2024–25 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

2024–25 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
2024–25 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	4–1 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	Thad Matta (3rd, 4th overall season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Pegues (3rd season); Maurice Joseph (3rd season); Alex Barlow (2nd season); Jon Diebler (1st season); Connor McCaffery (1st season);
Home arena	Hinkle Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Butler University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by Thad Matta, in the third year of his second stint as head coach of his alma mater. The Bulldogs play their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, as members of the Big East Conference.

2024–25 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
DePaul	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
No. 15 Marquette	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
Providence	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Xavier	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
No. 2 UConn	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Butler	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
No. 14 Creighton	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Georgetown	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
No. 22 St. John's	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Seton Hall	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Villanova	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429

† 2025 Big East tournament winner As of November 24, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2023–24 season 18–15, 9–11 in Big East play to finish in eighth place. They were defeated by Xavier in the first round of the Big East tournament.^[1] They received an at-large bid to the NIT where they lost in the first round to Minnesota.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jalen Thomas	1	F/C	6'10"	240	GS Senior	Detroit, MI	Graduated
Artemios Gavalas	2	G	6'0"	180	Junior	Southampton, NY	Walk-on; transferred to Mansfield
DJ Davis	4	G	6'1"	175	Senior	Moreno Valley, CA	Graduate transferred to Washington
Posh Alexander	5	G	6'0"	205	Senior	Brooklyn, NY	Graduate transferred to Dayton
Connor Turnbull	22	F	6'10"	220	Sophomore	St. Paul, MO	Transferred to Evansville
John-Michael Mulloy	35	F/C	6'10"	235	Senior	Carmel, IN	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school	Seasons Remaining
Jamie Kaiser	7	G	6'6"	205	Sophomore	Burke, VA	Maryland	Three
Kolby King	12	G	6'2"	175	Junior	Pembroke Pines, FL	Tulane	Two
Patrick McCaffery	22	F	6'9"	210	GS Senior	Iowa City, IA	Iowa	One

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Colt Langdon #49 PF	Raleigh, NC	Millbrook High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jul 10, 2024
Colt Langdon #49 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Evan Haywood SG	Indianapolis, IN	Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 13, 2023
Evan Haywood SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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.

2025 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jack McCaffery #15 PF	Iowa City, IA	West High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jul 29, 2024
Jack McCaffery #15 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Azavier Robinson #16 PG	Indianapolis, IN	Lawrence North High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Aug 3, 2024
Azavier Robinson #16 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Jackson Keith #34 SF	Durham, NC	Southern Durham High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sep 21, 2024
Jackson Keith #34 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
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

2024–25 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	22	Patrick McCaffery	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	Iowa	Iowa City, IA
C	23	Andre Screen	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	GS	Bucknell	Alexandria, VA
F	11	Jahmyl Telfort	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Northeastern	Boucherville, QC
F	21	Pierre Brooks II	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Michigan State	Detroit, MI
G	12	Kolby King	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Tulane	Pembroke Pines, FL
G	14	Landon Moore	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Saint Francis (PA)	Bloomington, IL
G	13	Finley Bizjack	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Byron Nelson	Trophy Club, TX
F	0	Augusto Cassia	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	NBA Global Academy (Australia)	Salvador, Brazil
G/F	7	Jamie Kaiser Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Maryland	Burke, VA
F/C	33	Boden Kapke	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	So	Holy Family Catholic	Victoria, MN
G	3	Ethan McComb (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Center Grove	Greenwood, IN
G	5	Ryder Cate (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Richmond	Richmond, IN
G	1	Evan Haywood	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Brebeuf Jesuit	Carmel, IN
F	45	Colt Langdon	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Millbrook	Raleigh, NC
G	25	Connor O'Guinn (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Bloomington North	Bloomington, IN

Head coach

Thad Matta (Butler)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Pegues (Delaware)
Maurice Joseph (Vermont)
Alex Barlow (Butler)
Jon Diebler (Ohio State)
Connor McCaffery (Iowa)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024* 7:30 p.m.	Illinois Wesleyan	W 88–47	–	13 – Tied	10 – Tied	4 – Telfort	Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,844) Indianapolis, IN
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:45 p.m., FS1	Missouri State	W 72–65	1–0	29 – Telfort	8 – Screen	3 – Tied	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,887) Indianapolis, IN
November 8, 2024* 6:30 p.m., FS2	Austin Peay	L 66–68	1–1	23 – McCaffery	8 – McCaffery	6 – Bizjack	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,193) Indianapolis, IN
November 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FS1	Western Michigan	W 85–65	2–1	20 – Brooks	9 – Bizjack	6 – Brooks	Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,855) Indianapolis, IN
November 15, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FS2	SMU	W 81–70	3–1	19 – Telfort	9 – Screen	5 – Telfort	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,798) Indianapolis, IN
November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FS2	Merrimack	W 78–39	4–1	23 – Brooks	12 – Brooks	7 – King	Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,823) Indianapolis, IN
November 28, 2024* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Northwestern Arizona Tip-Off Cactus Division semifinals						Mullett Arena Tempe, AZ
November 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m./9:30 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Mississippi State/UNLV Arizona Tip-Off Cactus Division						Mullett Arena Tempe, AZ
December 3, 2024* 6:30 p.m., FS2	Eastern Illinois						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
December 7, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN2	at Houston Big East–Big 12 Battle						Fertitta Center Houston, TX
December 10, 2024* 6:30 p.m., FS1	North Dakota State						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
December 14, 2024* 2:30 p.m., BTN	vs. Wisconsin Indy Classic						Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Big East regular season
December 18, 2024 9:00 p.m., FS1	at Marquette						Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
December 21, 2024 12:00 p.m., Peacock	UConn						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
January 1, 2025 6:30 p.m., FS1	Villanova						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., FS1	at St. John's						Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
January 8, 2025 8:30 p.m., Peacock	at Providence						Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
January 11, 2025 12:00 p.m., FOX/FS1	Creighton						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1	Seton Hall						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
January 21, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1	at UConn						XL Center Hartford, CT
January 25, 2025 4:00 p.m., CBSSN	DePaul						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
January 28, 2025 8:30 p.m., FS1	Marquette						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
January 31, 2025 6:30 p.m., FS1	at Georgetown						Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
February 5, 2025 6:30 p.m., FS1	at Seton Hall						Prudential Center Newark, NJ
February 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., Peacock	Providence						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., FS1	Georgetown						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
February 18, 2025 8:00 p.m., Peacock	at Xavier						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
February 22, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1	at DePaul						Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
February 26, 2025 9:00 p.m., CBSSN	St. John's						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
March 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., FOX	at Villanova						Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
March 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	Xavier						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
March 8, 2025 TBA, FOX/FS1	at Creighton						CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
Big East tournament
March 12–15, 2025 TBA	vs.						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time ^[2].

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

^ Dermer, Shelby (March 13, 2024). "'A great feeling.' Xavier Musketeers hold off Butler Bulldogs in Big East Tournament". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule".

[1] Dermer, Shelby (March 13, 2024). "'A great feeling.' Xavier Musketeers hold off Butler Bulldogs in Big East Tournament". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved September 17, 2024.

[2] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule".

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