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2007–08 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

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2007–08 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
2008 Great Alaska Shoot-Out Champion
Wooden Tradition Winner
Horizon League Regular Season Champions
Horizon League tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceHorizon League
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 11
Record30–4 (16–2 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPMike Green
A. J. Graves
CaptainA. J. Graves
Mike Green
Julian Betko
Drew Streicher
Pete Campbell
Home arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
Seasons
2007–08 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Butler 16 2   .889 30 4   .882
Cleveland State 12 6   .667 21 13   .618
Wright State 12 6   .667 21 10   .677
Valparaiso 9 9   .500 22 14   .611
UIC 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
Green Bay 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
Milwaukee 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
Loyola Chicago 6 12   .333 12 19   .387
Youngstown State 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
Detroit 3 15   .167 7 23   .233
Horizon League Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007–08 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Brad Stevens, serving his 1st year. The Bulldogs played their home games at the Hinkle Fieldhouse, which has a capacity of approximately 10,000.[1]

The Bulldogs won the 2008 Horizon League Men's Basketball Regular Season Championship and the 2008 Horizon League Men's Basketball tournament championship, earning the Horizon League's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 7 seed in the East Region. They beat 10 seed South Alabama 81–61 before falling to 2 seed Tennessee 71–76 in overtime in the Round of 32.

Roster

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2007–08 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G/F 11 Alex Anglin (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Fr Kokomo, Indiana
G/F 1 Julian Betko (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Ružomberok, Slovakia
F 34 Pete Campbell (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Muncie, Indiana
F/C 50 Elliot Engelmann 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Downers Grove, Illinois
G 4 A. J. Graves (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Sr Switz City, Indiana
G 10 Mike Green (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 3 Zach Hahn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr New Castle, Indiana
F 54 Matt Howard 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Connersville, Indiana
F 24 Avery Jukes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) So Snellville, Georgia
G 22 Grant Leiendecker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) RS Fr Fort Wayne, Indiana
G 14 Nick Rodgers (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 162 lb (73 kg) So Noblesville, Indiana
G 5 Ben Slaton (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Columbus, Indiana
G/F 32 Drew Streicher (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Washington, Indiana
G 2 Shawn Vanzant 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Fr Tampa, Florida
G/F 21 Willie Veasley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 204 lb (93 kg) So Freeport, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 12 May 2010

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2007*
7:00 pm
St. Joseph's (IN) W 75–50 
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 3, 2007*
7:00 pm
Marian (IN) W 83–49 
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2007*
7:05 pm
at Ball State W 61–45  1–0
John E. Worthen Arena (7,331)
Muncie, IN
Nov 14, 2007*
7:00 pm
Indiana State W 76–48  2–0
Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,555)
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 17, 2007*
8:05 pm
at Evansville W 60–47  3–0
Roberts Municipal Stadium (6,407)
Evansville, IN
Nov 21, 2007*
7:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 23 vs. Michigan
Great Alaska Shootout
W 79–65  4–0
Sullivan Arena (7,265)
Anchorage, AK
Nov 23, 2007*
5:30 pm, ESPN360
No. 23 vs. Virginia Tech
Great Alaska Shootout Semifinals
W 84–78 OT 5–0
Sullivan Arena (8,469)
Anchorage, AK
Nov 24, 2007*
8:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 23 vs. Texas Tech
Great Alaska Shootout Championship
W 81–71  6–0
Sullivan Arena (8,700)
Anchorage, AK
Dec 1, 2007*
7:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 16 Ohio State W 65–46  7–0
Hinkle Fieldhouse (10,000)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 6, 2007
7:05 pm
No. 13 at Detroit W 53–46  8–0 (1–0)
Calihan Hall (3,136)
Detroit, MI
Dec 8, 2007
7:00 pm
No. 13 at Wright State L 42–43  8–1 (1–1)
Nutter Center (6,981)
Dayton, OH
Dec 15, 2007*
6:07 pm, HDNet / WNDY
No. 19 vs. Florida State
Wooden Tradition
W 79–68  9–1
Conseco Fieldhouse (17,170)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 19, 2007*
7:00 pm
No. 18 Bradley W 83–64  10–1
Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,596)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 22, 2007*
7:00 pm
No. 18 at Florida Gulf Coast W 78–66  11–1
Alico Arena (3,843)
Fort Myers, FL
Dec 28, 2007*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 17 at Southern Illinois W 57–55  12–1
SIU Arena (9,386)
Carbondale, IL
Horizon League Play
Jan 5, 2008
2:00 pm
No. 17 Valparaiso W 73–65  13–1 (2–1)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,284)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 7, 2008
7:00 pm
No. 14 at Loyola (IL) W 66–55  14–1 (3–1)
Joseph J. Gentile Center (2,100)
Chicago, IL
Jan 10, 2008
9:00 pm
No. 14 Green Bay W 74–65  15–1 (4–1)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,226)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 12, 2008
2:00 pm
No. 14 Milwaukee W 72–56  16–1 (5–1)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,698)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 17, 2008
7:35 pm
No. 12 at Cleveland State L 52–56  16–2 (5–2)
Wolstein Center (5,352)
Cleveland, OH
Jan 19, 2008
7:15 pm
No. 12 at Youngstown State W 78–69  17-2 (6–2)
Beeghly Center (6,198)
Youngstown, OH
Jan 24, 2008
7:00 pm
No. 14 Loyola (IL) W 63–50  18-2 (7–2)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,822)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 26, 2008
2:00 pm
No. 14 Illinois-Chicago W 73–57  19–2 (8–2)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,952)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 5, 2008
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 11 at Valparaiso W 71–68  20–2 (9–2)
Athletics–Recreation Center (5,432)
Valparaiso, IN
Feb 9, 2008
7:05 pm
No. 11 at Green Bay W 62–57  21–2 (10–2)
Resch Center (6,984)
Green Bay, WI
Feb 12, 2008
6:00 pm
No. 10 at Milwaukee W 83–75 OT 22–2 (11–2)
U.S. Cellular Arena (4,055)
Milwaukee, WI
Feb 14, 2008
7:00 pm
No. 10 Youngstown St. W 89–73  23–2 (12–2)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,702)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 16, 2008
2:00 pm
No. 10 Cleveland St. W 51–46  24–2 (13–2)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,279)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 20, 2008
7:00 pm
No. 8 at Illinois-Chicago W 51–46  25–2 (14–2)
UIC Pavilion (7,799)
Chicago, IL
Feb 23, 2008*
5:05 pm, ESPN2
No. 8 No. 18 Drake
BracketBuster
L 64–71  25–3
Hinkle Fieldhouse (10,000)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 28, 2008
9:00 pm
No. 13 Wright St. W 66–61  26–3 (15–2)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,045)
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 1, 2008
2:00 pm
No. 13 Detroit W 65–31  27–3 (16–2)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,880)
Indianapolis, IN
Horizon League tournament
Mar 8, 2008
7:10 pm, ESPNU
(1) No. 12 (4) Illinois-Chicago
Horizon League Semifinals
W 66–50  28–3
Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,109)
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 11, 2008
9:00 pm, ESPN
(1) No. 10 (2) Cleveland St.
Horizon League Championship
W 70–55  29–3
Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,021)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 2008*
3:00 pm, CBS
(7 E) No. 10 vs. (10 E) South Alabama
First Round
W 81–61[2]  30–3
BJCC (14,420)
Birmingham, AL
Mar 23, 2008*
2:30 pm, CBS
(7 E) No. 10 vs. (2 E) No. 6 Tennessee
Second Round
L 71–76[3] OT 30–4
BJCC (14,606)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East Region.
All times are in Eastern Time..

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Rankings

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Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ 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 Wk 19 Final
AP RV 25 22 16 13 18 16 16 16 14 12 15 12 10 9 8 14 14 11 11
Coaches RV RV 23 16 13 19 18 17 17 14 12 14 12 11 10 8 13 12 10 10 14

References

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  1. ^ Butler University – The Official Athletics Site: Hinkle Fieldhouse, retrieved 21 December 2009
  2. ^ "South Alabama vs. Butler Box Score, March 21, 2008".
  3. ^ "Tennessee vs. Butler Box Score, March 23, 2008".
  4. ^ "2007-2008 Butler Bulldogs Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). Butler Sports.