Butler men's basketball team honored for academic marks
Bulldogs receive Public Recognition Award for achieving academic standing that puts them in top 10% of their sport.
- 1:45 PM, May. 17, 2011
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Bulldogs receive Public Recognition Award for achieving academic standing that puts them in top 10% of their sport.
LAS VEGAS — Bob Flanigan, an original member of the four-part jazz vocal harmony group The Four Freshmen founded at Butler University, has died in Las Vegas at age 84, a manager of the group said today.
Butler is looking at another guard in the basketball recruiting process. The Bulldogs already have three commitments ...
Shelvin Mack didn't just begin thinking about the NBA when scrimmaging against pros last summer. His mother showed him a book over the weekend in which, as a third-grader, he wrote his dream was to play in the NBA.
Butler's Jenny Esparza, a sophomore from Avon, was chosen Horizon League Pitcher of the Year in softball.
Butler's Jenny Esparza, a sophomore from Avon, has been chosen Horizon League Pitcher of the Year in softball.
Shelvin Mack didn’t begin thinking about the NBA when scrimmaging against pros last summer. His mother showed him a book over the weekend in which, as a third-grader, he had written that his dream was to play in the NBA.
Butler today confirmed the hiring of former Indiana University guard Michael Lewis as an assistant basketball coach. The appointment was announced last week by Loyola, where Lewis was on the staff for just three weeks.
Another run to college basketball's national championship game. Another player leaving early for the NBA. That's worth the exchange for the Butler Bulldogs. That's worth a risk for Shelvin Mack.
Shelvin Mack's college basketball career is over. The Butler junior guard said today he is remaining in the NBA draft pool and not returning for a senior season. He said he decided Saturday night to go pro and slept on it overnight. Today is college players' deadline to declare their intentions.
Butler is filling its basketball coaching staff with former Indiana University guard Michael Lewis, who is leaving Loyola after three weeks on the job.
Butler is filling its basketball coaching staff with former Indiana University guard Michael Lewis, who is leaving Loyola after three weeks on the job there.
The addition of Michael Lewis keeps Butler’s coaching staff strong, especially when it comes to recruiting Indiana.
Former Butler basketball guard Zach Hahn is joining the staff of new Ben Davis High School coach Mark James. Hahn graduates from Butler later this month. He had already been hired as a physical education and health education teacher for Ben Davis' freshman center.
Joe Sexson is not easily categorized. Athlete or coach? Basketball or baseball? Purdue or Butler? Answer: all of the above.
College basketball players will have less time to decide whether to stay in the NBA draft and college football players will be spending more time in the classroom.
Indiana University added another big guard for the upcoming season. Remy Abell, a 6-4 senior from Louisville, Ky., said Wednesday that he will play for IU and coach Tom Crean.
Chris Harrison-Docks, a 5-11 junior point guard from Okemos, Mich., became the third perimeter player in Butler's 2012 basketball recruiting class. He visited the campus last December to watch the Stanford game and committed today.
Micah Mason, a 6-2 guard from Natrona Heights, Pa., committed Sunday to play college basketball at Drake. Butler was among the schools looking at Mason, a junior at Highlands High School who averaged 33.3 points a game and shot 47 percent on 3-pointers. He scored 64 points in one game. Mason made a weekend trip to Des Moines, Iowa, to visit Drake, which was the only college to offer him a scholarship. He posted his commitment on Twitter and told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Shelvin Mack is a wonderful basketball player. Butler's 6-3 junior guard has made a lot of big shots on the biggest of stages the past two years, and the time has come for him to think seriously about a career in professional basketball.
Micah Mason has been a basketball sensation in western Pennsylvania and on YouTube. Yet the question for Butler and other college programs is this: Does he merit a scholarship?
Butler's Matt Howard is one of five finalists for a new college basketball award honoring toughness.
Butler's Matt Howard is one of five finalists for a new college basketball award honoring toughness.
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