2022–23 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

2022–23 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record14–18 (6–14 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
Seasons
2022–23 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Marquette † 17 – 3   .850 29 – 7   .806
No. 13 Xavier 15 – 5   .750 27 – 10   .730
Creighton 14 – 6   .700 24 – 13   .649
No. 10 UConn 13 – 7   .650 31 – 8   .795
Providence 13 – 7   .650 21 – 12   .636
Villanova 10 – 10   .500 17 – 17   .500
Seton Hall 10 – 10   .500 17 – 16   .515
St. John's 7 – 13   .350 18 – 15   .545
Butler 6 – 14   .300 14 – 18   .438
DePaul 3 – 17   .150 10 – 23   .303
Georgetown 2 – 18   .100 7 – 25   .219
† 2023 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by Thad Matta, in the first year of his second stint 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. They finished the 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.

Previous season

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The Bulldogs finished the 2021–22 season 14–19, 6–14 in Big East play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Xavier in the first round of the Big East tournament before losing to Providence in the quarterfinals.

On April 1, 2022, the school fired head coach LaVall Jordan.[1][2] Two days later, the school named Thad Matta the team's new head coach.[3] Matta previously was the head coach at Ohio State and Xavier and was the head coach at Butler for the 2000–01 season.[4]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Bo Hodges 1 G/F 6'5" 210 RS Senior Nashville, TN Graduated
Aaron Thompson 2 G 6'2" 190 Graduate Student Glenn Dale, MD Graduated
Bryce Nze 10 F 6'7" 235 Graduate Student Hartland, WI Graduated
Jair Bolden 52 G 6'3" 220 Graduate Student Brooklyn, NY Graduated
Christian David 25 F 6'6" 220 RS Senior Milton, ON Graduated
Ty Groce 4 F 6'8" 220 Graduate Student Ypsilanti, MI Graduated
Bryce Golden 33 F 6'9" 245 Senior Richmond, VA Transferred to Loyola
Mike Parker 30 F 6'6" 210 RS Junior Wilmington, NC Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Eric Hunter Jr. 2 G 6'4" 170 Graduate Student Indianapolis, IN Transferred from Purdue. Immediately eligible to play as he graduated from Purdue.
Jalen Thomas 1 F/C 6'10" 230 Senior Detroit, MI Transferred from Georgia State. Immediately eligible to play due to an NCAA ruling that all individuals who participate in winter sports in 2020–21 will have an extra year of eligibility, he will have two years of eligibility remaining instead of one.
Manny Bates 15 C 6'11" 240 Graduate Student Fayetteville, NC Transferred from North Carolina State. Immediately eligible to play as he graduated from North Carolina State. Will have two years of eligibility remaining.
Ali Ali 24 G/F 6'8" 205 Senior Kendallville, IN Transferred from Akron. Immediately eligible to play due to an NCAA ruling that all individuals who participate in winter sports in 2020–21 will have an extra year of eligibility, he will have two years of eligibility remaining instead of one.

Recruiting classes

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2022 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
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 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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.

2023 recruiting class

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College recruiting information (2023)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Finley Bizjack
SG 		Trophy Club, TX Byron Nelson High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jul 1, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Boden Kapke
C 		Victoria, MN Holy Family Catholic High School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Sep 10, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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:

Roster

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2022–23 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Eric Hunter Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) GS Tindley Prep (Purdue) Indianapolis, IN
C 15 Manny Bates 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS Northwood Temple Academy (N.C. State Fayetteville, NC
F/C 35 John-Michael Mulloy Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Carmel Carmel, IN
G/F 24 Ali Ali 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr East Noble (Akron) Kendallvile, IN
F/C 1 Jalen Thomas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr University of Detroit Jesuit (Georgia State) Detroit, MI
G 3 Chuck Harris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Gonzaga College Ashburn, VA
F 11 Myles Wilmoth 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr St. Andrew's School Chestnut Ridge, NY
G 12 Myles Tate 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Dorman Roebuck, SC
F 0 DJ Hughes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Lawrence North Indianapolis, IN
G 13 Jayden Taylor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Perry Meridian Indianapolis, IN
G/F 41 Simas Lukosius 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Vilnius Minties Gymnasium Kaunas, Lithuania
G/F 14 Pierce Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Brownsburg Brownsburg, IN
F/C 22 Connor Turnbull 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Fort Zumwalt North St. Paul, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2022*
7:00 p.m. 		Tiffin W 75–65[5]  –
  20 – Lukosius   8 – Bates   4 – Hunter Jr.  Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,884)
Indianapolis, IN
November 1, 2022*
7:00 p.m. 		Davenport W 91–55[6]  –
  22 – Harris   8 – Harris   6 – Hunter Jr.  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,123)
Indianapolis, IN
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
6:30 p.m., FS1 		New Orleans W 89–53[7]  1–0
  25 – Bates   11 – Bates   5 – Lukosius  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,122)
Indianapolis, IN
November 14, 2022*
8:30 p.m., FS1 		at Penn State
Gavitt Tipoff Games 		L 62–68[8]  1–1
  16 – Bates   10 – Bates   4 – Hunter Jr.  Bryce Jordan Center (6,762)
University Park, PA
November 17, 2022*
6:30 p.m., FS2 		Saint Francis W 95–67[9]  2–1
  22 – Harris   6 – P. Thomas   7 – Harris  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,255)
Indianapolis, IN
November 19, 2022*
7:00 p.m., FS2 		The Citadel W 89–42[10]  3–1
  18 – Tied   9 – Tied   6 – Hunter Jr.  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,520)
Indianapolis, IN
November 23, 2022*
7:30 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. No. 22 Tennessee
Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinal 		L 45–71[11]  3–2
  18 – Taylor   6 – Hughes   3 – Harris  Imperial Arena (890)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 24, 2022*
6:30 p.m., ESPN3 		vs. BYU
Battle 4 Atlantis consolation round 		W 75–70[12]  4–2
  20 – Taylor   6 – Lukosius   4 – Bates  Imperial Arena (821)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 25, 2022*
10:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. NC State
Battle 4 Atlantis 5th Place Game 		L 61–76[13]  4–3
  20 – Harris   9 – Bates   4 – Lukosius  Imperial Arena (385)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 30, 2022*
6:30 p.m., FS1 		Kansas State
Big East–Big 12 Battle 		W 76–64[14]  5–3
  22 – Bates   10 – Bates   7 – Lukosius  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,660)
Indianapolis, IN
December 3, 2022*
2:00 p.m., FS1 		Tennessee Tech W 80–66[15]  6–3
  32 – Harris   7 – Lukosius   3 – Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,723)
Indianapolis, IN
December 6, 2022*
6:30 p.m., FS1 		Yale W 71–61[16]  7–3
  22 – Bates   7 – Bates   4 – Hunter Jr.  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,042)
Indianapolis, IN
December 10, 2022*
5:00 p.m., P12N 		at California W 82–58[17]  8–3
  16 – Tied   11 – Hunter Jr.   5 – Tied  Haas Pavilion (2,040)
Berkeley, CA
Big East regular season
December 17, 2022
7:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 3 UConn L 46–68[18]  8–4
(0–1) 		 16 – Bates   6 – Harris   3 – Bates  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,283)
Indianapolis, IN
December 22, 2022
8:00 p.m., FS1 		at Creighton L 56–78[19]  8–5
(0–2) 		 14 – Harris   5 – Tied   3 – Harris  CHI Health Center Omaha (16,319)
Omaha, NE
December 29, 2022
6:30 p.m., FS1 		Providence L 52–72[20]  8–6
(0–3) 		 12 – Tied   6 – J. Thomas   4 – Harris  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,577)
Indianapolis, IN
January 1, 2023
6:45 p.m., FS1 		at Georgetown W 80–51[21]  9–6
(1–3) 		 24 – Taylor   8 – Hunter Jr.   5 – Tied  Capital One Arena (6,140)
Washington D.C.
January 4, 2023
9:00 p.m., CBSSN 		DePaul W 78–70[22]  10̣–6
(2–3) 		 23 – Hunter Jr.   5 – Tied   3 – Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,015)
Indianapolis, IN
January 7, 2023
8:30 p.m., FS1 		at Seton Hall L 51–76[23]  10–7
(2–4) 		 14 – Taylor   8 – J. Thomas   3 – Lukosius  Prudential Center (9,033)
Newark, NJ
January 10, 2023
6:30 p.m., FS1 		at St. John's L 61–77[24]  10–8
(2–5) 		 17 – Harris   6 – J. Thomas   4 – Ali  Carnesecca Arena (3,536)
Queens, NY
January 13, 2023
7:00 p.m., FS1 		Villanova W 79–71[25]  11–8
(3–5) 		 28 – Lukosius   5 – J. Thomas   7 – Hunter Jr.  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,688)
Indianapolis, IN
January 17, 2023
7:00 p.m., FS1 		Creighton L 52–73[26]  11–9
(3–6) 		 18 – Lukosius   7 – J. Thomas   3 – Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,329)
Indianapolis, IN
January 22, 2023
12:00 p.m., FOX 		at No. 15 UConn L 56–86[27]  11–10
(3–7) 		 16 – Harris   6 – Lukosius   3 – Harris  XL Center (15,564)
Hartford, CT
January 25, 2023
8:30 p.m., FS1 		at No. 23 Providence L 58–79[28]  11–11
(3–8) 		 12 – Hunter Jr.   5 – Taylor   3 – Harris  Amica Mutual Pavilion (10,869)
Providence, RI
January 28, 2023
4:00 p.m., FS1 		Seton Hall L 49–70[29]  11–12
(3–9) 		 11 – Lukosius   8 – J. Thomas   2 – Lukosius  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100)
Indianapolis, IN
February 4, 2023
2:00 p.m., FS1 		at No. 14 Marquette L 52–60[30]  11–13
(3–10) 		 19 – Taylor   7 – Taylor   7 – Lukosius  Fiserv Forum (17,592)
Milwaukee, WI
February 7, 2023
8:30 p.m., FS1 		St. John's W 68–66  12–13
(4–10) 		 19 – Taylor   8 – Ali   5 – Lukosius  Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,894)
Indianapolis, IN
February 10, 2023
7:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 13 Xavier W 69–67  13–13
(5–10) 		 20 – Taylor   6 – Taylor   4 – Hunter Jr.  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,352)
Indianapolis, IN
February 14, 2023
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Villanova L 50–62  13–14
(5–11) 		 20 – Taylor   9 – Bates   3 – Tied  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
February 19, 2023
3:00 p.m., FS1 		Georgetown L 62–68  13–15
(5–12) 		 21 – Taylor   8 – Hunter Jr.   5 – Hunter Jr.  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,615)
Indianapolis, IN
February 22, 2023
8:30 p.m., FS1 		at DePaul W 59–58  14–15
(6–12) 		 15 – Tied   7 – Tied   5 – Ali  Wintrust Arena (4,356)
Chicago, IL
February 28, 2023
6:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 6 Marquette L 56–72  14–16
(6–13) 		 13 – Taylor   8 – J. Thomas   3 – Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,511)
Indianapolis, IN
March 4, 2023
7:00 p.m., FS1 		at No. 19 Xavier L 66–78  14–17
(6–14) 		 16 – Taylor   3 – Tied   7 – Hunter Jr.  Cintas Center (10,398)
Cincinnati, OH
Big East tournament
March 8, 2023
3:00 p.m., FS1 		(9) vs. (8) St. John's
First round 		L 63–76  14–18
  23 – Lukosius   6 – Tied   3 – Tied  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time [31].

Rankings

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Main article: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.

References

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