Butler University NCAA News Archives

Purdue was No. 7 in both preseason college basketball polls released Thursday. No surprise there.

Butler is the best of the non-BCS schools this season. "You mean the projected best," Butler coach Brad Stevens said.

If winning is a guilty pleasure, then Butler definitely did it - by all means. The little private school in Indianapolis continues to confound opponents on the court and experts off it as the Bulldogs keep cranking out wins.

He was the Horizon League Player of the Year for a team ranked in the top 25 nearly the entire season.

Coach: Brad Stevens . Last season's record: 26-6 overall, 15-3 in Horizon League .

Butler knocks off Campbell 23-16 Eds: APNewsNow. Butler 23, Campbell 16. BUIES CREEK, N.C. Andrew Huck passed for 214 yards and two touchdowns to help Butler remain undefeated with a 23-16 victory over Campbell on Saturday.

Expectations are high as the 2009-2010 Butler Bulldogs look to continue their dominance of the Horizon League and progress further in the NCAA tournament after losing in the first round of the Big Dance last year to LSU, 75-71. The Bulldogs return everyone from last year's squad that went 26-6 and earned a No.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: G Chase Stigall and 6-9 C Emerson Kampen are redshirt freshmen who both practiced with the team last season, making 6-11 freshman Andrew Smith of Covenant Christian High in Indianapolis the lone true newcomer.

Butler is scheduled to appear on ESPN's family of networks a record eight times this season, eclipsing the total of seven appearances by the 2007-08 squad.

Butler center Matt Howard was projected to repeat last season's honor as Horizon League basketball Player of the Year in balloting announced today.

Butler has captured at least a share of the Leaguea s regular-season title each of the last three seasons.

Ryan Hitchcock ran for two touchdowns Saturday as Butler remained undefeated with a 23-14 win over ... Please log in to read the rest of this story.

Ryan Hitchcock ran for two touchdowns Saturday as Butler remained undefeated with a 23-14 win over state rival Valparaiso.

Even with this Butler basketball team, which is sure to be the first to be nationally ranked in preseason polls, there are questions: Is sophomore point guard Ronald Nored healthy? Will 6-11 freshman Andrew Smith redshirt? Will there be enough minutes to go around? All will be resolved in good time.

There are reasons to be very optimistic, but also pessimistic, about Butler's upcoming season.

Our preseason college basketball magazine hits newsstands Oct. 6. In it, we picked three All-America teams .

David Lang hit a dramatic last-second field goal from 37 yards to help Butler edge out conference rivals San Diego 25-24 on Saturday.

Khyle Marshall's commitment is the latest sign of a significant jump in Butler's recruiting.

Khyle Marshall said Monday's visit to his Pembroke Pines, Fla., home by Butler coach Brad Stevens helped him determine his college basketball destination.