2015–16 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

2015–16 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball

Conference	Big East Conference
2015–16 record	0–0 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	Chris Holtmann (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Terry Johnson (9th year)
Assistant coach	Michael Lewis (5th year)
Assistant coach	Ryan Pedon (1st year)
Home arena	Hinkle Fieldhouse

	Conf				Overall
2015–16 Big East men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Butler	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Creighton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
DePaul	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgetown	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Marquette	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Providence	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Seton Hall	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
St. John's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Villanova	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Xavier	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2016 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Chris Holtmann, in his second year at Butler as head coach. The Bulldogs play their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse, which has a capacity of approximately 9,100.^[1] This is Butler's third season in the Big East Conference.

2014–15 Postseason

barlow 3 pt contest, woods all star game

Off season

With starting point guard Alex Barlow graduating, Butler needed to add some depth in the guard position to back up Kellen Dunham, and Tyler Lewis, who will be coming off of his redshirt season in 2014-15. On March 29, 2015, Jordan Gathers, a 6'3" combo guard from St. Bonaventure in the Atlantic 10 Conference announced his commitment to Butler after sitting out a season due to a hip injury.^[2] Barely a week an a half later, Butler gained another transfer from the Atlantic 10, this time in Kethan Savage from George Washington University.^[3] Savage, a 6'3" guard, will have to sit out a year per NCAA transfer regulations and will be available for the 2016-17 season. Gathers completed his degree at St. Bonaventure in three and a half years and therefore is immediately eligible to play.

2015 recruiting class

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Nate Fowler Center	Cincinnati, OH	Archbishop Moeller HS	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	May 27, 2014
Nate Fowler Center	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Sean McDermott Shooting Guard	Pendleton, IN	Pendleton Heights HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	May 30, 2014
Sean McDermott Shooting Guard	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jordan Gathers Shooting Guard (Transfer)	Woodland Hills, CA	William Howard Taft HS / St. Bonaventure	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Mar 29, 2015
Jordan Gathers Shooting Guard (Transfer)	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Kethan Savage Shooting Guard (Transfer)	Alexandria, VA	Episcopal HS / George Washington	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Apr 11, 2015
Kethan Savage Shooting Guard (Transfer)	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2015 Butler Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-04-18. "Butler Bulldogs Men's Basketball Recruiting 2015". Scout.com. Retrieved 2015-04-18. "Butler Bulldogs Men's Basketball Recruiting 2015". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-04-18. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2015-04-18. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-04-18.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jackson Aldridge	11	G	6'0	187	Senior	Lane Cove, Australia	Graduated
Alex Barlow	3	G	5'11	187	Senior	Springboro, OH	Graduated
Kameron Woods	31	F	6'9	200	Senior	Middletown, KY	Graduated

Roster

2015–16 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
1.5 !G	25	Bennett, StevenSteven Bennett (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	New Castle	New Castle, IN
3.5 !F	45	Chrabascz, AndrewAndrew Chrabascz	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Cushing	Portsmouth, RI
1.5 !G	24	Dunham, KellenKellen Dunham	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Pendleton Heights	Pendleton, IN
3.5 !F	21	Jones, RooseveltRoosevelt Jones	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 227 lb (103 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	O'Fallon	O'Fallon, IL
3.5 !F	30	Martin, KelanKelan Martin	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Ballard	Louisville, KY
3.5 !F	4	Wideman, TylerTyler Wideman	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 245 lb (111 kg)	2.0 !So	Lake Central (N.C. State)	Merrillville, IN
3.5 !F	13	Davis, JacksonJackson Davis	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Lafayette	Lexington, KY
3.5 !F	0	Etherington, AustinAustin Etherington	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 215 lb (98 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Hamilton Heights	Cicero,IN
1.5 !G	1	Lewis, TylerTyler Lewis	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 170 lb (77 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Oak Hill Academy (VA)	Statesville, NC
1.5 !G	34	Pettus, TreyTrey Pettus (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	MICDS	St. Louis, MO
5.0 !C		Fowler, NateNate Fowler	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 240 lb (109 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Archbishop Moeller	Cincinnati, OH
1.5 !G		McDermott, SeanSean McDermott	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Pendleton Heights	Pendleton, IN
1.5 !G		Gathers, JordanJordan Gathers	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	William Howard Taft (St. Bonaventure)	Woodland Hills, CA
1.5 !G		Savage, KethanKethan Savage	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 203 lb (92 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Episcopal (George Washington)	Alexandria, VA

Head coach

Chris Holtmann (Taylor)

Assistant coach(es)

Terry Johnson (IPFW)
Michael Lewis (Indiana)
Ryan Pedon (Wooster)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 28, 2015^[4]

Regular season

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Result	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
*			-	-	-	Hinkle Fieldhouse
*			-	-	-	Hinkle Fieldhouse
Non-Conference Regular Season
*	Tennessee		-	-	-	Hinkle Fieldhouse
*	Indiana State		-	-	-	Hinkle Fieldhouse
*	at Northwestern		-	-	-	Welsh-Ryan Arena
*	at Cincinnati		-	-	-	Fifth Third Arena
*	vs. Miami, Minnesota, Mississippi State, Missouri State, Temple, Texas Tech, or Utah (Puerto Rico Tip-Off)	ESPN2	-	-	-	Roberto Clemente Coliseum
*	vs. Purdue (Crossroads Classic)		-	-	-	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Big East Conference Play
	Creighton		-	-	-	Hinkle Fieldhouse
	at Creighton		-	-	-	CenturyLink Center
	DePaul		-	-	-	Hinkle Fieldhouse
	at DePaul		-	-	-	Allstate Arena
	at Georgetown		-	-	-	Verizon Center
	Georgetown		-	-	-	Hinkle Fieldhouse
	at Marquette		-	-	-	BMO Harris Bradley Center
	Marquette		-	-	-	Hinkle Fieldhouse
	Providence		-	-	-	Hinkle Fieldhouse
	at Providence		-	-	-	Dunkin' Donuts Center
	at Seton Hall		-	-	-	Prudential Center
	Seton Hall		-	-	-	Hinkle Fieldhouse
	at St. John's		-	-	-	Carnesecca Arena
	St. John's		-	-	-	Hinkle Fieldhouse
	at Villanova		-	-	-	The Pavilion
	Villanova		-	-	-	Hinkle Fieldhouse
	Xavier		-	-	-	Hinkle Fieldhouse
	at Xavier		-	-	-	Cintas Center
Big East Tournament
			-	-	-	Madison Square Garden
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Post	Final
AP
Coaches

Awards

Name	Award(s)
Kellen Dunham

References

↑ Hinkle capacity
↑ "St. Bonaventure guard commits to Butler". indystar.com. Indy Star. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
↑ "George Washington transfer commits to Butler". nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
↑ "2015-16 Butler Bulldogs". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved April 28, 2015.

Butler Bulldogs men's basketball

Venues	Butler Fieldhouse (1928–1966) Hinkle Fieldhouse (1966–present)

Culture & lore	The Butler Way Dawg Pound Butler Blue

People	Head coaches Award winners

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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics