2023–24 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

2023–24 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
2023–24 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	11–5 (2–3 Big East)
Head coach	Thad Matta (2nd, 3rd overall season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Pegues (2nd season); Maurice Joseph (2nd season); Alex Barlow (1st season);
Home arena	Hinkle Fieldhouse

2023–24 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 UConn	5	–	1	.833	15	–	2	.882
Seton Hall	5	–	1	.833	12	–	5	.706
Villanova	4	–	1	.800	11	–	5	.688
No. 22 Creighton	4	–	2	.667	13	–	4	.765
St. John's	4	–	2	.667	12	–	5	.706
No. 11т Marquette	2	–	3	.400	11	–	5	.688
Xavier	2	–	3	.400	8	–	8	.500
Butler	2	–	4	.333	11	–	6	.647
Providence	2	–	4	.333	11	–	6	.647
Georgetown	1	–	5	.167	8	–	9	.471
DePaul	0	–	5	.000	3	–	13	.188

† 2024 Big East tournament winner As of January 14, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Butler University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are coached by Thad Matta, in the second year of his second stint 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.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2022–23 season 14–18, 6–14 in Big East play to finish in ninth place. They were defeated by St. John's in the first round of the Big East tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
DJ Hughes	0	F	6'6"	230	Sophomore	Indianapolis, IN	Transferred to East Tennessee State
Eric Hunter Jr.	2	G	6'4"	170	GS Senior	Indianapolis, IN	Graduated
Chuck Harris	3	G	6'2"	200	Junior	Ashburn, VA	Transferred to SMU
Myles Wilmoth	11	F	6'9"	215	Junior	Chestnut Ridge, NY	Transferred to Hofstra
Myles Tate	12	G	6'0"	165	Junior	Roebuck, SC	Transferred to Appalachian State
Jayden Taylor	13	G	6'4"	195	Sophomore	Indianapolis, IN	Transferred to NC State
Pierce Thomas	14	G/F	6'5"	210	RS Freshman	Brownsburg, IN	Transferred to Eastern Kentucky
Manny Bates	15	C	6'11"	240	GS Senior	Fayetteville, NC	Graduated/went undrafted in 2023 NBA draft
Ali Ali	24	G/F	6'8"	205	Senior	Kendallville, IN	Graduate transferred to Akron
Simas Lukosius	41	G/F	6'7"	225	Sophomore	Kaunas, Lituania	Transferred to Cincinnati

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school	Seasons Remaining
DJ Davis	4	G	6'1"	170	Senior	Moreno Valley, CA	UC Irvine	Two
Posh Alexander	5	G	6'0"	200	Senior	Brooklyn, NY	St. John's	Two
Jahmyl Telfort	11	G	6'7"	224	Senior	Boucherville, QC	Northeastern	Two
Landon Moore	14	G	6'3"	200	Sophomore	Bloomington, IL	Saint Francis (PA)	Three
Pierre Brooks II	21	G	6'6"	225	Junior	Detroit, MI	Michigan State	Two
Andre Screen	23	C	7'1"	261	Senior	Alexandria, VA	Bucknell	Two

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Finley Bizjack #19 SG	Trophy Club, TX	Byron Nelson High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jul 1, 2022
Finley Bizjack #19 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Boden Kapke C	Victoria, MN	Holy Family Catholic High School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Sep 10, 2022
Boden Kapke C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Augusto Cassiá PF	Salvador, Brazil	NBA Academy Latin America	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Apr 1, 2023
Augusto Cassiá PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
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: "ESPN – Butler Bulldogs Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com.

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Evan Haywood SG	Indianapolis, IN	Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 13, 2023
Evan Haywood SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
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: "ESPN – Butler Bulldogs Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com.

Roster

2023–24 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F/C	35	John-Michael Mulloy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Sr	Carmel	Carmel, IN
F/C	1	Jalen Thomas	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	GS	Georgia State	Detroit, MI
G	4	DJ Davis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	UC Irvine	Moreno Valley, CA
G	5	Posh Alexander	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	St. John's	Brooklyn, NY
F	11	Jahmyl Telfort	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Northeastern	Boucherville, QC
C	23	Andre Screen	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Sr	Bucknell	Alexandria, VA
G	2	Artemios Gavalas (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Jr	St. John's	Southampton, NY
G/F	21	Pierre Brooks II	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Michigan State	Detroit, MI
F/C	22	Connor Turnbull	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Fort Zumwalt North	St. Paul, MO
G	14	Landon Moore	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Saint Francis (PA)	Bloomington, IL
G	13	Finley Bizjack	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Byron Nelson	Trophy Club, TX
F/C	33	Boden Kapke	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Fr	Holy Family Catholic	Victoria, MN
F	0	Augusto Cassia	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	NBA Global Academy (Australia)	Salvador, Brazil
G	3	Ethan McComb (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Center Grove	Greenwood, IN

Head coach

Thad Matta (Butler)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2023* 7:30 p.m.	Ohio Northern	W 78–46^[1]		13 – Davis	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,121) Indianapolis, IN
November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	Franklin (IN)	W 91–54^[2]		16 – Telfort	7 – Tied	5 – Moore	Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,877) Indianapolis, IN
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 8:00 p.m., FS1	Eastern Michigan	W 94–55^[3]	1–0	18 – Telfort	7 – Thomas	8 – Alexander	Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,792) Indianapolis, IN
November 10, 2023* 8:30 p.m., FS2	Southeast Missouri State	W 91–56^[4]	2–0	15 – Alexander	9 – Thomas	5 – Bizjack	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,072) Indianapolis, IN
November 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	East Tennessee State	W 81–47^[5]	3–0	15 – Davis	6 – Tied	4 – Tied	Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,511) Indianapolis, IN
November 17, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FS1	at No. 18 Michigan State Gavitt Tipoff Games	L 54–74^[6]	3–1	15 – Telfort	6 – Telfort	2 – Alexander	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
November 23, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPN2	vs. No. 19 Florida Atlantic ESPN Events Invitational quarterfinals	L 86–91^[7]	3–2	19 – Telfort	8 – Screen	9 – Alexander	State Farm Field House (3,061) Bay Lake, FL
November 24, 2023* 1:30 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Penn State ESPN Events Invitational consolation 2nd round	W 88–78^[8]	4–2	26 – Brooks	8 – Tied	3 – Tied	State Farm Field House (2,194) Bay Lake, FL
November 26, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Boise State ESPN Events Invitational	W 70–56^[9]	5–2	25 – Brooks	9 – Thomas	5 – Telfort	State Farm Field House (234) Bay Lake, FL
November 30, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FS1	Texas Tech Big East–Big 12 Battle	W 103–95^[10] ^OT	6–2	26 – Telfort	10 – Alexander	11 – Alexander	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,893) Indianapolis, IN
December 5, 2023* 8:30 p.m., FS1	Buffalo	W 72–59^[11]	7–2	18 – Tied	10 – Thomas	8 – Telfort	Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,262) Indianapolis, IN
December 9, 2023* 12:00 p.m., FS1	California	W 97–90^[12] ^2OT	8–2	21 – Alexander	7 – Brooks	6 – Alexander	Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,032) Indianapolis, IN
December 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FS1	Saginaw Valley State	W 96–70^[13]	9–2	17 – Bizjack	8 – Thomas	5 – Tied	Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,431) Indianapolis, IN
Big East regular season
December 19, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1	Georgetown	W 74–64^[14]	10–2 (1–0)	13 – Tied	8 – Thomas	7 – Alexander	Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,915) Indianapolis, IN
December 23, 2023 12:00 p.m., FS1	at Providence	L 75–85^[15] ^OT	10–3 (1–1)	22 – Davis	10 – Alexander	2 – Tied	Amica Mutual Pavilion (11,602) Providence, RI
January 2, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1	at St. John's	L 70–86^[16]	10–4 (1–2)	25 – Davis	7 – Brooks	5 – Alexander	Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY
January 5, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1	No. 4 UConn	L 81–88^[17]	10–5 (1–3)	22 – Davis	6 – Screen	6 – Alexander	Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,163) Indianapolis, IN
January 10, 2024 9:00 p.m., CBSSN	at No. 11 Marquette	W 69–62^[18]	11–5 (2–3)	14 – Tied	14 – Thomas	7 – Alexander	Fiserv Forum (14,858) Milwaukee, WI
January 13, 2024 12:00 p.m., FS1	Seton Hall	L 72-78	11-6 (2-4)	17 – Alexander	7 – Thomas	4 – Tied	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,777) Indianapolis, IN
January 16, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1	at Xavier						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
January 20, 2024 4:00 p.m., FS1	DePaul						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
January 23, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1	at Georgetown						Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
January 27, 2024 3:00 p.m., FS1	Villanova						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
February 2, 2024 9:00 p.m., FS1	at Creighton						CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
February 6, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1	at UConn						XL Center Hartford, CT
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., FS1	Providence						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
February 13, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1	Marquette						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
February 17, 2024 12:30 p.m., FOX	Creighton						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
February 20, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1	at Villanova						Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
February 24, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS2	at Seton Hall						Prudential Center Newark, NJ
February 28, 2024 8:30 p.m., CBSSN	St. John's						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
March 2, 2024 12:00 p.m., FS1	at DePaul						Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
March 6, 2024 7:30 p.m., CBSSN	Xavier						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Big East tournament
March 13–16, 2024 TBD	vs. TBD						Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time ^[19].

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.

References

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[1] "Men's Basketball vs Ohio Northern on 10/28/23 – Box score".

[2] "Men's Basketball vs Franklin College on 11/01/23 – Box Score".

[3] "Eastern Michigan vs. Butler Box Score (Men), November 6, 2023".

[4] "Southeast Missouri State vs. Butler Box Score (Men), November 10, 2023".

[5] "East Tennessee State vs. Butler Box Score (Men), November 13, 2023".

[6] "Michigan State vs. Butler Box Score (Men), November 17, 2023".

[7] "Florida Atlantic vs. Butler Box Score (Men), November 23, 2023".

[8] "Penn State vs. Butler Box Score (Men), November 24, 2023".

[9] "Boise State vs. Butler Box Score (Men), November 26, 2023".

[10] "Texas Tech vs. Butler Box Score (Men), November 30, 2023".

[11] "Buffalo vs. Butler Box Score (Men), December 5, 2023".

[12] "California vs. Butler Box Score (Men), December 9, 2023".

[13] "Saginaw Valley State vs. Butler Box Score (Men), December 15, 2023".

[14] "Georgetown vs. Butler Box Score (Men), December 19, 2023".

[15] "Providence vs. Butler Box Score (Men), December 23, 2023".

[16] "St. John's vs. Butler Box Score (Men), January 2, 2024".

[17] "UConn vs. Butler Box Score (Men), January 5, 2024".

[18] "Marquette vs. Butler Box Score (Men), January 10, 2024".

[19] "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule".

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