2013–14 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

2013–14 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference Big East Conference
2013–14 record 14–17 (4–14 Big East)
Head coach Brandon Miller (1st season)
Assistant coach Terry Johnson (7th season)
Assistant coach Michael Lewis (3rd season)
Assistant coach Chris Holtmann (1st season)
Home arena Hinkle Fieldhouse
2013–14 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#6 Villanova 16 2   .889     29 5   .853
#16 Creighton 14 4   .778     27 8   .771
Providence 10 8   .556     23 12   .657
Xavier 10 8   .556     21 13   .618
St. John's 10 8   .556     20 13   .606
Marquette 9 9   .500     17 15   .531
Georgetown 8 10   .444     18 15   .545
Seton Hall 6 12   .333     17 17   .500
Butler 4 14   .222     14 17   .452
DePaul 3 15   .167     12 21   .364
2014 Big East Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
Source:[1]

The 2013–14 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Brandon Miller; on July 3, 2013, previous head coach Brad Stevens accepted the newly vacant Boston Celtics head coaching position in the National Basketball Association. The Bulldogs played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse, which has a capacity of approximately 10,000.[2] This was the first year that Butler competed in the Big East Conference, as they moved from the Atlantic 10 Conference following the 2012–13 season.

The Bulldogs started the season off great and were cruising into their inaugural Big East conference games. However, once they started playing their in-conference games, they fell fast. Many of the games were categorized by leads late in the second half that the Bulldogs couldn't sustain and resulted as losses in either the last minute or overtime. Some of the games also resulted in blowouts. The Bulldogs were also faced with some player transfers and adversary; Andrew Smeathers and Rene Castro announced at various points during the season that they were transferring. Castro and Kameron Woods also faced suspensions from the team at various points during the season. The Bulldogs made an early exit in the Big East tournament, losing to Seton Hall in the first round, 50–51.

The season was the Bulldogs' first losing season since the 2004–05 season, and only the second in the past 21 years. It was also the first time in the past nine seasons that Butler did not win a game in the conference tournament.

Off season

During the offseason, Butler suffered two major blows. First, on July 3, 2013, head coach Brad Stevens left to take the vacant head coaching job with the NBA's Boston Celtics.[3] Stevens was succeeded by Butler assistant Brandon Miller, hired three days later.[4] The second blow came on August 16, when the school announced that Roosevelt Jones, the team's leading returning scorer from 2012–13, tore ligaments in his left wrist during the team's trip to Australia and would undergo surgery that would force him to miss the entire season.[5]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Brad Stevens Head Coach Zionsville, IN Accepted position as
Head Coach of the
Boston Celtics
Rotnei Clarke 15 G 6'0 184 Senior Verdigris, OK Graduated
Emerson Kampen 30 C 6'8 201 Senior Yorktown, IN Graduated
Andrew Smith 44 C 6'11 243 Senior Zionsville, IN Graduated
Chase Stigall 33 G 6'3 196 Senior New Castle, IN Graduated
Andrew Smeathers 0 G/F 6'6 185 Junior Bargersville, IN Transferred (Pre-Season)
Rene Castro 14 G 6'2 175 Freshman Milton, MA Transferred (Mid-Season)

2013 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nolan Berry
Center/Power Forward
St. Louis, MO De Smet Jesuit High School 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 25, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Elijah Brown
Shooting Guard
Santa Ana, CA Mater Dei High School 6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m) 187.5 lb (85.0 kg) Jan 24, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 74
Rene Castro
Point Guard/Shooting Guard
Milton, MA Worcester Academy 6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 27, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Andrew Chrabascz
Power Forward
Portsmouth, RI Cushing Academy 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) 237.5 lb (107.7 kg) Aug 4, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 72
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:

Regular season

On November 4, 2013, after the two exhibition games, junior Andrew Smeathers announced that he was leaving the team. He finished the fall semester and transferred to Mount St. Mary's. On February 15, it was announced that freshman Rene Castro was transferring to another school. He had been suspended for three games during the season and according to Miller, was "dealing with a disciplinary team issue."[6] Junior forward Kameron Woods was also temporarily suspended during the season; he did not make the trip to New York to play St. John's.[7][8]

The team finished the season losing to Seton Hall in the First Round of the Big East Championship.

Roster

2013–14 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 11 Aldridge, JacksonJackson Aldridge 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr Australian Inst. of Sport Lane Cove, Australia
G 3 Barlow, AlexAlex Barlow 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr Archbishop Moeller Springboro, OH
G 25 Bennett, StevenSteven Bennett (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr New Castle New Castle, IN
F/C 22 Berry, NolanNolan Berry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr De Smet St. Louis, MO
G 5 Brown, ElijahElijah Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Mater Dei Santa Ana, CA
G 14 Castro, ReneRene Castro 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Worcester Milton, MA
F 45 Chrabascz, AndrewAndrew Chrabascz 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Cushing Portsmouth, RI
G 24 Dunham, KellenKellen Dunham 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Pendleton Heights Pendleton, IN
F 4 Fromm, ErikErik Fromm 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Sr Bloomington South Bloomington, IN
F 21 Jones, RooseveltRoosevelt Jones   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Jr O'Fallon O'Fallon, IL
G 22 Kampen, ElliottElliott Kampen (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Yorktown Yorktown, IN
F 23 Marshall, KhyleKhyle Marshall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Sr Flanagan Davie, FL
G 2 Morgan, DevontaeDevontae Morgan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 176 lb (80 kg) So Tampa Prep Tampa, FL
G 10 Volovic, MichaelMichael Volovic (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Carmel Carmel, IN
F 31 Woods, KameronKameron Woods 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Eastern Middletown, KY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 4 November 2013[9]

Regular season

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition

Aug 6*
vs. Norths Bears Invitational Team W 77–65 
 22  Dunham  10  Woods  3  Aldridge   
Sydney, Australia

Aug 8*
vs. Sydney Kings W 82–76 
 18  Fromm  15  Woods  3  Woods  Newington College 
Sydney, Australia

Aug 10*
vs. Australian Boomers L 96–57 
 16  Dunham  7  Woods        
Canberra, Australia

Aug 11*
vs. Cairns Taipans L 97–73 
 16  Dunham  7  Woods        
Cairns, Australia

Oct 29*
7:00 pm
Nova Southeastern W 101–64 
 16  Dunham  9  Woods  5  Brown  Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,476)
Indianapolis, IN

Nov 2*
2:00 pm
DePauw W 93–68 
 23  Dunham  6  Tied  2  Castro  Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,067)
Indianapolis, IN
Non-Conference Regular Season

Nov 9*
8:00 pm, FS2
Lamar W 89–58  1–0
 19  Marshall  13  Marshall  3  Barlow  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,617)
Indianapolis, IN

Nov 16*
8:00 pm, FS2
Princeton W 70–67  2–0
 26  Dunham  10  Woods  5  Barlow  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,471)
Indianapolis, IN

Nov 19*
6:00 pm, FS1
Vanderbilt W 85–77 OT 3–0
 26  Marshall  9  Woods  4  Woods  Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,617)
Indianapolis, IN

Nov 23*
2:00 pm
at Ball State W 59–58  4–0
 14  Marshall  10  Woods  3  Dunham  Worthen Arena (6,015)
Muncie, IN

Nov 28*
2:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Washington State
Old Spice Classic First Round
W 76–69  5–0
 32  Dunham  10  Woods  3  Barlow  HP Field House (4,255)
Lake Buena Vista, FL

Nov 29*
1:30 pm, ESPN
vs. No. 5 Oklahoma State
Old Spice Classic semifinals
L 67–69  5–1
 15  Brown  9  Woods  3  Barlow  HP Field House (4,182)
Lake Buena Vista, FL

Dec 1*
2:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. LSU
Old Spice Classic 3rd place game
L 68–70 OT 5–2
 20  Dunham  11  Woods  4  Barlow  HP Field House (2.016)
Lake Buena Vista, FL

Dec 7*
6:00 pm, FS1
North Dakota W 79–64  6–2
 29  Dunham  8  Woods  4  Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,355)
Indianapolis, IN

Dec 9*
8:00 pm, FS1
Manchester W 100–41  7–2
 15  Dunham  7  Fromm  4  Brown  Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,931)
Indianapolis, IN

Dec 14*
6:00 pm, BTN
vs. Purdue
Crossroads Classic
W 76–70  8–2
 25  Dunham  12  Woods  4  Barlow  Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,165)
Indianapolis, IN

Dec 21*
3:05 pm
at Evansville W 68–59  9–2
 16  Barlow  13  Woods  2  Tied  Ford Center (7,035)
Evansville, IN

Dec 28*
1:00 pm, FS2
NJIT W 66–48  10–2
 21  Marshall  12  Woods  3  Woods  Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,504)
Indianapolis, IN
Big East Conference Play

Dec 31
7:30 pm, FS1
No. 11 Villanova L 73–76 OT 10–3 (0–1)
 22  Dunham  9  Barlow  5  Barlow  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,318)
Indianapolis, IN

Jan 4
2:00 pm, FSN
at Xavier L 68–79  10–4 (0–2)
 14  Marshall  6  Woods  3  Dunham  Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH

Jan 9
7:00 pm, FS1
DePaul L 94–99 2OT 10–5 (0–3)
 30  Dunham  14  Woods  3  Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,163)
Indianapolis, IN

Jan 11
7:00 pm, FS1
Georgetown L 67–70 OT 10–6 (0–4)
 21  Dunham  10  Woods  4  Woods  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,640)
Indianapolis, IN

Jan 14
9:00 pm, FS1
at No. 20 Creighton L 60–88  10–7 (0–5)
 12  Dunham  10  Woods  6  Barlow  CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,602)
Omaha, NE

Jan 18
2:00 pm, CBSSN
Marquette W 69–57 OT 11–7 (1–5)
 18  Tied  12  Woods  4  Barlow  Hinkle Fieldhouse (10,000)
Indianapolis, IN

Jan 21
9:00 pm, FS1
at Providence L 56–65  11–8 (1–6)
 17  Dunham  6  Dunham  4  Barlow  Dunkin' Donuts Center (2,022)
Providence, RI

Jan 25
4:00 pm, FSN
St. John's L 52–69  11–9 (1–7)
 16  Marshall  7  Woods  3  Barlow  Hinkle Fieldhouse (10,000)
Indianapolis, IN

Jan 29
9:00 pm, FS1
at Seton Hall W 64–57  12–9 (2–7)
 13  Marshall  8  Tied  4  Woods  Prudential Center (5,826)
Newark, NJ

Feb 4
9:00 pm, FS1
at Marquette L 62–69  12–10 (2–8)
 16  Dunham  7  Tied  6  Barlow  BMO Harris Bradley Center (14,479)
Milwaukee, WI

Feb 8
1:00 pm, CBS
at Georgetown L 63–71  12–11 (2–9)
 24  Chrabascz  6  Dunham  2  Tied  Verizon Center (13,011)
Washington, D.C.

Feb 11
9:00 pm, FS1
Xavier L 50–64  12–12 (2–10)
 14  Brown  6  Woods  3  Dunham  Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,868)
Indianapolis, IN

Feb 13
7:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 18 Creighton L 63–68  12–13 (2–11)
 16  Dunham  12  Woods  4  Barlow  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,805)
Indianapolis, IN

Feb 18
9:00 pm, FS1
at St. John's L 52–77  12–14 (2–12)
 16  Marshall  7  Tied  2  Tied  Madison Square Garden (7,002)
New York, NY

Feb 23
6:00 pm, FS1
Providence L 81–87  12–15 (2–13)
 25  Dunham  10  Woods  8  Barlow  Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,857)
Indianapolis, IN

Feb 26
8:00 pm, FS1
at No. 8 Villanova L 48–67  12–16 (2–14)
 12  Dunham  7  Dunham  3  Tied  The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA

Mar 6
7:00 pm, FS1
at DePaul W 79–46  13–16 (3–14)
 19  Barlow  9  Dunham  3  Tied  Allstate Arena (6,206)
Rosemont, IL

Mar 8
4:30 pm, FS1
Seton Hall W 71–54  14–16 (4–14)
 29  Dunham  9  Woods  4  Barlow  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,670)
Indianapolis, IN
Big East Tournament

Mar 12
7:00 pm, FS1
vs. Seton Hall
First round
L 50–51  14–17
 22  Marshall  12  Woods  6  Barlow  Madison Square Garden (13,177)
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. BTN = Big Ten Network. FS1 = Fox Sports 1. FS2 = Fox Sports 2. FSN = Fox Sports Network (Regional).

Awards

Name Award(s)
Alex Barlow Big East Scholar Athlete of the Year[10]
Academic All-District[11]
Andrew Chrabascz Big East All-Rookie Team[12]
Kellen Dunham All-Big East Second Team[13]
Big East Player of the Week - Dec. 16[14]
Old Spice Classic All-Tournament Team[15]

References

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  2. "Hinkle Fieldhouse". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  3. "Celtics Hire Brad Stevens as Head Coach" (Press release). Boston Celtics. July 3, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  4. Eisenberg, Jeff (July 6, 2013). "Butler stays in the family again, selecting assistant Brandon Miller to replace Brad Stevens". The Dagger. Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  5. Goodman, Jeff (August 16, 2013). "Roosevelt Jones will miss season". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  6. Rene Castro transfer
  7. Woods suspended
  8. Butler loses to St. Johns
  9. "2013-14 Butler Bulldogs". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  10. Big East Conference (9 March 2014). "Butler's Alex Barlow Named BIG EAST Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year".
  11. Butler Sports (30 January 2014). "Alex Barlow Named Capital One Academic All-District". Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  12. Big East Conference (9 March 2014). "All-Big East Men's Basketball Team Announced". Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  13. Big East Conference (9 March 2014). "All-Big East Men's Basketball Team Announced". Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  14. Big East Conference (16 December 2013). "Butler's Dunham Named Player of the Week". Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  15. Butler Sports (2 December 2013). "Kellen Dunham Named All-Tournament at Old Spice Classic". Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
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