By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent It’s always tough to see tradition go by the wayside, but the transformation of the Big East basketball conference the past few weeks seems to be a positive for all involved. Some folks may gripe about the timing with the NCAA Tournament officially underway, but I doubt that the addition […]
Category: Butler
From Butler Sports Information INDIANAPOLIS”Butler University will join the Big East conference in July 2013, President James M. Danko announced today. As a Big East member, Butler will join Creighton University, DePaul University, Georgetown University, Marquette University, Providence College, Seton Hall University, St. John’s University, Villanova University, and Xavier University. Joining the Big East is […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Keeping your head is the phrase Brad Stevens likes to use for games like this, but another body part went missing Saturday. Playing their third do-or-die game in three days, Stevens tried everything both before and during the game to push his troops through a brutal matchup into a berth […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Let’s take a quick look at how the Butler Bulldogs played big in a 69-58 win over the La Salle Explorers on Friday afternoon at the Barclays Center. WHY IT HAPPENED: Rotnei Clarke spearheaded a balanced attack with 14 points, leading the Bulldogs to an impressive win in the second […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Let’s take a quick look at how the Butler Bulldogs grinded out a 73-67 win over the Dayton Flyers on Thursday afternoon at the Barclays Center. WHY IT HAPPENED: Rotnei Clarke and Andrew Smith were the best players on the floor in this first-round Atlantic 10 tournament game, and their […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor For the third straight season, the Atlantic 10 tournament will have a new champion, because St. Bonaventure isn’t around to defend its crown. Before the tourney tips Thursday at noon, let’s take a look inside the event: Storyline: Imagine the possibilities. There are many. Only once in the past […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent It was an easier decision than filling out a conference awards ballot. So for a third straight week, Saint Louis – in the final edition of IndySportsLegends.com’s Atlantic 10 Power Rankings – clutches the No. 1 spot. For 17 straight regular-season weeks – and once before that during preseason practice […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent It’s been an unusual regular season with 16 teams in the Atlantic 10 for one year, with Butler and VCU joining the conference ahead of schedule and Temple and Charlotte completing their final season as members. While the rest of the week undoubtedly will center upon an interesting league tournament […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS – Butler concluded its regular season with crunch-time execution in a win over Xavier. The Bulldogs face Dayton on Thursday afternoon at the Atlantic 10 tournament in New York City. Let’s explore some odds and ends from the last time Butler took the court. — Chris Mack, in his […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS – If this is what the rest of March is going to be like, then ready the oxygen, please. Butler’s 67-62 win over Xavier had a little bit of everything, as the battle between the Musketeers’ isolation sets and Butler’s perimeter prowess played to a draw for 39 ½ […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Let’s take a quick look at how the Butler Bulldogs earned a hard-fought 67-62 win over the Xavier Musketeers on Saturday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse. WHY IT HAPPENED: Butler continued a recent resurgence heading into postseason play, winning its second straight over a feisty Xavier team. Rotnei Clarke scored 21 […]
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