By Paul Gotham There was barely enough time to polish the luster of the Atlantic 10’s accomplishments when patina formed on the shiny metal. A-10 teams started Saturday as the talk of the tournament with a pristine 6-0 record. Less than 20 hours later, a trio of A-10 teams dropped three, one more fell on Sunday and those feats were dimmed by a coating of green … [Read more...] about A-10 finds rough sledding in round three
Rotnei Clarke
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
Giannini plans to make himself nuts
By Paul Gotham BROOKLYN, NY -- As time dwindled away in Friday afternoon's Atlantic 10 quarter-final match between the no. 5 Butler Bulldogs and no.4 La Salle Explorers, questions of La Salle's possibilities for the NCAA Tournament gained momentum. Rotnei Clarke led four Bulldogs in double figures as Butler (11-5/26-7) defeated La Salle (11-5/21-9) 69-58 at the Barclays … [Read more...] about Giannini plans to make himself nuts
Hot-shooting Bulldogs down Vanderbilt
Courtesy of ButlerSports.com. Playing in a gym that resembled a theater, senior Rotnei Clarke put on a second half show and helped lift Butler to a 68-49 victory at Vanderbilt on Saturday (Dec. 29). The victory was Butler's seventh straight. Clarke, no stranger to Vanderbilt's Memorial Gymnasium, shook off a slow start to hit five of seven shots, including four of five … [Read more...] about Hot-shooting Bulldogs down Vanderbilt