2008–09 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2008–09 Butler Bulldogs Butler Bulldogs script Logo.png Horizon League Horizon 25 22 26–6 15–3 Brad Stevens Matthew Graves Terry Johnson Micah Shrewsberry Hinkle Fieldhouse Horizon League Regular Season ChampionsHorizon League tournament Runners UpNCAA tournament, first round The 2008–09 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Brad Stevens, serving his 2nd year. The Bulldogs played their home games at the Hinkle Fieldhouse, which has a capacity of approximately 10,000.Butler University – The Official Athletics Site: Hinkle Fieldhouse, retrieved 21 December 2009 The Bulldogs won the 2009 Horizon League Men's Basketball Regular Season Championship and received an at-large bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 9 seed in the South Region. They fell to 8 seed LSU . Roster 2009 Butler Bulldogs y y Alex Anglin W 11 G/F 6 4 171 SO Kokomo, Indiana Kokomo Garrett Butcher 32 F 6 7 206 FR Ellettsville, Indiana Edgewood Zach Hahn 3 G 6 1 170 SO New Castle, Indiana New Castle Chrysler Gordon Hayward y 20 G/F 6 8 200 FR Brownsburg, Indiana Brownsburg Matt Howard y 54 F 6 8 230 SO Connersville, Indiana Connersville Avery Jukes 24 F 6 8 217 JR Snellville, Georgia South Gwinnett/Alabama Emerson Kampen W 30 C 6 9 192 FR y Yorktown, Indiana Yorktown Grant Leiendecker 22 G 6 3 178 SO Fort Wayne, Indiana Homestead Shelvin Mack 1 y G 6 3 214 FR Lexington, Kentucky Bryan Station Ronald Nored y 5 G 6 0 178 FR Homewood, Alabama Homewood Nick Rodgers W 14 G 6 1 162 JR Noblesville, Indiana Noblesville Chase Stigall 33 G 6 3 187 FR y New Castle, Indiana New Castle Chrysler Shawn Vanzant y 2 G 6 1 171 SO Tampa, Florida Wharton Willie Veasley 21 G/F 6 3 204 JR Freeport, Illinois Freeport Brad Stevens (DePauw) Matthew Graves (Butler) Terry Johnson (IPFW) Micah Shrewsberry (Hanover) http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2008-09/roster 05 May 2010 Schedule |- !colspan=12 style=Butler Bulldogs|Exhibition October 30 7:00 pm yes Marian Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 61–31 November 8 7:00 pm yes Oakland City Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 91–52 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#13294B; color:#FFFFFF;"|Non-conference regular season November 15 8:05 pm yes yes Drake Knapp Center Des Moines, IA 58–48 6,012 1–0 November 19 7:00 pm yes Ball State Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 64–55 5,056 2–0 November 22 2:00 pm yes Indiana University South Bend Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 87–33 3,444 3–0 November 26 7:00 pm yes yes Northwestern Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 57–53 4,727 4–0 November 29 2:00 pm yes Evansville Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 75–59 4,708 5–0 December 4 8:00 pm yes Cleveland State Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH 50–48 2,604 6–0 (1–0) December 6 7:05 pm yes Youngstown State Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH 79–71 2,657 7–0 (2–0) December 10 8:05 pm yes yes Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, IL 87–75 9,366 8–0 December 13 12:00 pm yes yes Ohio State 21 Jerome Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH 51–54 13,976 8–1 December 20 2:00 pm yes Florida Gulf Coast Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 73–53 4,358 9–1 December 23 7:00 pm yes yes Xavier 12 Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH 74–65 10,250 10–1 December 30 7:00 pm yes UAB Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 72–68 8,141 11–1 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#13294B; color:#FFFFFF;"|Horizon League Play January 3 8:05 pm yes Valparaiso Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN 75–62 4,737 12–1 (3–0) January 8 7:00 pm 20 Wright State Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 64–48 4,773 13–1 (4–0) January 10 2:00 pm 20 Detroit Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 54–50 5,652 14–1 (5–0) January 15 8:00 pm yes 18 Loyola–Chicago Joseph J. Gentile Center Chicago, IL 78–55 3,229 15–1 (6–0) January 17 2:00 yes 18 Illinois-Chicago UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL 59–52 5,844 16–1 (7–0) January 22 7:00 pm 17 Green Bay Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 68–59 5,355 17–1 (8–0) January 24 2:00 pm 17 Milwaukee Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 78–48 9,418 18–1 (9–0) January 30 7:00 pm 13 Valparaiso Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 59–51 6,623 19–1 (10–0) February 2 8:00 pm yes 11 Green Bay Resch Center Green Bay, WI 66–75 6,978 19–2 (10–1) February 5 8:05 pm yes 11 Detroit Calihan Hall Detroit, MI 66–61 2,289 20–2 (11–1) February 7 7:00 pm yes 11 Wright State Nutter Center Dayton, OH 69–51 9,735 21–2 (12–1) February 13 7:00 pm 15 Illinois-Chicago Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 80–61 6,137 22–2 (13–1) February 15 2:00 pm 15 Loyola–Chicago Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 67–71 6,680 22–3 (13–2) February 18 8:00 pm yes 22 Milwaukee U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, WI 60–63 5,026 22–4 (13–3) February 21 12:00 pm yes yes 22 Davidson John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC 75–63 5,223 23–4 February 26 7:00 pm 23 Youngstown State Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 78–57 5,048 24–4 (14–3) February 28 12:00 pm 23 Cleveland State Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 58–56 8,549 25–4 (15–3) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#13294B; color:#FFFFFF;"| Horizon League tournament March 7 7:00 pm 22 1 Wright State 4 Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Horizon League Semifinal 62–57 6,477 26–4 March 10 9:00 pm 17 1 Cleveland State 3 Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Horizon League Championship 54–57 5,107 26–5 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#13294B; color:#FFFFFF;"|NCAA tournament March 19 12:00 pm yes yes yes 23 9 S LSU 20 8 S Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Round of 64 CBS 71–75https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2009-03-19-butler.html Louisiana State vs. Butler Box Score, March 19, 2009 26–6 (15–3) 25 Coaches' Poll Eastern Time. S South Region https://butlersports.com/sports/2016/5/19/sports-m-baskbl-stats-2008-2009-teamcume-htm.aspx 2008-2009 Butler Bulldogs Men's Basketball Stats Butler Sports Rankings 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. 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 RV RV RV 25 21 17 16 13 11 15 21 24 22 16 22 Coaches RV RV RV RV RV 20 18 17 13 11 15 22 23 22 17 23 25 See also 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament References 2 Butler Category:Butler Bulldogs men's basketball seasons Butler Butl Butl