THE SERIES The teams have never met. Butler is 4-0 all-time against current members of the SWAC. One of those victories came dur- GAME 11: #18/19 BUTLER (9-1) VS. SOUTHERN (3-7) ing the 2010-11 season when Mississippi Valley State, led by current Southern coach Sean Saturday, Dec. 14; Noon Woods, played at Hinkle. Butler won, 91-71. Hinkle Fieldhouse; Indianapolis, Ind. TV: FS1 - @VinceWelch & Dickey Simpkins (@ds8bballn) IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS AT THE NEXT RADIO: 93.5/107.5/1070 - @MarkMinner & Nick Gardner (@n_gardner) DINNER PARTY WITH THESE FUN FACTS TuneIn Radio App, SiriusXM 381, SiriusXM Internet 971 @BUTLERMBB | #BUTLERWAY | BUTLERSPORTS.COM • Butler owns the nation’s longest streak of consecutive non-conference home 2019-20 SCHEDULE & RESULTS IN THE METRICS wins at 56. November NET Sagarin KPI BPI • Butler is committing only 10.0 turnovers 6 IUPUI (FS2) W, 80-47 -- 18 -- 14 per game, which is second nationally. 9 NEW ORLEANS (FSN) W, 79-53 • Butler is ninth nationally, only allowing Gavitt Tipoff Games KenPom # NCAA opponents an average of 55.9 points per 12 MINNESOTA (FS1) W, 64-56 Adj. Efficiency +21.15 11 Hall of Fame Classic Adj. Offense 110.7 17 game. Hinkle Fieldhouse (Indianapolis) Adj. Defense 89.6 18 • Prior to losing at No. 11 Baylor Tuesday 16 WOFFORD (FS2) W, 80-61 Schedule Strength +4.00 82 night, Butler’s 9-0 start was the program’s 22 MOREHEAD STATE (FS1) W, 68-50 first since 2006-07. Kansas City, Mo. ** Through the games of Dec. 11 • Six of Butler’s 10 games this season 25 vs. rv/-- Missouri (ESPNU) W, 63-52 have come against power conference 26 vs. Stanford (ESPN2) W, 68-67 December 2019-20 BY THE NUMBERS opponents. All are KenPom Top 80 teams. 3 at Ole Miss (SEC Network) W, 67-58 Kamar Baldwin is averaging 20.7 ppg in Butler BU Opponents 7 rv/rv FLORIDA (FOX) W, 76-62 those six games. BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle 69.7 PPG 55.9 • Butler has limited seven of its 10 oppo- 10 at #11/11 Baylor (ESPN2) L, 53-52 +13.8 Scoring Margin nents to less than 60 points. 14 SOUTHERN (FS1) 12PM .486 FG% .403 • The Bulldogs limited No. 11 Baylor to Crossroads Classic .367 3FG% .260 just 19 points in the second half Tuesday 21 vs. Purdue (BTN) 2:30PM 6.9 3FG/gm. 5.4 28 LOUISIANA-MONROE (FS1) 4PM night, holding the Bears to 24-percent .730 .630 31 at St. John’s* (FS1) 7:30PM FT% shooting in that half. January 10.8 FT/gm. 8.7 • The Bulldogs are shooting 48.6 percent 4 CREIGHTON* (FS1) 12PM 32.6 Rebounds 27.9 from the field, which leads the BIG EAST 10 at Providence* (FS1) 9PM +4.7 Reb. Margin and is 25th nationally. 15 SETON HALL* (FS1) 6:30PM 14.4 Assists 10.8 • Butler’s nine three-pointers in the win 18 at DePaul* (FSN) 12PM CT 10.0 Turnovers 13.1 21 at Villanova* (CBSSN) 7PM vs. Florida Saturday tied the Bulldogs’ 24 MARQUETTE* (FS1) 9PM +3.1 TO Margin season-high. 28 at Georgetown* (CBSSN) 9PM 1.4 A/TO Ratio 0.8 • Butler’s opponents have hit only 26 February 5.3 Steals 5.7 percent from behind the arc, the 11th-best 1 PROVIDENCE* (FS1) 2PM 2.6 Blocks 3.2 5 VILLANOVA* (FS1) 6:30PM defensive effort in the nation. • Kamar Baldwin moved into tenth place 9 at Marquette* (FS1) 11AM CT 2019-20 STATISTICAL RANKINGS 12 XAVIER* (CBSSN) 6:30PM on Butler’s career scoring list Tuesday 15 GEORGETOWN* (FOX) 2:30PM Offensive night; he now has 1,624 points. 19 at Seton Hall* (FS1) 6:30PM ALL GAMES BIG EAST ONLY • Aaron Thompson now has 316 career 23 at Creighton* (FS1) 3PM CT Statistic # BE / NCAA # RANK assists, tying him for ninth on Butler’s 29 DEPAUL* (FS1) 6:30PM Points 69.7 10 / 230 career list. March Margin +13.8 1 / 41 4 ST. JOHN’S* (CBSSN) 7PM FG% .486 1 / 25 • Thompson had a season-high 16 points 7 at Xavier* (FS1) 8:30PM 3FG% .367 6 / 64 (two shy of his career-high) in Saturday’s BIG EAST Tournament 3FG/gm. 6.9 7 / 209 win over Florida. 11-14 Madison Square Garden (FS1/FOX) FT% .730 3 / 89 • Baldwin scored 31 points in the Dec. 3 Rebounds 32.6 10 / 303 win at Ole Miss, just missing his career- * BIG EAST game Reb Margin +4.7 4 / 80 Assists 14.4 8 / 117 high by one point. He scored his 31 points Turnovers 10.0 1 / 2 on only 16 shots. TO Margin +3.1 3 / 56 • Sean McDermott scored 16 points at A/TO Ratio 1.4 1 / 12 Baylor Tuesday night, making six of his eight attempts (4-6 3FG). Defensive • Thompson tied his career-high with eight MBB MEDIA CONTACT ALL GAMES BIG EAST ONLY Statistic # BE / NCAA # RANK rebounds at Baylor Tuesday night. Associate AD/Communications .........John Dedman Pts Allowed 55.9 1 / 9 • Butler’s 1.44 assist/turnover ratio is 12th Office Phone ...............................(317) 940-9414 FG% Def .403 6 / 108 nationally; individually, Thompson’s 2.80 3FG% Def .260 1 / 11 A/TO ratio is 28th in the NCAA and leads Cell Phone ..................................(317) 491-5462 Steals 5.3 9 / 295 E-Mail ................................ [email protected] Blocks 2.6 9 / 246 the BIG EAST. Twitter ........................................ @JohnDedman TOs Forced 13.1 8 / 251 @ButlerMBB -- 1 BIG EAST CONFERENCE PRESEASON BIG EAST INFORMATION BIG EAST WEEKLY HONORS 2019-20 BIG EAST All Games 2019-20 Preseason Coaches’ Poll Nov. 11 Sean McDermott Honor Roll Butler 0-0 9-1 Nov. 18 Kamar Baldwin Honor Roll DePaul 0-0 9-1 1. Seton Hall (5) – 77 points 2. Villanova (5) - 76 Nov. 25 Kamar Baldwin Honor Roll Xavier 0-0 9-1 Dec. 2 Kamar Baldwin Honor Roll St. John’s 0-0 9-2 3. Xavier - 52 T4. Marquette - 50 Dec. 9 Kamar Baldwin Honor Roll Creighton 0-0 7-2 T4. Providence - 50 Marquette 0-0 7-2 6. Georgetown - 49 Villanova 0-0 7-2 7. Creighton - 45 Georgetown 0-0 6-3 8. Butler - 21 Seton Hall 0-0 6-3 9. St. John’s - 19 Providence 0-0 5-5 10. DePaul - 11 Saturday, Dec. 14 First-place votes in parentheses. Southern at Butler Syracuse at Georgetown Preseason Player of the Year Delaware at Villanova Myles Powell, Seton Hall, G, Sr. UIC at DePaul Seton Hall at Rutgers Preseason Freshman of the Year IN THE NATIONAL POLLS Xavier at Wake Forest Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Villanova F, Fr. Stony Brook at Providence Date AP Coaches Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team Preseason -- -- Tuesday, Dec. 17 Kamar Baldwin, Butler, G, Sr. Nov. 11 -- No Poll UMBC at Georgetown Ty-Shon Alexander, Creighton, G, Jr. Nov. 18 rv rv Florida vs. Providence Markus Howard, Marquette, G, Sr.* Nov. 25 rv rv Alpha Diallo, Providence, G, Sr.* Grambling State at Marquette Dec. 2 24 24 Naji Marshall, Xavier, F, Jr.* Oklahoma at Creighton Dec. 9 18 19 Wednesday, Dec. 18 Preseason All-BIG EAST Second Team Western Carolina at Xavier Paul Reed, DePaul, F, Jr. Cleveland State at DePaul James Akinjo, Georgetown, G, So. Albany at St. John’s L.J. Figueroa, St. John’s, G-F, Jr. Mustapha Heron, St. John’s, G, Sr. Thursday, Dec. 19 Collin Gillespie, Villanova, G, Jr. Maryland at Seton Hall Jermaine Samuels, Villanova, F, Jr. Friday, Dec. 20 *Unanimous selection North Dakota State at Marquette 2019-20 BUTLER ROSTER AND PRONUNCIATION GUIDE No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School/Previous School 0 Campbell Donovan** G 5-11 180 Jr. Ft. Wayne, Ind./Bishop Dwenger 1 Jordan Tucker* F 6-7 220 Jr. White Plains, N.Y./Wheeler (Ga.)/Duke 2 Aaron Thompson** G 6-2 190 Jr. Glenn Dale, Md./Paul VI Catholic (Va.) 3 Kamar Baldwin*** G 6-1 190 Sr. Winder, Ga./Apalachee 4 Khalif Battle G 6-5 175 Fr. Edison, N.J./Trenton Catholic 10 Bryce Nze F 6-7 235 R-Jr. Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead/Milwaukee 20 Henry Baddley*** G/F 6-4 185 Sr. Wadsworth, Ohio/St. Vincent-St. Mary 21 Derrik Smits C 7-1 245 Gr. Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville/Valparaiso 22 Sean McDermott*** F 6-6 195 R-Sr. Anderson, Ind./Pendleton Heights 24 Markeese Hastings F 6-7 200 R-Fr. Wyoming, Mich./Godwin Heights 25 Christian David** F 6-6 210 Jr. Milton, Ontario/Vermont Academy 33 Bryce Golden* F 6-9 245 So. Winchester, Va./Saint James School (Md.) 35 John-Michael Mulloy F/C 6-10 225 Fr. Carmel, Ind./Carmel Mike Parker+ F 6-6 215 R-Fr. Wilmington, N.C./Coastal Christian/Salisbury *—Varsity letters earned at Butler +—Transfer, sitting out 2019-20 season to fulfill NCAA transfer requirements Coaching Staff: Head Coach: LaVall Jordan (Butler, 2001 / Third Season as Butler Head Coach) Assistant Coaches: Jeff Meyer (Taylor, 1976 / Sixth Season as Assistant Coach at Butler - including 2001-04) Omar Lowery (Concordia University Wisconsin, 2002 / Third Season at Butler) Emerson Kampen (Butler, 2013 / Fourth Season as Assistant Coach / Sixth Season on Butler Staff) Coordinator of Basketball Operations: Brandon Crone (Butler, 2007) Basketball Analyst: Will Vergollo (Michigan, 2010) Strength and Conditioning Coach - Men’s Basketball: Matthew Johnson (Marywood University, 2007) Sr. Associate AD of Student-Athlete Health, Performance & Well-Being (MBB Athletic Trainer): Ralph Reiff (Univ. of Indianapolis, 1980) Pronunciation Guide: Khalif (Battle) - KAY-liff Nze - IN-zee LaVall (Jordan) - Luh-VAL (rhymes with pal) Vergollo - VUR-go-low @ButlerMBB -- 2 PROBABLE STARTERS (BASED OFF MOST RECENT GAME) #2 AARON THOMPSON Started 75 consecutive games G, 6-2, Jr., Glenn Dale, Md.