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2020–21 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

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]

Previous season

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]

Offseason

Departures

  1. ^ Smits was a graduate transfer in the 2019–20 season, having graduated from Valparaiso in 2019.

Incoming transfers

Recruiting classes

2020 recruiting class

2021 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Harris sinks game-winning FTs, Butler ousts Xavier in OT". AP. CBS Sports. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "McDermott, No. 17 Creighton rout Butler 87-56 in Big East". ESPN. espn.com. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  3. ^ West, Jenna. "Big East Cancels Tournament Over Coronavirus". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "2020 NCAA Tournament canceled due to growing threat of coronavirus pandemic". CBSSports.com. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  5. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "Western Michigan vs. Butler Box Score, November 25, 2020".
  7. ^ "Butler vs. Villanova Box Score, December 16, 2020".
  8. ^ "Butler vs. Indiana Box Score, December 19, 2020".
  9. ^ "Southern Illinois vs. Butler Box Score, December 21, 2020".
  10. ^ "Providence vs. Butler Box Score, December 23, 2020".
  11. ^ "Butler vs. Providence Box Score, December 30, 2020".
  12. ^ "Butler vs. Seton Hall Box Score, January 2, 2021".
  13. ^ "Georgetown vs. Butler Box Score, January 6, 2021".
  14. ^ "Connecticut vs. Butler Box Score, January 9, 2021".
  15. ^ "Butler vs. St. John's (NY) Box Score, January 12, 2021".
  16. ^ "Creighton vs. Butler Box Score, January 16, 2021".
  17. ^ "Butler vs. DePaul Box Score, January 19, 2021".
  18. ^ "Butler vs. Connecticut Box Score, January 26, 2021".
  19. ^ "Xavier vs. Butler Box Score, January 30, 2021".
  20. ^ "Butler vs. Marquette Box Score, February 2, 2021".
  21. ^ "DePaul vs. Butler Box Score, February 6, 2021".
  22. ^ "St. John's (NY) vs. Butler Box Score, February 9, 2021".
  23. ^ "Butler vs. Georgetown Box Score, February 13, 2021".
  24. ^ "Marquette vs. Butler Box Score, February 17, 2021".
  25. ^ "Butler vs. Xavier Box Score, February 21, 2021".
  26. ^ "Seton Hall vs. Butler Box Score, February 24, 2021".
  27. ^ "Villanova vs. Butler Box Score, February 28, 2021".
  28. ^ "Butler vs. Creighton Box Score, March 6, 2021".
  29. ^ "Butler vs. Xavier Box Score, March 10, 2021".
  30. ^ "Butler vs. Creighton Box Score, March 11, 2021".
  31. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".