had themselves another upset like they did against Saint Louis.
The Rams were able to extend their lead to 25-16 at one point in the first half, as Hinkle Fieldhouse was left very quiet. At halftime, Butler trailed 32-30, and it smelled like another upset...
Rhode Island hangs tough in 75-68 loss to Butler
Rhode Island has proven itself a tough opponent for some of the better teams in the Atlantic-10.
It was no exception Saturday at Hinkle Fieldhouse, where the Rams lost to ninth-ranked Butler 75-68 despite holding a 32-30 halftime lead and making things interesting down the stretch - as they have all year.
Nikola Maleseciv scored 18 points for Rhode Island (6-14, 1-6) in the team...
No. 9 Butler 83, Temple 71
Rotnei Clarke returned in the nick of time for No. 9 Butler.
The sharp-shooting guard scored 25 points in his first game back in two weeks, and Khyle Marshall added 19, leading the Bulldogs past Temple 83-71 Saturday. Butler has won 14 of its last 15, the only blemish being Wednesday's 54-53 loss at La Salle.
Clarke had missed the previous three games with a severely sprained...
New Orleans slows down No. 17 Butler in 57-44 loss
New Orleans coach Mark Slessinger remembers watching stall-ball when he was attending high school in Indiana.
On Saturday, he brought it back.
Slessinger instructed his players to trade their up-tempo style for a more deliberate approach, using a modern-day shot-clock version of the tactic that Hinkle Fieldhouse helped turn into a Hollywood hit - and it almost worked again.
Kellen...
No. 17 Butler 57, New Orleans 44
Kellen Dunham scored 15 points and Khyle Marshall added 13, leading No. 17 Butler past New Orleans 57-44 on Saturday.
The Bulldogs (12-2) are 7-0 at home this season and will take a nine-game winning streak into their Atlantic 10 debut Tuesday night at Saint Joseph's.
The Privateers (3-10) were led by Lovell Cook with 11 points and Traddarius McPhearson with 10. But they have...
New Orleans-Butler Preview
Fifth-year senior guard Rotnei Clarke was off target in the last game, but Butler showed it has plenty of talent down low.
That doesn't bode well for an undersized New Orleans squad.
Playing its final game before its Atlantic 10 debut, the 17th-ranked Bulldogs will go for a ninth consecutive victory Saturday in the first matchup between these teams.
Clarke, an Arkansas transfer...
No. 17 Butler beats Penn 70-57
Roosevelt Jones scored a career-high 24 points to lead No. 17 Butler over Penn 70-57 on Wednesday night, the Bulldogs' eighth consecutive victory.
Butler (11-2) has opened the new year with a victory for the ninth straight season. The Bulldogs won their sixth straight at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
Miles Cartwright led Penn (2-10) with 15 points and Tony Hicks added 10.
The Quakers...
No. 17 Butler 70, Penn 57
Roosevelt Jones scored a career-high 24 points to lead No. 17 Butler over Penn 70-57 on Wednesday night, the Bulldogs' eighth consecutive victory.
Butler (11-2) has opened the new year with a victory for the ninth straight season. The Bulldogs won their sixth straight at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
Miles Cartwright led Penn (2-10) with 15 points and Tony Hicks added 10.
The Quakers...
Film Session: Butler’s post-halftime scoring
Butler exposed Indiana’s defense at times in its 88-86 overtime win against the Hoosiers. This was especially apparent after halftime, as the Bulldogs pumped in 1.28 points per possession during the second half and overtime at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Saturday. Indiana had done a strong job so far this season at limiting 3-point makes, but Butler connected on 50 percent (6-of...
What to Expect: Butler
After another week off following a 100-69 blowout of Central Connecticut State, the No. 1 Hoosiers travel to Bankers Life Fieldhouse tomorrow for a 2 p.m. meeting with Butler. The Bulldogs (7-2) are coming off a 74-65 win at Northwestern last Saturday.
The game will be televised by CBS with Spero Dedes and Clark Kellogg on the call.
While they won’t enter Saturday’s contest...
Butler 67, Ball St. 53
Rotnei Clarke scored 15 points and Butler defeated Ball State 67-53 on Saturday.
Andrew Smith added 12 points and Khyle Marshall scored 10 points and had six rebounds for the Bulldogs (5-2). The game was tied at 33 at halftime, but Butler used a 10-0 run early in the second half to take control.
Clarke made just 5 of 18 shots, but had five assists for the Bulldogs. Butler shot...
Butler 97, Hanover 73
Rotnei Clarke and Khyle Marshall scored 19 points each, and hot-shooting Butler never trailed Tuesday night in a 97-73 victory over Division III program Hanover.
Clarke, the reigning Atlantic 10 Conference player of the week, was 6 of 8 from the field, including 5 of 6 on 3-pointers. Marshall made seven of his 12 shots as the Bulldogs (4-2) shot 59 percent from the floor.
Andrew...
Maui Invitational: #9 UNC vs Butler
After facing three teams ranked in the 200s and one in the mid-100s according to KenPom, the Tar Heels will face their first "legitimate" opponent in Butler. The Bulldogs moved into the Maui Invitational Semifinals on the strength of a dramatic buzzer beater from 30-plus feet out. In case you missed it, Rotnei Clark drove down court and while well covered flung the ball...
Butler 74, Elon 59
Rotnei Clarke scored 21 points and Butler won its season debut on Saturday, beating Elon 74-59.
The Bulldogs scored the game's first seven points and never trailed. Clarke, a transfer from Arkansas playing his first game for Butler, scored 12 of his points in the first half as the Bulldogs built a 43-26 lead.
Khyle Marshall added 14 points and Roosevelt Jones contributed nine...
College Basketball Countdown: Butler Bulldogs- #35
College basketball is right around the corner. Games will be starting before you know it, and practices are just right around the corner.
Here at Roundballchat I will release my top 100 teams for the 2012-13 college basketball season. I will start at 100 and count my way down. I will rank all the 75 programs in the six major conferences, as well as 25 mid majors in my top 100 countdown...
#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...
Butler’s Blue II Ready to Chomp on the Atlantic 10
After losing Charlotte to Conference USA and Temple to the Big East, the Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Conference appeared destined to spiral down the crapper like a stale floater on a scorching hot summer afternoon. Alas, the clouds dissipated and two beacons of light shined down from the heavens in the forms of Virginia Commonwealth and most recently, the Butler Bulldogs.
Seemingly...
Pittsburgh rallies late to beat Butler 68-62 in OT
Lamar Patterson and Tray Woodall combined to score 14 points in overtime, leading Pittsburgh past Butler 68-62 in the College Basketball Invitational tournament semifinals Wednesday night.
The Panthers (20-16) will face either Oregon State or Washington State in next week's best-of-three championship round. The two Pac-12 rivals played later Wednesday.
Talib Zanna led Pittsburgh...
Pittsburgh 68, Butler 62
Lamar Patterson and Tray Woodall combined to score 14 points in overtime, leading Pittsburgh past Butler 68-62 in the College Basketball Invitational tournament semifinals Wednesday night.
The Panthers (20-16) will face either Oregon State or Washington State in next week's best-of-three championship round. The two Pac-12 rivals played later Wednesday.
Talib Zanna led Pittsburgh...
Butler 71, Milwaukee 49
Khyle Marshall's double-double led Butler to the Horizon League tournament semifinals for the seventh straight year with a 71-49 victory over Milwaukee on Friday night.
Marshall scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the fifth-seeded Bulldogs (20-13), who will meet top-seeded Valparaiso in the semifinals Saturday night. Roosevelt Jones made 8 of 11 shots and matched Marshall...
Valparaiso 71, Butler 59
Kevin Van Wijk hit 8 of 9 shots and scored 18 points Friday night, leading Horizon League champion Valparaiso past Butler 71-59 and denying the Bulldogs a chance to clinch second place.
Will Bogan made three 3-pointers and scored 14 points for the Crusaders (21-10, 14-4), who have won seven of nine. Ben Boggs scored 11 points, and Ryan Broekhoff hauled in nine rebounds.
Khyle Marshall...
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...
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