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Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
When the Butler Bulldogs lost Gordon Hayward to the NBA after their run to the NCAA title game last spring, the thought was that they surely couldn't come back and pull off a similar run without a top-ten draft pick like Hayward anchoring their squad. Or, not. Butler picked up ...
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Tuesday, April 5th, 2011
This wasn't supposed to be how it ended for the Butler Bulldogs. Heading into last year's title game against Duke, I don't think too many people thought the Bulldogs would clip Duke and cut the nets down as national champions. This year felt different though. Butler had been playing outstanding ...
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Tuesday, April 5th, 2011
When it came to the postseason, just about every step that Connecticut made took most people by surprise. Sure, they had a Player of the Year candidate in Kemba Walker and could make some noise in the Big East tournament, but they weren't supposed to win it all.
When the Huskies ...
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Tuesday, April 5th, 2011
It sure wasn't the prettiest National Championship game played for the Men's Division I NCAA title and it might have even been the ugliest game ever played on the sports biggest stage, but the UConn Huskies took home their third title in the school's history. Jim Calhoun became the oldest ...
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Monday, April 4th, 2011
The NCAA Tournament started with 68 teams and now it’s down to just two. Butler and Connecticut will play for College Basketball’s greatest prize.
As for Butler, it has been an extremely impressive run through the tournament for a second straight year. For the Bulldogs, it’s been a tourney filled with ...
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Monday, April 4th, 2011
One year ago, the Butler Bulldogs were in this exact same spot. OK, maybe not exactly. Last year they played Duke in the national championship just a few miles down the road from their campus. Still, tonight, surprisingly, they'll play for the title again halfway across the country in Houston.
I'll ...
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Friday, April 1st, 2011
Brad Stevens has emerged as the nation’s top young basketball coach. He has elevated Butler to an elite status only rivaled by the likes of Kentucky, Kansas, UCLA, Duke, UNLV, Florida and a small handful of others. Going to back-to-back Final Fours is extremely difficult for any school or program ...
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Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
Humility. Passion. Unity. Servanthood. Thankfulness. Those are the five principles of the Butler way that was forged by Tony Hinkle, but resurrected by Butler Athletic Director Barry Collier. When it comes to Butler it is all about a team first mentality. And it’s those principles along with one of the ...
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Monday, March 21st, 2011
Ten years, ten NCAA Tournament appearances. It's rarely the most entertaining or exciting brand of basketball, but Bo Ryan's Wisconsin Badgers teams just win. And they do so consistently. Wisconsin is on to the Sweet 16 after dispatching of No. 13 seeded Belmont on Thursday, then No. 5 seeded Kansas ...
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Monday, March 21st, 2011
You would have thought I would have learned my lesson last year, but I truly did not think that the Butler Bulldogs would be alive again after the first weekend of the NCAA tournament. Yet, thanks to two dramatic victories, the Bulldogs have earned another trip to the Sweet Sixteen ...
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