Category: Butler

Butler’s Rotnei Clarke sidelined at least two games with neck injury

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Although team officials said late Monday that Rotnei Clarke is making progress in his recovery from a neck injury sustained during a nasty fall against Dayton, the Butler point guard will not play in Wednesday’s game against Richmond or Saturday’s showdown with No. 8 Gonzaga. Clarke is not even cleared […]

Butler coach says Rotnei Clarke may play Wednesday

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Butler coach Brad Stevens refused Monday to rule out the possibility of Rotnei Clarke playing in Wednesday’s game against Richmond. Stevens reiterated that Clarke must be fully cleared by doctors to absorb contact before Butler will allow its top scorer to return to action. Clarke missed the second half of […]

Butler Notebook: Looking at life without Rotnei Clarke

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Butler has a heck of a frontcourt. Without Rotnei Clarke, that unit becomes front and center. Roosevelt Jones is the best passer on the team and the essence of versatility at small forward. Khyle Marshall remains, as he has been for some time, the most talented guy on the roster. […]

Butler G Rotnei Clarke out of hospital after injury vs. Dayton

From Butler Sports Information INDIANAPOLIS, IND. — Senior Rotnei Clarke, who was injured in Butler’s 79-73 victory at Dayton on Saturday, will undergo further medical evaluation. Clarke was discharged from Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, and returned to Indianapolis with Butler’s team. We’ll take Rotnei for an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) tonight, said Butler […]

A-10 Power Rankings: Charlotte impresses; Temple, La Salle falter

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Enthusiasm about the Atlantic 10 is merited. The fun is only getting started. With expanded team blurbs this week, let’s not tarry on the opening comment. Here is IndySportsLegends.com’s Friday serving of A-10 Power Rankings. 1. Butler (13-2) Butler has aced a season many analysts felt would be a bit […]

Butler flips switch against St. Joe’s in A-10 opener

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The Butler Bulldogs, they of the Top 25 ranking and Final Four fame, slow-danced through the final stretch of nonconference play and were counted out by odds makers heading into Philadelphia Wednesday night. They turned it on at just the right time. Butler (13-2) won its Atlantic 10 debut 72-66 […]

Butler Notebook: Clarke’s point guard play among trends to watch

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Going into Atlantic 10 play, Butler has won nine in a row. The last game against New Orleans was far from a masterpiece, but maybe the Bulldogs just wanted to get a rough shooting night out of the way before conference season. Most of the vibes are good ones. Butler’s […]

No. 17 Butler overcomes offensive struggles to beat New Orleans

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS – Four dunks by Khyle Marshall made the day seem prettier than it was. A sluggish Butler didn’t need to be at its best to beat New Orleans 57-44 on Saturday  afternoon. Marshall had 13 points and eight rebounds as the 17th-ranked Bulldogs pulled off their ninth consecutive win, this […]

Atlantic 10 Power Rankings: Butler still reigns on eve of league play

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Finally, all of these teams start to go head-to-head when the Atlantic 10 schedule opens Wednesday night. Each school plays a 16-game slate and will face each opponent once and one twice. It will be the middle of the league that determines how exciting the conference tournament is. The early […]

Notre Dame, Butler, Fever, Super Bowl among ISL’s best games of 2012

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Indy Sports Legends writers covered tons of games in 2012. Here, in my opinion, are the best 10 covered by members of the staff. All of the games were played in the state of Indiana. Some of the work was done for other publications, but nonetheless, the talent on the ISL staff witnessed the […]

Atlantic 10 Power Rankings: Hawks plummet, top three crystallizes

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent With conference play less than two weeks away, the Atlantic 10 hierarchy is almost set. Butler, Virginia Commonwealth and Temple more or less clinched spots at the top with strong records and victories over national powers. All three have jumped ahead of Saint Joseph’s for status as conference frontrunner. With […]