2019–20 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team explained

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.

Previous season

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.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
51 C 6'10" 240 Graduated
5 G 6'2" 185 Graduated
50 C 6'11" 250Transferred to Indiana
21 G/F 6'4" 230Transferred to Elon

2019 Recruiting Class

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=12 style=|Exhibition|-!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style=|Big East regular season|-|-!colspan=9 style="|Big East tournament

Rankings

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.

See also

2019–20 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team

Notes and References

  1. News: Baldwin Named to Preseason All-Big East First Team; @ButlerMBB Tabbed Eighth. October 16, 2010. October 10, 2010. Butler University.
  2. News: Butler's Baldwin, Villanova's Robinson-Earl Earn #BIGEASTmbb Weekly Honors. January 29, 2020. January 27, 2020. Big East Conference.