2018–19 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

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.

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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 23 Villanova135 .7222610 .722
Marquette126 .6672410 .706
Seton Hall99 .5002014 .588
Xavier99 .5001916 .543
Creighton99 .5002015 .571
Georgetown99 .5001914 .576
St. John's810 .4442113 .618
Providence711 .3891816 .529
Butler711 .3891617 .485
DePaul711 .3891917 .528
2019 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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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NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Kelan Martin30F6'7"220SeniorLouisville, KYGraduated
Tyler Wideman4F6'8"240SeniorMerrillville, INGraduated

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Markeese Hastings
SF
Grand Rapids, MIGodwin Heights High School6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg)Nov 11, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    RivalsN/A   247Sports:    ESPNN/A
Bryce Golden
PF
Hagerstown, MDSt. James School6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (100 kg)Apr 30, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
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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NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Jordan Tucker1F6'7"210SophomoreWhite Plains, NYTransferred 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 Nze10F6'7"230SophomoreHartland, WITransferred 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
C51Nate Fowler6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg)SrArchbishop MoellerCincinnati, OH
G5Paul Jorgensen6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg)RS SrDon Bosco Prep (George Washington)New City, NY
G/F20Henry Baddley6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg)JrSt. Vincent–St. MaryWadsworth, OH
G3Kamar Baldwin6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg)JrApalacheeWinder, GA
G22Sean McDermott6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg)RS JrPendleton HeightsPendleton, IN
C50Joey Brunk6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)230 lb (104 kg)RS SoSouthportIndianapolis, IN
F25Christian David6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg)SoVermont AcademyMilton, Ontario
G0Campbell Donovan (W)5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg)SoBishop DwengerFort Wayne, IN
G/F21Jerald Gillens-Butler6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)230 lb (104 kg)SoCalvary Christian AcademyFort Lauderdale, FL
G2Aaron Thompson6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg)SoPaul VI CatholicGlenn Dale, MD
F10Bryce Nze  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg)RS SoArrowhead (Milwaukee)Hartland, WI
F1Jordan Tucker6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg)SoWheeler (Duke)White Plains, NY
F33Bryce Golden6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg)FrSt. James SchoolWinchester, VA
F24Markeese Hastings  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg)FrGodwin HeightsWyoming, 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#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2018*
2:00 pm
TiffinW 100–63 
 17  Baldwin  8  Tied  5  Baldwin Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,454)
Indianapolis, IN
November 3, 2018*
4:00 pm
Southern IndianaW 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 MercyW 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 MissW 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 LouisL 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
BrownW 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 IllinoisW 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
PresbyterianW 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 IrvineW 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 FloridaL 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
GeorgetownL 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
CreightonW 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 HallL 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 XavierL 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 DePaulW 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'sW 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 VillanovaL 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 CreightonL 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 MarquetteL 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 HallW 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 GeorgetownW 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'sL 73–77[26] OT14–11
(5–7)
 16  Baldwin  9  Jorgensen  4  Thompson Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
Queens, NY
February 16, 2019
8:00 pm, FS1
DePaulW 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 MarquetteL 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
ProvidenceL 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 VillanovaL 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
XavierW 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 ProvidenceL 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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NameAward(s)
Kamar BaldwinPreseason 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.