2023–24 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 2023–24 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by Thad Matta, in the second year of his second stint 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.
| 2023–24 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball | |
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NIT, First Round | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Record | 18–15 (9–11 Big East) |
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| Home arena | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 UConn † | 18 | – | 2 | .900 | 37 | – | 3 | .925 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Creighton | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Marquette | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 27 | – | 10 | .730 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 25 | – | 12 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 0 | – | 20 | .000 | 3 | – | 29 | .094 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2022–23 season 14–18, 6–14 in Big East play to finish in ninth place. They were defeated by St. John's in the first round of the Big East tournament.
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| DJ Hughes | 0 | F | 6'6" | 230 | Sophomore | Indianapolis, IN | Transferred to East Tennessee State |
| Eric Hunter Jr. | 2 | G | 6'4" | 170 | GS Senior | Indianapolis, IN | Graduated |
| Chuck Harris | 3 | G | 6'2" | 200 | Junior | Ashburn, VA | Transferred to SMU |
| Myles Wilmoth | 11 | F | 6'9" | 215 | Junior | Chestnut Ridge, NY | Transferred to Hofstra |
| Myles Tate | 12 | G | 6'0" | 165 | Junior | Roebuck, SC | Transferred to Appalachian State |
| Jayden Taylor | 13 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Sophomore | Indianapolis, IN | Transferred to NC State |
| Pierce Thomas | 14 | G/F | 6'5" | 210 | RS Freshman | Brownsburg, IN | Transferred to Eastern Kentucky |
| Manny Bates | 15 | C | 6'11" | 240 | GS Senior | Fayetteville, NC | Graduated/went undrafted in 2023 NBA draft |
| Ali Ali | 24 | G/F | 6'8" | 205 | Senior | Kendallville, IN | Graduate transferred to Akron |
| Simas Lukosius | 41 | G/F | 6'7" | 225 | Sophomore | Kaunas, Lituania | Transferred to Cincinnati |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | Seasons Remaining |
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| DJ Davis | 4 | G | 6'1" | 170 | Senior | Moreno Valley, CA | UC Irvine | Two |
| Posh Alexander | 5 | G | 6'0" | 200 | Senior | Brooklyn, NY | St. John's | Two |
| Jahmyl Telfort | 11 | G | 6'7" | 224 | Senior | Boucherville, QC | Northeastern | Two |
| Landon Moore | 14 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Sophomore | Bloomington, IL | Saint Francis (PA) | Three |
| Pierre Brooks II | 21 | G | 6'6" | 225 | Junior | Detroit, MI | Michigan State | Two |
| Andre Screen | 23 | C | 7'1" | 261 | Senior | Alexandria, VA | Bucknell | Two |
2023 recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Finley Bizjack #19 SG |
Trophy Club, TX | Byron Nelson High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jul 1, 2022 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Boden Kapke C |
Victoria, MN | Holy Family Catholic High School | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Sep 10, 2022 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A | ||||||
| Augusto Cassiá PF |
Salvador, Brazil | NBA Academy Latin America | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | Apr 1, 2023 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A | ||||||
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2024 recruiting class
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| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
| Evan Haywood SG |
Indianapolis, IN | Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 13, 2023 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| October 28, 2023* 7:30 p.m. |
Ohio Northern | W 78–46[1] | 13 – Davis | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,121) Indianapolis, IN | |||||
| November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m. |
Franklin (IN) | W 91–54[2] | 16 – Telfort | 7 – Tied | 5 – Moore | Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,877) Indianapolis, IN | |||||
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| November 6, 2023* 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
Eastern Michigan | W 94–55[3] | 1–0 |
18 – Telfort | 7 – Thomas | 8 – Alexander | Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,792) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
| November 10, 2023* 8:30 p.m., FS2 |
Southeast Missouri State | W 91–56[4] | 2–0 |
15 – Alexander | 9 – Thomas | 5 – Bizjack | Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,072) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
| November 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
East Tennessee State | W 81–47[5] | 3–0 |
15 – Davis | 6 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,511) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
| November 17, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FS1 |
at No. 18 Michigan State Gavitt Tipoff Games |
L 54–74[6] | 3–1 |
15 – Telfort | 6 – Telfort | 2 – Alexander | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI | ||||
| November 23, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. No. 19 Florida Atlantic ESPN Events Invitational quarterfinals |
L 86–91[7] | 3–2 |
19 – Telfort | 8 – Screen | 9 – Alexander | State Farm Field House (3,061) Bay Lake, FL | ||||
| November 24, 2023* 1:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
vs. Penn State ESPN Events Invitational consolation 2nd round |
W 88–78[8] | 4–2 |
26 – Brooks | 8 – Tied | 3 – Tied | State Farm Field House (2,194) Bay Lake, FL | ||||
| November 26, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. Boise State ESPN Events Invitational |
W 70–56[9] | 5–2 |
25 – Brooks | 9 – Thomas | 5 – Telfort | State Farm Field House (234) Bay Lake, FL | ||||
| November 30, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FS1 |
Texas Tech Big East–Big 12 Battle |
W 103–95[10] OT | 6–2 |
26 – Telfort | 10 – Alexander | 11 – Alexander | Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,893) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
| December 5, 2023* 8:30 p.m., FS1 |
Buffalo | W 72–59[11] | 7–2 |
18 – Tied | 10 – Thomas | 8 – Telfort | Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,262) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
| December 9, 2023* 12:00 p.m., FS1 |
California | W 97–90[12] 2OT | 8–2 |
21 – Alexander | 7 – Brooks | 6 – Alexander | Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,032) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
| December 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
Saginaw Valley State | W 96–70[13] | 9–2 |
17 – Bizjack | 8 – Thomas | 5 – Tied | Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,431) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
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| December 19, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1 |
Georgetown | W 74–64[14] | 10–2 (1–0) |
13 – Tied | 8 – Thomas | 7 – Alexander | Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,915) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
| December 23, 2023 12:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Providence | L 75–85[15] OT | 10–3 (1–1) |
22 – Davis | 10 – Alexander | 2 – Tied | Amica Mutual Pavilion (11,602) Providence, RI | ||||
| January 2, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1 |
at St. John's | L 70–86[16] | 10–4 (1–2) |
25 – Davis | 7 – Brooks | 5 – Alexander | Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY | ||||
| January 5, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1 |
No. 4 UConn | L 81–88[17] | 10–5 (1–3) |
22 – Davis | 6 – Screen | 6 – Alexander | Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,163) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
| January 10, 2024 9:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at No. 11 Marquette | W 69–62[18] | 11–5 (2–3) |
14 – Tied | 14 – Thomas | 7 – Alexander | Fiserv Forum (14,858) Milwaukee, WI | ||||
| January 13, 2024 12:00 p.m., FS1 |
Seton Hall | L 72–78[19] | 11–6 (2–4) |
17 – Alexander | 7 – Thomas | 4 – Tied | Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,777) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
| January 16, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1 |
at Xavier | L 71–85[20] | 11–7 (2–5) |
22 – Brooks | 10 – Thomas | 5 – Alexander | Cintas Center (10,224) Cincinnati, OH | ||||
| January 20, 2024 4:00 p.m., FS1 |
DePaul | W 74–60[21] | 12–7 (3–5) |
20 – Brooks | 9 – Telfort | 6 – Alexander | Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,553) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
| January 23, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1 |
at Georgetown | W 90–66[22] | 13–7 (4–5) |
20 – Brooks | 11 – Brooks | 5 – Davis | Capital One Arena (4,625) Washington, D.C. | ||||
| January 27, 2024 3:00 p.m., FS1 |
Villanova | W 88–81[23] 2OT | 14–7 (5–5) |
28 – Davis | 11 – Telfort | 4 – Alexander | Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,237) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
| February 2, 2024 9:00 p.m., FS1 |
at No. 13 Creighton | W 99–98[24] | 15–7 (6–5) |
26 – Telfort | 5 – Brooks | 5 – Davis | CHI Health Center Omaha (17,874) Omaha, NE | ||||
| February 6, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1 |
at No. 1 UConn | L 62–71[25] | 15–8 (6–6) |
21 – Davis | 9 – Screen | 5 – Alexander | XL Center (15,684) Hartford, CT | ||||
| February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., FS1 |
Providence | W 75–72[26] | 16–8 (7–6) |
20 – Davis | 8 – Tied | 8 – Tied | Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,934) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
| February 13, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1 |
No. 4 Marquette | L 72–78[27] | 16–9 (7–7) |
19 – Bizjack | 7 – Tied | 6 – Telfort | Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,344) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
| February 17, 2024 12:30 p.m., FOX |
No. 17 Creighton | L 57–79[28] | 16–10 (7–8) |
18 – Thomas | 5 – Thomas | 4 – Alexander | Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,176) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
| February 20, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1 |
at Villanova | L 62–72[29] | 16–11 (7–9) |
19 – Telfort | 7 – Telfort | 3 – Tied | Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA | ||||
| February 24, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS2 |
at Seton Hall | L 64–76 | 16–12 (7–10) |
12 – Thomas | 8 – Telfort | 5 – Davis | Prudential Center (10,481) Newark, NJ | ||||
| February 28, 2024 8:30 p.m., CBSSN |
St. John's | L 59–82 | 16–13 (7–11) |
15 – Alexander | 7 – Alexander | 3 – Tied | Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,279) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
| March 2, 2024 12:00 p.m., FS1 |
at DePaul | W 82–63 | 17–13 (8–11) |
24 – Davis | 7 – Davis | 9 – Alexander | Wintrust Arena (4,286) Chicago, IL | ||||
| March 6, 2024 7:30 p.m., CBSSN |
Xavier | W 72–66 | 18–13 (9–11) |
18 – Telfort | 10 – Thomas | 4 – Tied | Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,976) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
| Big East tournament | |||||||||||
| March 13, 2024 4:00 p.m., FS1 |
(8) | vs. (9) Xavier First Round |
L 72–76 | 18–14 |
21 – Brooks | 7 – Thomas | 5 – Alexander | Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY | |||
| National Invitation Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 19, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPNU |
(4) | Minnesota First Round - Indiana State Bracket |
L 72–73 | 18–15 |
25 – Telfort | 6 – Tied | 7 – Davis | Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,478) Indianapolis, IN | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time [30]. | |||||||||||
Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
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*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.
References
- "Men's Basketball vs Ohio Northern on 10/28/23 – Box score".
- "Men's Basketball vs Franklin College on 11/01/23 – Box Score".
- "Eastern Michigan vs. Butler Box Score (Men), November 6, 2023".
- "Southeast Missouri State vs. Butler Box Score (Men), November 10, 2023".
- "East Tennessee State vs. Butler Box Score (Men), November 13, 2023".
- "Michigan State vs. Butler Box Score (Men), November 17, 2023".
- "Florida Atlantic vs. Butler Box Score (Men), November 23, 2023".
- "Penn State vs. Butler Box Score (Men), November 24, 2023".
- "Boise State vs. Butler Box Score (Men), November 26, 2023".
- "Texas Tech vs. Butler Box Score (Men), November 30, 2023".
- "Buffalo vs. Butler Box Score (Men), December 5, 2023".
- "California vs. Butler Box Score (Men), December 9, 2023".
- "Saginaw Valley State vs. Butler Box Score (Men), December 15, 2023".
- "Georgetown vs. Butler Box Score (Men), December 19, 2023".
- "Providence vs. Butler Box Score (Men), December 23, 2023".
- "St. John's vs. Butler Box Score (Men), January 2, 2024".
- "UConn vs. Butler Box Score (Men), January 5, 2024".
- "Marquette vs. Butler Box Score (Men), January 10, 2024".
- "Seton Hall vs. Butler Box Score (Men), January 13, 2024".
- "Xavier vs. Butler Box Score (Men), January 16, 2024".
- "DePaul vs. Butler Box Score (Men), January 20, 2024".
- "Georgetown vs. Butler Box Score (Men), January 23, 2024".
- "Villanova vs. Butler Box Score (Men), January 27, 2024".
- "Creighton vs. Butler Box Score (Men), February 2, 2024".
- "UConn vs. Butler Box Score (Men), February 6, 2024".
- "Providence vs. Butler Box Score (Men), February 10, 2024".
- "Marquette vs. Butler Box Score (Men), February 13, 2024".
- "Creighton vs. Butler Box Score (Men), February 17, 2024".
- "Villanova vs. Butler Box Score (Men), February 20, 2024".
- "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule".
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