Every 2011-12 Butler basketball game will be televised

What an impressive movement for the Butler basketball program. A team that was rarely seen on television or receive any publicity whatsoever, will have every one of their games produced and available to fans.

Butler is coming off their second straight NCAA title game appearance, losing to Duke in 2010 and Connecticut in 2011. The Bulldogs were selected for the third consecutive year as the Horizon League’s best team in a preseason poll.

Until last year, you could not even find the Bulldogs on the radio (it was on 1430 WXNT, but the signal was terrible, just 5000 watts). They have since moved to 1070 The Fan.

13 of Butler’s games will appear on the ESPN family of networks, highlighted by a December 7th meeting against Xavier and on December 20th at Gonzaga — both on ESPN2. WISH-TV’s (CBS, Indianapolis) sister station WNDY, will have 14 games on their network. WNDY has been the official television home for Butler for four years now.

WNDY will televise Butler’s first regular season game at Evansville, which also is the grand opening for the Aces’ new arena. Indiana plays down there just four days later. The crew will also broadcast the Bulldogs first home game of the season, against Chattanooga — a game where they will show off their 2011 NCAA runner-up banner.

I just hope more fans show up each game and fill Hinkle Fieldhouse, as they deserve.

Anthony Calhoun and Ralph Reiff pair up once again to the call the games. I will be with the crew another year as statistician. They are always fun games and because of the Bulldogs recent success, the opponent always brings their best.

Below is a list of games that will be seen on WNDY, channel 23 in Indianapolis.
Nov 12. at Evansville, 3 pm
Nov 15. vs. Chattanooga, 7 pm
Nov 21. vs. Savannah State, 7 pm
Nov 23. vs. Garner-Webb, 7 pm
Nov 29. vs. Oakland City, 7 pm
Dec 3. vs. Valparaiso, 2 pm
Dec 10. at Ball State, 2 pm
Dec 29. vs. Green Bay, 7 pm
Dec 31. vs. Milwaukee, 2 pm
Jan 15, 2012 vs. Youngstown State, 2 pm
Jan 21. at Loyola, 2 pm
Feb 2. vs. Wright State, 7 pm
Feb 14. vs. Loyola, 7 pm
Feb 21. vs. UIC, 7 pm

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