Butler’s BIG, Big East Day
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – Lao-tzu I found the above quotation appropriate as I sat in the Wildman room of Hinkle Fieldhouse at 10:00 am this morning. Not just for myself and Butlerhoops as … Continue reading
Other Nuggets from Butler’s Inaugural Day in the Big East
Because of the sheer amount of information from today, I went ahead and split things up that were maybe less related to Butler’s move into the Big East. Beyond the press conferences, I also got a chance to speak with … Continue reading
Butler Pursuing Cody Schwartz
Last week I was able to catch up with Cody Schwartz, a 6’8″ and 190 lbs rising junior from Wisconsin. Cody was one of several in the 2015 class to be contacted this month by the Butler coaching staff. Last … Continue reading
Butler Offers 2014 PG Lance Tejada Jr.
With coaches no longer having any restrictions on contacting rising juniors, much of the focus this week has been on the 2015 class. Attention swings back to the 2014 class now though, as Butler has extended an offer to senior-to-be … Continue reading
Observations from the Indiana-Kentucky All-Star weekend
If Butler hits on even one of the Demetrius Jackson, Zak Irvin, VJ Beachem sweepstakes, no starting job would be safe on next year’s team. All three are highly skilled, and Beachem and Irvin are so long and athletic they … Continue reading
June 15th Opens Recruiting Floodgates
June 15th is always one of the biggest days on the recruiting trail. It marks the first day coaches have no restrictions on calling or texting rising juniors. This makes for a busy day for recruits, as nearly all of … Continue reading
Indiana All-Stars Defeat Kentucky in OT
Indiana continued its dominance over Kentucky in all-star games, but it certainly wasn’t easy. Indiana fell behind by double digits in the 2nd half before staging a late run, fueled largely by 20 2nd half points from IU commit James … Continue reading
Aaron Jordan Visits Butler
In what has been a busy week for Butler recruiting, yet another new name has surfaced. Aaron Jordan, a 6’4″ shooting guard from Plainfield East (Illinois) took an unofficial visit to Butler University earlier today. Jordan is a rising junior … Continue reading
2015 Introduction: Tim Delaney
Tim Delaney is only half way through his high school career, but he is already putting up monster numbers. The 6’8″, 220 lb power forward averaged 21 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks per game for Pitman High School (New … Continue reading
2015 Center Nate Fowler Adds Butler Offer
News of yet another Butler offer over the weekend has come out. This time it is Moeller High School (Cincinnati, Ohio) junior Nate Fowler, according to Mike Dyer of the Cincinnati Inquirer. Dyer reports that Fowler also has offers from … Continue reading
Derrik Smits Receives Butler Offer
It’s been an unusually busy week for a Butler program that is known for being very selective in handing out offers. Today Butler extended their first offer of the 2015 class to Derrik Smits. Smits, a 6’11” junior-to-be from Zionsville … Continue reading
Recruiting Spotlight: Kyle Guy
One of the top freshman in Indiana last season was Kyle Guy of Lawrence Central High School in Indianapolis. The impact guard currently stands at 6’3″ and weighs 155 pounds with a 6’5″ wingspan. Guy put up impressive numbers for … Continue reading
Butler Extends Another 2014 Offer
For the second time this week Butler has extended an offer to a 2014 guard. Earlier it was Devin Mitchell, this time it is JP Macura. Macura, a shooting guard from Lakeville North (Minnesota), received his offer while attending the … Continue reading
Butler Offers 2014 SG Devin Mitchell
According to multiple sources, Brad Stevens has offered Devin Mitchell of Collins Hill High School (Suwanee, Georgia). The 6’4″ senior-to-be is listed as a combo guard, although he appears to be more of a shooting guard than a point guard … Continue reading
Butler Inquires About 2015 Guard Tookie Brown
Last week it was reported on twitter via Markeith Ford (@mark20ford) that Butler has started showing interest in 2015 point guard Quindarious Brown, more commonly referred to as “Tookie.” The 5’11” 170 lb guard had an impressive sophomore season for … Continue reading