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2018–19 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

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2018–19 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
NIT, First round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record16–17 (7–11 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Meyer (5th season)
  • Emerson Kampen (3rd season)
  • Omar Lowery (2nd season)
Home arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
Seasons
2018–19 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 23 Villanova 13 5   .722 26 10   .722
Marquette 12 6   .667 24 10   .706
Seton Hall 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
Xavier 9 9   .500 19 16   .543
Creighton 9 9   .500 20 15   .571
Georgetown 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
St. John's 8 10   .444 21 13   .618
Providence 7 11   .389 18 16   .529
Butler 7 11   .389 16 17   .485
DePaul 7 11   .389 19 17   .528
2019 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018–19 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by LaVall Jordan, in his second year as head coach of his alma mater. The Bulldogs played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 16–17, 7–11 in Big East play which tied them for eighth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Big East tournament, they were defeated by Providence in the quarterfinals. The Bulldogs received an at-large bid to the NIT as the No. 5 seed in the TCU bracket. There they were defeated in the first round by Nebraska to end the season.

Previous season

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The Bulldogs finished the 2017–18 season 21–14, 9–9 in Big East play to finish a tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated Seton Hall before losing to Villanova in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the Midwest region. There they defeated Arkansas in the first round before losing to Purdue in the second round.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Kelan Martin 30 F 6'7" 220 Senior Louisville, KY Graduated
Tyler Wideman 4 F 6'8" 240 Senior Merrillville, IN Graduated

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Markeese Hastings
SF
Grand Rapids, MI Godwin Heights High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Nov 11, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A
Bryce Golden
PF
Hagerstown, MD St. James School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Apr 30, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2018 Butler Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jordan Tucker 1 F 6'7" 210 Sophomore White Plains, NY Transferred from Duke prior to the Spring 2018 semester. He became eligible when the Fall 2018 semester concluded, and has two and a half years of remaining eligibility.
Bryce Nze 10 F 6'7" 230 Sophomore Hartland, WI Transferred from Milwaukee. Under NCAA transfer rules, Nze will redshirt for the 2018–19 season and have two years of remaining eligibility.

Roster

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2018–19 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C 51 Nate Fowler 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Archbishop Moeller Cincinnati, OH
G 5 Paul Jorgensen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Don Bosco Prep (George Washington) New City, NY
G/F 20 Henry Baddley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr St. Vincent–St. Mary Wadsworth, OH
G 3 Kamar Baldwin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Apalachee Winder, GA
G 22 Sean McDermott 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Pendleton Heights Pendleton, IN
C 50 Joey Brunk 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Southport Indianapolis, IN
F 25 Christian David 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Vermont Academy Milton, Ontario
G 0 Campbell Donovan (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Bishop Dwenger Fort Wayne, IN
G/F 21 Jerald Gillens-Butler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Calvary Christian Academy Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 2 Aaron Thompson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Paul VI Catholic Glenn Dale, MD
F 10 Bryce Nze Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Arrowhead (Milwaukee) Hartland, WI
F 1 Jordan Tucker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Wheeler (Duke) White Plains, NY
F 33 Bryce Golden 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr St. James School Winchester, VA
F 24 Markeese Hastings Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Godwin Heights Wyoming, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: July 12, 2018[1]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2018*
2:00 pm
Tiffin W 100–63 
 17  Baldwin   8  Tied   5  Baldwin  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,454)
Indianapolis, IN
November 3, 2018*
4:00 pm
Southern Indiana W 79–58 
 24  Jorgensen   7  Brunk   4  Baldwin  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,805)
Indianapolis, IN
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2018*
7:00 pm, FSN
Miami (OH)
Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game
W 90–68[2]  1–0
 21  Baldwin   7  Tied   6  Baldwin  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,171)
Indianapolis, IN
November 12, 2018*
6:30 pm, FS1
Detroit Mercy W 84–63[3]  2–0
 26  Baldwin   8  Baldwin   6  Baldwin  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,741)
Indianapolis, IN
November 16, 2018*
8:00 pm, FS2
Ole Miss W 83–76[4]  3–0
 27  Jorgensen   8  Baldwin   5  Baldwin  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,328)
Indianapolis, IN
November 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPNews
vs. Dayton
Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals
L 64–69[5]  3–1
 18  Tied    7  Fowler   7  Baldwin  Imperial Arena (1,452)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 22, 2018*
9:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Middle Tennessee
Battle 4 Atlantis consolation
W 84–53[6]  4–1
 21  Tied   5  Tied   8  Thompson  Imperial Arena (953)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 23, 2018*
9:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Florida
Battle 4 Atlantis 5th place game
W 61–54[7]  5–1
 19  Baldwin   7  Jorgensen   5  Baldwin  Imperial Arena (1,140)
Nassau, Bahamas
December 1, 2018*
5:00 pm, FSMW
at Saint Louis L 52–64[8]  5–2
 12  McDermott   9  Tied   2  Thompson  Chaifetz Arena (9,572)
St. Louis, MO
December 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, FSN
Brown W 70–55[9]  6–2
 19  Jorgensen   6  Thompson   4  Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,361)
Indianapolis, IN
December 8, 2018*
4:30 pm, FS1
Northern Illinois W 95–68[10]  7–2
 23  McDermott   7  Baldwin   9  Thompson  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,247)
Indianapolis, IN
December 15, 2018*
3:45 pm, CBS
vs. No. 25-T Indiana
Crossroads Classic
L 68–71[11]  7–3
 20  McDermott   6  McDermott   5  Thompson  Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,743)
Indianapolis, IN
December 18, 2018*
8:30 pm, FS1
Presbyterian W 76–67[12]  8–3
 18  Thompson   8  Brunk   7  Thompson  Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,821)
Indianapolis, IN
December 21, 2018*
6:30 pm, FS1
UC Irvine W 71–54[13]  9–3
 19  Jorgensen   7  Jorgensen   7  Thompson  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,732)
Indianapolis, IN
December 29, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPNU
at Florida L 43–77[14]  9–4
 9  Baldwin   3  Baldwin   2  Tied  Exactech Arena (9,814)
Gainesville, FL
Big East regular season
January 2, 2019
7:00 pm, FSN/MASN2
Georgetown L 76–84[15]  9–5
(0–1)
 15  Baddley   8  Tied   5  Thompson  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,876)
Indianapolis, IN
January 5, 2019
12:00 pm, FS1
Creighton W 84–69[16]  10–5
(1–1)
 28  Baldwin   8  McDermott   7  Baldwin  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,148)
Indianapolis, IN
January 9, 2018
8:30 pm, FS1
at Seton Hall L 75–76[17]  10–6
(1–2)
 23  Baldwin   10  Brunk   3  Tied  Prudential Center (7,640)
Newark, NJ
January 13, 2019
12:00 pm, CBSSN
at Xavier L 69–70[18]  10–7
(1–3)
 18  Baldwin   8  Tucker   7  Baldwin  Cintas Center (10,144)
Cincinnati, OH
January 16, 2019
9:30 pm, FS1
at DePaul W 87–69[19]  11–7
(2–3)
 19  Tucker   14  Baldwin   5  Baldwin  Wintrust Arena (4,616)
Chicago, IL
January 19, 2019
4:30 pm, FOX
St. John's W 80–71[20]  12–7
(3–3)
 30  Baldwin   12  McDermott   3  Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,121)
Indianapolis, IN
January 22, 2019
7:00 pm, FS1
No. 18 Villanova L 72–80[21]  12–8
(3–4)
 15  Thompson   7  McDermott   4  Thompson  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,962)
Indianapolis, IN
January 25, 2019
8:30 pm, FS1
at Creighton L 61–75[22]  12–9
(3–5)
 23  Baldwin   5  Tied   3  Tied  CHI Health Center Omaha (18,089)
Omaha, NE
January 30, 2019
6:30 pm, FS1
No. 10 Marquette L 58–76[23]  12–10
(3–6)
 16  Baldwin   6  Fowler   4  Thompson  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,292)
Indianapolis, IN
February 2, 2019
12:00 pm, FS1
Seton Hall W 70–68[24]  13–10
(4–6)
 18  Jorgensen   7  McDermott   6  Thompson  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,102)
Indianapolis, IN
February 9, 2019
12:00 pm, FSN/MASN2
at Georgetown W 73–69[25]  14–10
(5–6)
 18  Baldwin   5  Tied   3  Tied  Capital One Arena (13,345)
Washington, D.C.
February 12, 2019
8:30 pm, CBSSN
at St. John's L 73–77[26] OT 14–11
(5–7)
 16  Baldwin   9  Jorgensen   4  Thompson  Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
Queens, NY
February 16, 2019
8:00 pm, FS1
DePaul W 91–78[27]  15–11
(6–7)
 25  Baldwin   6  McDermott   5  Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100)
Indianapolis, IN
February 20, 2019
9:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 11 Marquette L 69–79[28]  15–12
(6–8)
 27  McDermott   8  McDermott   2  Tied  Fiserv Forum (14,600)
Milwaukee, WI
February 26, 2019
7:00 pm, FS1
Providence L 67–73[29]  15–13
(6–9)
 27  Baldwin   6  Baldwin   5  Thompson  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,149)
Indianapolis, IN
March 2, 2019
2:00 pm, FOX
at Villanova L 54–75[30]  15–14
(6–10)
 11  Jorgenson   5  Baldwin   4  Thompson  Wells Fargo Center (17,515)
Philadelphia, PA
March 5, 2019
6:00 pm, FS1
Xavier W 71–66[31]  16–14
(7–10)
 24  Baldwin   6  Baldwin   4  David  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,551)
Indianapolis, IN
March 9, 2019
12:00 pm, FSN
at Providence L 70–83[32]  16–15
(7–11)
 17  Jorgensen   4  Tied   4  Thompson  Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,004)
Providence, RI
Big East tournament
March 13, 2019
7:00 pm, FS1
(9) vs. (8) Providence
Quarterfinals
L 57–80[33]  16–16
 14  Tucker   5  Fowler   6  Thompson  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
NIT
March 20, 2019*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
(5) at (4) Nebraska
First round – TCU bracket
L 76–80[34]  16–17
 14  McDermott   7  McDermott   12  Thompson  Pinnacle Bank Arena (10,103)
Lincoln, NE
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time [35].

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVRVRVNot released
CoachesRVRV^RVRV

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

Awards

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Name Award(s)
Kamar Baldwin Preseason All-Big East First Team[36]

See also

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2018–19 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  2. ^ "Miami (OH) vs. Butler Box Score, November 10, 2018".
  3. ^ "Detroit Mercy vs. Butler Box Score, November 12, 2018".
  4. ^ "Mississippi vs. Butler Box Score, November 16, 2018".
  5. ^ "Dayton vs. Butler Box Score, November 21, 2018".
  6. ^ "Middle Tennessee vs. Butler Box Score, November 22, 2018".
  7. ^ "Butler vs. Florida Box Score, November 23, 2018".
  8. ^ "Butler vs. Saint Louis Box Score, December 1, 2018".
  9. ^ "Brown vs. Butler Box Score, December 5, 2018".
  10. ^ "Northern Illinois vs. Butler Box Score, December 8, 2018".
  11. ^ "Butler vs. Indiana Box Score, December 15, 2018".
  12. ^ "Presbyterian vs. Butler Box Score, December 18, 2018".
  13. ^ "UC-Irvine vs. Butler Box Score, December 21, 2018".
  14. ^ "Butler vs. Florida Box Score, December 29, 2018".
  15. ^ "Georgetown vs. Butler Box Score, January 2, 2019".
  16. ^ "Creighton vs. Butler Box Score, January 5, 2019".
  17. ^ "Butler vs. Seton Hall Box Score, January 9, 2019".
  18. ^ "Butler vs. Xavier Box Score, January 13, 2019".
  19. ^ "Butler vs. DePaul Box Score, January 16, 2019".
  20. ^ "St. John's (NY) vs. Butler Box Score, January 19, 2019".
  21. ^ "Villanova vs. Butler Box Score, January 22, 2019".
  22. ^ "Butler vs. Creighton Box Score, January 25, 2019".
  23. ^ "Marquette vs. Butler Box Score, January 30, 2019".
  24. ^ "Seton Hall vs. Butler Box Score, February 2, 2019".
  25. ^ "Butler vs. Georgetown Box Score, February 9, 2019".
  26. ^ "Butler vs. St. John's (NY) Box Score, February 12, 2019".
  27. ^ "DePaul vs. Butler Box Score, February 16, 2019".
  28. ^ "Butler vs. Marquette Box Score, February 20, 2019".
  29. ^ "Providence vs. Butler Box Score, February 26, 2019".
  30. ^ "Butler vs. Villanova Box Score, March 2, 2019".
  31. ^ "Xavier vs. Butler Box Score, March 5, 2019".
  32. ^ "Butler vs. Providence Box Score, March 9, 2019".
  33. ^ "Butler vs. Providence Box Score, March 13, 2019".
  34. ^ "Butler vs. Nebraska Box Score, March 20, 2019".
  35. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".
  36. ^ "@ButlerMBB Picked Fifth in BIG EAST Preseason Poll". Butler University. October 25, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.