2021–22 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

2021–22 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
2021–22 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
2021–22 record	7–4 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	LaVall Jordan (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Emerson Kampen (6th season); Omar Lowery (5th season); David Ragland (1st season);
Home arena	Hinkle Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2020–21 →

The 2021–22 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Butler University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are coached by LaVall Jordan, in his fifth 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.

Previous season[]

The Bulldogs finished the 2020–21 season 10–15, 8–12 to finish in 10th place in Big East play. In the Big East Tournament, they defeated Xavier in the first round^[1] before losing to Creighton in the quarterfinals.^[2]

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Campbell Donovan	0	G	5'11"	185	RS Senior	Fort Wayne, IN	Graduated; chose not to take advantage of the NCAA's blanket COVID-19 eligibility waiver
Markeese Hastings	24	F	6'7"	210	Sophomore	Wyoming, MI	Transferred to Western Michigan
Jakobe Coles	21	F	6'7"	225	Freshman	Denton, TX	Transferred to TCU
Carlos Johnson	11	F	6'6"	230	RS Freshman	Benton Harbor, MI	Dismissed and unenrolled^[3]

Incoming transfers[]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Ty Groce	4	F	6'8"	220	Graduate Student	Ypsilanti, MI	Transferred from Eastern Michigan. Immediately eligible to play as he graduated from Eastern Michigan. Despite having played four full seasons previously, due to an NCAA ruling that all individuals who participate in winter sports in 2020–21 will receive an extra year of eligibility, he will have one year of eligibility remaining.

Recruiting classes[]

2021 recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jayden Taylor SG	Indianapolis, IN	Perry Meridian High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 19, 2019
Jayden Taylor SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Pierce Thomas SF	Brownsburg, IN	Brownsburg High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Feb 27, 2020
Pierce Thomas SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
DJ Hughes PF	Indianapolis, IN	Lawrence North High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jun 26, 2020
DJ Hughes PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Simas Lukosius G/F	Kaunas, Liuthuania	Vilnius Minties Gymnasium	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A	Aug 31, 2021
Simas Lukosius G/F	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.

2022 recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Connor Turnbull C	O'Fallon, MO	Fort Zumwalt North High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jul 1, 2021
Connor Turnbull C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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: "ESPN – Butler Bulldogs Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com.

Roster[]

2021–22 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	DJ Hughes	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Lawrence North	Indianapolis, IN
G/F	1	Bo Hodges	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	Maplewood (East Tennessee State)	Nashville, TN
G	2	Aaron Thompson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Paul VI Catholic	Glenn Dale, MD
G	3	Chuck Harris	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Gonzaga College	Ashburn, VA
F	4	Ty Groce	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Lincoln (Eastern Michigan)	Ypsilanti, MI
F	5	Myles Wilmoth	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	St. Andrew's School	Chestnut Ridge, NY
F	10	Bryce Nze	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	GS	Arrowhead (Milwaukee)	Hartland, WI
G	12	Myles Tate	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Dorman	Roebuck, SC
G	13	Jayden Taylor	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Perry Meridian	Indianapolis, IN
G/F	14	Pierce Thomas	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Brownsburg	Brownsburg, IN
F	25	Christian David	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Sr	Vermont Academy	Milton, Ontario
F	30	Mike Parker (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Coastal Christian	Wilmington, NC
F	33	Bryce Golden	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	St. James School	Richmond, VA
F/C	35	John-Michael Mulloy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Carmel	Carmel, IN
G/F	41	Simas Lukosius	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Vilnius Minties Gymnasium	Kaunas, Lithuania
G	52	Jair Bolden	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Westtown School (South Carolina)	Brooklyn, NY

Head coach

LaVall Jordan (Butler)

Assistant coach(es)

Emerson Kampen (Butler)
Omar Lowery (Concordia (WI))
David Ragland (Southern Indiana)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 12, 2021^[4]

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2021* 2:00 p.m.	Tiffin	W 94–84^[5]	–	25 – Taylor	10 – Nze	10 – Thompson	Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,458) Indianapolis, IN
November 5, 2021* 7:00 p.m.	Indianapolis	W 73–68^[6]	–	20 – Harris	11 – Nze	6 – Thompson	Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,986) Indianapolis, IN
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 6:45 p.m., FS1	IUPUI	W 56–47^[7]	1–0	16 – Harris	7 – Tied	4 – Harris	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,134) Indianapolis, IN
November 12, 2021* 6:30 p.m., FS2	Central Arkansas	W 85–53^[8]	2–0	18 – Taylor	7 – Nze	3 – Tied	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,390) Indianapolis, IN
November 13, 2021* 8:00 p.m., FS2	Troy	W 70–59^[9]	3–0	23 – Harris	8 – Nze	5 – Nze	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,227) Indianapolis, IN
November 17, 2021* 7:00 p.m., FS1	Michigan State Gavitt Tipoff Games	L 52–73	3–1	15 – Groce	8 – Groce	4 – Harris	Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100) Indianapolis, IN
November 22, 2021* 4:30 p.m., ESPN2	vs. No. 12 Houston Maui Invitational Tournament quarterfinal	L 52–70	3–2	16 – Bolden	7 – Groce	6 – Thompson	Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV^[10]
November 23, 2021* 2:30 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Texas A&M Maui Invitational Touranment consolation game	L 50–57	3–3	10 – Bolden	6 – Thompson	3 – Thompson	Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV
November 24, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational 7th place game	W 84–51	4–3	21 – Taylor	7 – Golden	6 – Bolden	Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV
November 30, 2021* 5:00 p.m., FS1	Saginaw Valley State	W 68–57	5–3	15 – Tied	8 – Golden	6 – Thompson	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
December 7, 2021* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Oklahoma Big East–Big 12 Battle	W 66-62 ^OT	6–3	26 – Harris	7 – Golden	3 – Thompson	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
December 11, 2021* 4:00 p.m., FS1	Eastern Illinois	W 66–54	7–3	20 – Golden	7 – Groce	10 – Thompson	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,654) Indianapolis, IN
December 18, 2021* 12:00 p.m., FOX	vs. No. 3 Purdue Crossroads Classic	L 48–77	7–4	17 – Golden	5 – Lukosius	6 – Thompson	Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN

December 23, 2021 6:30 p.m., FS1	at St. John's	postponed due to COVID-19 issues					Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
December 29, 2021 5:00 p.m., FS1	DePaul						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Janruary 1, 2022 4:00 p.m., FS1	at UConn						XL Center Hartford, CT
January 4, 2022 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	Seton Hall						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
January 7, 2022 8:30 p.m., FS1	Xavier						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
January 13, 2022 7:00 p.m., FS1	at Georgetown						Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
January 16, 2022 12:00 p.m., FS1	at Villanova						Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
Janruary 20, 2020 9:00 p.m., FS1	UConn						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
January 23, 2022 12:00 p.m., FS1	at Providence						Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
Janruary 26, 2022 7:30 p.m., FS2	Creighton						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Janruary 29, 2022 12:00 p.m., FS1	Georgetown						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
February 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Xavier						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
February 5, 2022 12:00 p.m., FS1	St. John's						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
February 8, 2022 9:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Creighton						CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
February 12, 2022 4:30 p.m., FS1	Marquette						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
February 15, 2022 9:00 p.m., FS1	at DePaul						Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
February 26, 2022 1:00 p.m., FOX	at Marquette						Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
February 20, 2022 1:00 p.m., FS1	Providence						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
February 23, 2022 8:30 p.m., FS1	at Seton Hall						Prudential Center Newark, NJ
March 5, 2022 TBA, FS1/FOX	Villanova						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN

FS1	vs. TBD Quarterfinal						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time ^[11].

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
Coaches	RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.

Awards[]

Name	Award(s)

References[]

^ "Harris sinks game-winning FTs, Butler ousts Xavier in OT". AP. CBS Sports. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
^ "McDermott, No. 17 Creighton rout Butler 87-56 in Big East". ESPN. espn.com. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
^ "Former Butler University basketball player charged with rape". WTHR. WTHR. 12 August 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
^ "Men's Basketball vs Tiffin (Ohio) on 10/30/2021 - Box Score".
^ "Men's Basketball vs University of Indianapolis on 11/5/2021 - Box Score".
^ "IUPUI vs. Butler Box Score, November 9, 2021".
^ "Central Arkansas vs. Butler Box Score, November 12, 2021".
^ "Troy vs. Butler Box Score, November 13, 2021".
^ "Maui Invitational to be played in Las Vegas in 2021". Seattle Times. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".

[1] "Harris sinks game-winning FTs, Butler ousts Xavier in OT". AP. CBS Sports. Retrieved July 12, 2021.

[2] "McDermott, No. 17 Creighton rout Butler 87-56 in Big East". ESPN. espn.com. Retrieved July 12, 2021.

[3] "Former Butler University basketball player charged with rape". WTHR. WTHR. 12 August 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.

[4] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved July 12, 2021.

[5] "Men's Basketball vs Tiffin (Ohio) on 10/30/2021 - Box Score".

[6] "Men's Basketball vs University of Indianapolis on 11/5/2021 - Box Score".

[7] "IUPUI vs. Butler Box Score, November 9, 2021".

[8] "Central Arkansas vs. Butler Box Score, November 12, 2021".

[9] "Troy vs. Butler Box Score, November 13, 2021".

[10] "Maui Invitational to be played in Las Vegas in 2021". Seattle Times. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.

[11] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".

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v t Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
Venues	Butler Fieldhouse (1928–1966) Hinkle Fieldhouse (1966–present)
Culture & lore	The Butler Way Crossroads Classic Butler Blue
People	Award winners Statistial leaders
Seasons	1896–97 1897–98 1900–01 1901–02 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1913–14 1943–44 1999–2000 2000–01 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics


v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 21 Providence	1	–	0	1.000	11	–	1	.917
Creighton	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	3	.750
No. 23 Xavier	1	–	1	.500	11	–	2	.846
UConn	1	–	1	.500	10	–	3	.769
No. 22 Villanova	1	–	1	.500	8	–	4	.667
DePaul	0	–	0	–	9	–	1	.900
No. 15 Seton Hall	0	–	0	–	9	–	1	.900
St. John's	0	–	0	–	8	–	3	.727
Butler	0	–	0	–	7	–	4	.636
Georgetown	0	–	0	–	6	–	5	.545
Marquette	0	–	2	.000	8	–	5	.615

† winner As of December 23, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll