College basketball fans whose team didn't make the NCAA Tournament are probably already looking ahead to the 2012-2013 season. Typical tourney teams like UCLA, Arizona, Butler, Villanova, and Maryland should have bounce back seasons next year and vie for a spot in the Big Dance. Here are ten non-tourney programs to watch out for next season. … [Read more...] about 10 Non-NCAA Tournament teams ready to make a splash next season
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Butler’s Shelvin Mack Testing NBA Draft Waters
Butler's Shelvin Mack has officially submitted the necessary paperwork to declare for this year’s National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft. He has not hired an agent and has followed all of the guidelines to retain his eligibility. “I’m exploring my options and gathering information to see what opportunities might exist for me,” said Mack, who completed his third season … [Read more...] about Butler’s Shelvin Mack Testing NBA Draft Waters
Don’t Underestimate Shelvin Mack and Butler Bulldogs
After dropping three of four in a two week span following Thanksgiving, the Butler Bulldogs fell out of the national rankings and were no longer on the minds of the national college basketball cognoscenti. Conventional wisdom believed that "The Butler Way" peaked last season, and the honeymoon period was now long over. Sure, the Bulldogs had their struggles, but they've won … [Read more...] about Don’t Underestimate Shelvin Mack and Butler Bulldogs
Loyola Ramblers Always Seem to Give Butler Bulldogs FITS!
In the modern era of college basketball, only one school in the state of Illinois boasts a national title. Guess which one. The Illinois Fighting Illini? Sadly no, but they probably are the strongest program in the nation never to have cut down the nets. DePaul was great in the '80s, how about the Blue Demons? Nope, it's actually the Loyola Ramblers, vintage 1963. The … [Read more...] about Loyola Ramblers Always Seem to Give Butler Bulldogs FITS!
Where Does Butler Go From Here?
by Peter Christian The Butler Bulldogs accomplished a boatload in 2010. They had the longest winning streak of the season. They knocked off the heavily favored Syracuse Orange in the Sweet 16. They plowed their way through their bracket all the way to the National Championship and gave Duke a serious run for their money. They came within an inch or two of hitting a game … [Read more...] about Where Does Butler Go From Here?
Gordon Heyward proves Butler is NOT real life “Hoosiers”
By Paul M. Banks INDIANAPOLIS- Now that Butler is back home to face Michigan State in the Final Four, a lot of people are describing the Butler Bulldogs, the first University to play in a Final Four they're hosting since 1972, as "real life Hoosiers" or "this year's Cinderella." Both are blatantly inaccurate. These Bulldogs are much more like the 1979 Runner-up Indiana … [Read more...] about Gordon Heyward proves Butler is NOT real life “Hoosiers”