2019–20 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
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The 2019–20 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by LaVall Jordan, in his third 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. The Bulldogs finished the season 23–9, 10–8 in Big East play which put them in fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Big East tournament, they were slated to play Providence in the second game of the quarterfinals, but the Tournament was cancelled at halftime of the first game due to the COVID-19 pandemic, along with the rest of the NCAA postseason.
| 2019–20 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball | |
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CBE Hall of Fame Classic champions | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
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| Coaches | No. 21 |
| AP | No. 23 |
| Record | 22–9 (10–8 Big East) |
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| Home arena | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
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| No. 7 Creighton | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Villanova | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Seton Hall | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Butler | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2018–19 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.
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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| Nate Fowler | 51 | C | 6'10" | 240 | Senior | Cincinnati, OH | Graduated |
| Paul Jorgensen | 5 | G | 6'2" | 185 | RS Senior | New City, NY | Graduated |
| Joey Brunk | 50 | C | 6'11" | 250 | RS Sophomore | Indianapolis, IN | Transferred to Indiana |
| Jerald Gillens-Butler | 21 | G/F | 6'4" | 230 | Sophomore | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Transferred to Elon |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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| Derrik Smits | 21 | C | 7'1" | 240 | Graduate | Zionsville, IN | Transferred from Valparaiso. Immediately eligible to play as he graduated from Valparaiso. |
2019 Recruiting Class
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| John-Michael Mulloy C |
Carmel, IN | Carmel High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Sep 6, 2017 | |
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| Khalif Battle SG |
Metuchen, NJ | Trenton Catholic Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | May 4, 2018 | |
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date
time, TVRank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, stateExhibition October 26, 2019*
7:30 p.m.IU Kokomo W 70–40 – 18 – McDermott 7 – Tucker 6 – Thompson Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,392)
Indianapolis, INNovember 1, 2019*
7:00 p.m.Indianapolis W 79–47 – 29 – McDermott 11 – Nze 5 – Thompson Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,527)
Indianapolis, INNon-conference regular season November 6, 2019*
6:30 p.m., FS2IUPUI W 80–47[2] 1–0 26 – McDermott 11 – Nze 9 – Thompson Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,706)
Indianapolis, INNovember 9, 2019*
7:00 p.m., FSNNew Orleans W 79–53[3] 2–0 18 – Nze 10 – Nze 10 – Thompson Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,118)
Indianapolis, INNovember 12, 2019*
8:30 p.m., FS1Minnesota
Gavitt Tipoff GamesW 64–56[4] 3–0 27 – Baldwin 8 – Nze 3 – Thompson Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,879)
Indianapolis, INNovember 16, 2019*
8:00 p.m., FS2Wofford
Hall of Fame Classic campus gameW 80–61[5] 4–0 23 – Baldwin 7 – Tied 7 – Thompson Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,054)
Indianapolis, INNovember 22, 2019*
7:00 p.m., FS1Morehead State
CBE Hall of Fame Classic campus gameW 68–50[6] 5–0 17 – Baldwin 8 – Baldwin 5 – Thompson Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,707)
Indianapolis, INNovember 25, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ESPNUvs. Missouri
CBE Hall of Fame Classic semifinalW 63–52[7] 6–0 13 – Tied 7 – Nze 7 – Thompson Sprint Center
Kansas City, MONovember 26, 2019*
9:30 p.m., ESPN2vs. Stanford
CBE Hall of Fame Classic championshipW 68–67[8] 7–0 22 – Baldwin 8 – Nze 4 – Thompson Sprint Center (8,506)
Kansas City, MODecember 3, 2019*
7:00 p.m., SECNNo. 24 at Ole Miss W 67–58[9] 8–0 31 – Baldwin 7 – Nze 3 – Tied The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,348)
Oxford, MSDecember 7, 2019*
12:00 p.m., FOXNo. 24 Florida W 76–62[10] 9–0 16 – Tied 7 – McDermott 7 – Thompson Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,303)
Indianapolis, INDecember 10, 2019*
9:00 pm, ESPN2No. 18 at No. 11 Baylor
Big East/Big 12 BattleL 52–53[11] 9–1 19 – Baldwin 8 – Thompson 3 – Baldwin Ferrell Center (7,270)
Waco, TXDecember 14, 2019*
12:00 p.m., FS1No. 18 Southern W 66–41[12] 10–1 12 – Golden 7 – Nze 8 – Thompson Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,635)
Indianapolis, INDecember 21, 2019*
2:30 p.m., BTNNo. 17 vs. Purdue
Crossroads ClassicW 70–61[13] 11–1 14 – Golden 6 – Nze 6 – Thompson Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,538)
Indianapolis, INDecember 28, 2019*
4:00 p.m., FS1No. 12 Louisiana–Monroe W 67–36[14] 12–1 16 – Smits 8 – Baldwin 6 – Baldwin Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,040)
Indianapolis, INBig East regular season December 31, 2019
7:30 p.m., FS1No. 11 at St. John's W 60–58[15] 13–1
(1–0)19 – Baldwin 12 – Nze 5 – Nze Carnesecca Arena (3,816)
Queens, NYJanuary 4, 2020
12:00 p.m., FS1No. 11 Creighton W 71–57[16] 14–1
(2–0)20 – Baldwin 11 – McDermott 2 – Tied Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,129)
Indianapolis, INJanuary 10, 2020
9:00 p.m., FS1No. 6 at Providence W 70–58[17] 15–1
(3–0)17 – Tied 9 – Golden 3 – Thompson Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,674)
Providence, RIJanuary 15, 2020
6:30 p.m., FS1No. 5 No. 18 Seton Hall L 70–78[18] 15–2
(3–1)19 – Baldwin 10 – Tucker 6 – Baldwin Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,823)
Indianapolis, INJanuary 18, 2020
1:00 p.m., FSNNo. 5 at DePaul L 66–79[19] 15–3
(3–2)16 – Baldwin 8 – McDermott 6 – Thompson Wintrust Arena (8,967)
Chicago, ILJanuary 21, 2020
7:00 p.m., CBSSNNo. 13 at No. 9 Villanova L 61–76[20] 15–4
(3–3)21 – Baldwin 12 – Nze 5 – Tied Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PAJanuary 24, 2020
9:00 p.m., FS1No. 13 Marquette W 89–85[21] OT 16–4
(4–3)31 – Baldwin 9 – McDermott 5 – Baldwin Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,204)
Indianapolis, INJanuary 28, 2020
9:00 p.m., CBSSNNo. 16 at Georgetown W 69–64[22] 17–4
(5–3)25 – McDermott 8 – McDermott 6 – Baldwin Capital One Arena (5,329)
Washington, D.C.February 1, 2020
2:00 p.m., FS1No. 16 Providence L 61–65[23] 17–5
(5–4)14 – Baldwin 8 – Tucker 5 – Baldwin Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,132)
Indianapolis, INFebruary 5, 2020
6:30 p.m., FS1No. 19 No. 10 Villanova W 79–76[24] 18–5
(6–4)21 – McDermott 8 – Tied 3 – Tied Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,814)
Indianapolis, INFebruary 9, 2020
12:00 p.m., FS1No. 19 at Marquette L 57–76[25] 18–6
(6–5)23 – Baldwin 6 – Tied 7 – Thompson Fiserv Forum (17,526)
Milwaukee, WIFebruary 12, 2020
6:30 p.m., CBSSNNo. 19 Xavier W 66–61[26] 19–6
(7–5)14 – McDermott 6 – McDermott 5 – Baldwin Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,878)
Indianapolis, INFebruary 15, 2020
2:30 p.m., FOXNo. 19 Georgetown L 66–73[27] 19–7
(7–6)17 – Baldwin 7 – McDermott 6 – Baldwin Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,158)
Indianapolis, INFebruary 19, 2020
6:30 p.m., FS1No. 21 at No. 16 Seton Hall L 72–74[28] 19–8
(7–7)20 – Baldwin 10 – Nze 6 – Baldwin Prudential Center (10,481)
Newark, NJFebruary 23, 2020
4:00 p.m., FS1No. 21 at No. 15 Creighton L 59–81[29] 19–9
(7–8)13 – Baddley 7 – Nze 4 – Battle CHI Health Center Omaha (18,148)
Omaha, NEFebruary 29, 2020
6:30 p.m., FS1DePaul W 60–42[30] 20–9
(8–8)13 – Tied 8 – Baldwin 5 – Baldwin Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,234)
Indianapolis, INMarch 4, 2020
7:00 p.m., CBSSNSt. John's W 77–55[31] 21–9
(9–8)16 – McDermott 14 – McDermott 5 – Thompson Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,675)
Indianapolis, INMarch 7, 2020
8:30 p.m., FS1at Xavier W 72–71[32] 22–9
(10–8)36 – Baldwin 8 – Nze 3 – Tied Cintas Center
Cincinnati, OHBig East tournament March 12, 2020
2:30 pm, FS1(5) No. 24 vs. (4) Providence
QuarterfinalBig East tournament canceled Madison Square Garden
New York, NY*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time [33].
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
Awards
| Name | Award(s) |
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| Kamar Baldwin | Preseason All-Big East First Team[34] Big East Player of the Week – Jan. 27[35] |
See also
2019–20 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team