2019–20 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Butler University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are coached by LaVall Jordan, in his third year as head coach of his alma mater. The Bulldogs play their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana as members of the Big East Conference.

2019–20 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 23
2019–20 record22–9 (10–8 Big East)
Head coachLaVall Jordan (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Meyer (6th season)
  • Emerson Kampen (4th season)
  • Omar Lowery (3rd season)
Home arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
2019–20 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 7 Creighton135 .722  247  .774
No. 11 Villanova135 .722  247  .774
No. 16 Seton Hall135 .722  219  .700
Providence126 .667  1912  .613
No. 24 Butler108 .556  229  .710
Marquette810 .444  1812  .600
Xavier810 .444  1913  .594
Georgetown513 .278  1517  .469
St. John's513 .278  1715  .531
DePaul315 .167  1616  .500
As of March 11, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 Big East Tournament was cancelled at halftime of the first game of the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2018–19 season 16–17, 7–11 in Big East play which tied them for eighth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Big East Tournament, they were defeated by Providence in the quarterfinals. The Bulldogs received an at-large bid to the NIT as the No. 5 seed in the TCU bracket. There they were defeated in the first round by Nebraska.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Nate Fowler51C6'10"240SeniorCincinnati, OHGraduated
Paul Jorgensen5G6'2"185RS SeniorNew City, NYGraduated
Joey Brunk50C6'11"250RS SophomoreIndianapolis, INTransferred to Indiana
Jerald Gillens-Butler21G/F6'4"230SophomoreFort Lauderdale, FLTransferred to Elon

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Derrik Smits21C7'1"240GraduateZionsville, INTransferred from Valparaiso. Immediately eligible to play as he graduated from Valparaiso.

2019 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
John-Michael Mulloy
C
Carmel, IN Carmel High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 6, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Khalif Battle
SG
Metuchen, NJ Trenton Catholic Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 4, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: 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:

  • "2019 Butler Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    2020 Recruiting Class

    Roster

    2019–20 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    C 21 Derrik Smits 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)235 lb (107 kg) GSZionsville (Valparaiso) Zionsville, IN
    G/F 20 Henry Baddley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrSt. Vincent–St. Mary Wadsworth, OH
    G 3 Kamar Baldwin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrApalachee Winder, GA
    G 22 Sean McDermott 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SrPendleton Heights Pendleton, IN
    F 25 Christian David  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrVermont Academy Milton, Ontario
    G 0 Campbell Donovan  (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrBishop Dwenger Fort Wayne, IN
    G 2 Aaron Thompson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrPaul VI Catholic Glenn Dale, MD
    F 10 Bryce Nze 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS JrArrowhead (Milwaukee) Hartland, WI
    F 1 Jordan Tucker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrWheeler (Duke) White Plains, NY
    F 33 Bryce Golden 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) SoSt. James School Winchester, VA
    F 24 Markeese Hastings 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS FrGodwin Heights Wyoming, MI
    F 30 Mike Parker (W)  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS FrCoastal Christian Wilmington, NC
    G 4 Khalif Battle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrTrenton Catholic Edison, NJ
    F/C 35 John-Michael Mulloy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrCarmel Carmel, IN
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster
    Last update: July 12, 2018[1]

    Schedule and results

      Date
      time, TV
      Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
      city, state
      Exhibition
      October 26, 2019*
      7:30 p.m.
      IU Kokomo W 70–40 
       18  McDermott  7  Tucker  6  Thompson  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,392)
      Indianapolis, IN
      November 1, 2019*
      7:00 p.m.
      Indianapolis W 79–47 
       29  McDermott  11  Nze  5  Thompson  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,527)
      Indianapolis, IN
      Non-conference regular season
      November 6, 2019*
      6:30 p.m., FS2
      IUPUI W 80–47[2]  1–0
       26  McDermott  11  Nze  9  Thompson  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,706)
      Indianapolis, IN
      November 9, 2019*
      7:00 p.m., FSN
      New Orleans W 79–53[3]  2–0
       18  Nze  10  Nze  10  Thompson  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,118)
      Indianapolis, IN
      November 12, 2019*
      8:30 p.m., FS1
      Minnesota
      Gavitt Tipoff Games
      W 64–56[4]  3–0
       27  Baldwin  8  Nze  3  Thompson  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,879)
      Indianapolis, IN
      November 16, 2019*
      8:00 p.m., FS2
      Wofford
      CBE Hall of Fame Classic campus game
      W 80–61[5]  4–0
       23  Baldwin  7  Tied  7  Thompson  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,054)
      Indianapolis, IN
      November 22, 2019*
      7:00 p.m., FS1
      Morehead State
      CBE Hall of Fame Classic campus game
      W 68–50[6]  5–0
       17  Baldwin  8  Baldwin  5  Thompson  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,707)
      Indianapolis, IN
      November 25, 2019*
      7:00 p.m., ESPNU
      vs. Missouri
      CBE Hall of Fame Classic semifinal
      W 63–52[7]  6–0
       13  Tied  7  Nze  7  Thompson  Sprint Center 
      Kansas City, MO
      November 26, 2019*
      9:30 p.m., ESPN2
      vs. Stanford
      CBE Hall of Fame Classic championship
      W 68–67[8]  7–0
       22  Baldwin  8  Nze  4  Thompson  Sprint Center (8,506)
      Kansas City, MO
      December 3, 2019*
      7:00 p.m., SECN
      No. 24 at Ole Miss W 67–58[9]  8–0
       31  Baldwin  7  Nze  3  Tied  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,348)
      Oxford, MS
      December 7, 2019*
      12:00 p.m., FOX
      No. 24 Florida W 76–62[10]  9–0
       16  Tied  7  McDermott  7  Thompson  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,303)
      Indianapolis, IN
      December 10, 2019*
      9:00 pm, ESPN2
      No. 18 at No. 11 Baylor
      Big East/Big 12 Battle
      L 52–53[11]  9–1
       19  Baldwin  8  Thompson  3  Baldwin  Ferrell Center (7,270)
      Waco, TX
      December 14, 2019*
      12:00 p.m., FS1
      No. 18 Southern W 66–41[12]  10–1
       12  Golden  7  Nze  8  Thompson  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,635)
      Indianapolis, IN
      December 21, 2019*
      2:30 p.m., BTN
      No. 17 vs. Purdue
      Crossroads Classic
      W 70–61[13]  11–1
       14  Golden  6  Nze  6  Thompson  Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,538)
      Indianapolis, IN
      December 28, 2019*
      4:00 p.m., FS1
      No. 12 Louisiana–Monroe W 67–36[14]  12–1
       16  Smits  8  Baldwin  6  Baldwin  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,040)
      Indianapolis, IN
      Big East regular season
      December 31, 2019
      7:30 p.m., FS1
      No. 11 at St. John's W 60–58[15]  13–1
      (1–0)
       19  Baldwin  12  Nze  5  Nze  Carnesecca Arena (3,816)
      Queens, NY
      January 4, 2020
      12:00 p.m., FS1
      No. 11 Creighton W 71–57[16]  14–1
      (2–0)
       20  Baldwin  11  McDermott  2  Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,129)
      Indianapolis, IN
      January 10, 2020
      9:00 p.m., FS1
      No. 6 at Providence W 70–58[17]  15–1
      (3–0)
       17  Tied  9  Golden  3  Thompson  Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,674)
      Providence, RI
      January 15, 2020
      6:30 p.m., FS1
      No. 5 No. 18 Seton Hall L 70–78[18]  15–2
      (3–1)
       19  Baldwin  10  Tucker  6  Baldwin  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,823)
      Indianapolis, IN
      January 18, 2020
      1:00 p.m., FSN
      No. 5 at DePaul L 66–79[19]  15–3
      (3–2)
       16  Baldwin  8  McDermott  6  Thompson  Wintrust Arena (8,967)
      Chicago, IL
      January 21, 2020
      7:00 p.m., CBSSN
      No. 13 at No. 9 Villanova L 61–76[20]  15–4
      (3–3)
       21  Baldwin  12  Nze  5  Tied  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
      Villanova, PA
      January 24, 2020
      9:00 p.m., FS1
      No. 13 Marquette W 89–85[21] OT 16–4
      (4–3)
       31  Baldwin  9  McDermott  5  Baldwin  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,204)
      Indianapolis, IN
      January 28, 2020
      9:00 p.m., CBSSN
      No. 16 at Georgetown W 69–64[22]  17–4
      (5–3)
       25  McDermott  8  McDermott  6  Baldwin  Capital One Arena (5,329)
      Washington, D.C.
      February 1, 2020
      2:00 p.m., FS1
      No. 16 Providence L 61–65[23]  17–5
      (5–4)
       14  Baldwin  8  Tucker  5  Baldwin  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,132)
      Indianapolis, IN
      February 5, 2020
      6:30 p.m., FS1
      No. 19 No. 10 Villanova W 79–76[24]  18–5
      (6–4)
       21  McDermott  8  Tied  3  Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,814)
      Indianapolis, IN
      February 9, 2020
      12:00 p.m., FS1
      No. 19 at Marquette L 57–76[25]  18–6
      (6–5)
       23  Baldwin  6  Tied  7  Thompson  Fiserv Forum (17,526)
      Milwaukee, WI
      February 12, 2020
      6:30 p.m., CBSSN
      No. 19 Xavier W 66–61[26]  19–6
      (7–5)
       14  McDermott  6  McDermott  5  Baldwin  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,878)
      Indianapolis, IN
      February 15, 2020
      2:30 p.m., FOX
      No. 19 Georgetown L 66–73[27]  19–7
      (7–6)
       17  Baldwin  7  McDermott  6  Baldwin  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,158)
      Indianapolis, IN
      February 19, 2020
      6:30 p.m., FS1
      No. 21 at No. 16 Seton Hall L 72–74[28]  19–8
      (7–7)
       20  Baldwin  10  Nze  6  Baldwin  Prudential Center (10,481)
      Newark, NJ
      February 23, 2020
      4:00 p.m., FS1
      No. 21 at No. 15 Creighton L 59–81[29]  19–9
      (7–8)
       13  Baddley  7  Nze  4  Battle  CHI Health Center Omaha (18,148)
      Omaha, NE
      February 29, 2020
      6:30 p.m., FS1
      DePaul W 60–42[30]  20–9
      (8–8)
       13  Tied  8  Baldwin  5  Baldwin  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,234)
      Indianapolis, IN
      March 4, 2020
      7:00 p.m., CBSSN
      St. John's W 77–55[31]  21–9
      (9–8)
       16  McDermott  14  McDermott  5  Thompson  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,675)
      Indianapolis, IN
      March 7, 2020
      8:30 p.m., FS1
      at Xavier W 72–71[32]  22–9
      (10–8)
       36  Baldwin  8  Nze  3  Tied  Cintas Center 
      Cincinnati, OH
      Big East Tournament
      March 12, 2020
      2:30 pm, FS1
      (5) No. 24 vs. (4) Providence
      Quarterfinal
      Madison Square Garden 
      New York, NY

      *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
      All times are in Eastern Time

      [33].

      Rankings

      Ranking movements
      Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
      NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
      Week
      Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
      AP NR NR RV RV 24 18 17 12 11 6 5 13 16 19 19 21 RV RV 24 23 
      Coaches NR NR RV RV 24 19 16 11 10 6 5 12 17 19 20 23 RV 25 21 21

      *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
      ^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

      Awards

      NameAward(s)
      Kamar BaldwinPreseason All-Big East First Team[34]
      Big East Player of the Week – Jan. 27[35]

      See also

      2019–20 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team

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