2017–18 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

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2017–18 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record21–14 (9–9 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Meyer (4th season)
  • Emerson Kampen (2nd season)
  • Omar Lowery (1st season)
Home arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
Seasons
2017–18 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Xavier 15 – 3   .833 29 – 6   .829
No. 2 Villanova † 14 – 4   .778 36 – 4   .900
Seton Hall 10 – 8   .556 22 – 12   .647
Creighton 10 – 8   .556 21 – 12   .636
Providence 10 – 8   .556 21 – 14   .600
Butler 9 – 9   .500 21 – 14   .600
Marquette 9 – 9   .500 21 – 14   .600
Georgetown 5 – 13   .278 15 – 15   .500
St. John's 4 – 14   .222 16 – 17   .485
DePaul 4 – 14   .222 11 – 20   .355
† 2018 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by LaVall Jordan, in his first 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 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.

Previous season[edit]

The Bulldogs finished the 2016–17 season 25–9, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in second place. They lost to Xavier in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 4 seed in the South Region. They defeated No. 13 Winthrop and No. 12 Middle Tennessee to advance to the Sweet 16. In the Sweet 16, they lost to eventual National Champion North Carolina.

On June 9, 2017, head coach Chris Holtmann left the school to become the head coach at Ohio State.[1] On June 12, the school hired Milwaukee head coach and Butler alum LaVall Jordan as head coach.[2]

Off season[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Steven Bennett 25 G 6'3" 190 Senior New Castle, IN Graduated
Andrew Chrabascz 45 F 6'7" 230 Senior Portsmouth, RI Graduated
Tyler Lewis 1 G 5'11" 170 RS Senior Statesville, NC Graduated
Trey Pettus 10 G 6'4" 200 Senior St. Louis, MO Graduated
Kethan Savage 11 G 6'3" 205 RS Senior Alexandria, VA Graduated
Avery Woodson 0 G 6'2" 190 Senior Waynesboro, MS Graduated

2017 recruiting class[edit]

Butler originally signed five recruits in its 2017 class which was hailed as the best recruiting class in Butler history.[3] Following Chris Holtmann's departure, however, top-rated recruited Kyle Young was released from his letter of intent and followed Holtmann to Ohio State.[4] On October 8, 2017, Cooper Neese announced he would be transferring to Indiana State before the season began.[5]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jerald Gillens-Butler
Point Guard 		Fort Lauderdale, FL Calvary Christian Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Dec 8, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Christian David
Shooting guard 		Milton, ON Vermont Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 24, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 83
Aaron Thompson
Point Guard 		Glenn Dale, MD Paul VI Catholic High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 2, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
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:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 10, 2017.

Preseason[edit]

In a poll of Big East coaches at the conference's media day, the Bulldogs were picked to finish in eight place in the Big East.[6] Senior forward Kelan Martin was named to the preseason All-Big East First Team.[7]

Roster[edit]

2017–18 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 30 Kelan Martin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Ballard Louisville, KY
F 4 Tyler Wideman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Lake Central Merrillville, IN
C 51 Nate Fowler 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Archbishop Moeller Cincinnati, OH
G 5 Paul Jorgensen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Don Bosco Prep (George Washington) New City, NY
G/F 20 Henry Baddley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So St. Vincent–St. Mary Wadsworth, OH
G 3 Kamar Baldwin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Apalachee Winder, GA
F/C 50 Joey Brunk 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Fr Southport Indianapolis, IN
G 22 Sean McDermott 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Pendleton Heights Pendleton, IN
G/F 25 Christian David 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Vermont Academy Milton, Ontario
G 0 Campbell Donovan (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Bishop Dwenger Fort Wayne, IN
G/F 21 Jerald Gillens-Butler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Calvary Christian Academy Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 2 Aaron Thompson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Paul VI Catholic Glenn Dale, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: July 10, 2017[8]

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Spain Exhibition Trip
Aug 4, 2017*
2:00 p.m. 		Madrid Generals W 84–80  –
  26 – Martin   9 – Martin   7 – Baldwin  Pabellon Polideportivo "Javier Limones" 
Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain
Aug 6, 2017*
6:00 a.m. 		Albacete Basket W 85–51  –
  20 – Jorgensen   9 – Martin   5 – Baldwin  Pabellón del Parque 
Albacete, Spain
Aug 8, 2017*
1:00 p.m. 		Valencia All-Stars W 81–68  –
  15 – Baldwin   7 – Martin   5 – Tied  Pabellon Municipal de Godella 
València, Spain
Aug 10, 2017*
1:30 p.m. 		Union Dax-Gamarde W 80–74  –
  15 – Baldwin   5 – Martin   5 – Baldwin  Pavello Esportiu Municipal 
Sant Julià de Vilatorta, Catalonia, Spain
Exhibition
Oct 28, 2017*
2:00 p.m. 		Hanover W 68–36  –
  14 – McDermott   6 – Martin   4 – McDermott  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,571)
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 4, 2017*
7:00 p.m. 		Lincoln Memorial W 86–79  –
  19 – Martin   7 – Martin   4 – Baldwin  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,685)
Indianapolis, IN
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 p.m., FCS 		Kennesaw State W 82–64  1–0
  20 – Martin   9 – Martin   5 – Thompson  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,138)
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 12, 2017*
6:00 p.m, CBSSN 		Princeton W 85–75  2–0
  20 – Martin   13 – Martin   3 – Martin  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,470)
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 15, 2017*
8:30 p.m, FS1 		at Maryland
Gavitt Tipoff Games 		L 65–79  2–1
  17 – McDermott   6 – Martin   6 – Thompson  Xfinity Center (16,317)
College Park, MD
Nov 18, 2017*
2:00 p.m., FS2 		Furman W 82–65  3–1
  19 – Wideman   7 – Wideman   4 – Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,827)
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 23, 2017*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Texas
PK80 Motion Bracket quarterfinals 		L 48–61  3–2
  15 – Baldwin   6 – Baldwin   3 – Thompson  Veterans Memorial Coliseum (6,955)
Portland, OR
Nov 24, 2017*
3:00 p.m., ESPNU 		vs. Portland State
PK80 Motion Bracket consolation 2nd round 		W 71–69  4–2
  18 – Wideman   8 – Wideman   5 – Jorgensen  Moda Center 
Portland, OR
Nov 26, 2017*
3:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Ohio State
PK80 Motion Bracket 5th place game 		W 67–66 OT 5–2
  24 – Martin   8 – Wideman   4 – Baldwin  Veterans Memorial Coliseum (5,910)
Portland, OR
Dec 2, 2017*
2:00 p.m., FS1 		Saint Louis W 75–45  6–2
  20 – Martin   12 – Martin   5 – Thompson  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,963)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 5, 2017*
9:00 p.m., FS1 		Utah W 81–69  7–2
  29 – Martin   11 – Martin   5 – Baldwin  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,638)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 9, 2017*
12:00 p.m., FSN 		Youngstown State W 95–67  8–2
  19 – Baldwin   7 – Brunk   6 – Thompson  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,022)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 16, 2017*
12:00 p.m., FOX 		vs. No. 17 Purdue
Crossroads Classic 		L 67–82  8–3
  17 – Martin   8 – Jorgensen   4 – Thompson  Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 19, 2017*
8:30 p.m., FS1 		Morehead State W 85–69  9–3
  20 – Martin   10 – Martin   5 – Thompson  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,122)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 21, 2017*
7:00 p.m., FSN 		Western Illinois W 107–46  10–3
  20 – Tied   12 – Fowler   7 – Martin  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,779)
Indianapolis, IN
Big East regular season
Dec 27, 2017
6:30 p.m., FS1 		at Georgetown W 91–89 2OT 11–3
(1–0) 		 31 – Baldwin   12 – McDermott   3 – Tied  Capital One Arena (9,257)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 30, 2017
4:00 p.m., CBS 		No. 1 Villanova W 101–93[9]  12–3
(2–0) 		 24 – Martin   9 – Baldwin   7 – Baldwin  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,244)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 2, 2018
7:00 p.m., FS1 		at No. 5 Xavier L 79–86  12–4
(2–1) 		 28 – Baldwin   11 – McDermott   3 – Jorgensen  Cintas Center (10,609)
Cincinnati, OH
Jan 6, 2018
2:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 21 Seton Hall L 87–90  12–5
(2–2) 		 27 – Martin   6 – Baldwin   5 – Baldwin  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,855)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 9, 2018
8:30 p.m., FS1 		at No. 25 Creighton L 74–85  12–6
(2–3) 		 18 – Jorgensen   11 – Martin   3 – 3 tied  CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,229)
Omaha, NE
Jan 12, 2017
6:30 p.m., FS1 		Marquette W 94–83  13–6
(3–3) 		 37 – Martin   7 – Martin   6 – Jorgensen  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,911)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 15, 2018
4:30 p.m., FS1 		at Providence L 60–70  13–7
(3–4) 		 25 – Baldwin   7 – Tied   7 – Jorgensen  Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,407)
Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 20, 2018
2:00 p.m., FS1 		at DePaul W 79–67  14–7
(4–4) 		 24 – Martin   9 – Baldwin   8 – Thompson  Wintrust Arena (6,802)
Chicago, IL
Jan 27, 2018
2:30 p.m., FS1 		St. John's W 70–45  15–7
(5–4) 		 19 – Martin   11 – Wideman   5 – Baldwin  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,129)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 31, 2018
9:00 p.m., FS1 		at Marquette W 92–72  16–7
(6–4) 		 23 – Wideman   9 – Wideman   5 – Baldwin  BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,779)
Milwaukee, WI
Feb 3, 2018
12:00 p.m., FS1 		DePaul W 80–57  17–7
(7–4) 		 26 – Martin   6 – Martin   6 – Martin  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,879)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 6, 2018
6:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 5 Xavier L 93–98 OT 17–8
(7–5) 		 34 – Martin   7 – Tied   5 – Jorgensen  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 10, 2018
12:00 p.m., FOX 		at No. 1 Villanova L 75–86  17–9
(7–6) 		 30 – Martin   6 – Jorgensen   7 – Jorgensen  Wells Fargo Center (20,603)
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 13, 2018
6:30 p.m., CBSSN 		Georgetown L 83–87  17–10
(7–7) 		 22 – Martin   8 – Martin   7 – Baldwin  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,539)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 17, 2018
12:00 p.m., FOX 		Providence W 69–54  18–10
(8–7) 		 19 – Martin   8 – Thompson   2 – 3 tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,184)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 20, 2018
7:00 p.m., FS1 		Creighton W 93–70  19–10
(9–7) 		 26 – Martin   7 – Martin   4 – Baldwin  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,630)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 28, 2018
9:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at St. John's L 68–75 2OT 19–11
(9–8) 		 17 – Tied   7 – McDermott   7 – Thompson  Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
Queens, NY
Mar 3, 2018
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Seton Hall L 70–77  19–12
(9–9) 		 35 – Martin   7 – Martin   2 – Tied  Prudential Center (9,743)
Newark, NJ
Big East tournament
Mar 8, 2018
9:30 p.m., FS1 		(6) vs. (3) Seton Hall
Quarterfinals 		W 75–74  20–12
  32 – Baldwin   7 – McDermott   3 – Baldwin  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
Mar 9, 2018
9:00 p.m., FS1 		(6) vs. (2) No. 7 Villanova
Semifinals 		L 68–87  20–13
  13 – Martin   5 – Tied   4 – Tied  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2018*
3:10 p.m., truTV 		(10 E) vs. (7 E) Arkansas
First Round 		W 79–62  21–13
  27 – Martin   9 – 3 tied   7 – Thompson  Little Caesars Arena (20,163)
Detroit, MI
Mar 18, 2018*
12:20 p.m., CBS 		(10 E) vs. (2 E) No. 11 Purdue
Second Round 		L 73–76  21–14
  29 – Martin   5 – Martin   4 – Thompson  Little Caesars Arena (20,360)
Detroit, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVRV——————RV————RVRVRVRVRV—Not released
CoachesRVRVRVRVRV———RV————RVRVRVRVRVRVRV

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Awards[edit]

Name Award(s)
Kelan Martin Preseason All-Big East First Team[10]
Big East Player of the Week – Nov. 13[11]
Big East Player of the Week – Jan. 2[12]
Lute Olsen National Player of the Week – Jan. 2[13]
Big East Player of the Week – Jan. 15[14]
All-Big East First Team[15]
Tyler Wideman Big East Sportsmanship Award[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Butler's Chris Holtmann hired as Ohio State coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "Butler stays in the family: New coach is LaVall Jordan". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "Signing Day: Butler's highest-ranked recruiting class features versatility". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  4. ^ "Butler's top recruit flips to Ohio State: 'I want to be part of building something special in my home state.'". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  5. ^ "Cooper Neese to transfer from Butler before freshman season even starts". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  6. ^ "Big East Conference - Villanova Sits Atop Coaches' Preseason Poll Again". www.bigeast.com. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  7. ^ "Big East Conference - Villanova's Jalen Brunson Selected Preseason Player of the Year". www.bigeast.com. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  8. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  9. ^ "Villanova vs. Butler Box Score, December 30, 2017".
  10. ^ "Martin Voted Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team; @ButlerMBB Picked Eighth". Butler University. October 18, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  11. ^ "Butler's Martin, Villanova's Spellman Earn MBB Weekly Honors". Big East Conference. November 13, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  12. ^ "Butler's Martin, Marquette's Cain Take MBB Weekly Honors". Big East Conference. January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  13. ^ "@ButlerMBB's Kelan Martin Earns BIG EAST and National Weekly Honors". Butler University. January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  14. ^ "Butler's Martin, Xavier's Marshall Take Weekly MBB Honors". Big East Conference. January 20, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  15. ^ "Xavier's Bluiett, Villanova's Brunson, Butler's Martin Unanimously Named All-BIG EAST". Big East Conference. March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  16. ^ "Creighton's Thomas Repeats As Defensive Player of the Year". Big East Conference. March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
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