By PAUL GOTHAM Butler's Roosevelt Jones is nothing if not versatile. The senior guard/ forward ranks top ten in five Big East categories: he's third in assists at 4.6, fourth in steals (1.6), eighth in assist to turnover ratio (1.9), rebounding (ninth-6.9) and tenth in scoring (14.5). Jones is also 13th in the conference with a field goal percentage of 50.7. And that's … [Read more...] about Versatile Jones shoulders load for Butler
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Butler Focusing On NCAA Run
By Ryan Lazo BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Amid reports that Butler University will officially announce their withdrawal from the Atlantic 10 Conference, the Bulldogs ran into an inspired Saint Louis team in the semifinals of the conference tournament. Butler had no answer offensively nor defensively in the decisive second half when Saint Louis continued to feed Dwayne Evans and the … [Read more...] about Butler Focusing On NCAA Run
St. Louis advances to A10 title tilt with 67-56 defeat of Butler
By Paul Gotham BROOKLYN, NY – It’s tough to win a basketball game when a team can’t score. Just ask the Butler Bulldogs. Butler could not overcome a pair of scoring droughts in falling to St. Louis, Saturday afternoon. Dwayne Evans notched a double-double, and the SLU Billikens downed Butler, 67-56 to advance to Sunday’s Atlantic 10 men’s basketball championship at the … [Read more...] about St. Louis advances to A10 title tilt with 67-56 defeat of Butler
Butler’s Train Continues To Roll After Dropping La Salle
By Ryan Lazo BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Butler University is quickly gaining similarities to a train, one that is slowly gaining steam and once it gets going, there is no way to stop it. The La Salle Explorers learned this lesson the hard way in an quarterfinal match-up against the very Bulldogs that have made the NCAA Tournament 12 times in the past 14 years. While the Explorers … [Read more...] about Butler’s Train Continues To Roll After Dropping La Salle
Butler Is Business First In Victory Over Dayton
By Ryan Lazo BROOKLYN, N.Y. — It may be Butler University's first, and possibly last time, participating in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament, but their business-first mentality has them proving that they belong. While Butler did not play their best, especially in an ice-cold 35 percent shooting effort in the first half, the Bulldogs never wavered in their … [Read more...] about Butler Is Business First In Victory Over Dayton