College Basketball - Horizon League
Butler Bulldogs
| Location: Indianapolis, IN University Founded: 1855 Enrollment: 4,415  Nickname: Bulldogs Mascot: Butler Blue II School Colors: Blue and white Joined the Horizon L: 1979 Varsity Teams: 16 U. President: Bobby Fong Director of Athletics: Barry Collier Basketball Head Coach: Brad Stevens Conference Titles: Horizon Reg. Sea: 1997, 2000, '01, '02, '03 Horizon Tournament: 1997, '98, 2000, '01 MAC Champ: 1947 Basketball Arena: Hinkle Fieldhouse Current Capacity: 11,043 First Year of Basketball: 1897 |
The Butler Bulldogs men’s basketball team was established in 1897; Coach James Zink was the first team’s coach.
The school has had several outstanding basketball coaches such as: Paul D “Tony” Hinkle and Joe Sexson. During the team’s history the Bulldogs have gathered seven consecutive 20-wins seasons and made seven straight post-season tournament appearances from 1996 to 2003.
Additionally, they won 74% of their games and captured nine league championship trophies. Two of the most successful seasons were the 2001-02 with 26-6 and the season 2002-2003 with a record of 27-6, the best record ever.
During the 2007-2008 season the Bulldogs’ record was 27-2 in the regular season, which was basically another successful campaign for the team.
Some of current players listed in the roster are: Matt Howard, Nick Rodgers, Shawn Vanzant, Willie Veasley and Zach Hahn.
Butler 2009/2010 Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Time/Result |
| 14-Nov | Davidson | W 73-62 |
| 18-Nov | at Northwestern | W 67-54 |
| 21-Nov | at Evansville | W 64-60 |
| 26-Nov | vs. No. 16 Minnesota | L 82-73 |
| 27-Nov | vs. UCLA | W 69-67 |
| 29-Nov | vs. No. 19 Clemson | L 70-69 |
| 2-Dec | at Ball State | W 59-38 |
| 5-Dec | Valparaiso | W 84-67 |
| 8-Dec | vs. No. 13 Georgetown | L 72-65 |
| 12-Dec | No. 15 Ohio State | W 74-66 |
| 19-Dec | Xavier | W 69-68 |
| 22-Dec | at UAB | L 67-57 |
| 31-Dec | Green Bay | W 72-49 |
| 2-Jan | Milwaukee | W 80-67 |
| 8-Jan | at Wright State | W 77-65 |
| 10-Jan | at Detroit | W 64-62 |
| 14-Jan | Cleveland State | W 64-55 |
| 16-Jan | Youngstown State | W 91-61 |
| 21-Jan | at Loyola (IL) | W 48-47 |
| 23-Jan | at Illinois-Chicago | W 84-55 |
| 29-Jan | at Green Bay | W 75-57 |
| 31-Jan | at Milwaukee | W 73-66 |
| 4-Feb | Detroit | W 63-58 |
| 6-Feb | Wright State | W 74-62 |
| 8-Feb | Loyola (IL) | W 62-47 |
| 11-Feb | at Youngstown State | W 68-57 |
| 13-Feb | at Cleveland State | 2:00 PM ET |
| 17-Feb | Illinois-Chicago | 7:00 PM ET |
| 20-Feb | Siena | 11:00 AM ET |
| 26-Feb | at Valparaiso | 9:00 PM ET |
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