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**Butler Bulldogs**

School Name:	Butler University
Location:	Indianapolis, Indiana
Arena:	Hinkle Fieldhouse
Capacity:	11,043
Conference:	Horizon League
Head coach:	Brad Stevens

The Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Horizon League, of which it has been a member since 1979. The Bulldogs are currently coached by Brad Stevens.

1 Competitive standing
2 Basketball community
3 NCAA tournament results
4 NIT results
5 Bulldogs in the NBA
6 Awards
7 Record
8 See also
9 External Links

Competitive standingEdit

Despite playing in a mid-major conference, Butler has risen to national prominence in recent years. They have been ranked in most media polls for all but a few weeks since the 2006-07 season, and have appeared in every NCAA tournament since then. In 2010, Butler was runner-up to Duke, after advancing all the way to the National Championship after defeating Michigan State in the Final Four. With a total enrollment of only 4,500 students, Butler is the smallest school to play for a national championship since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985.

In 2011 Butler defeated the Florida Gators to advance to its second consecutive Final Four, becoming only the second mid-major program to do so since 1979, when the seeding of the tournament began.

Basketball communityEdit

Because of the school's history of basketball success, location in the heart of the land of "Hoosier Hysteria", and lack of a BCS level football program, the Butler University fan base is primarily basketball oriented. Other athletics enjoy substantial followings of current students and alumni, but only basketball has garnered interest from a national audience. Two online communities exist to facilitate discussion among fans. BU Hoops is a community for fans to discuss Butler Basketball, exchange tickets, other Butler sports, and general topics. Alternatively, Butler Fans allows for targeted discussion relating to Butler University and Horizon League men's basketball recruiting, as well as general Butler Basketball.

In recent years, the Butler program has also received national attention for its philosophy to the game, which it calls "The Butler Way". At its core, The Butler Way calls for complete commitment and exalts teamwork above self.

NCAA tournament resultsEdit

The Bulldogs have appeared in eleven NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 17–10.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1962	-	First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional Third Place Game	Bowling Green Kentucky Western Kentucky	W 56–55 L 81–60 W 87–86
1997	#14	First Round	Cincinnati	L 86–69
1998	#13	First Round	New Mexico	L 79–62
2000	#12	First Round	Florida	L 69–68 OT
2001	#10	First Round Second Round	Wake Forest Arizona	W 79–63 L 73–52
2003	#12	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	Mississippi State Louisville Oklahoma	W 47–46 W 79–71 L 65–54
2007	#5	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	Old Dominion Maryland Florida	W 57–46 W 62–59 L 65–57
2008	#7	First Round Second Round	South Alabama Tennessee	W 81–61 L 76–71 OT
2009	#9	First Round	LSU	L 75–71
2010	#5	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship	UTEP Murray State Syracuse Kansas State Michigan State Duke	W 77–59 W 54–52 W 63–59 W 63–56 W 52–50 L 61–59
2011	#8	Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship	Old Dominion Pittsburgh Wisconsin Florida VCU Connecticut	W 60–58 W 71–70 W 61–54 W 74–71 OT W 70-62 L 41-53

NIT resultsEdit

The Bulldogs have appeared in eight National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 5–8.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1958	First Round	St. John's	L 76–69
1959	First Round Quarterfinals	Fordham Bradley	W 94–80 L 83–77
1985	First Round	Indiana	L 79–57
1991	First Round	Wyoming	L 63–61
1992	First Round	Purdue	L 82–56
1999	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Bradley Old Dominion Clemson	W 51–50 W 75–68 L 89–69
2002	First Round Second Round	Bowling Green Syracuse	W 81–69 L 66–65
2006	Opening Round First Round	Miami (OH) Florida State	W 53–52 L 67–63

Bulldogs in the NBAEdit

Bob Evans - drafted in the 4th round by the Indianapolis Olympians in the 1949 NBA Draft
Gordon Hayward - drafted 9th overall by the Utah Jazz in the 2010 NBA Draft
Ralph O'Brien - drafted in the 6th round by the Indianapolis Olympians in the 1950 NBA Draft
Billy Shepherd

AwardsEdit

National Coach of the Year

Todd Lickliter - 2007

All-Americans

H. W. Middlesworth - 1924
Frank Baird - 1934
Jerry Steiner - 1940
Bob Dietz - 1941
Ralph "Buckshot" O'Brien - 1950
Jimmy Doyle - 1950
Ted Guzek - 1957
Billy Shepherd - 1971
Chad Tucker* - 1985
A. J. Graves* - 2007
Mike Green* - 2008
Matt Howard* - 2009
Gordon Hayward* - 2010

(*) Denotes Honorable Mention

Academic All-Americans

Chris Miskel - 1995***
A.J. Graves - 2007*, 2008**
Drew Streicher - 2008***
Matt Howard - 2009**, 2010*, 2011*
Gordon Hayward - 2010***

(*) Denotes 1st team </br> (**) Denotes 2nd team </br> (***) Denotes 3rd team

Academic All-American of the Year

Matt Howard - 2011

Horizon/MCC Player of the Year

Darin Archibold - 1991
Jon Neuhoser - 1997
Rylan Hainje - 2002
Brandon Polk - 2006
Mike Green - 2008
Matt Howard - 2009
Gordon Hayward - 2010

Horizon/MCC Coach of the Year

Joe Sexson - 1984
Barry Collier - 1991, 1997, 1999, 2000
Thad Matta - 2001
Todd Lickliter - 2005, 2007
Brad Stevens - 2009, 2010

Indiana Collegiate Conference Player of the Year

Tom Bowman - 1962
Wayne Burris - 1977
Tom Orner - 1978

Indiana Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year

Tony Hinkle - 1956, 1961, 1962
George Theofanis - 1973, 1977
Joe Sexson - 1978

MAC Most Valuable Player

Ralph "Buckshot" Owens - 1949

Information on the awards comes from the 2009-2010 media guide. ^[1]

RecordEdit

Season	Head Coach	Overall Record	Conf. Record	Postseason
1896-97	Unknown	1-0	-	-
1897-98	James Zink	2-3	-	-
1898-99	James Zink	0-2	-	-
1899-00	Walter "Mike" Kelly	2-1	-	-
1900-01	Mike Kelly	2-1	-	-
1901-02	Mike Kelly	1-3	-	-
1902-03	Mike Kelly	1-3	-	-
1903-04	Ralph Jones	2-2	-	-
1904-05	Edgar Wingard	6-2	-	-
1905-06	Edgar Wingard	1-1	-	-
1906-07	Art Guedel	2-4	-	-
1907-08	John McKay	4-4	-	-
1908-09	John McKay and Joe McCrea	5-2	-	-
1909-10	Walter Gipe	3-4	-	-
1910-11	Bill Diddle	5-7	-	-
1911-12	Bill Diddle	5-5	-	-
1912-13	G. Cullen Thomas	3-8	-	-
1913-14	Did not play	-	-	-
1914-15	G. Cullen Thomas	3-4	-	-
1915-16	G. Cullen Thomas	3-4	-	-
1916-17	G. Cullen Thomas	7-6	-	-
1917-18	G. Cullen Thomas	0-6	-	-
1918-19	Joe Mullane	1-9	-	-
1919-20	F.E. Ellis	2-4	-	-
1920-21	Harlan Page	16-4	-	-
1921-22	Harlan Page	19-6	-	-
1922-23	Harlan Page	16-4	-	-
1923-24	Harlan Page	20-4	-	AAU National Champions
1924-25	Harlan Page	11-7	-	-
1925-26	Harlan Page	16-5	-	-
1926-27	Tony Hinkle	17-4	-	-
1927-28	Tony Hinkle	19-3	-	-
1928-29	Tony Hinkle	17-2	-	Team was awarded the national championship John J. McDevitt Trophy by the Veteran Athletes of Philadelphia.
1929-30	Tony Hinkle	12-8	-	-
1930-31	Tony Hinkle	17-2	-	-
1931-32	Tony Hinkle	14-5	-	-
Missouri Valley Conference
1932-33	Tony Hinkle	16-5	9-1	-
1933-34	Tony Hinkle	14-7	9-1	-
Independent
1934-35	Tony Hinkle	13-7	-	-
1935-36	Tony Hinkle	6-15	-	-
1936-37	Tony Hinkle	6-15	-	-
1937-38	Tony Hinkle	11-12	-	-
1938-39	Tony Hinkle	14-6	-	-
1939-40	Tony Hinkle	17-6	-	-
1940-41	Tony Hinkle	13-9	-	-
1941-42	Tony Hinkle	13-9	-	-
1942-43	Frank Hedden	4-9	-	-
1943-44	Did not play	-	-	-
1944-45	Frank Hedden	14-6	-	-
1945-46	Tony Hinkle	12-8	-	-
Mid-American Conference
1946-47	Tony Hinkle	16-7	4-1	-
1947-48	Tony Hinkle	14-7	4-2	-
1948-49	Tony Hinkle	18-5	8-2	-
1949-50	Tony Hinkle	12-12	6-4	-
Indiana Collegiate Conference
1950-51	Tony Hinkle	5-19	3-9	-
1951-52	Tony Hinkle	12-12	10-2	-
1952-53	Tony Hinkle	14-9	9-3	-
1953-54	Tony Hinkle	13-12	7-4	-
1954-55	Tony Hinkle	10-14	8-4	-
1955-56	Tony Hinkle	14-9	8-4	-
1956-57	Tony Hinkle	11-14	6-6	-
1957-58	Tony Hinkle	16-10	10-2	NIT 1st Round
1958-59	Tony Hinkle	19-9	10-2	NIT Quarterfinals
1959-60	Tony Hinkle	15-11	10-2	-
1960-61	Tony Hinkle	15-11	10-2	-
1961-62	Tony Hinkle	22-6	10-2	NCAA Regional 3rd Place
1962-63	Tony Hinkle	16-10	10-2	-
1963-64	Tony Hinkle	13-13	9-3	-
1964-65	Tony Hinkle	11-15	5-7	-
1965-66	Tony Hinkle	16-10	8-4	-
1966-67	Tony Hinkle	9-17	5-7	-
1967-68	Tony Hinkle	11-14	6-6	-
1968-69	Tony Hinkle	11-15	4-4	-
1969-70	Tony Hinkle	15-11	6-2	-
1970-71	George Thoefanis	10-16	4-4	-
1971-72	George Thoefanis	6-20	2-6	-
1972-73	George Thoefanis	14-12	8-4	-
1973-74	George Thoefanis	14-12	9-3	-
1974-75	George Thoefanis	10-16	6-6	-
1975-76	George Thoefanis	12-15	6-6	-
1976-77	George Thoefanis	13-14	7-3	-
1977-78	Joe Sexson	15-11	6-0	-
Independent
1978-79	Joe Sexson	11-16	-	-
Horizon League
1979-80	Joe Sexson	12-15	2-2	-
1980-81	Joe Sexson	5-22	1-10	-
1981-82	Joe Sexson	7-20	3-9	-
1982-83	Joe Sexson	15-13	9-5	-
1983-84	Joe Sexson	13-15	7-8	-
1984-85	Joe Sexson	19-10	8-6	NIT 1st Round
1985-86	Joe Sexson	9-19	2-10	-
1986-87	Joe Sexson	12-16	4-8	-
1987-88	Joe Sexson	14-14	5-5	-
1988-89	Joe Sexson	11-17	3-9	-
1989-90	Barry Collier	6-22	2-12	-
1990-91	Barry Collier	18-11	10-4	NIT 1st Round
1991-92	Barry Collier	21-10	7-3	NIT 1st Round
1992-93	Barry Collier	11-17	6-8	-
1993-94	Barry Collier	16-13	6-4	-
1994-95	Barry Collier	15-12	8-7	-
1995-96	Barry Collier	19-8	11-5	-
1996-97	Barry Collier	23-10	12-4	NCAA 1st Round
1997-98	Barry Collier	22-11	8-6	NCAA 1st Round
1998-99	Barry Collier	22-10	11-3	NIT Quarterfinals
1999-2000	Barry Collier	23-8	12-2	NCAA 1st Round
2000-01	Thad Matta	24-8	11-3	NCAA 2nd Round
2001-02	Todd Lickliter	26-6	12-4	NIT 2nd Round
2002-03	Todd Lickliter	27-6	14-2	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2003-04	Todd Lickliter	16-14	8-8	-
2004-05	Todd Lickliter	13-15	7-9	-
2005-06	Todd Lickliter	20-13	11-5	NIT 1st Round
2006-07	Todd Lickliter	29-7	13-3	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2007-08	Brad Stevens	30-4	16-2	NCAA Second Round
2008-09	Brad Stevens	26-6	15-3	NCAA First Round
2009-10	Brad Stevens	33-5	18-0	NCAA Runner-up
2010-11	Brad Stevens	28-10	13-5	NCAA Runner-up