The worst thing to happen to the Butler men’s basketball team (11-2) Thursday night wasn’t a loss at St. John’s, a .500 team, 76-73. It was their charter flight from New York to Indianapolis, which was diverted to Pittsburgh. They rented hotel rooms and spent the night, and are scheduled to bus home to Indy Friday afternoon. A…
FOX Sports Indiana is hosting “Basketball Day in Indiana” on Saturday, Dec. 10 in Central Indiana. The television home of the Indiana Pacers and Fever will broadcast for 13 continuous hours featuring five games, live shows originating from a set on Georgia Street, and several pre-produced features. This theme is a spin off “Hockey Day Minnesota,” a now annual event that got…
Gordon Hayward received an invitation from USA Basketball to be part of the Olympic Team this summer but the former Brownsburg and Butler standout decided it was in his best interest to decline it with his second kid due this summer. Hayward’s full statement via his representation, Priority Sports: “While I am incredibly honored to have been invited…
Kellen Dunham, a local kid from Pendleton Heights High School, was in awe working out in downtown Indianapolis for his hometown Pacers Wednesday morning. He said he’s been working 22 years for this. Dunham specializes in shooting and that is valued more than ever in today’s game. He averaged 16.2 points and shot 42.9 percent…
Nearly three years ago, on July 3, 2013, the NBA (and college) basketball world was surprised when the Boston Celtics announced that they had hired Brad Stevens away from Butler. Stevens, undoubtedly one of the best young coaches at the time, had taken the Bulldogs to back-to-back NCAA Title games and continued to build a program…