By COLLIN O’ CONNOR ISL Correspondent With Thursday being the beginning of the spring recruiting period, it seemed like a good time to catch up with a Butler signee. Andrew Chrabascz contributed to Cushing Academy’s (Mass.) 24-5 season after committing to Brad Stevens this past August. Listed at 6-7 and 210 pounds, Chrabascz may be […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The Louisville Cardinals reached the pinnacle of the sport on Monday night. But they weren’t the only ones to have a strong, enjoyable season. Far from it. Butler made plenty of memories, so let’s examine those, along with all kinds of numbers and perspective, in IndySportsLegends.com’s 2012-13 Bulldogs year in […]
Continue ReadingFrom Butler Athletics INDIANAPOLIS, IND. — Former player and coach Brandon Miller is returning to Butler. Miller has been named assistant men’s basketball coach for the Bulldogs, filling the spot that opened when Associate Head Coach Matthew Graves left to become head coach at South Alabama. Miller, whose resume includes stops at Illinois, Ohio State […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Because I was covering the Indiana High School Athletic Association boys basketball state finals on Saturday for IndySportsLegends and the Associated Press, I was not with the Bulldogs in Lexington, Ky., for their round of 32 game against Marquette. Though a prior obligation pulled me off the Butler beat for […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent LEXINGTON, Ky. – Another indication of a late-season apex arrived Thursday, when Brad Stevens dropped a not-so-subtle hint to those of us gathered in the bowels of Rupp Arena 20 minutes after Butler’s 68-56 victory over Bucknell gave the Bulldogs another berth in the NCAA tournament’s round of 32. This […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent LEXINGTON, Ky. – Butler took one haymaker. When it delivered one of its own, Bucknell was sent home, and the Bulldogs had configured the beginnings of another March run. Sixth-seeded Butler defeated No. 11 seed Bucknell 68-56 on Thursday afternoon on the strength of a 22-5 second-half run that immediately […]
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By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent It’s always tough to see tradition go by the wayside, but the transformation of the Big East basketball conference the past few weeks seems to be a positive for all involved. Some folks may gripe about the timing with the NCAA Tournament officially underway, but I doubt that the addition […]
Continue ReadingFrom Butler Sports Information INDIANAPOLISāButler University will join the Big East conference in July 2013, President James M. Danko announced today. As a Big East member, Butler will join Creighton University, DePaul University, Georgetown University, Marquette University, Providence College, Seton Hall University, St. John’s University, Villanova University, and Xavier University. Joining the Big East is […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Keeping your headĀ is the phrase Brad Stevens likes to use for games like this, but another body part went missing Saturday. Playing their third do-or-die game in three days, Stevens tried everything both before and during the game to push his troops through a brutal matchup into a berth […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Let’s take a quick look at how the Butler Bulldogs played big in a 69-58 win over the La Salle Explorers on Friday afternoon at the Barclays Center. WHY IT HAPPENED: Rotnei Clarke spearheaded a balanced attack with 14 points, leading the Bulldogs to an impressive win in the second […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent It was an easier decision than filling out a conference awards ballot. So for a third straight week, Saint Louis – in the final edition of IndySportsLegends.com’s Atlantic 10 Power Rankings – clutches the No. 1 spot. For 17 straight regular-season weeks – and once before that during preseason practice […]
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