| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2020–21 |
| Team: | Butler Bulldogs |
| Conference: | Big East Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big East |
| Record: | 10–15 |
| Conf Record: | 8–12 |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Asst Coach1: | Emerson Kampen |
| Ac1 Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach2: | Omar Lowery |
| Ac2 Year: | 4th |
| Asst Coach3: | Will Vergollo |
| Ac3 Year: | 1st |
The 2020–21 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by LaVall Jordan, in his fourth 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 10–15, 8–12 to finish in 10th place in Big East play. In the Big East tournament, they defeated Xavier in the first round[1] before losing to Creighton in the quarterfinals.[2]
The Bulldogs finished the 2019–20 season 23–9, 10–8 to finish in fifth place in Big East play. In the Big East tournament, they were scheduled to play Providence in the quarterfinals, but the tournament was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,[3] All remaining postseason tournaments were thereafter canceled, including the NCAA tournament, effectively ending the Bulldogs season.[4]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | C | 7'1" | 235 | Completed college eligibility | ||||
| 22 | G | 6'6" | 195 | Graduated | ||||
| 20 | G/F | 6'4" | 185 | Graduated | ||||
| 3 | G | 6'1" | 190 | Graduated | ||||
| 1 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Declared for NBA draft | ||||
| 4 | G | 6'5" | 175 | Transferred to Temple |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sortname | Jair Bolden | 52 | G | 6'3" | 210 | Graduate | Transferred from South Carolina. Immediately eligible to play as he graduated from South Carolina. Due to an NCAA ruling that all individuals who participate in winter sports in 2020–21 will receive an extra year of eligibility, he will have two years of remaining eligibility instead of one. | ||
| sortname | Bo Hodges | – | G | 6'5" | 210 | RS Junior | Transferred from East Tennessee State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Hodges will redshirt for the 2020–21 season and have one year of remaining eligibility. |
|-!colspan=9 style=|Regular season|-|-!colspan=9 style="|Big East tournament
See main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.