2014–15 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

2014–15 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 23
AP No. 24
2014–15 record 23–11 (12–6 Big East)
Head coach Chris Holtmann (1st year)
Assistant coach Terry Johnson (8th year)
Assistant coach Michael Lewis (4th year)
Assistant coach Emerson Kampen (1st year)
Home arena Hinkle Fieldhouse
2014–15 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#9 Villanova 16 2   .889     33 3   .917
Georgetown 12 6   .667     22 11   .667
#23 Butler 12 6   .667     23 11   .676
Providence 11 7   .611     22 12   .647
St. John's 10 8   .556     21 12   .636
#22 Xavier 9 9   .500     23 14   .622
DePaul 6 12   .333     12 20   .375
Seton Hall 6 12   .333     16 15   .516
Marquette 4 14   .222     13 19   .406
Creighton 4 14   .222     14 19   .424
2015 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 6, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Chris Holtmann, who took over as interim head coach after Brandon Miller requested and was granted a medical leave of absence from the university.[1] Holtmann was then named Head Coach on January 2, 2015, becoming the 23rd head coach of Butler's men's basketball team.[2] The Bulldogs played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse, which has a capacity of approximately 9,100.[3] This was Butler's second season in the Big East Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament to Xavier. The Bulldogs received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a #6 seed and defeated Texas in the Second Round before losing in the Third Tound to Notre Dame.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2013–14 season with a record of 14–17, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big East Tournament to Seton Hall.

Off season

2014 recruiting class

2014 marked the return of Roosevelt Jones, who sat out the entire 2013-14 season with a wrist injury.
Austin Etherington, completing a layup in a game vs. Maine, transferred from IU to Butler in the offseason.
The opening tip off of the exhibition game between Butler and Chicago.

Butler's 2014 spring recruiting run was able to stymie some of the postseason woes of 2013–14, with the entire freshman class save Andrew Chrabascz and walk-on Steven Bennett electing to transfer from the program along with Devontae Morgan from the sophomore class. The Bulldogs gained some considerable size in the front court this season, bringing in three freshman power forwards ranging from 6'6" to 6'8" and a small forward in Austin Etherington, a red-shirt junior transfer from Indiana who is immediately eligible to play. Another highlight of Butler's spring recruiting run was the addition of McDonald's All-American point guard Tyler Lewis, who elected to transfer from NC State and will sit out a year and start playing in the 2015–16 season per NCAA regulations.

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kelan Martin
Power Forward
Louisville, KY Ballard High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 8, 2013 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Tyler Wideman
Power Forward
Merrillville, IN Lake Central High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jul 20, 2013 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 75
Jackson Davis
Power Forward
Lexington, KY Lafayette High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Apr 25, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 71
Austin Etherington
Small Forward (Transfer)
Cicero, IN Hamilton Heights / Indiana 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Apr 18, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 91
Tyler Lewis
Point Guard (Transfer)
Statesville, NC Oak Hill Academy (VA) / NC State 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Apr 4, 2014 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 94
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:

Departures

After the previous season ended, four players announced that they would transfer. Sophomore guard Devontae Morgan,[4] freshman forward Nolan Berry,[5] freshman guard Elijah Brown,[6] and freshman walk-on guard Michael Volovic announced their transfers at various times in the postseason.

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Khyle Marshall 23 F 6'6 216 Senior Davie, FL Graduated
Erik Fromm 4 F 6'8 223 Senior Bloomington, IN Graduated
Devontae Morgan 2 G 6'3 176 Sophomore Tampa, FL Transferred
Nolan Berry 22 F/C 6'10 200 Freshman St. Louis, MO Transferred
Michael Volovic 10 G 5'9 165 Freshman Carmel, IN Transferred
Elijah Brown 5 G 6'4 185 Freshman Santa Ana, CA Transferred

Roster

2014–15 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 11 Aldridge, JacksonJackson Aldridge 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Sr Australian Inst. of Sport Lane Cove, Australia
G 3 Barlow, AlexAlex Barlow 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Sr Archbishop Moeller Springboro, OH
G 25 Bennett, StevenSteven Bennett (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So New Castle New Castle, IN
F 45 Chrabascz, AndrewAndrew Chrabascz 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Cushing Portsmouth, RI
G 24 Dunham, KellenKellen Dunham 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Pendleton Heights Pendleton, IN
F 21 Jones, RooseveltRoosevelt Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 227 lb (103 kg) RS Jr O'Fallon O'Fallon, IL
F 31 Woods, KameronKameron Woods 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Eastern Middletown, KY
F 30 Martin, KelanKelan Martin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Ballard Louisville, KY
F 4 Wideman, TylerTyler Wideman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Lake Central Merrillville, IN
F 13 Davis, JacksonJackson Davis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Lafayette Lexington, KY
F 0 Etherington, AustinAustin Etherington 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Hamilton Heights (Indiana) Cicero,IN
G 1 Lewis, TylerTyler Lewis  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Oak Hill Academy (VA) (N.C. State) Statesville, NC
G 34 Pettus, TreyTrey Pettus (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So MICDS St. Louis, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 25, 2014[7]

Regular season

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

Nov 1*
7:00 PM
Chicago W 88–45 
 18  Dunham  9  Tied  8  Jones  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,684[8])
Indianapolis, IN

Nov 8*
2:00 PM
Franklin W 98–43 
 18  Tied  5  Tied  6  Barlow  Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,624[9])
Indianapolis, IN
Non-Conference Regular Season

Nov 15*
4:30 PM, FS2
Maine W 99–57  1–0
 18  Dunham  6  Tied  9  Jones  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,652[10])
Indianapolis, IN

Nov 18*
9:00 PM, FS2
Chattanooga
Battle 4 Atlantis
W 70–48  2–0
 26  Dunham  16  Woods  7  Jones  Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,409[11])
Indianapolis, IN

Nov 22*
5:00 PM, FS2
Loyola (MD) W 80–39  3–0
 23  Martin  7  Martin  6  Jones  Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,058[12])
Indianapolis, IN

Nov 26*
12:00 PM, ESPN2
vs. No. 5 North Carolina
Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals
W 74–66  4–0
 17  Tied  13  Woods  6  Jones  Imperial Arena (3,136[13])
Nassau, BAH

Nov 27*
1:00 PM, ESPN
vs. Oklahoma
Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals
L 46–59  4–1
 17  Dunham  6  Jones  2  Tied  Imperial Arena (2,107[14])
Nassau, BAH

Nov 28*
2:00 PM, ESPN
vs. Georgetown
Battle 4 Atlantis 3rd place game
W 64–58  5–1
 16  Dunham  7  Woods  3  Tied  Imperial Arena (1,542[15])
Nassau, BAH

Dec 3*
7:05 PM, WNDY
No. 23 at Indiana State W 77–54  6–1
 14  Tied  12  Woods  4  Tied  Hulman Center (5,528[16])
Terra Haute, IN

Dec 6*
4:30 PM, FOX
No. 23 Northwestern W 65–56  7–1
 19  Dunham  9  Woods  4  Jones  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,920[17])
Indianapolis, IN

Dec 8*
7:00 PM, FS1
No. 15 Kennesaw State W 93–51  8–1
 19  Jones  7  Jones  7  Jones  Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,103[18])
Indianapolis, IN

Dec 14*
2:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 15 at Tennessee L 55–67  8–2
 16  Dunham  16  Woods  4  Barlow  Thompson-Boling Arena (14,058[19])
Knoxville, TN

Dec 20*
2:30 PM, FS1
No. 23 vs. Indiana
Crossroads Classic
L 73–82  8–3
 23  Dunham  12  Woods  2  Jones  Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A[20])
Indianapolis, IN

Dec 22*
7:00 PM, FS1
UT Martin W 64–37  9–3
 17  Chrabascz  9  Woods  3  Woods  Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,891[21])
Indianapolis, IN

Dec 28*
6:00 PM, FS1
Belmont W 67–56  10–3
 20  Jones  9  Wideman  4  Chrabascz  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,752[22])
Indianapolis, IN
Big East Conference Play

Dec 31
2:30 PM, FS1
at No. 6 Villanova L 55–67  10–4
(0–1)
 12  Tied  9  Jones  2  Tied  The Pavilion (6,500[23])
Villanova, PA

Jan 3
4:00 PM, CBSSN
at No. 15 St. John's W 73–69  11–4
(1–1)
 28  Dunham  9  Woods  3  Jones  Carnesecca Arena (5,602[24])
Queens, NY

Jan 6
9:00 PM, CBSSN
Providence L 62–66  11–5
(1–2)
 18  Dunham  11  Woods  2  Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,755[25])
Indianapolis, IN

Jan 10
4:30 PM, FS1
Xavier W 88–76  12–5
(2–2)
 19  Chrabascz  11  Woods  7  Jones  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100[26])
Indianapolis, IN

Jan 13
7:00 PM, FS1
at No. 21 Seton Hall W 79–75 OT 13–5
(3–2)
 23  Jones  15  Woods  3  Tied  Prudential Center (7,574[27])
Newark, NJ

Jan 17
5:00 PM, FS1
at Georgetown L 59–61  13–6
(3–3)
 28  Jones  6  Tied  3  Dunham  Verizon Center (14,821[28])
Washington, D.C.

Jan 21
9:00 PM, FS1
Creighton W 64–61  14–6
(4–3)
 18  Jones  10  Jones  6  Jones  Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,114[29])
Indianapolis, IN

Jan 25
3:00 PM, FSN
No. 24 Seton Hall W 77–57  15–6
(5–3)
 16  Chrabascz  8  Woods  8  Barlow  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,823[30])
Indianapolis, IN

Jan 31
2:00 PM, FSN
No. 25 at Marquette W 72–68 OT 16–6
(6–3)
 30  Chrabascz  18  Woods  5  Barlow  BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,342[31])
Milwaukee, WI

Feb 3
7:00 PM, FS1
No. 22 St. John's W 85–62  17–6
(7–3)
 21  Dunham  12  Woods  4  Jones  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,132[32])
Indianapolis, IN

Feb 7
3:30 PM, FS1
No. 22 DePaul W 83–73  18–6
(8–3)
 24  Dunham  8  Woods  7  Barlow  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100[33])
Indianapolis, IN

Feb 14
6:00 PM, CBSSN
No. 18 No. 6 Villanova L 65–68  18–7
(8–4)
 19  Tied  11  Woods  3  Jones  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,231[34])
Indianapolis, IN

Feb 16
9:15 PM, FS1
No. 19 at Creighton W 58–56  19–7
(9–4)
 19  Dunham  10  Woods  6  Jones  CenturyLink Center (17,971[35])
Omaha, NE

Feb 21
2:00 PM, FSN
No. 19 at Xavier L 56–73  19–8
(9–5)
 14  Jones  9  Woods  4  Wideman  Cintas Center (10,492[36])
Cincinnati, OH

Feb 25
8:00 PM, FS1
No. 23 Marquette W 73–52  20–8
(10–5)
 22  Dunham  8  Wideman  6  Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,830[37])
Indianapolis, IN

Feb 28
2:00 PM, FS2
No. 23 at DePaul W 67–53  21–8
(11–5)
 24  Dunham  6  Tied  4  Jones  Allstate Arena (8,805[38])
Rosemont, IL

Mar 3
7:00 PM, FS1
No. 21 Georgetown L 54–60  21–9
(11–6)
 15  Woods  16  Woods  3  Jones  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100[39])
Indianapolis, IN

Mar 7
12:00 PM, FS1
No. 21 at No. 24 Providence W 68–64  22–9
(12–6)
 16  Jones  12  Woods  4  Chrabascz  Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,400[40])
Providence, RI
Big East Tournament

Mar 12
9:30 PM, FS1
(3) No. 22 (6) Xavier
Quarterfinals
L 61–67 OT 22–10
 22  Barlow  14  Woods  4  Jones  Madison Square Garden (13,245)
New York, NY
NCAA Tournament

Mar 19*
2:45 PM, CBS
(6 MW) No. 24 vs. (11 MW) Texas
Second round
W 56–48  23–10
 20  Dunham  9  Woods  4  Jones  Consol Energy Center (15,818)
Pittsburgh, PA

Mar 21*
9:40 PM, TBS
(6 MW) No. 24 vs. (3 MW) No. 8 Notre Dame
Third round
L 64–67 OT 23–11
 23  Jones  15  Woods  3  Tied  Consol Energy Center (18,762)
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes.
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Post Final
AP NR NR NR NR 23 15 23 RV NR RV RV RV 25 22 18 19 23 21 22 24 N/A
Coaches NR NR NR NR RV 19 25 RV NR RV NR RV RV 22 18 19 23 21 22 23 23

Awards

Name Award(s)
Alex BarlowAcademic All-District[41]
Academic All-American[42]
Big East Sportsmanship Award[43]
Big East Scholar-Athlete of the Year[44]
Lowe's Senior Class Award[45]
Kellen DunhamPreseason All-Big East First Team[46]
Battle 4 Atlantis All-tournament Team[47]
Big East Player of the Week - February 9[48]
All-Big East First Team[49]
Roosevelt JonesPreseason All-Big East Honorable Mention[50]
All-Big East Second Team[51]

2014–15 Postseason

As part of the Final Four weekend, on April 2 Alex Barlow represented Butler in the State Farm 2015 College Slam Dunk and 3-pt contest. After advancing past the first two rounds, Barlow met Kevin Pangos in the final round, just barely getting edged, 22-21. A sold out Hinkle Fieldhouse erupted in cheers for the graduating senior, a fan favorite.[52] Another Butler senior, Kameron Woods, participated in the Reese's College All-Star Game on the East Team, joining five other Big East players on the roster. Although the East lost to the West 109-87, Woods dominated the glass, pulling down 14 rebounds - six more than any other player in the game.[53]

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