2013–14 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record14–17 (4–14 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
2013–14 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Villanova16–2 .88929–5  .853
No. 16 Creighton14–4 .77827–8  .771
Providence †10–8 .55623–12  .657
Xavier10–8 .55621–13  .618
St. John's10–8 .55620–13  .606
Marquette9–9 .50017–15  .531
Georgetown8–10 .44418–15  .545
Seton Hall6–12 .33317–17  .500
Butler4–14 .22214–17  .452
DePaul3–15 .16712–21  .364
† 2014 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
Source:[1]

The 2013–14 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Brandon Miller; on July 3, 2013, previous head coach Brad Stevens accepted the newly vacant Boston Celtics head coaching position in the National Basketball Association. The Bulldogs played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse, which has a capacity of approximately 10,000.[2] This was the first year that Butler competed in the Big East Conference, as they moved from the Atlantic 10 Conference following the 2012–13 season.

The Bulldogs started the season off great and were cruising into their inaugural Big East conference games. However, once they started playing their in-conference games, they fell fast. Many of the games were characterized by leads late in the second half that the Bulldogs couldn't sustain and resulted as losses in either the last minute or overtime. Some of the games also resulted in blowouts. The Bulldogs were also faced with some player transfers and other adversity; Andrew Smeathers and Rene Castro announced at various points during the season that they were transferring. Castro and Kameron Woods also faced suspensions from the team at various points during the season. The Bulldogs made an early exit in the Big East tournament, losing to Seton Hall in the first round, 50–51.

The season was the Bulldogs' first losing season since the 2004–05 season, and only the second in the past 21 years. It was also the first time in the past nine seasons that Butler did not win a game in the conference tournament.

Off season

During the offseason, Butler suffered two major blows. First, on July 3, 2013, head coach Brad Stevens left to take the vacant head coaching job with the NBA's Boston Celtics.[3] Stevens was succeeded by Butler assistant Brandon Miller, hired three days later.[4] The second blow came on August 16, when the school announced that Roosevelt Jones, the team's leading returning scorer from 2012 to 2013, tore ligaments in his left wrist during the team's trip to Australia and would undergo surgery that would force him to miss the entire season.[5]

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Brad StevensHead CoachZionsville, INAccepted position as
Head Coach of the
Boston Celtics
Rotnei Clarke15G6'0"184SeniorVerdigris, OKGraduated
Emerson Kampen30C6'8"201SeniorYorktown, INGraduated
Andrew Smith44C6'11"243SeniorZionsville, INGraduated
Chase Stigall33G6'3"196SeniorNew Castle, INGraduated
Andrew Smeathers0G/F6'6"185JuniorBargersville, INTransferred (Pre-Season)
Rene Castro14G6'2"175FreshmanMilton, MATransferred (Mid-Season)

2013 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nolan Berry
Center/Power Forward		 St. Louis, MO De Smet Jesuit High School 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 25, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Elijah Brown
Shooting Guard		 Santa Ana, CA Mater Dei High School 6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m) 187.5 lb (85.0 kg) Jan 24, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 74
Rene Castro
Point Guard/Shooting Guard		 Milton, MA Worcester Academy 6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 27, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Andrew Chrabascz
Power Forward		 Portsmouth, RI Cushing Academy 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) 237.5 lb (107.7 kg) Aug 4, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 72
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2012 Butler Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  • "Butler Bulldogs Men's Basketball Recruiting 2013". Scout.com. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  • "Butler Bulldogs Men's Basketball Recruiting 2013". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 17, 2013.

Regular season

On November 4, 2013, after the two exhibition games, junior Andrew Smeathers announced that he was leaving the team. He finished the fall semester and transferred to Mount St. Mary's. On February 15, it was announced that freshman Rene Castro was transferring to another school. He had been suspended for three games during the season and according to Miller, was "dealing with a disciplinary team issue."[6] Junior forward Kameron Woods was also temporarily suspended during the season; he did not make the trip to New York to play St. John's.[7][8]

The team finished the season losing to Seton Hall in the first round of the Big East Championship.

Roster

2013–14 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 11 Jackson Aldridge 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)187 lb (85 kg) JrAustralian Inst. of Sport Lane Cove, Australia
G 3 Alex Barlow 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)187 lb (85 kg) JrArchbishop Moeller Springboro, OH
G 25 Steven Bennett (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrNew Castle New Castle, IN
F/C 22 Nolan Berry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrDe Smet St. Louis, MO
G 5 Elijah Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrMater Dei Santa Ana, CA
G 14 Rene Castro 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrWorcester Milton, MA
F 45 Andrew Chrabascz 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrCushing Portsmouth, RI
G 24 Kellen Dunham 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoPendleton Heights Pendleton, IN
F 4 Erik Fromm 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)223 lb (101 kg) SrBloomington South Bloomington, IN
F 21 Roosevelt Jones Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)227 lb (103 kg) JrO'Fallon O'Fallon, IL
G 22 Elliott Kampen (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrYorktown Yorktown, IN
F 23 Khyle Marshall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)216 lb (98 kg) SrFlanagan Davie, FL
G 2 Devontae Morgan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)176 lb (80 kg) SoTampa Prep Tampa, FL
G 10 Michael Volovic (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrCarmel Carmel, IN
F 31 Kameron Woods 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrEastern Middletown, KY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 4 November 2013[9]

Regular season

Schedule

Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Australia Exhibition Trip
Aug 6*
 vs. Norths Bears Invitational Team W 77–65  –
  22 – Dunham  10 – Woods  3 – Aldridge   
Sydney, Australia
Aug 8*
 vs. Sydney Kings W 82–76  –
  18 – Fromm  15 – Woods  3 – Woods  Newington College 
Sydney, Australia
Aug 10*
 vs. Australian Boomers W 96–57  –
  16 – Dunham  7 – Woods   –     
Canberra, Australia
Aug 11*
 vs. Cairns Taipans W 97–73  –
  16 – Dunham  7 – Woods   –     
Cairns, Australia
Exhibition
Oct 29*
7:00 pm 		Nova Southeastern W 101–64  –
  16 – Dunham  9 – Woods  5 – Brown  Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,476)
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 2*
2:00 pm 		DePauw W 93–68  –
  23 – Dunham  6 – Tied  2 – Castro  Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,067)
Indianapolis, IN
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 9*
8:00 pm, FS2 		Lamar W 89–58  1–0
  19 – Marshall  13 – Marshall  3 – Barlow  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,617)
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 16*
8:00 pm, FS2 		Princeton W 70–67  2–0
  26 – Dunham  10 – Woods  5 – Barlow  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,471)
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 19*
6:00 pm, FS1 		Vanderbilt W 85–77 OT 3–0
  26 – Marshall  9 – Woods  4 – Woods  Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,617)
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 23*
2:00 pm 		at Ball State W 59–58  4–0
  14 – Marshall  10 – Woods  3 – Dunham  Worthen Arena (6,015)
Muncie, IN
Nov 28*
2:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Washington State
Old Spice Classic First Round		 W 76–69  5–0
  32 – Dunham  10 – Woods  3 – Barlow  HP Field House (4,255)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov 29*
1:30 pm, ESPN 		vs. No. 5 Oklahoma State
Old Spice Classic semifinals		 L 67–69  5–1
  15 – Brown  9 – Woods  3 – Barlow  HP Field House (4,182)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Dec 1*
2:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. LSU
Old Spice Classic 3rd place game		 L 68–70 OT 5–2
  20 – Dunham  11 – Woods  4 – Barlow  HP Field House (2.016)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Dec 7*
6:00 pm, FS1 		North Dakota W 79–64  6–2
  29 – Dunham  8 – Woods  4 – Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,355)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 9*
8:00 pm, FS1 		Manchester W 100–41  7–2
  15 – Dunham  7 – Fromm  4 – Brown  Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,931)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 14*
6:00 pm, BTN 		vs. Purdue
Crossroads Classic		 W 76–70  8–2
  25 – Dunham  12 – Woods  4 – Barlow  Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,165)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 21*
3:05 pm 		at Evansville W 68–59  9–2
  16 – Barlow  13 – Woods  2 – Tied  Ford Center (7,035)
Evansville, IN
Dec 28*
1:00 pm, FS2 		NJIT W 66–48  10–2
  21 – Marshall  12 – Woods  3 – Woods  Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,504)
Indianapolis, IN
Big East Conference Play
Dec 31
7:30 pm, FS1 		No. 11 Villanova L 73–76 OT 10–3 (0–1)
  22 – Dunham  9 – Barlow  5 – Barlow  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,318)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 4
2:00 pm, FSN 		at Xavier L 68–79  10–4 (0–2)
  14 – Marshall  6 – Woods  3 – Dunham  Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
Jan 9
7:00 pm, FS1 		DePaul L 94–99 2OT 10–5 (0–3)
  30 – Dunham  14 – Woods  3 – Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,163)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 11
7:00 pm, FS1 		Georgetown L 67–70 OT 10–6 (0–4)
  21 – Dunham  10 – Woods  4 – Woods  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,640)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 14
9:00 pm, FS1 		at No. 20 Creighton L 60–88  10–7 (0–5)
  12 – Dunham  10 – Woods  6 – Barlow  CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,602)
Omaha, NE
Jan 18
2:00 pm, CBSSN 		Marquette W 69–57 OT 11–7 (1–5)
  18 – Tied  12 – Woods  4 – Barlow  Hinkle Fieldhouse (10,000)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 21
9:00 pm, FS1 		at Providence L 56–65  11–8 (1–6)
  17 – Dunham  6 – Dunham  4 – Barlow  Dunkin' Donuts Center (2,022)
Providence, RI
Jan 25
4:00 pm, FSN 		St. John's L 52–69  11–9 (1–7)
  16 – Marshall  7 – Woods  3 – Barlow  Hinkle Fieldhouse (10,000)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 29
9:00 pm, FS1 		at Seton Hall W 64–57  12–9 (2–7)
  13 – Marshall  8 – Tied  4 – Woods  Prudential Center (5,826)
Newark, NJ
Feb 4
9:00 pm, FS1 		at Marquette L 62–69  12–10 (2–8)
  16 – Dunham  7 – Tied  6 – Barlow  BMO Harris Bradley Center (14,479)
Milwaukee, WI
Feb 8
1:00 pm, CBS 		at Georgetown L 63–71  12–11 (2–9)
  24 – Chrabascz  6 – Dunham  2 – Tied  Verizon Center (13,011)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 11
9:00 pm, FS1 		Xavier L 50–64  12–12 (2–10)
  14 – Brown  6 – Woods  3 – Dunham  Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,868)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 13
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		No. 18 Creighton L 63–68  12–13 (2–11)
  16 – Dunham  12 – Woods  4 – Barlow  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,805)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 18
9:00 pm, FS1 		at St. John's L 52–77  12–14 (2–12)
  16 – Marshall  7 – Tied  2 – Tied  Madison Square Garden (7,002)
New York, NY
Feb 23
6:00 pm, FS1 		Providence L 81–87  12–15 (2–13)
  25 – Dunham  10 – Woods  8 – Barlow  Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,857)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 26
8:00 pm, FS1 		at No. 8 Villanova L 48–67  12–16 (2–14)
  12 – Dunham  7 – Dunham  3 – Tied  The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
Mar 6
7:00 pm, FS1 		at DePaul W 79–46  13–16 (3–14)
  19 – Barlow  9 – Dunham  3 – Tied  Allstate Arena (6,206)
Rosemont, IL
Mar 8
4:30 pm, FS1 		Seton Hall W 71–54  14–16 (4–14)
  29 – Dunham  9 – Woods  4 – Barlow  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,670)
Indianapolis, IN
Big East tournament
Mar 12
7:00 pm, FS1 		vs. Seton Hall
First round		 L 50–51  14–17
  22 – Marshall  12 – Woods  6 – Barlow  Madison Square Garden (13,177)
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. BTN = Big Ten Network. FS1 = Fox Sports 1. FS2 = Fox Sports 2. FSN = Fox Sports Network (Regional).

Awards

NameAward(s)
Alex BarlowBig East Scholar Athlete of the Year[10]
Academic All-District[11]
Andrew ChrabasczBig East All-Rookie Team[12]
Kellen DunhamAll-Big East Second Team[13]
Big East Player of the Week - Dec. 16[14]
Old Spice Classic All-Tournament Team[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Big East Conference Standings - 2013-14." ESPN.com. Retrieved: March 18, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Hinkle Fieldhouse". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Celtics Hire Brad Stevens as Head Coach" (Press release). Boston Celtics. July 3, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  4. ↑ Eisenberg, Jeff (July 6, 2013). "Butler stays in the family again, selecting assistant Brandon Miller to replace Brad Stevens". The Dagger. Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  5. ↑ Goodman, Jeff (August 16, 2013). "Roosevelt Jones will miss season". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  6. ↑ Rene Castro transfer
  7. ↑ Woods suspended
  8. ↑ "Butler loses to St. Johns". Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  9. ↑ "2013-14 Butler Bulldogs". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  10. ↑ Big East Conference (March 9, 2014). "Butler's Alex Barlow Named BIG EAST Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year". Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  11. ↑ Butler Sports (30 January 2014). "Alex Barlow Named Capital One Academic All-District". Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  12. ↑ Big East Conference (9 March 2014). "All-Big East Men's Basketball Team Announced". Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  13. ↑ Big East Conference (9 March 2014). "All-Big East Men's Basketball Team Announced". Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  14. ↑ Big East Conference (December 16, 2013). "Butler's Dunham Named Player of the Week". Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  15. ↑ Butler Sports (December 2, 2013). "Kellen Dunham Named All-Tournament at Old Spice Classic". Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
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