2019–20 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2019–20 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . They were coached by LaVall Jordan , in his third year as head coach of his alma mater. The Bulldogs played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana as members of the Big East Conference . The Bulldogs finished the season 23–9, 10–8 in Big East play which put them in fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Big East tournament , they were slated to play Providence in the second game of the quarterfinals, but the Tournament was cancelled at halftime of the first game due to the COVID-19 pandemic , along with the rest of the NCAA postseason .
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
Incoming Transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Notes
Derrik Smits
21
C
7'1"
240
Graduate
Zionsville, IN
Transferred from Valparaiso . Immediately eligible to play as he graduated from Valparaiso .
2019 Recruiting Class
Roster
2019–20 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
C
21
Derrik Smits
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
GS
Zionsville (Valparaiso )
Zionsville, IN
G/F
20
Henry Baddley
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
St. Vincent–St. Mary
Wadsworth, OH
G
3
Kamar Baldwin
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Apalachee
Winder, GA
G
22
Sean McDermott
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
RS Sr
Pendleton Heights
Pendleton, IN
F
25
Christian David
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Vermont Academy
Milton, Ontario
G
0
Campbell Donovan (W)
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Bishop Dwenger
Fort Wayne, IN
G
2
Aaron Thompson
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Paul VI Catholic
Glenn Dale, MD
F
10
Bryce Nze
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
RS Jr
Arrowhead (Milwaukee )
Hartland, WI
F
1
Jordan Tucker
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jr
Wheeler (Duke )
White Plains, NY
F
33
Bryce Golden
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
So
St. James School
Winchester, VA
F
24
Markeese Hastings
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
RS Fr
Godwin Heights
Wyoming, MI
F
30
Mike Parker (W)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
RS Fr
Coastal Christian
Wilmington, NC
G
4
Khalif Battle
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Trenton Catholic
Edison, NJ
F/C
35
John-Michael Mulloy
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Fr
Carmel
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 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
Big East tournament canceled
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 movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final AP — — RV RV 24 18 17 12 11 6 5 13 16 19 19 21 RV RV 24 23 Coaches — — 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
Name
Award(s)
Kamar Baldwin
Preseason 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
References
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^ "IUPUI vs. Butler Box Score, November 6, 2019" .
^ "New Orleans vs. Butler Box Score, November 9, 2019" .
^ "Minnesota vs. Butler Box Score, November 12, 2019" .
^ "Wofford vs. Butler Box Score, November 16, 2019" .
^ "Morehead State vs. Butler Box Score, November 22, 2019" .
^ "Butler vs. Missouri Box Score, November 25, 2019" .
^ "Stanford vs. Butler Box Score, November 26, 2019" .
^ "Butler vs. Mississippi Box Score, December 3, 2019" .
^ "Florida vs. Butler Box Score, December 7, 2019" .
^ "Butler vs. Baylor Box Score, December 10, 2019" .
^ "Southern vs. Butler Box Score, December 14, 2019" .
^ "Butler vs. Purdue Box Score, December 21, 2019" .
^ "Louisiana-Monroe vs. Butler Box Score, December 28, 2019" .
^ "Butler vs. St. John's (NY) Box Score, December 31, 2019" .
^ "Creighton vs. Butler Box Score, January 4, 2020" .
^ "Butler vs. Providence Box Score, January 10, 2020" .
^ "Seton Hall vs. Butler Box Score, January 15, 2020" .
^ "Butler vs. DePaul Box Score, January 18, 2020" .
^ "Butler vs. Villanova Box Score, January 21, 2020" .
^ "Marquette vs. Butler Box Score, January 24, 2020" .
^ "Butler vs. Georgetown Box Score, January 28, 2020" .
^ "Providence vs. Butler Box Score, February 1, 2020" .
^ "Villanova vs. Butler Box Score, February 5, 2020" .
^ "Butler vs. Marquette Box Score, February 9, 2020" .
^ "Xavier vs. Butler Box Score, February 12, 2020" .
^ "Georgetown vs. Butler Box Score, February 15, 2020" .
^ "Butler vs. Seton Hall Box Score, February 19, 2020" .
^ "Butler vs. Creighton Box Score, February 23, 2020" .
^ "DePaul vs. Butler Box Score, February 29, 2020" .
^ "St. John's (NY) vs. Butler Box Score, March 4, 2020" .
^ "Butler vs. Xavier Box Score, March 7, 2020" .
^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule" .
^ "Baldwin Named to Preseason All-Big East First Team; @ButlerMBB Tabbed Eighth" . Butler University. October 10, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2010 .
^ "Butler's Baldwin, Villanova's Robinson-Earl Earn #BIGEASTmbb Weekly Honors" . Big East Conference. January 27, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2020 .
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