THE SERIES Butler Leads, 9-8 Streak: Seton Hall, W3 At Hinkle Fieldhouse: Butler Leads, 4-3 LaVall Jordan (at BU) vs. SHU: 2-6 First Meeting: Butler, 64-57; 1/29/14 (at SHU) GAME 21: BUTLER (7-13, 6-11 BIG EAST) VS. --/RV SETON HALL (13-9, 10-6 BIG EAST) Last Meeting: Seton Hall, 68-60; 1/2/21 (at SHU) Wednesday, Feb. 24; 7PM Hinkle Fieldhouse; Indianapolis, Ind. BE THE LIFE OF YOUR NEXT ZOOM TV: CBS Sports Network - John Sadak & Julianne Viani GATHERING WITH THESE FUN @BUTLERMBB Radio: 1430AM - @MarkMinner & Nick Gardner (@n_gardner) FACTOIDS TuneIn Radio App, XM 383, SiriusXM Internet 973 @BUTLERMBB | #BUTLERWAY | BUTLERSPORTS.COM • On Sunday at Xavier, Butler played with- out starters Aaron Thompson, Bo Hodges 2020-21 SCHEDULE & RESULTS IN THE METRICS and Bryce Nze; all three are questionable for Wednesday’s game. November NET Sagarin KPI ESPN BPI • Freshmen have scored 34 percent of 25 WESTERN MICHIGAN (FS1) W, 66-62 142 98 173 126 x29 EASTERN ILLINOIS (FS1) PPD Butler’s points so far this season. KenPom # NCAA • Freshman Myles Tate had a career-high December Adj. Efficiency +4.16 132 22 points in the Jan. 2 game at Seton x6 NORTHERN KENTUCKY (FS1) PPD Adj. Offense 101.4 200 Hall. BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle Adj. Defense 97.3 74 • The Jan. 2 game at Seton Hall included Schedule Strength +11.51 39 x11 KANSAS STATE (FS1) PPD a season-high 11 three-pointers for Butler. x14 ST. JOHN’S* (FS1) PPD 16 at #7/6 Villanova* (FS1) L, 85-66 ** Through the games of Feb. 22 • Bryce Golden recorded his first career Crossroads Classic double-double Sunday at Xavier, includ- 19 vs. rv/rv Indiana (FS1) L, 68-60 ing a career-best 12 rebounds. 2020-21 BY THE NUMBERS 21 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (FS1) L, 76-73 • Jair Bolden currently stands at 998 x21 DePAUL* (FS1) PPD Butler BU Opponents career points; Nze went over 1,000 career 23 PROVIDENCE* (CBSSN) W, 70-64 points in the Feb. 2 game at Marquette. 30 at Providence* (FS1) L, 71-55 62.8 PPG 67.8 -5.0 Scoring Margin • Freshman Myles Wilmoth had a career- January .405 FG% .463 high nine rebounds at Xavier. 2 at Seton Hall* (FS1) L, 68-60 .327 3FG% .354 • Chuck Harris leads the Bulldogs in scor- 6 GEORGETOWN* (FS1) W, 63-55 7.2 3FG/gm. 6.9 ing at 11.5 points per game; he has three 9 rv/rv CONNECTICUT* (CBSSN) L, 72-60 .631 FT% .707 20-point games. 12 at St. John’s* (FS1) L, 69-57 16 #8/6 CREIGHTON* (FS1) W, 70-66 (OT) 10.4 FT/gm. 11.8 • Butler has committed single-digit turn- 19 at DePaul* (CBSSN) W, 67-53 32.3 Rebounds 33.8 overs in seven games this season. x22 SETON HALL* (FS1) PPD -1.5 Reb. Margin • Averaging only 11.5 turnovers per game, 26 at rv/rv Connecticut* (FS1) L, 63-51 12.5 Assists 13.7 Butler just outside the Top 50 nationally. 30 rv/rv XAVIER* (FS1) L, 68-55 11.5 Turnovers 12.9 • Eight different Bulldogs have led the +1.4 team in scoring this season; five different February TO Margin 2 at Marquette* (FS1) L, 70-67 1.1 A/TO Ratio 1.1 Bulldogs have posted 20-point games. 6 DePAUL* (FS1) W, 68-58 5.6 Steals 5.5 • Christian David has started the last two 9 rv/-- ST. JOHN’S* (FS1) W, 76-73 (OT) 2.1 Blocks 4.0 games in place of the injured Bryce Nze, 13 at Georgetown* (CBSSN) L, 78-63 the first two starts of his Butler career. 17 MARQUETTE* (FS1) L, 73-57 2020-21 STATISTICAL RANKINGS • Nze is fourth in the BIG EAST at 7.7 21 at rv/rv Xavier* (FS1) L, 63-51 rebounds per game. 24 --/rv SETON HALL* (CBSSN) 7PM Offensive 28 #8/6 VILLANOVA* (CBS) 12PM • Harris is ninth in the BIG EAST with a ALL GAMES BIG EAST ONLY 40.2 three-point percentage. Statistic # BE / NCAA # RANK March Points 62.8 11 / 325 62.1 11 • Bolden is sixth in the BIG EAST at 2.6 6 at Creighton* (FOX) 4PM CT Margin -5.0 11 / 282 -5.5 10 three-pointers per game. BIG EAST Tournament FG% .405 11 / 311 .402 11 • Butler is allowing only 67.6 points per 10-13 Madison Square Garden (FOX/FS1) 3FG% .327 9 / 227 .322 8 game in conference play, which is second 3FG/gm. 7.2 6 / 182 7.2 6 in the BIG EAST. * BIG EAST game FT% .631 11 / 325 .630 11 Rebounds 32.3 11 / 302 32.0 11 • Butler’s 76-73 overtime win over St. Reb Margin -1.5 10 / 240 -2.6 10 John’s Feb. 9 included overcoming a Assists 12.5 10 / 230 12.6 8 16-point deficit. Turnovers 11.5 3 / 52 11.6 3 • The Bulldogs had a season-best 46 TO Margin +1.4 4 / 100 +1.4 3 points in the paint vs. St. John’s. A/TO Ratio 1.1 6 / 128 1.1 6 • No. 8 Creighton is the highest-ranked Defensive opponent Butler has beaten since a MBB MEDIA CONTACT ALL GAMES BIG EAST ONLY 101-93 win over No. 1 Villanova, Dec. 30, Statistic # BE / NCAA # RANK 2017. Associate AD/Communications .........John Dedman Pts Allowed 67.8 2 / 103 67.6 2 Office Phone ...............................(317) 940-9414 FG% Def .463 10 / 287 .455 9 3FG% Def .354 8 / 266 .335 6 Cell Phone ..................................(317) 491-5462 Steals 5.6 9 / 257 5.7 9 E-Mail ................................ [email protected] Blocks 2.1 10 / 304 1.7 10 Twitter ........................................ @JohnDedman TOs Forced 12.9 6 / 211 12.9 5 @ButlerMBB -- 1 BIG EAST CONFERENCE BIG EAST CONFERENCE BIG EAST CONFERENCE 2020-21 BIG EAST All Games BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year BIG EAST Freshman of the Week Villanova 9-2 14-3 Marcus Zegarowski, Creighton, G, Jr., 6-2 Dec. 28 Chuck Harris Creighton 12-4 16-5 Seton Hall 10-6 13-9 BIG EAST Preseason Freshman of the Year BIG EAST Honor Roll Xavier 5-4 12-4 Dawson Garcia, Marquette, F, Fr., 6-11 Jan. 4 Myles Tate Jan. 11 Bryce Nze Connecticut 7-6 10-6 Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team St. John’s 8-8 14-9 Jan. 18 Myles Tate Charlie Moore, DePaul, G, Sr., 5-11 Jan. 25 Jair Bolden Providence 7-9 11-11 David Duke, Providence, G, Jr., 6-5 Feb. 8 Chuck Harris Georgetown 5-7 7-10 Sandro Mamukelashvili, Seton Hall, F, Sr., 6-11* Marquette 6-10 10-12 Collin Gillespie, Villanova, G, Sr., 6-3* Butler 6-11 7-13 Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Villanova, F, So., 6-9 DePaul 2-10 4-10 2020-21 Preseason Coaches’ Poll Preseason All-BIG EAST Second Team^ Bryce Nze, Butler, F, Sr., 6-7 **Through the games of Feb. 21 1. Villanova (9) -- 99 points James Bouknight, Connecticut, G, So., 6-5 2. Creighton (2) -- 91 Mitch Ballock, Creighton, G, Sr., 6-5 3. Providence -- 79 Tuesday, Feb. 23 Nate Watson, Providence, C, Sr., 6-10 4. Connecticut -- 69 St. John’s at Villanova Justin Moore, Villanova, G, So., 6-4 5. Seton Hall -- 67 UConn at Georgetown Paul Scruggs, Xavier, G, Sr., 6-4 6. Marquette -- 50 7. Xavier -- 47 Wednesday, Feb. 24 Preseason All-BIG EAST Honorable Men- 8. Butler -- 37 Seton Hall at Butler tion 9. St. John’s -- 33 Xavier at Providence D.J. Carton, Marquette, G, So., 6-2 10. DePaul -- 20 Bryce Aiken, Seton Hall, G, Sr., 6-0 DePaul at Creighton 11. Georgetown -- 13 Marquette at North Carolina *Unanimous selection First-place votes in parentheses. ^Tie in the voting allowed for an additional Saturday, Feb. 27 honoree Georgetown at DePaul Marquette at UConn Creighton at Xavier Sunday, Feb. 28 Villanova at Butler 2020-21 BUTLER ROSTER AND PRONUNCIATION GUIDE No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School/Previous School 0 Campbell Donovan** G 5-11 185 R-Jr. Ft. Wayne, Ind./Bishop Dwenger 1 Bo Hodges G 6-5 210 Sr. Nashville, Tenn./Maplewood/East Tennessee State 2 Aaron Thompson*** G 6-2 195 Sr. Glenn Dale, Md./Paul VI Catholic (Va.) 3 Chuck Harris G 6-2 190 Fr. Washington, D.C./Gonzaga College HS 5 Myles Wilmoth F 6-9 215 Fr. Chestnut Ridge, N.Y./St. Andrew’s School (R.I.) 10 Bryce Nze* F 6-7 230 R-Sr. Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead/Milwaukee 11 Carlos “Scooby” Johnson F 6-6 230 Fr. Benton Harbor, Mich./Benton Harbor 12 Myles Tate G 6-0 160 Fr. Roebuck, S.C./Dorman 21 JaKobe Coles F 6-7 225 Fr. Denton, Texas/Guyer 24 Markeese Hastings* # F 6-7 210 R-So. Wyoming, Mich./Godwin Heights 25 Christian David*** F 6-6 225 Sr. Milton, Ontario/Vermont Academy 30 Mike Parker F 6-6 210 R-So. Wilmington, N.C./Coastal Christian/Salisbury 33 Bryce Golden** F 6-9 260 Jr. Winchester, Va./Saint James School (Md.) 35 John-Michael Mulloy* F/C 6-10 235 So. Carmel, Ind./Carmel 52 Jair Bolden G 6-3 210 Gr. Brooklyn, N.Y./Westtown School (Pa.)/South Carolina *—Varsity letters earned at Butler #—Opted out of the remainder of the 2020-21 season on Jan. 26 Coaching Staff: Head Coach: LaVall Jordan (Butler, 2001 / Fourth Season as Butler Head Coach) Assistant Coaches: Omar Lowery (Concordia University Wisconsin, 2002 / Fourth Season on Butler Staff) Emerson Kampen (Butler, 2013 / Fifth Season as Assistant Coach / Seventh Season on Butler Staff) Will Vergollo (Michigan, 2010 / First Season as Assistant Coach / Fourth Season on Butler Staff) Director of Basketball Operations: Jay Shunnar (Michigan, 2014 / First Season on Butler Staff) Strength and Conditioning Coach - Men’s Basketball: Matthew Johnson (Marywood University, 2007) Sr.