2023–24 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

2023–24 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
2023–24 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	Thad Matta (2nd, 3rd overall season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Pegues (2nd season); Maurice Joseph (2nd season); Alex Barlow (1st season);
Home arena	Hinkle Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 UConn †	18	–	2	.900	37	–	3	.925
No. 13 Creighton	14	–	6	.700	25	–	10	.714
No. 12 Marquette	14	–	6	.700	27	–	10	.730
Seton Hall	13	–	7	.650	25	–	12	.676
St. John's	11	–	9	.550	20	–	13	.606
Villanova	10	–	10	.500	18	–	16	.529
Providence	10	–	10	.500	21	–	14	.600
Butler	9	–	11	.450	18	–	15	.545
Xavier	9	–	11	.450	16	–	18	.471
Georgetown	2	–	18	.100	9	–	23	.281
DePaul	0	–	20	.000	3	–	29	.094

† 2024 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Butler University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are coached by Thad Matta, in his second year of his third 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.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2022–23 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.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
DJ Hughes	0	F	6'6"	230	Sophomore	Indianapolis, IN	Transferred to East Tennessee State
Eric Hunter Jr.	2	G	6'4"	170	GS Senior	Indianapolis, IN	Graduated
Chuck Harris	3	G	6'2"	200	Junior	Ashburn, VA	Transferred to SMU
Myles Wilmoth	11	F	6'9"	215	Junior	Chestnut Ridge, NY	Transferred to Hofstra
Myles Tate	12	G	6'0"	165	Junior	Roebuck, SC	Transferred to Appalachian State
Jayden Taylor	13	G	6'4"	195	Sophomore	Indianapolis, IN	Transferred to NC State
Pierce Thomas	14	G/F	6'5"	210	RS Freshman	Brownsburg, IN	Transferred to Eastern Kentucky
Manny Bates	15	C	6'11"	240	GS Senior	Fayetteville, NC	Graduated/went undrafted in 2023 NBA draft
Ali Ali	24	G/F	6'8"	205	Senior	Kendallville, IN	Graduate transferred to Akron
Simas Lukosius	41	G/F	6'7"	225	Sophomore	Kaunas, Lituania	Transferred to Cincinnati

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
DJ Davis	4	G	6'1"	170	Senior	Moreno Valley, CA	UC Irvine
Posh Alexander	5	G	6'0"	200	Senior	Brooklyn, NY	St. John's
Jahmyl Telfort	11	G	6'7"	224	Senior	Boucherville, QC	Northeastern
Landon Moore	14	G	6'3"	200	Sophomore	Bloomington, IL	Saint Francis (PA)
Pierre Brooks	21	G	6'6"	225	Junior	Detroit, MI	Michigan State
Andre Screen	23	C	7'1"	261	Senior	Alexandria, VA	Bucknell

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Finley Bizjack #19 SG	Trophy Club, TX	Byron Nelson High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jul 1, 2022
Finley Bizjack #19 SG	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Boden Kapke C	Victoria, MN	Holy Family Catholic High School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Sep 10, 2022
Boden Kapke C	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Augusto Cassiá PF	Brazil	NBA Academy Latin America	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Apr 1, 2023
Augusto Cassiá PF	Star ratings: 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.

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2024)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Evan Haywood SG	Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School	Indianapolis, IN	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 13, 2023
Evan Haywood SG	Star ratings: 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.

Roster

2023–24 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F/C	35	John-Michael Mulloy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Sr	Carmel	Carmel, IN
F/C	1	Jalen Thomas	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	GS	Georgia State	Detroit, MI
G	4	DJ Davis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	UC Irvine	Moreno Valley, CA
G	5	Posh Alexander	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	St. John's	Brooklyn, NY
G/F	11	Jahmyl Telfort	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Northeastern	Boucherville, QC
C	23	Andre Screen	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	251 lb (114 kg)	Sr	Bucknell	Alexandria, VA
G	2	Artemios Gavalas	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Jr	Southampton, NYhigh_school=St. John's
G	21	Pierre Brooks	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Michigan State	Detroit, MI
F/C	22	Connor Turnbull	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Fort Zumwalt North	St. Paul, MO
G	14	Landon Moore	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Saint Francis (PA)	Bloomington, IL
G	13	Finley Bizjack	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Byron Nelson	Trophy Club, TX
F/C	33	Boden Kapke	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Holy Family Catholic	Victoria, MN
F	0	Augusto Cassia	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Fr	NBA Global Academy (Australia)	Salvador, Brazil
G	3	Ethan McComb (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Center Grove	Greenwood, IN

Head coach

Thad Matta (Butler)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2023* 7:30 p.m.	Ohio Northern	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	Franklin (IN)	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 8:00 p.m., FS1	Eastern Michigan	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
November 10, 2023* 8:30 p.m., FS2	Southeast Missouri State	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
November 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	East Tennessee State	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
November 17, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FS1	at Michigan State Gavitt Tipoff Games	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
November 23, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Florida Atlantic ESPN Events Invitational quarterfinals	State Farm Field House Bay Lake, FL
November 24, 2023* 11:00 a.m./1:30 p.m., ESPN2/ESPN+	vs. Penn State/Texas A&M ESPN Events Invitational	State Farm Field House Bay Lake, FL
November 26, 2023* TBA	vs. TBA ESPN Events Invitational	State Farm Field House Bay Lake, FL
November 30, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FS1	Texas Tech Big East–Big 12 Battle	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
December 5, 2023* 8:30 p.m., FS1	Buffalo	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
December 9, 2023* 12:00 p.m., FS1	California	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
December 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FS1	Saginaw Valley State	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Big East regular season
December 19, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1	Georgetown	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
December 23, 2023 12:00 p.m., FS1	at Providence	Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
January 2, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1	at St. John's	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
January 5, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1	UConn	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
January 10, 2024 9:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Marquette	Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
January 13, 2024 12:00 p.m., FS1	Seton Hall	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
January 16, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1	at Xavier	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
January 20, 2024 4:00 p.m., FS1	DePaul	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
January 23, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1	at Georgetown	Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
January 27, 2024 3:00 p.m., FS1	Villanova	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
February 2, 2024 9:00 p.m., FS1	at Creighton	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
February 6, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1	at UConn	TBD TBD
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., FS1	Providence	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
February 13, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1	Marquette	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
February 17, 2024 12:30 p.m., FOX	Creighton	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
February 20, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1	at Villanova	Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
February 24, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS2	at Seton Hall	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
February 28, 2024 TBA, CBSSN	St. John's	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
March 2, 2024 12:00 p.m., FS1	at DePaul	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
March 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	Xavier	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Big East tournament
March 13–16, 2024 TBD	vs. TBD	Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time ^[1].

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.

References

^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule".

[1] "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule".

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