2011–12 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2011–12 Butler Bulldogs Butler Bulldogs script Logo.png Horizon League Horizon 22–15 11–7 Brad Stevens 5th Matthew Graves 9th Terry Johnson 5th Michael Lewis 1st Hinkle Fieldhouse CBI Semifinals The 2011–12 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Brad Stevens, serving his 5th year. The Bulldogs played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse, which has a capacity of approximately 10,000 and a playing floor that was renovated during the summer of 2011.Hinkle Fieldhouse http://www.butlersports.com/information/facilities/hinkle_fieldhouse butlersports.com Butler University 21 December 2009Hinkle Fieldhouse Floor Update – Late August 2011 http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2011-12/releases/hinkle-floor2 butlersports.com Butler University 7 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305170205/http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2011-12/releases/hinkle-floor2 5 March 2016 dead dmy-all This was Butler's last season competing in the Horizon League.Butler to compete in Atlantic 10 a year ahead of schedule http://www.indystar.com/article/20120529/SPORTS0605/120529032/ Indianapolis Star Gannett 29 May 2012 In each of the previous two seasons, the Bulldogs reached the NCAA championship game after winning the Horizon League regular season, and Butler was the favorite to win the Horizon League for a sixth consecutive season in spite of losing senior and four-year starter Matt Howard to graduation and junior Shelvin Mack to the NBA draft.Butler Rebuilds but Remains Top Dog USA Today 10 October 2011 35 Analyst Jeff Borzello of CBS Sports explained "Butler loses a lot of talent from last season, but it's still tough to choose against the Bulldogs."Borzello Jeff College Basketball Horizon League Preview http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/conferences/previews/horizon-league CBSSports.com CBS 29 October 2011 The Bulldogs add Roosevelt Jones, a three-star recruit ranked in the 2011 Rivals 150 and the 33rd best freshman small forward in the nation, and also add Australian guard Jackson Aldridge, who "drew rave reviews playing in the U-19 world championships."Basketball Recruiting – Roosevelt Jones – Player Profiles – ESPN https://www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/97948 ESPN.com 29 October 2011 Further, the Bulldogs add Kameron Woods, a two-star recruit and the 62nd best power forward in the nation according to ESPN.com.Basketball Recruiting – Kameron Woods – Player Profiles – ESPN https://www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/117612/kameron-woods ESPN.com 29 October 2011 The final member of the recruit class is Andy Smeathers, a "local kid who knows how to make shots."Goodman Jeff Turnover aside, don't be surprised to see Butler in March http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/15868247/turnover-aside-dont-be-surprised-to-see-butler-in-march CBSSports.com CBS 29 October 2011 2011 recruiting class no no 2011 Jackson Aldridge Point Guard Municipality of Lane CoveLane Cove, New South Wales Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview 6 1 187 2010-Jul-18 2 3 Roosevelt Jones Small Forward O'Fallon, IL O'Fallon Township HS 6 4 210 2010-Apr-29 3 3 3 Andy Smeathers Small Forward Bargersville, IN Center Grove HS 6 6 175 2010-Jul-19 3 3 2 Kameron Woods Power Forward Middletown, KY Eastern HS 6 8 180 2010-Aug-24 3 3 2 2011 Yahoo Sports: Rivals.com 2011 Butler Commitments Men's Basketball Recruiting – Scouts ESPN – Butler Bulldogs Basketball Recruiting 2011 butler 75 2086 27 July 2011 yes Roster 2011 Butler Bulldogs y y Jackson Aldridge 11 G 6 1 187 FR Lane Cove, Australia Riverview Alex Barlow W 3 G 5 11 185 FR Springboro, OH Archbishop Moeller Garrett Butcher 32 F 6 7 209 SR Ellettsville, IN Edgewood C Rotnei Clarke y G 6 0 184 JR y Claremore, OK Verdigris (Arkansas) yes Erik Fromm 4 F 6 9 220 SO Bloomington, IN Bloomington South Chrishawn Hopkins 20 G 6 1 165 SO Indianapolis, IN Manual Roosevelt Jones y 21 F 6 4 210 FR O'Fallon, IL O'Fallon Elliott Kampen W 22 G 6 5 185 FR Yorktown, IN Yorktown Emerson Kampen W 30 C 6 9 189 JR y Yorktown, IN Yorktown Khyle Marshall 23 F 6 7 210 SO Davie, FL Flanagan Ronald Nored y 5 G 6 0 174 SR Homewood, AL Homewood C Andrew Smeathers 0 F 6 6 175 FR Bargersville, IN Center Grove Andrew Smith y basketball, born 1990 44 C 6 11 239 JR Indianapolis, IN Covenant Christian Chase Stigall 33 G 6 4 195 JR y New Castle, IN New Castle Chrysler Kameron Woods y 31 F 6 8 180 FR Middletown, KY Eastern Brad Stevens (DePauw) Matthew Graves (Butler) Terry Johnson (IPFW) Michael Lewis (Indiana) http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2011-12/roster 27 July 2011 Source: 2011–12 Butler Men's Basketball Roster2011–12 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball roster http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2011-12/roster butlersports.com Butler University 7 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110903012309/http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2011-12/roster 2011-09-03 dead Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#13294B; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition Nov. 02 7:00 pm yes Northern State Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 50–53 5,544 – Smith 19 Smith 8 Nored 6 Nov. 05 7:00 pm yes Franklin Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 91–53 8,586 – Smith 19 Jones 8 Nored 8 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#13294B; color:#FFFFFF;" | Non-conference regular season Nov. 12 3:00 pm yes y Evansville Ford Center Evansville, IN WNDY 77–80 9,454 OT 0–1 Hopkins 22 Smith 9 Hopkins 5 Nov. 15 7:00 pm yes Chattanooga Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Hoosier Invitational WNDY 57–46 6,078 1–1 Smith 16 Smith 10 Tied 5 Nov. 19 2:00 pm yes Louisville 8/7 Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN ESPN3 53–69 9,071 1–2 Marshall 20 Marshall 6 Nored 7 Nov. 21 7:00 pm yes Savannah State Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Hoosier Invitational WNDY 57–42 5,080 2–2 Smith 11 Tied 6 Nored 5 Nov. 23 7:00 pm yes Gardner–Webb Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Hoosier Invitational WNDY 68–66 6,036 3–2 Hopkins 22 Smith 6 Nored 7 Nov. 27 7:00 pm yes y Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Hoosier Invitational BTN 59–75 17,265 3–3 Hopkins 19 Smith 7 Tied 2 Nov. 29 7:00 pm yes Oakland City Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN WNDY 98–53 5,677 4–3 Smeathers 17 Smith 12 Nored 7 Dec. 03 2:00 pm Valparaiso Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN WNDY 71–77 7,239 OT 4–4 0–1 Nored 17 Woods 11 Nored 6 Dec. 07 9:00 pm yes Xavier 8/8 Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN ESPN 61–73 7,033 4–5 Tied 10 Jones 11 Nored 5 Dec. 10 2:00 pm yes y Ball State John E. Worthen Arena Muncie, IN Hometown Sports 55–58 8,412 4–6 Marshall 21 Marshall 16 Aldridge 4 Dec. 17 2:00 pm yes y Purdue Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Close the Gap Crossroads Classic CBS 67–65 18,165 5–6 Tied 12 Nored 7 Jones 4 Dec. 20 9:00 pm yes y Gonzaga McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA ESPN2 55–71 6,000 5–7 Fromm 16 Tied 7 Nored 5 Dec. 22 9:00 pm yes y Stanford Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA Fox Sports Net 71–66 5,693 6–7 Nored 18 Jones 9 Nored 5 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#13294B; color:#FFFFFF;" | Horizon League Play Dec. 29 7:00 pm Green Bay Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN ESPN3/WNDY 53–49 7,550 7–7 1–1 Tied 13 Jones 12 Nored 4 Dec. 31 2:00 pm Milwaukee Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN ESPN3/WNDY 54–50 7,291 8–7 2–1 Hopkins 12 Tied 7 Hopkins 5 Jan. 06 9:00 pm y Wright State Ervin J. Nutter Center Fairborn, OH ESPNU 63–62 6,588 9–7 3–1 Smith 19 Jones 5 Jones 4 Jan. 08 4:00 pm y Detroit Calihan Hall Detroit, MI ESPN3 65–76 4,149 9–8 3–2 Nored 13 Jones 5 Hopkins 3 Jan. 13 7:00 pm Cleveland State Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN ESPNU/ESPN3 69–76 7,994 9–9 3–3 Smith 13 Woods 8 Nored 7 Jan. 15 2:00 pm Youngstown State Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN WNDY 71–55 7,298 10–9 4–3 Smith 20 Woods 10 Nored 7 Jan. 19 8:00 pm y UIC UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL HLN 57–49 5,931 11–9 5–3 Jones 16 Marshall 10 Nored 7 Jan. 21 2:00 pm y Loyola Joseph J. Gentile Center Chicago, IL WNDY/HLN 63–57 4,347 12–9 6–3 Nored 16 Smith 13 Nored 9 Jan. 26 8:00 pm y Milwaukee US Cellular Arena Milwaukee, WI ESPN3 42–53 6,435 12–10 6–4 Smith 11 Nored 9 Smith 4 Jan. 28 7:00 pm y Green Bay Resch Center Green Bay, WI ESPNU 68–80 5,820 12–11 6–5 Jones 16 Jones 8 Tied 2 Feb. 02 7:00 pm Wright State Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN WNDY 64–53 6,543 13–11 7–5 Hopkins 13 Jones 11 Nored 4 Feb. 04 12:00 pm Detroit Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN ESPN2 61–65 10,000 13–12 7–6 Smith 18 Jones 12 Nored 9 Feb. 09 7:05 pm y Youngstown State Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH ESPN3 68–59 4,076 14–12 8–6 Hopkins 19 Nored 11 Nored 6 Feb. 11 11:00 am y Cleveland State Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH ESPN2 52–49 5,021 15–12 9–6 Jones 17 Marshall 8 Nored 4 Feb. 14 7:00 pm Loyola Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN ESPN3/WNDY 63–57 5,812 16–12 10–6 Hopkins 13 Hopkins 6 Nored 9 Feb. 18 2:00 pm yes Indiana State Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Bracket Buster WNDY 75–54 10,000 17–12 Smith 12 Jones 12 Nored 10 Feb. 21 7:00 pm UIC Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN WNDY 69–44 6,529 18–12 11–6 Jones 13 Jones 10 Nored 8 Feb. 24 7:00 pm y Valparaiso Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN ESPNU 59–71 5,237 18–13 11–7 Marshall 17 Tied 5 Nored 8 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#13294B; color:#FFFFFF;"|Horizon League tournament Feb. 28 7:00 pm Wright State Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN First Round HLN 70–52 4,042 19–13 Smith 25 Woods 9 Nored 6 Mar. 02 8:30 pm y Milwaukee Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN Quarterfinal ESPN3/HLN 71–49 2,239 20–13 Tied 17 Marshall 10 Nored 6 Mar. 03 8:30 pm y Valparaiso Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN Semifinal ESPNU/ESPN3 46–65 4,716 20–14 Hopkins 18 Fromm 6 Nored 4 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#13294B; color:#FFFFFF;"|College Basketball Invitational Mar. 14 8:00 pm y Delaware Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN First Round HDNet 75–58 2,349 21–14 Hopkins 17 Smith 7 Tied 3 |- Mar. 19 8:00 pm y y Penn The Palestra Philadelphia, PA Quarterfinals HDNet 63–53 3,864 22–14 Hopkins 15 Marshall 13 Nored 6 Mar. 21 7:00 pm y Pittsburgh Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Semifinals HDNet 62–68 3,754 OT 22–15 Marshall 22 Marshall 8 Tied 4 AP Poll/Coaches' Poll Eastern Time. HLN = Horizon League Network. BTN = Big Ten Network Source: 2011–12 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball schedule2011–12 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball schedule http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2011-12/files/1112MBB_Schedule.pdf butlersports.com Butler University 4 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111219103933/http://butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2011-12/files/1112MBB_Schedule.pdf 2011-12-19 dead Rankings 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Others receiving 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 Final AP RV RV – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Coaches RV RV – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Mid-Major 2 9 14 14 24 RV RV RV RV RV – – – – RV RV – RV – – Preseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Alex Anglin 1 11 G/F 6'5" 177 Senior Kokomo, IN Graduated Zach Hahn 1 3 G 6'1" 176 Senior New Castle, IN Graduated Matt Howard 54 F 6'8" 230 Senior Connersville, IN Graduated Grant Leiendecker 1 22 G 6'5" 182 Senior Fort Wayne, IN Graduated Shelvin Mack 1 G 6'3" 215 Junior Lexington, KY Entered 2011 NBA draft (selected by the Washington Wizards) Shawn Vanzant 1 2 G 6'0" 172 Senior Tampa, FL Graduated Preseason rankings PublicationRankAPRVESPN/USA Today Coaches' PollRVLindy's24College Sports Madness28Sporting News43ESPN The Magazine47CollegeInsider.com Mid Major2 Preseason awards #NameClassAward44Andrew SmithJr.Preseason All-Horizon 2nd TeamMen's Basketball Preseason Poll Release https://web.archive.org/web/20111116025723/http://www.horizonleague.org/blog/butler-chosen-favorite-for-third-straight-year-detroits-mccallum-voted-player-of-the-year-in-preseason-poll.html 2011-11-16 , Horizon League, retrieved 2011-October-28. Preseason game capsules 11/2 – Butler vs Northern State Team1st Half2nd HalfFinalNSU 25 28 53BU 25 25 50 Butler Falls On Buzzer-Beater Senior guard Alex Thomas nailed a three-point field goal at the buzzer to cap a 12–0 closing run and lift visiting Northern State to a 53–50 victory over Butler in an exhibition game at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Wednesday, Nov. 2. The game was Butler's first test against outside competition. The Wolves battled back from a 50–41 deficit in the final four minutes. A steal and layup by Seth Bachand and a conventional three-point play by Trent Zomer cut the margin to 50–46 with 2:56 left. Forward Collin Pryor followed with back-to-back baskets to tie the game at 50–50 with 0:52 left. Butler's Andrew Smith, who led all scorers with 19 points missed the front end of a one-and-one free throw situation with 0:38 left, setting up the final play. Following a timeout, Northern State held the ball for a final shot and Thomas delivered from the top of the key as the final buzzer sounded.Butler Falls On Buzzer-Beater https://web.archive.org/web/20160305055708/http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2011-12/releases/20111102v9a0le 2016-03-05 Butler University – The Official Athletics Site, retrieved 2011-Nov-06 11/4 – Butler vs Franklin Team1st Half2nd HalfFinalFRNK 25 28 53BU 45 46 91 Butler Rolls Past Franklin In Exhibition Tilt Junior Andrew Smith led four players in double-figures with 19 points in 17 minutes and Butler pulled away to a 91–53 victory over visiting Franklin in an exhibition game at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Saturday, Nov. 5. The game was Butler's final preseason test. Smith, who also led Butler with 19 points in a 53–50 loss to Northern State three days earlier, hit seven of nine shots in his brief stint, including one of two from beyond the three-point arc. The 6–11 center was perfect on four free throw attempts, and he added three assists. There was plenty of support for the Butler scoring leader. Junior Chase Stigall (below left) hit four of six shots from three-point range and finished with 14 points, while freshman Andrew Smeathers came off the bench and hit three of five three-pointers and finished with 11 points. Freshman guard Jackson Aldridge had 10 points in a reserve stint.Butler Rolls Past Franklin In Exhibition Tilt https://web.archive.org/web/20160305055654/http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2011-12/releases/20111105f1fopw 2016-03-05 Butler University – The Official Athletics Site, retrieved 2011-Nov-06 Regular season 11/12 – Butler at Evansville Team1st Half2nd HalfOTFinalEVV 28 41 11 80BU 37 32 8 77 Butler Falls In Overtime At Evansville Junior Colt Ryan tied the game with a free throw in regulation and then scored his team's final six points in overtime to lift host Evansville to an 80–77 overtime victory over Butler in the season-opener for both teams at the new Ford Center on Saturday, Nov. 12. Between Ryan's clutch points, the game took a bizarre twist. Butler led 69–68 with Evansville in possession and 0:15 remaining. The Aces' Ned Cox missed a jump shot with 0:07 remaining and there was a loose ball scramble for the rebound. Butler's Jackson Aldridge was whistled for a foul with 0:00.9 left, sending Ryan to the line. The Evansville scoring leader missed the first free throw, but made the second to tie the game. Butler's Emerson Kampen then threw a full-court pass to center Andrew Smith, who caught the ball and laid it in at the buzzer for an apparent game-winning shot. The game officials huddled, and claimed a foul was called before the shot, sending Smith to the free throw line with 0:00.2 left. Smith missed both shots, forcing the overtime period.Butler Falls In Overtime At Evansville https://web.archive.org/web/20120403223231/http://butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2011-12/releases/20111112uyygkv 2012-04-03 Butler University – The Official Athletics Site, retrieved 2011-Nov-15 11/15 – Butler vs Chattanooga Team1st Half2nd HalfFinalCHAT 27 19 46BU 28 29 57 Bulldogs Win Home-Opener Junior Andrew Smith recorded his second career double-double and Butler used a staunch defensive effort to dispatch visiting Chattanooga, 57–46, in the Bulldogs' 2011–12 home-opener at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Tuesday, Nov. 15. The game was Butler's first in the five-team Hoosier Invitational. Smith (below), a 6–11 center, led both teams with 16 points, hitting five of eight shots from the field and five of seven from the free throw line. He also led both teams with 10 rebounds, one off his career-high. His performance followed a 21-point effort in Butler's tough season-opening double-overtime loss at Evansville. But it was Butler's defensive effort that claimed the spotlight. The Bulldogs limited Chattanooga (0–2), a team favored in the Southern Conference, to just 19 points in the second half. The Mocs scored just six points in the final 13 minutes of the contest.Bulldogs Win Home-Opener https://web.archive.org/web/20120403223259/http://butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2011-12/releases/20111115raidfb 2012-04-03 Butler University – The Official Athletics Site, retrieved 2011-Nov-15 11/19 – Butler vs #8/7 Louisville Team1st Half2nd HalfFinalLOU 29 40 69BU 28 25 53 Second Half Lifts No. 7 Louisville Past Butler Seniors Kyle Kuric and Chris Smith combined for 32 points and sparked a late second half run that lifted No. 7 Louisville to a 69–53 victory over Butler at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Saturday, Nov. 19. The win boosted the Cardinals to 3–0 on the season, while Butler fell to 1–2. Butler held a 41–40 advantage with 12 minutes remaining, when Kuric and Smith ignited a decisive 16–4 run. Kuric scored 10 points in the six-minute run, while Smith added the other six to give the Cardinals a 56–45 advantage. Butler never got closer than nine points in the final six minutes.Second Half Lifts No. 7 Louisville Past Butler https://web.archive.org/web/20160305055713/http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2011-12/releases/2011111952gsmk 2016-03-05 Butler University – The Official Athletics Site, retrieved 2011-Nov-19 References 2 Butler Bulldogs Men's Category:Butler Bulldogs men's basketball seasons Butler Butl Butl