1897–98 Butler Christians men's basketball team

1897–98 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
1897–98 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	2–3
Head coach	James Zink (1st season);
	Seasons ← 1896–97 1898–99 →

1897–98 collegiate men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Chicago		–		–	1	–	0	1.000
Mount Union		–		–	8	–	1	.889
Bloomsburg		–		–	5	–	1	.833
Temple		–		–	22	–	5	.815
Penn State		–		–	2	–	1	.667
Westminster (PA)		–		–	4	–	2	.667
Hiram		–		–	3	–	2	.600
Yale		–		–	12	–	9	.571
Allegheny		–		–	2	–	2	.500
Bucknell		–		–	4	–	4	.500
Butler		–		–	2	–	3	.400
Minnesota		–		–	2	–	4	.333
Notre Dame		–		–	1	–	2	.333
Wisc.–Stevens Point		–		–	1	–	2	.333
Macalester		–		–	1	–	3	.250
Nebraska		–		–	1	–	3	.250
Iowa		–		–	0	–	1	.000
North Dakota State		–		–	0	–	6	.000
Wabash		–		–	0	–	2	.000


Rankings from AP Poll

The 1897–98 Butler Christians^[1] men's basketball team represented Butler University during the 1897–98 college men's basketball season. The head coach was James Zink, coaching in his first season with the Bulldogs.^[2]

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
*	Indiana	L 6–22	0–1	Indianapolis, IN
*	Rose Polytechnic Inst.	W 18–0	1–1	Indianapolis, IN
*	Miami (OH)	L 0–6	1–2	Indianapolis, IN
*	Earlham	W 18–0	2–2	Indianapolis, IN
*	Indianapolis Athletic Club	L 0–14	2–3	Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References[edit]

^ "History of the Butler Bulldogs". December 20, 2016.
^ "1897–98 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball results". College-Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
^ "2018-19 Butler Bulldogs MBB Media Guide" (PDF). butlersports.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

[1] "History of the Butler Bulldogs". December 20, 2016.

[2] "1897–98 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball results". College-Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

[3] "2018-19 Butler Bulldogs MBB Media Guide" (PDF). butlersports.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

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v t e Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
Venues	Butler Fieldhouse (1928–1966) Hinkle Fieldhouse (1966–present)
Culture & lore	The Butler Way Crossroads Classic Dawg Pound Butler Blue
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics