THE SERIES Creighton Leads, 12-9 Streak: Creighton, W1 At Hinkle Fieldhouse: Butler Leads, 7-3 LaVall Jordan (at BU) vs. Creighton: 3-3 First Meeting: Creighton, 27-22; 1/30/33 (at CU) GAME 11: BUTLER (3-7, 2-5 BIG EAST) VS. #8/#6 CREIGHTON (10-2, 6-1 BIG EAST) Last Meeting: Creighton, 81-59; 2/23/20 (at CU) Saturday, Jan. 16; 2PM Hinkle Fieldhouse; Indianapolis, Ind. BE THE LIFE OF YOUR NEXT ZOOM TV: FS1 - @MattSchumacker_ & @NickBahe GATHERING WITH THESE FUN @BUTLERMBB Radio: 93.5FM/107.5FM/1070AM - @MarkMinner & Nick Gardner (@n_gardner) FACTOIDS TuneIn Radio App, XM 384, SiriusXM Internet 974 @BUTLERMBB | #BUTLERWAY | BUTLERSPORTS.COM • All three of Butler’s wins have come at Hinkle Fieldhouse this season. 2020-21 SCHEDULE & RESULTS IN THE METRICS • Jair Bolden leads the BIG EAST at 3.1 three-pointers per game. November NET Sagarin KPI ESPN BPI • Bryce Nze pulled down 14 rebounds 25 WESTERN MICHIGAN (FS1) W, 66-62 163 88 -- 109 x29 EASTERN ILLINOIS (FS1) PPD Tuesday at St. John’s, his best output in KenPom # NCAA a Butler uniform (he had 17 rebounds in a December Adj. Efficiency +7.24 96 game while at Milwaukee) x6 NORTHERN KENTUCKY (FS1) PPD Adj. Offense 104.3 118 • Six different Bulldogs have led the team BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle Adj. Defense 97.1 87 in scoring over the team’s first 10 games. Schedule Strength +10.98 30 x11 KANSAS STATE (FS1) PPD • Four of Butler’s top eight players in x14 ST. JOHN’S* (FS1) PPD 16 at #7/6 Villanova* (FS1) L, 85-66 ** Through the games of Jan. 13 minutes played this season are true fresh- Crossroads Classic men. 19 vs. rv/rv Indiana (FS1) L, 68-60 • Four different Bulldogs have posted 2020-21 BY THE NUMBERS 21 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (FS1) L, 76-73 20-point games for Butler so far this x21 DePAUL* (FS1) PPD Butler BU Opponents season. 23 PROVIDENCE* (CBSSN) W, 70-64 • Aaron Thompson has shot 50 percent 30 at Providence* (FS1) L, 71-55 63.0 PPG 69.0 -6.0 Scoring Margin or better in each game he has played this January .424 FG% .467 season. 2 at Seton Hall* (FS1) L, 68-60 .347 3FG% .387 • Only three Bulldogs have appeared in all 6 GEORGETOWN* (FS1) W, 63-55 7.0 3FG/gm. 7.9 10 games this season. 9 rv/rv CONNECTICUT* (CBSSN) L, 72-60 .611 FT% .723 • Freshmen have scored 38 percent of 12 at St. John’s* (FS1) L, 69-57 16 #8/6 CREIGHTON* (FS1) 2PM 10.2 FT/gm. 10.7 Butler’s points so far this season. 19 at DePaul* (CBSSN) 6PM CT 32.1 Rebounds 32.1 • Myles Tate played all 40 minutes at St. 22 SETON HALL* (FS1) 9PM 0.0 Reb. Margin John’s Tuesday night. 26 at Connecticut* (FS1) 8:30PM 11.9 Assists 14.7 • Aaron Thompson tied a season-high 29 XAVIER* (FS1) 6:30PM 11.6 Turnovers 11.6 with six assists vs. UConn Saturday. +0.0 • Butler committed a season-high 16 turn- February TO Margin 2 at Marquette* (FS1) 1.0 A/TO Ratio 1.3 overs in Tuesday’s loss at St. John’s. 6 DePAUL* 4.6 Steals 5.0 • Chuck Harris has scored in double fig- 10 ST. JOHN’S* 2.5 Blocks 3.8 ures in six of his first nine college games. 13 at Georgetown* (CBSSN) • Tate scored a career-high 22 points at 17 MARQUETTE* (FS1) 2020-21 STATISTICAL RANKINGS Seton Hall Jan. 2. 21 at Xavier* (FOX/FS1) • Butler shot a season-best 11-of-22 from 28 VILLANOVA* (CBS) Offensive three-point range at Seton Hall. ALL GAMES BIG EAST ONLY • JaKobe Coles (meniscus - left knee) is March Statistic # BE / NCAA # RANK 6 at Creighton* (FOX/FS1) Points 63.0 11 / 315 61.6 11 out indefinitely. BIG EAST Tournament Margin -6.0 11 / 276 -7.6 10 • Nze ranks ninth in the BIG EAST at 7.4 10-13 Madison Square Garden (FOX/FS1) FG% .424 10 / 291 .427 9 rebounds per game. 3FG% .347 8 / 140 .340 8 • Bolden has led the Bulldogs in scoring * BIG EAST game 3FG/gm. 7.0 7 / 193 6.9 8 in four of his 10 career games in a Butler FT% .611 11 / 323 .598 11 Rebounds 32.1 11 / 308 31.4 11 uniform. Reb Margin +0.0 9 / 198 -2.0 9 • Bolden is fourth in the BIG EAST in Assists 11.9 11 / 265 12.0 10 minutes played per game (34.6) Turnovers 11.6 4 / 54 11.9 3 • Butler put five players in double figures TO Margin +0.0 7 / 185 -0.7 7 in the win over Providence Dec. 23. A/TO Ratio 1.0 8 / 148 1.0 8 • Tate had eight rebounds and seven as- Defensive sists (both career-highs) against Provi- MBB MEDIA CONTACT ALL GAMES BIG EAST ONLY dence Dec. 23. Statistic # BE / NCAA # RANK • Harris posted career-highs of 22 points Associate AD/Communications .........John Dedman Pts Allowed 69.0 4 / 150 69.1 3 and six assists vs. Southern Illinois Dec. Office Phone ...............................(317) 940-9414 FG% Def .467 10 / 291 .449 7 3FG% Def .387 11 / 319 .358 6 21. Cell Phone ..................................(317) 491-5462 Steals 4.6 10 / 310 4.6 10 E-Mail ................................ [email protected] Blocks 2.5 10 / 244 1.9 10 Twitter ........................................ @JohnDedman TOs Forced 11.6 9 / 299 11.1 9 @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 3-0 8-1 Marcus Zegarowski, Creighton, G, Jr., 6-2 Dec. 28 Chuck Harris Creighton 6-1 10-2 Connecticut 4-1 7-1 BIG EAST Preseason Freshman of the Year BIG EAST Honor Roll Seton Hall 6-2 9-5 Dawson Garcia, Marquette, F, Fr., 6-11 Jan. 4 Myles Tate Jan. 11 Bryce Nze Xavier 3-2 10-2 Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team Providence 3-4 7-6 Charlie Moore, DePaul, G, Sr., 5-11 Marquette 3-4 7-6 David Duke, Providence, G, Jr., 6-5 St. John’s 2-5 7-6 Sandro Mamukelashvili, Seton Hall, F, Sr., 6-11* 2020-21 Preseason Coaches’ Poll Butler 2-5 3-7 Collin Gillespie, Villanova, G, Sr., 6-3* Georgetown 1-5 3-8 Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Villanova, F, So., 6-9 1. Villanova (9) -- 99 points DePaul 0-4 1-4 2. Creighton (2) -- 91 Preseason All-BIG EAST Second Team^ 3. Providence -- 79 Bryce Nze, Butler, F, Sr., 6-7 **Through the games of Jan. 13 4. Connecticut -- 69 James Bouknight, Connecticut, G, So., 6-5 5. Seton Hall -- 67 Mitch Ballock, Creighton, G, Sr., 6-5 6. Marquette -- 50 Saturday, Jan. 16 Nate Watson, Providence, C, Sr., 6-10 7. Xavier -- 47 Marquette at St. John’s Justin Moore, Villanova, G, So., 6-4 8. Butler -- 37 Creighton at Butler Paul Scruggs, Xavier, G, Sr., 6-4 9. St. John’s -- 33 Valparaiso at DePaul 10. DePaul -- 20 Preseason All-BIG EAST Honorable Men- 11. Georgetown -- 13 Monday, Jan. 18 tion St. John’s at UConn D.J. Carton, Marquette, G, So., 6-2 First-place votes in parentheses. Bryce Aiken, Seton Hall, G, Sr., 6-0 Tuesday, Jan. 19 *Unanimous selection Butler at DePaul ^Tie in the voting allowed for an additional Seton Hall at Villanova honoree 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 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 Bo Hodges+ G 6-5 210 R-Jr. Nashville, Tenn./Maplewood/East Tennessee State *—Varsity letters earned at Butler +—Transfer; Sitting out the 2020-21 season 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. Associate AD of Student-Athlete Health, Performance & Well-Being (MBB Athletic Trainer): Ralph Reiff (Univ. of Indianapolis, 1980) Pronunciation Guide: Nze - IN-zee Jair (Bolden) - JAH-ear Wilmoth - WILL-mith Mulloy - Muh-LOY LaVall (Jordan) - Luh-VAL (rhymes with pal) Vergollo - VUR-go-low Shunnar - SHOO-nar @ButlerMBB -- 2 PROJECTED STARTERS (**Based off previous game) #2 AARON THOMPSON Missed five games (right knee) before returning vs.