2017–18 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

2017–18 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball

Conference	Big East Conference
2017–18 record	0–0 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	LaVall Jordan (1st season)
Assistant coach	Jeff Meyer (4th season)
Assistant coach	Emerson Kampen (2nd season)
Assistant coach	Omar Lowery (1st season)
Home arena	Hinkle Fieldhouse

2017–18 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
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	–

† 2018 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team will represent Butler University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They will be coached by LaVall Jordan in his first year as head coach. The Bulldogs will play their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana as members of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2016–17 season 25–9, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in second place. They lost to Xavier in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 4 seed in the South Region. They defeated Winthrop and Middle Tennessee to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to eventual National Champion North Carolina.

On June 9, 2017, head coach Chris Holtmann left the school to become the head coach at Ohio State.^[1] On June 12, the school hired Milwaukee head coach and Bulter alum LaVall Jordan as head coach.^[2]

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Steven Bennett	25	G	6'3	190	Senior	New Castle, IN	Graduated
Andrew Chrabascz	45	F	6'7	230	Senior	Portsmouth, RI	Graduated
Tyler Lewis	1	G	5'11	170	RS Senior	Statesville, NC	Graduated
Trey Pettus	10	G	6'4	200	Senior	St. Louis, MO	Graduated
Kethan Savage	11	G	6'3	205	RS Senior	Alexandria, VA	Graduated
Avery Woodson	0	G	6'2	190	Senior	Waynesboro, MS	Graduated

2017 recruiting class

Butler originally signed five recruits in its 2017 class which was hailed as the best recruiting class in Butler history.^[3] Following Chris Holtmann's departure, however, top-rated recruited Kyle Young was released from his letter of intent and followed Holtmann to Ohio State.^[4]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Cooper Neese Point Guard	Cloverdale, IN	Cloverdale High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Aug 12, 2015
Cooper Neese Point Guard	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Jerald Gillens-Butler Point Guard	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Calvary Christian Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Dec 8, 2015
Jerald Gillens-Butler Point Guard	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Christian David Shooting Guard	Milton, ON	Vermont Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 24, 2016
Christian David Shooting Guard	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83
Aaron Thompson Point Guard	Fairfax, VA	Paul VI Catholic High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 2, 2017
Aaron Thompson Point Guard	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-07-10.

Roster

2017–18 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
3.5 !F	30	Martin, KelanKelan Martin	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Ballard	Louisville, KY
3.5 !F	4	Wideman, TylerTyler Wideman	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Lake Central	Merrillville, IN
5.0 !C	51	Fowler, NateNate Fowler	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Archbishop Moeller	Cincinnati, OH
1.5 !G	5	Jorgensen, PaulPaul Jorgensen	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Don Bosco Prep (George Washington)	New City, NY
2.5 !G/F	20	Baddley, HenryHenry Baddley	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	St. Vincent–St. Mary	Wadsworth, OH
1.5 !G	3	Baldwin, KamarKamar Baldwin	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Apalachee	Winder, GA
4.5 !F/C	50	Brunk, JoeyJoey Brunk	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2.0 !So	Southport	Indianapolis, IN
1.5 !G	22	McDermott, SeanSean McDermott	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Pendleton Heights	Pendleton, IN
2.5 !G/F	25	David, ChristianChristian David	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Vermont Academy	Milton, Ontario
1.5 !G	0	Donovan, CampbellCampbell Donovan (W)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Bishop Dwenger	Fort Wayne, IN
2.5 !G/F	21	Gillens-Butler, JeraldJerald Gillens-Butler	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Calvary Christian Academy	Fort Lauderdale, FL
1.5 !G	11	Neese, CooperCooper Neese	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Cloverdale	Cloverdale, IN
1.5 !G	2	Thompson, AaronAaron Thompson	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Paul VI Catholic	Fairfax, VA

Head coach

LaVall Jordan (Butler)

Assistant coach(es)

Jeff Meyer (Taylor)
Emerson Kampen (Butler)
Omar Lowery (Concordia (WI))

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 10, 2017^[5]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Aug 4, 2017* 2:00 p.m.	Madrid Generals	W 84–80	–	26 – Martin	9 – Martin	7 – Baldwin	Pabellon Polideportivo "Javier Limones" Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain
Aug 6, 2017* 6:00 a.m.	Albacete Basket	W 85–51	–	20 – Jorgensen	9 – Martin	5 – Baldwin	Pabellón del Parque Albacete, Spain
Aug 8, 2017* 1:00 p.m.	Valencia All-Stars	W 81–68	–	15 – Baldwin	7 – Martin	5 – Tied	Pabellon Municipal de Godella València, Spain
Aug 10, 2017* 1:30 p.m.	Union Dax-Gamarde	W 80–74	–	–	–	–	Pavello Esportiu Municipal Sant Julià de Vilatorta, Catalonia, Spain
Oct 28, 2017*	Hanover		–	–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Nov 4, 2017*	Lincoln Memorial		–	–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*	Kennesaw State			–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Nov 12, 2017*	Princeton			–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Nov 15, 2017*	at Maryland Gavitt Tipoff Games			–	–	–	Xfinity Center College Park, MD
Nov 18, 2017*	Furman			–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Nov 23, 2017*	Texas Phil Knight Invitational			–	–	–	Veterans Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR
Nov 24, 2017*	Duke or Portland State Phil Knight Invitational			–	–	–	Moda Center Portland, OR
Nov 26, 2017*	Florida, Gonzaga, Ohio State, or Stanford Phil Knight Invitational			–	–	–	Moda Center or Veterans Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR
Dec 2, 2017*	Saint Louis			–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Dec 5, 2017*	Utah			–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Dec 9, 2017*	Youngstown State			–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Dec 16, 2017*	vs. Purdue Crossroads Classic			–	–	–	Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Dec 19, 2017*	Morehead State			–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Dec 21, 2017*	Western Illinois			–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Big East regular season
	Creighton			–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
	at Creighton			–	–	–	CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, NE
	DePaul			–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
	at DePaul			–	–	–	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
	Georgetown			–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
	at Georgetown			–	–	–	Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
	Marquette			–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
	at Marquette			–	–	–	BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
	Providence			–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
	at Providence			–	–	–	Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island
	Seton Hall			–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
	at Seton Hall			–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
	St. John's			–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
	at St. John's			–	–	–	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
	Villanova			–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
	at Villanova			–	–	–	Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
	Xavier			–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
	at Xavier			–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Big East Tournament
Mar 7–10, 2018 FS1	vs. TBD			–	–	–	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP																				Not released
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Honors and awards

References

↑ "Butler's Chris Holtmann hired as Ohio State coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
↑ "Butler stays in the family: New coach is LaVall Jordan". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
↑ "Signing Day: Butler's highest-ranked recruiting class features versatility". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
↑ "Butler's top recruit flips to Ohio State: 'I want to be part of building something special in my home state.'". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
↑ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved July 10, 2017.

Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
Venues	Butler Fieldhouse (1928–1966) Hinkle Fieldhouse (1966–present)
Culture & lore	The Butler Way Crossroads Classic Dawg Pound Butler Blue
People	Head coaches Award winners
Seasons	1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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