2014–15 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

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2014–15 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
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NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches #23
AP #24
2014–15 record 23–11 (12–6 Big East)
Head coach Chris Holtmann (1st year)
Assistant coach Terry Johnson (8th year)
Assistant coach Michael Lewis (4th year)
Assistant coach Emerson Kampen (1st year)
Home arena Hinkle Fieldhouse
Seasons
« 2013–14 2015–16 »
2014–15 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#9 Villanova † 16 – 2   .889     33 – 3   .917
Georgetown 12 – 6   .667     22 – 11   .667
#23 Butler 12 – 6   .667     23 – 11   .676
Providence 11 – 7   .611     22 – 12   .647
St. John's 10 – 8   .556     21 – 12   .636
#22 Xavier 9 – 9   .500     23 – 14   .622
DePaul 6 – 12   .333     12 – 20   .375
Seton Hall 6 – 12   .333     16 – 15   .516
Marquette 4 – 14   .222     13 – 19   .406
Creighton 4 – 14   .222     14 – 19   .424
† 2015 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 6, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Chris Holtmann, who took over as interim head coach after Brandon Miller requested and was granted a medical leave of absence from the university.[1] Holtmann was then named Head Coach on January 2, 2015, becoming the 23rd head coach of Butler's men's basketball team.[2] The Bulldogs played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse, which has a capacity of approximately 9,100.[3] This was Butler's second season in the Big East Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament to Xavier. The Bulldogs received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as ma #6 seed and defeated Texas in the Second Round before losing in the Third Tound to Notre Dame.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2013–14 season with a record of 14–17, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big East Tournament to Seton Hall.

Off season

2014 recruiting class

File:Roosevelt Jones 2014.jpg
2014 marked the return of Roosevelt Jones, who sat out the entire 2013-14 season with a wrist injury.
File:Austin Etherington reverse layup.jpg
Austin Etherington, completing a layup in a game vs. Maine, transferred from IU to Butler in the offseason.
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The opening tip off of the exhibition game between Butler and Chicago.

Butler's 2014 spring recruiting run was able to stymie some of the postseason woes of 2013–14, with the entire freshman class save Andrew Chrabascz and walk-on Steven Bennett electing to transfer from the program along with Devontae Morgan from the sophomore class. The Bulldogs gained some considerable size in the front court this season, bringing in three freshman power forwards ranging from 6'6" to 6'8" and a small forward in Austin Etherington, a red-shirt junior transfer from Indiana who is immediately eligible to play. Another highlight of Butler's spring recruiting run was the addition of McDonald's All-American point guard Tyler Lewis, who elected to transfer from NC State and will sit out a year and start playing in the 2015–16 season per NCAA regulations.

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kelan Martin
Power Forward		 Louisville, KY Ballard High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 8, 2013 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Tyler Wideman
Power Forward		 Merrillville, IN Lake Central High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jul 20, 2013 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 75
Jackson Davis
Power Forward		 Lexington, KY Lafayette High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Apr 25, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 71
Austin Etherington
Small Forward (Transfer)		 Cicero, IN Hamilton Heights / Indiana 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Apr 18, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 91
Tyler Lewis
Point Guard (Transfer)		 Statesville, NC Oak Hill Academy (VA) / NC State 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Apr 4, 2014 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 94
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.

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Departures

After the previous season ended, four players announced that they would transfer. Sophomore guard Devontae Morgan,[4] freshman forward Nolan Berry,[5] freshman guard Elijah Brown,[6] and freshman walk-on guard Michael Volovic announced their transfers at various times in the postseason.

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Khyle Marshall 23 F 6'6 216 Senior Davie, FL Graduated
Erik Fromm 4 F 6'8 223 Senior Bloomington, IN Graduated
Devontae Morgan 2 G 6'3 176 Sophomore Tampa, FL Transferred
Nolan Berry 22 F/C 6'10 200 Freshman St. Louis, MO Transferred
Michael Volovic 10 G 5'9 165 Freshman Carmel, IN Transferred
Elijah Brown 5 G 6'4 185 Freshman Santa Ana, CA Transferred

Roster

2014–15 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High school/previous college Home town
G 11 Jackson Aldridge 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Sr Australian Inst. of Sport Lane Cove, Australia
G 3 Alex Barlow 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Sr Archbishop Moeller Springboro, OH
G 25 Steven Bennett (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So New Castle New Castle, IN
F 45 Andrew Chrabascz 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Cushing Portsmouth, RI
G 24 Kellen Dunham 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Pendleton Heights Pendleton, IN
F 21 Roosevelt Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 227 lb (103 kg) RS Jr O'Fallon O'Fallon, IL
F 31 Kameron Woods 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Eastern Middletown, KY
F 30 Kelan Martin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Ballard Louisville, KY
F 4 Tyler Wideman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Lake Central Merrillville, IN
F 13 Jackson Davis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Lafayette Lexington, KY
F 0 Austin Etherington 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Hamilton Heights (Indiana) Cicero,IN
G 1 Tyler Lewis Current redshirt 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Oak Hill Academy (VA) (N.C. State) Statesville, NC
G 34 Trey Pettus (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So MICDS St. Louis, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 25, 2014[7]

Regular season

Schedule

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
Nov 1*
7:00 PM		 Chicago W 88–45 
 18 – Dunham   9 – Tied   8 – Jones  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,684[8])
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 8*
2:00 PM		 Franklin W 98–43 
 18 – Tied   5 – Tied   6 – Barlow  Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,624[9])
Indianapolis, IN
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 15*
4:30 PM, FS2		 Maine W 99–57  1–0
  18 – Dunham   6 – Tied   9 – Jones  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,652[10])
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 18*
9:00 PM, FS2		 Chattanooga
Battle 4 Atlantis		 W 70–48  2–0
  26 – Dunham   16 – Woods   7 – Jones  Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,409[11])
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 22*
5:00 PM, FS2		 Loyola (MD) W 80–39  3–0
  23 – Martin   7 – Martin   6 – Jones  Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,058[12])
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 26*
12:00 PM, ESPN2		 vs. #5 North Carolina
Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals		 W 74–66  4–0
  17 – Tied   13 – Woods   6 – Jones  Imperial Arena (3,136[13])
Nassau, BAH
Nov 27*
1:00 PM, ESPN		 vs. Oklahoma
Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals		 L 46–59  4–1
  17 – Dunham   6 – Jones   2 – Tied  Imperial Arena (2,107[14])
Nassau, BAH
Nov 28*
2:00 PM, ESPN		 vs. Georgetown
Battle 4 Atlantis 3rd place game		 W 64–58  5–1
  16 – Dunham   7 – Woods   3 – Tied  Imperial Arena (1,542[15])
Nassau, BAH
Dec 3*
7:05 PM, WNDY		 #23 at Indiana State W 77–54  6–1
  14 – Tied   12 – Woods   4 – Tied  Hulman Center (5,528[16])
Terra Haute, IN
Dec 6*
4:30 PM, FOX		 #23 Northwestern W 65–56  7–1
  19 – Dunham   9 – Woods   4 – Jones  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,920[17])
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 8*
7:00 PM, FS1		 #15 Kennesaw State W 93–51  8–1
  19 – Jones   7 – Jones   7 – Jones  Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,103[18])
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 14*
2:00 PM, ESPNU		 #15 at Tennessee L 55–67  8–2
  16 – Dunham   16 – Woods   4 – Barlow  Thompson-Boling Arena (14,058[19])
Knoxville, TN
Dec 20*
2:30 PM, FS1		 #23 vs. Indiana
Crossroads Classic		 L 73–82  8–3
  23 – Dunham   12 – Woods   2 – Jones  Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A[20])
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 22*
7:00 PM, FS1		 UT Martin W 64–37  9–3
  17 – Chrabascz   9 – Woods   3 – Woods  Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,891[21])
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 28*
6:00 PM, FS1		 Belmont W 67–56  10–3
  20 – Jones   9 – Wideman   4 – Chrabascz  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,752[22])
Indianapolis, IN
Big East Conference Play
Dec 31
2:30 PM, FS1		 at #6 Villanova L 55–67  10–4
(0–1)		  12 – Tied   9 – Jones   2 – Tied  The Pavilion (6,500[23])
Villanova, PA
Jan 3
4:00 PM, CBSSN		 at #15 St. John's W 73–69  11–4
(1–1)		  28 – Dunham   9 – Woods   3 – Jones  Carnesecca Arena (5,602[24])
Queens, NY
Jan 6
9:00 PM, CBSSN		 Providence L 62–66  11–5
(1–2)		  18 – Dunham   11 – Woods   2 – Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,755[25])
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 10
4:30 PM, FS1		 Xavier W 88–76  12–5
(2–2)		  19 – Chrabascz   11 – Woods   7 – Jones  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100[26])
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 13
7:00 PM, FS1		 at #21 Seton Hall W 79–75 OT 13–5
(3–2)		  23 – Jones   15 – Woods   3 – Tied  Prudential Center (7,574[27])
Newark, NJ
Jan 17
5:00 PM, FS1		 at Georgetown L 59–61  13–6
(3–3)		  28 – Jones   6 – Tied   3 – Dunham  Verizon Center (14,821[28])
Washington, D.C.
Jan 21
9:00 PM, FS1		 Creighton W 64–61  14–6
(4–3)		  18 – Jones   10 – Jones   6 – Jones  Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,114[29])
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 25
3:00 PM, FSN		 #24 Seton Hall W 77–57  15–6
(5–3)		  16 – Chrabascz   8 – Woods   8 – Barlow  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,823[30])
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 31
2:00 PM, FSN		 #25 at Marquette W 72–68 OT 16–6
(6–3)		  30 – Chrabascz   18 – Woods   5 – Barlow  BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,342[31])
Milwaukee, WI
Feb 3
7:00 PM, FS1		 #22 St. John's W 85–62  17–6
(7–3)		  21 – Dunham   12 – Woods   4 – Jones  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,132[32])
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 7
3:30 PM, FS1		 #22 DePaul W 83–73  18–6
(8–3)		  24 – Dunham   8 – Woods   7 – Barlow  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100[33])
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 14
6:00 PM, CBSSN		 #18 #6 Villanova L 65–68  18–7
(8–4)		  19 – Tied   11 – Woods   3 – Jones  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,231[34])
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 16
9:15 PM, FS1		 #19 at Creighton W 58–56  19–7
(9–4)		  19 – Dunham   10 – Woods   6 – Jones  CenturyLink Center (17,971[35])
Omaha, NE
Feb 21
2:00 PM, FSN		 #19 at Xavier L 56– 73  19–8
(9–5)		  14 – Jones   9 – Woods   4 – Wideman  Cintas Center (10,492[36])
Cincinnati, OH
Feb 25
8:00 PM, FS1		 #23 Marquette W 73–52  20–8
(10–5)		  22 – Dunham   8 – Wideman   6 – Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,830[37])
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 28
2:00 PM, FS2		 #23 at DePaul W 67–53  21–8
(11–5)		  24 – Dunham   6 – Tied   4 – Jones  Allstate Arena (8,805[38])
Rosemont, IL
Mar 3
7:00 PM, FS1		 #21 Georgetown L 54–60  21–9
(11–6)		  15 – Woods   16 – Woods   3 – Jones  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100[39])
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 7
12:00 PM, FS1		 #21 at #24 Providence W 68–64  22–9
(12–6)		  16 – Jones   12 – Woods   4 – Chrabascz  Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,400[40])
Providence, RI
Big East Tournament
Mar 12
9:30 PM, FS1		 (3) #22 (6) Xavier
Quarterfinals		 L 61–67 OT 22–10
  22 – Barlow   14 – Woods   4 – Jones  Madison Square Garden (13,245)
New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19*
2:45 PM, CBS		 (6 MW) #24 vs. (11 MW) Texas
Second round		 W 56–48  23–10
  20 – Dunham   9 – Woods   4 – Jones  Consol Energy Center (15,818)
Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 21*
9:40 PM, TBS		 (6 MW) #24 vs. (3 MW) #8 Notre Dame
Third round		 L 64–67 OT 23–11
  23 – Jones   15 – Woods   3 – Tied  Consol Energy Center (18,762)
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes.
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 Post Final
AP NR NR NR NR 23 15 23 RV NR RV RV RV 25 22 18 19 23 21 22 24 N/A
Coaches NR NR NR NR RV 19 25 RV NR RV NR RV RV 22 18 19 23 21 22 23 23

Awards

Name Award(s)
Alex Barlow Academic All-District[41]
Academic All-American[42]
Big East Sportsmanship Award[43]
Big East Scholar-Athlete of the Year[44]
Lowe's Senior Class Award[45]
Kellen Dunham Preseason All-Big East First Team[46]
Battle 4 Atlantis All-tournament Team[47]
Big East Player of the Week - February 9[48]
All-Big East First Team[49]
Roosevelt Jones Preseason All-Big East Honorable Mention[50]
All-Big East Second Team[51]

2014–15 Postseason

As part of the Final Four weekend, on April 2 Alex Barlow represented Butler in the State Farm 2015 College Slam Dunk and 3-pt contest. After advancing past the first two rounds, Barlow met Kevin Pangos in the final round, just barely getting edged, 22-21. A sold out Hinkle Fieldhouse erupted in cheers for the graduating senior, a fan favorite.[52] Another Butler senior, Kameron Woods, participated in the Reese's College All-Star Game on the East Team, joining five other Big East players on the roster. Although the East lost to the West 109-87, Woods dominated the glass, pulling down 14 rebounds - six more than any other player in the game.[53]

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