http://www.butlersports.com en-us en-us http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130417r76gi6 Santa Ana Mater Dei guard Elijah Brown made his commitment to Butler official on Wednesday (April 17). The talented Southern California player signed his letter of intent with the Bulldogs and became the fourth member of Butler’s class of incoming recruits. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130417r76gi6 2013-04-17T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130415dqzelm Seniors Rotnei Clarke and Andrew Smith were among 64 collegiate seniors who participated in the four-day, 12-game Portsmouth Invitational Tournament in Portsmouth, Va., April 10-13. The annual tournament is a showcase event played in front of representatives from every National Basketball Association (NBA) team and numerous scouts from international leagues. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130415dqzelm 2013-04-15T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130415ygegsn Butler faced seven first-time opponents, played in ten new venues and competed in an entirely new conference in 2012-13. But one area remained constant - continued success. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130415ygegsn 2013-04-15T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/2013041093dldy 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. Wed, 10 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/2013041093dldy 2013-04-10T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/smith-indians Click to see photos of Andrew Smith throwing out the first pitch at Victory Field on Saturday, April 6. Photos courtesy of Adam Pintar. Sat, 06 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/smith-indians 2013-04-06T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130404zt8xoq Butler center Andrew Smith has been named second team on the 2012-13 Men’s Basketball Senior CLASS Award All-American Team. He was one of ten Division I basketball players honored as first or second team Senior CLASS Award All-Americans. Thu, 04 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130404zt8xoq 2013-04-04T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130325lqxpfp Associate Head Coach Matthew Graves is departing Butler University after 17 years in the basketball program as a player, staff member and coach. Graves was introduced as the new men’s basketball head coach at South Alabama at a press conference in Mobile, Ala., on Monday, March 25. Mon, 25 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130325lqxpfp 2013-03-25T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/201303247p87xi It came down to a final shot for the second straight meeting, but this time Marquette survived with a 74-72 victory over Butler in the third round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship at Rupp Arena on Saturday, March 23. The outcome left the Bulldogs with a 27-9 final record. Sat, 23 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/201303247p87xi 2013-03-23T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130322guosdf Butler has advanced to the third round the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship and will meet Marquette at Rupp Arena on Saturday, March 23. The sixth-seeded Bulldogs, who won their second round game against 11th-seeded Bucknell, will meet third-seeded Marquette at approximately 7:45 p.m. (ET). Fri, 22 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130322guosdf 2013-03-22T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130321jg8siv Seniors Rotnei Clarke and Andrew Smith helped lead Butler to a 47-point second half and Butler held off Bucknell to post a 68-56 victory in the second round of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship at Rupp Arena on Thursday, March 21. The victory sends the Bulldogs to the third round of the national tournament against Marquette on Saturday (March 23). Thu, 21 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130321jg8siv 2013-03-21T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/201303190du4v9 Butler's allotment of tickets for the NCAA Second and Third Rounds in Lexington, Ky., is sold out. Remaining tickets for the second and third rounds of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament to be held Thursday and Saturday in Rupp Arena are available. Tue, 19 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/201303190du4v9 2013-03-19T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130319j9y5wd Butler will begin its bid in the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship against Patriot League champion Bucknell in one of the nation’s storied basketball arenas on Thursday, March 21. The sixth-seeded Bulldogs will square off against 11th-seeded Bucknell at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky. The second round game will tip at 12:40 p.m. (ET) and will be televised on truTV. Tue, 19 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130319j9y5wd 2013-03-19T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130317dsl8d1 The Butler men's basketball team learned its postseason fate on Selection Sunday and will play Patriot League champion Bucknell Thursday, March 21 at Lexington, Ky. Sun, 17 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130317dsl8d1 2013-03-17T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130316ewil6f Junior Dwayne Evans scored 16 of his game-high 24 points in the second half and helped carry top-seeded Saint Louis to a 67-56 victory over Butler in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Conference Men’s Basketball Championship on Saturday (March 16). The loss ended the Bulldogs’ run in their first A-10 Tournament at the Barclays Center. Sat, 16 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130316ewil6f 2013-03-16T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/201303155k8386 Butler used a balanced offensive attack and a punishing rebounding effort to defeat third-seeded La Salle, 69-58, in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Championship at the Barclays Center on Friday (March 15). The victory sends the Bulldogs into a semifinals match-up with top-seeded Saint Louis. Fri, 15 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/201303155k8386 2013-03-15T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/201303146ny1to Seniors Rotnei Clarke and Andrew Smith combined for 39 points to help lead Butler to a 73-67 victory over Dayton in the opening round of the 2012-13 Atlantic 10 Conference Men’s Basketball Championship on Thursday (March 14). The win sends the fifth-seeded Bulldogs to a match with No. 3 seed La Salle at 2:30 p.m. (ET) on Friday (March 15) at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Thu, 14 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/201303146ny1to 2013-03-14T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/201303122dx151 Senior Rotnei Clarke was named first team All-Conference and three other Butler men’s basketball players earned honors among the 2012-13 Atlantic 10 Conference End of Season Awards, released by the conference office on Tuesday (March 12). Tue, 12 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/201303122dx151 2013-03-12T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130312s81ugk Join Butler athletics sponsors 1070 The Fan and Coors Light at Kilroy’s in Broad Ripple Thursday to watch the Bulldogs take on the Flyers at 2:30 p.m. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130312s81ugk 2013-03-12T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130312t5j647 Butler will begin play in its first Atlantic 10 Conference Men’s Basketball Championship against a familiar foe when it faces Dayton on Thursday, March 14, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. The two teams will square off in the second game of the opening round at 2:30 p.m. (ET), and the contest will be televised by NBC Sports Network. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130312t5j647 2013-03-12T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130310kntouz Butler, coming off back-to-back wins to end the regular season, will meet Dayton on Thursday, March 14, in the first round of the 2013 Atlantic 10 Conference Men’s Basketball Championship at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. The game between the fifth-seeded Bulldogs and No. 12 seed Dayton is slated for 2:30 p.m. (ET) and will be televised by NBC Sports Network. Sun, 10 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130310kntouz 2013-03-10T05:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130309na4q7t Senior Rotnei Clarke scored a game-high 21 points and sophomore Kameron Woods came off the bench with 15 to help lift Butler to a 67-62 victory over visiting Xavier in the final regular season game for both teams on Saturday (March 9). The win gave the Bulldogs a tie for third place in the final Atlantic 10 Conference standings. Sat, 09 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130309na4q7t 2013-03-09T05:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130308p6swok Butler will wrap-up the regular season against a familiar foe when it hosts Xavier on Saturday, March 9. The key Atlantic 10 Conference game at Hinkle Fieldhouse will start at 6:30 p.m. (ET) and will be televised by CBS Sports Network. Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130308p6swok 2013-03-08T05:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/201303077ozfce Butler used toughness, defense and a punishing rebounding effort to snap a two-game skid and pull out a 73-62 victory over Massachusetts at Mullins Center on Thursday (March 7). The victory kept the Bulldogs squarely in the hunt for a top four finish in the Atlantic 10 Conference and a first round bye in the conference tournament. Thu, 07 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/201303077ozfce 2013-03-07T05:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130305i135i5 Butler begins its final week of regular season play when it makes its first visit to Massachusetts for a key Atlantic 10 Conference game on Thursday, March 7. The two teams will meet at 7 p.m. in the Mullins Center in Amherst, Mass., and the game will be televised on the NBC Sports Network. Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130305i135i5 2013-03-05T05:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130302y7h9az Host VCU unleashed the full force of its full-court pressure defense and added a lethal long-range attack to race past Butler, 84-52, in a nationally-televised Atlantic 10 Conference game on Saturday, March 2. The 32-point loss was Butler’s biggest margin of defeat in nearly two decades. Sat, 02 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130302y7h9az 2013-03-02T05:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130228kueq8v Butler’s challenging closing stretch continues when the nationally-ranked Bulldogs visit #25 VCU for the first time on Saturday, March 1. The Atlantic 10 Conference showdown between two of the top four teams in the league will start at noon (ET) at VCU’s Verizon Wireless Arena and will be televised nationally on ESPN2. Thu, 28 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130228kueq8v 2013-02-28T05:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130222ic11h9 Visiting Saint Louis shot 52% in the final 20 minutes and overcame a five-point halftime deficit to defeat Butler, 65-61, in a first place showdown in front of a sellout crowd of 10,000 at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Friday (Feb. 22). The win gave the Billikens a full-game lead in the Atlantic 10 Conference standings. Fri, 22 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130222ic11h9 2013-02-22T05:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/201302212ll9bh Butler closes out a two-game homestand with a shot a first place in the Atlantic 10 Conference when it hosts league-leading Saint Louis on Friday, Feb. 22. The key conference game at Hinkle Fieldhouse is scheduled for a 7 p.m. (ET) tip-off and will be televised on ESPNU. Thu, 21 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/201302212ll9bh 2013-02-21T05:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130221rp4psb Senior Andrew Smith, who has helped lead Butler to 22 wins and a “Top 25” national ranking, has been named second team on the 2013 Capital One Academic All-America Division I Men’s Basketball Team. The honor squad is selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Thu, 21 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130221rp4psb 2013-02-21T05:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130218xadel4 Butler begins its final two-game homestand when it hosts Duquesne for the first time in more than two decades on Tuesday, Feb. 19. The Atlantic 10 Conference game at Hinkle Fieldhouse is scheduled for a 7 p.m. (ET) tip-off and will be televised on WNDY-TV. Mon, 18 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130218xadel4 2013-02-18T05:00:00Z