Mode: | Basketball |
Year: | 2019–20 |
Team: | Butler Bulldogs |
Conference: | Big East Conference |
Short Conf: | Big East |
Record: | 22–9 |
Conf Record: | 10–8 |
Aprank: | 23 |
Coachrank: | 21 |
Hc Year: | 3rd |
Ac1 Year: | 6th |
Asst Coach2: | Emerson Kampen |
Ac2 Year: | 4th |
Asst Coach3: | Omar Lowery |
Ac3 Year: | 3rd |
Champion: | CBE Hall of Fame Classic champions |
The 2019–20 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by LaVall Jordan, in his third 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. The Bulldogs finished the season 23–9, 10–8 in Big East play which put them in fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Big East tournament, they were slated to play Providence in the second game of the quarterfinals, but the Tournament was cancelled at halftime of the first game due to the COVID-19 pandemic, along with the rest of the NCAA postseason.
The Bulldogs finished the 2018–19 season 16–17, 7–11 in Big East play which tied them for eighth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Big East tournament, they were defeated by Providence in the quarterfinals. The Bulldogs received an at-large bid to the NIT as the No. 5 seed in the TCU bracket. There they were defeated in the first round by Nebraska.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
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51 | C | 6'10" | 240 | Graduated | ||||
5 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Graduated | ||||
50 | C | 6'11" | 250 | Transferred to Indiana | ||||
21 | G/F | 6'4" | 230 | Transferred to Elon |
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See main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
2019–20 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team