Throughout the entire 2011-2012 season, I have been able to hold my composure. I have been able to grit my teeth through awful game after awful game. I have been able to comfort myself in the fact that Brad Stevens, the coach who always finds a way to win, was still at the helm. But for some reason, Thursday night’s loss to UWM changed all …
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Will History Repeat Itself?
Following what many would consider to be Butler’s worst start since the 2004-2005 season, the Bulldogs managed to finish 2011 on a positive note doing what they have done for the past 5+ years: beat Horizon League teams at home. In route to a fourth win in their last five games, Butler is riding a three-game win streak and is now 36-3 against Horizon League …
Butler’s Struggle Not Surprising
When Butler announced that it would be traveling out west to play fellow college basketball powerhouse Gonzaga and recent up-swing Stanford, many thought it would be a challenging trip. When fans realized that the trip would follow games against Louisville, Xavier, IU, and Purdue, everyone knew it would be tough to come out ahead. And when Shelvin Mack left Butler early for the NBA this …
Butler Shows No Progress…Yet
The 2011-2012 Butler Bulldogs are not the same group of players that went to back-to-back final fours while beating up on perenial college basketball powerhouses. They are not the same team that has won four straight Horizon League regular-season titles. They are not the same veteran led time that wasn’t scared to play anyone. In fact, this year’s Butler men’s basketball team is quite the …
Butler Claims Arkansas Transfer
On the heels of another high-profile high school recruit turning down an offer from Butler University, this time Zak Irvin, Butler got news that junior Arkansas sharp-shooter Rotnei Clarke was transferring to play for Brad Stevens.
Regarded by many as one of the nation’s best shooters, Clarke will sit out this upcoming year while learning the Butler system before he takes the floor with an …
Jackson Aldridge Talks FIBA and Butler
Although Jackson Aldridge will be the new guy on campus at Butler University this fall, he is certainly not new to competing against the world’s best on the basketball court.
And while many college basketball supporters from around the nation joined in the celebration of a mid-major making it to back-to-back national championship, Coach Brad Stevens and staff were rejoicing as their future Bulldog continued …