2016–17 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

2016–17 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball

Las Vegas Invitational Champions
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 18
2016–17 record	8–0 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	Chris Holtmann (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Terry Johnson (10th year)
Assistant coach	Ryan Pedon (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Mike Schrage (1st year)
Home arena	Hinkle Fieldhouse

2016–17 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#18 Butler	0	–	0	–	8	–	0	1.000
#2 Villanova	0	–	0	–	8	–	0	1.000
#10 Creighton	0	–	0	–	8	–	0	1.000
#7 Xavier	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Marquette	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Providence	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Seton Hall	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
DePaul	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Georgetown	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
St. John's	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375

† 2017 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Butler University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Chris Holtmann, in his third year. The Bulldogs play their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse and are members of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 22–11, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place in conference. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament to Providence. The Bulldogs received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Texas Tech in the First Round to advance to the Second Round where they lost to Virginia.

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Kellen Dunham	24	G	6'6	200	Senior	Pendleton, IN	Graduated
Austin Etherington	0	F	6'6	220	RS Senior	Cicero, IN	Graduated
Jordan Gathers	5	G	6'3	205	Senior	Woodland Hills, CA	Graduated
Roosevelt Jones	21	G/F	6'4	225	RS Senior	O'Fallon, IL	Graduated
Jackson Davis	13	F	6'8	233	Sophomore	Lexington, KY	Transferred to Eastern Kentucky

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Avery Woodson	0	G	6'2"	190	Senior	Waynesboro, MS	Transferred from Memphis. Will be immediately eligible to play as he graduated from Memphis.
Paul Jorgensen	–	G	6'2"	185	Sophomore	New City, NY	Transferred from George Washington. Under NCAA transfer rules, Jorgensen will have to redshirt for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2016 Recruiting class

Butler originally signed four recruits in its 2016 class which was hailed as the best recruiting class in Butler history.^[1] However, three star point guard, Howard Washington, Jr., and Butler mutually agreed to part ways in April 2016.^[2] The class is currently ranked as 45th best in the country by 247Sports.com.^[3]

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Joey Brunk Center	Indianapolis, IN	Southport High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Jun 14, 2015
Joey Brunk Center	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kamar Baldwin Shooting Guard	Winder, GA	Apalachee High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Aug 6, 2015
Kamar Baldwin Shooting Guard	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Henry Baddley Small Forward	Akron, OH	St. Vincent–St. Mary High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 6, 2015
Henry Baddley Small Forward	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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: "2016 Butler Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-06-09. "Butler Bulldogs Men's Basketball Recruiting 2016". Scout.com. Retrieved 2016-06-09. "Butler Bulldogs Men's Basketball Recruiting 2016". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-06-09. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2016-06-09. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-06-09.

Class of 2017 Commitments

2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Cooper Neese Point Guard	Cloverdale, IN	Cloverdale High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Aug 12, 2015
Cooper Neese Point Guard	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jerald Butler Point Guard	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Calvary Christian Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Dec 8, 2015
Jerald Butler Point Guard	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kyle Young Power Forward	Massillon, OH	Jackson High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 29, 2016
Kyle Young Power Forward	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Christian David Shooting Guard	Saxtons River, VT	Vermont Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 24, 2016
Christian David Shooting Guard	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-06-02.

Roster

2016–17 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	25	Bennett, StevenSteven Bennett (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	New Castle	New Castle, IN
3.5 !F	45	Chrabascz, AndrewAndrew Chrabascz	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Cushing	Portsmouth, RI
3.5 !F	30	Martin, KelanKelan Martin	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Ballard	Louisville, KY
3.5 !F	4	Wideman, TylerTyler Wideman	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lake Central	Merrillville, IN
1.5 !G	1	Lewis, TylerTyler Lewis	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Oak Hill Academy (VA) (N.C. State)	Statesville, NC
1.5 !G	10	Pettus, TreyTrey Pettus (W)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	MICDS	St. Louis, MO
5.0 !C	51	Fowler, NateNate Fowler	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2.0 !So	Archbishop Moeller	Cincinnati, OH
1.5 !G	22	McDermott, SeanSean McDermott	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Pendleton Heights	Pendleton, IN
1.5 !G	11	Savage, KethanKethan Savage	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Episcopal (George Washington)	Alexandria, VA
1.5 !G	3	Baldwin, KamarKamar Baldwin	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Apalachee	Winder, GA
2.5 !G/F	20	Baddley, HenryHenry Baddley	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. Vincent–St. Mary	Wadsworth, OH
1.5 !G	0	Woodson, AveryAvery Woodson	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Wayne County (Memphis)	Waynesboro, MS
4.5 !F/C	50	Brunk, JoeyJoey Brunk	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Southport	Indianapolis, IN
1.5 !G		Jorgensen, PaulPaul Jorgensen	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Don Bosco Prep (George Washington)	New City, NY

Head coach

Chris Holtmann (Taylor)

Assistant coach(es)

Terry Johnson (IPFW)
Ryan Pedon (Wooster)
Mike Schrage (Indiana)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 16, 2016^[4]

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Oct 29, 2016* 2:00 p.m., WISH-TV		Wabash College	W 100–53	–	17 – Martin	5 – Tied	6 – Lewis	Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,952) Indianapolis, IN
Nov 5, 2016* 7:00 p.m., WISH-TV		Saginaw Valley State	W 77–50	–	15 – Martin	12 – Wideman	3 – Lewis	Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100) Indianapolis, IN
Non-conference Regular Season
Nov 12, 2016* 7:30 p.m., FS2		Northern Colorado	W 89–52	1–0	21 – Martin	6 – Martin	5 – Lewis	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,836) Indianapolis, IN
Nov 16, 2016* 7:00 p.m., FS1		Northwestern Gavitt Tipoff Games	W 70–68	2–0	22 – Martin	7 – Chrabascz	3 – Baldwin	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,858) Indianapolis, IN
Nov 19, 2016* 1:00 p.m., FSN		Bucknell Las Vegas Invitational	W 86–60	3–0	14 – Tied	6 – Martin	7 – Lewis	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,236) Indianapolis, IN
Nov 21, 2016* 8:30 p.m., FS1		Norfolk State Las Vegas Invitational	W 91–55	4–0	17 – Fowler	7 – Fowler	8 – Lewis	Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,593) Indianapolis, IN
Nov 24, 2016* 8:00 p.m., FS1		vs. Vanderbilt Las Vegas Invitational semifinals	W 76–66	5–0	15 – Lewis	10 – Chrabascz	4 – Lewis	Orleans Arena (2,537) Paradise, NV
Nov 25, 2016* 10:30 p.m., FS1		vs. No. 8 Arizona Las Vegas Invitational championship	W 69–65	6–0	16 – Martin	8 – Wideman	6 – Lewis	Orleans Arena (3,000) Paradise, NV
Nov 28, 2016* 9:00 p.m., P12N	No. 18	at Utah	W 68–59	7–0	18 – Martin	5 – Wideman	6 – Lewis	Huntsman Center (14,332) Salt Lake City, UT
Dec 3, 2016* 4:00 p.m., FS2	No. 18	Central Arkansas	W 82–58	8–0	30 – Martin	10 – Wideman	6 – Savage	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,117) Indianapolis, IN
Dec 7, 2016* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Indiana State			–	–	–	Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
Dec 10, 2016* 4:30 p.m., FS1		Cincinnati			–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Dec 17, 2016* 5:00 p.m., BTN		vs. Indiana Crossroads Classic			–	–	–	Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Dec 21, 2016* 7:00 p.m., FSN		Vermont			–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Big East Conference Play

Dec 29, 2016 7:00 p.m., FS1		at St. John's			–	–	–	Carnesecca Arena New York, NY
Jan 1, 2017 3:00 p.m., CBSSN		Providence			–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Jan 4, 2017 6:30 p.m., FS1		Villanova			–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Jan 7, 2017 Noon, FOX		at Georgetown			–	–	–	Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
Jan 11, 2017 9:00 p.m., FS1		at Creighton			–	–	–	CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, NE
Jan 14, 2017 2:00 p.m., FS1		Xavier			–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Jan 16, 2017 Noon, FS1		Marquette MLK Day Marathon			–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Jan 21, 2017 2:00 p.m., FS1		at DePaul			–	–	–	Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
Jan 25, 2017 8:30 p.m., FS1		at Seton Hall			–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
Jan 28, 2017 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		Georgetown			–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Jan 31, 2017 7:00 p.m., FS1		Creighton			–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Feb 7, 2017 9:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Marquette			–	–	–	BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
Feb 11, 2017 4:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Providence			–	–	–	Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
Feb 15, 2017 8:30 p.m., FS1		St. John's			–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Feb 19, 2017 1:30 p.m., FS1		DePaul			–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Feb 22, 2017 9:00 p.m., FS1		at Villanova			–	–	–	The Pavilion Villanova, PA
Feb 26, 2017 3:30 p.m., FS1		at Xavier			–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Mar 4, 2017 2:30 p.m., TBA		Seton Hall			–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Big East Tournament
Mar 9–11, 2017		vs.			–	–	–	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes.
Poll	Pre	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	RV	RV	RV	18
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	18

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Awards

Name	Award(s)
Kamar Baldwin	Las Vegas Invitational All-Tournament Team^[5]
Andrew Chrabascz	Las Vegas Invitational Most Outstanding Player^[6]
Kelan Martin	Preseason All-Big East First Team^[7] Las Vegas Invitational All-Tournament Team^[8]

References

↑ "Butler signs highest-rated recruiting class in its history". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
↑ "Washington and Butler part ways". Scout.com. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
↑ "2016 Basketball Team Rankings". 247Sports. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
↑ "2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
↑ "@ButlerMBB Takes Las Vegas Invitational with 69-65 Win Over #8 Arizona". Butler University. November 26, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
↑ "@ButlerMBB Takes Las Vegas Invitational with 69-65 Win Over #8 Arizona". Butler University. November 26, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
↑ "@ButlerMBB Picked Sixth in BIG EAST Preseason Poll". Butler University. October 11, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
↑ "@ButlerMBB Takes Las Vegas Invitational with 69-65 Win Over #8 Arizona". Butler University. November 26, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.

Butler Bulldogs men's basketball

Venues	Butler Fieldhouse (1928–1966) Hinkle Fieldhouse (1966–present)

Culture & lore	The Butler Way Crossroads Classic Dawg Pound Butler Blue

People	Head coaches Award winners

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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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