2008–09 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
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2008–09 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball | |
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Horizon League Regular Season Champions
Horizon League Tournament Runners Up 2009 NCAA Tournament 9 Seed (South) |
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First Round vs. LSU, L 75–71
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Conference | Horizon League |
Ranking | |
Coaches | #25 |
AP | #22 |
2008–09 record | 26–6 (15–3 Horizon) |
Head coach | Brad Stevens |
Assistant coach | Matthew Graves |
Assistant coach | Terry Johnson |
Assistant coach | Micah Shrewsberry |
Home arena | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
2008-09 Horizon League Men's Basketball Standings | ||||||
Conf | Overall | |||||
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Team (Rank) | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT |
#22 Butler | 15 | 3 | .833 | 26 | 6 | .813 |
Green Bay | 13 | 5 | .722 | 22 | 11 | .667 |
Cleveland State† | 12 | 6 | .667 | 26 | 11 | .703 |
Wright State | 12 | 6 | .667 | 20 | 13 | .606 |
Milwaukee | 11 | 7 | .611 | 17 | 14 | .548 |
UIC | 7 | 11 | .389 | 16 | 15 | .516 |
Youngstown State | 7 | 11 | .389 | 11 | 19 | .367 |
Loyola (IL) | 6 | 12 | .333 | 14 | 18 | .438 |
Valparaiso | 5 | 13 | .278 | 9 | 22 | .290 |
Detroit | 2 | 16 | .111 | 7 | 23 | .233 |
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2008–09 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Brad Stevens, serving his 2nd year. The Bulldogs played their home games at the Hinkle Fieldhouse, which has a capacity of approximately 10,000.[1]
The Bulldogs won the 2009 Horizon League Men's Basketball Regular Season Championship and received an at-large bid to the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning a 9 seed in the South Region. They fell to 8 seed LSU .
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Roster
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Schedule
Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site City, State |
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 30* 7:00 PM |
Marian | W 61–31 | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
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November 8* 7:00 PM |
Oakland City | W 91–52 | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
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Non-Conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
November 15* 8:05 PM |
at Drake | W 58–48 | 1–0 |
Knapp Center Des Moines, IA |
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November 19* 7:00 PM |
Ball State | W 64–55 | 2–0 |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
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November 22* 2:00 PM |
Indiana University – South Bend | W 87–33 | 3–0 |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
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November 26* 7:00 PM |
at Northwestern | W 57–53 | 4–0 |
Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
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November 29* 2:00 PM |
Evansville | W 75–59 | 5–0 |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
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December 4 8:00 PM |
at Cleveland State | W 50–48 | 6–0 (1–0) |
Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH |
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December 6 7:05 PM |
at Youngstown State | W 79–71 | 7–0 (2–0) |
Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
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December 10* 8:05 PM |
at Bradley | W 87–75 | 8–0 |
Carver Arena Peoria, IL |
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December 13* 12:00 PM |
at #21 Ohio State | L 54–51 | 8–1 |
Jerome Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH |
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December 20* 2:00 PM |
Florida Gulf Coast | W 73–53 | 9–1 |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
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December 23* 7:00 PM |
at #12 Xavier | W 74–65 | 10–1 |
Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH |
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December 30* 7:00 PM |
UAB | W 72–68 | 11–1 |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
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Horizon League Play | |||||||||||
January 3 8:05 PM |
at Valparaiso | W 75–62 | 12–1 (3–0) |
Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
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January 8 7:00 PM |
#20 | Wright State | W 64–48 | 13–1 (4–0) |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
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January 10 2:00 PM |
#20 | Detroit | W 54–50 | 14–1 (5–0) |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
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January 15 8:00 PM |
#18 | at Loyola (IL) | W 78–55 | 15–1 (6–0) |
Joseph J. Gentile Center Chicago, IL |
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January 17 2:00 |
#18 | at Illinois-Chicago | W 59–52 | 16–1 (7–0) |
UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL |
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January 22 7:00 PM |
#17 | Green Bay | W 68–59 | 17–1 (8–0) |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
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January 24 2:00 PM |
#17 | Milwaukee | W 78–48 | 18–1 (9–0) |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
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January 30 7:00 PM |
#13 | Valparaiso | W 59–51 | 19–1 (10–0) |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
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February 2 8:00 PM |
#11 | at Green Bay | L 75–66 | 19–2 (10–1) |
Resch Center Green Bay, WI |
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February 5 8:05 PM |
#11 | at Detroit | W 66–61 | 20–2 (11–1) |
Calihan Hall Detroit, MI |
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February 7 7:00 PM |
#11 | at Wright State | W 69–51 | 21–2 (12–1) |
Nutter Center Dayton, OH |
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February 13 7:00 PM |
#15 | Illinois-Chicago | W 80–61 | 22–2 (13–1) |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
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February 15 2:00 PM |
#15 | Loyola (IL) | L 71–67 | 22–3 (13–2) |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
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February 18 8:00 PM |
#22 | at Milwaukee | L 63–30 | 22–4 (13–3) |
U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, WI |
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February 21* 12:00 PM |
#22 | at Davidson | W 75–63 | 23–4 |
John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC |
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February 26 7:00 PM |
#23 | Youngstown State | W 78–57 | 24–4 (14–3) |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
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February 28 12:00 PM |
#23 | Cleveland State | W 58–56 | 25–4 (15–3) |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
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Horizon League Tournament | |||||||||||
March 7 7:00 PM |
#22 | Wright State Horizon League Semifinal |
W 62–57 | 26–4 |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
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March 10 9:00 PM |
#17 | Cleveland State Horizon League Championship |
L 57–54 | 26–5 |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
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NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 19* 12:00 PM, CBS |
#23 (9 SR) | at vs. #20 (8 SR) LSU Round of 64 |
L 75–71 | 26–6 (15–3) |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) Indicates seed in NCAA Tournament. SR = South Region. |
Rankings
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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 | Final |
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AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 22 | |||
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 20 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 23 | 25 |
See also
References
- ↑ Butler University – The Official Athletics Site: Hinkle Fieldhouse, retrieved 21 December 2009