Butler Bulldogs basketball
Butler Bulldogs basketball history
Butler University (Indianapolis, IN)
Hinkle Fieldhouse
Big East Conference
Current head coach: Thad Matta (2000-01, 2022-)
- Asst: Mike Pegues (2022-)
- Asst: Maurice Joseph (2022-)
- Asst: Alex Barlow (2023-)
- Recruiting: Jon Diebler (2022-)
- DBO: Greg Oden (2022-)
- CBO: Andrew Lentz (2022-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 2 (2010, 2011)
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 6 (1962, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2017)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 16 (1962, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 24-16
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 10 (1958, 1959, 1985, 1991, 1992, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2019, 2024)
- NIT Overall Record: 5-10
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2012)
- CBI Overall Record: 2-1
Conference Titles (Indiana Collegiate, Missouri Valley, MAC, Horizon, Atlantic 10, Big East):
- Big East Regular Season Championships: 0
- Horizon League Regular Season Championships: 10 (1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
- MAC Regular Season Championships: 1 (1947)
- Missouri Valley Regular Season Championships: 2 (1933, 1934)
- ICC (Div II) Regular Season Championships: 5 (1952, 1953, 1959, 1961, 1962)
- Big East Tournament Championships: 0
- Horizon League Tournament Championships: 7 (1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2010, 2011)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- Big East Player of the Year: 0
- Horizon League Player of the Year: 7 (last = Gordon Hayward, 2010)
Butler head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Thad Matta | 2000-01, 22-Pres | 56-41 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| LaVall Jordan | 2017-22 | 83-74 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Holtmann | 2014-17 | 70-31 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Brandon Miller | 2013-14 | 14-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Stevens | 2007-13 | 166-49 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Todd Lickliter | 2001-07 | 131-61 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Barry Collier | 1989-2000 | 196-132 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Sexson | 1977-89 | 143-188 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Theofanis | 1970-77 | 79-105 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Hinkle | 1926-42, 45-70 | 558-394 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Hedden | 1942-43, 44-45 | 18-15 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Harlan “Pat” Page | 1920-26 | 100-29 | – | – | – |
| F. E. Ellis | 1919-20 | 2-4 | – | – | – |
| Joe Mullane | 1918-19 | 1-9 | – | – | – |
| G. C. Thomas | 1912-18 | 16-28 | – | – | – |
| Bill Diddle | 1910-12 | 10-12 | – | – | – |
| Walter Gipe | 1909-10 | 3-4 | – | – | – |
| John McKay | 1907-09 | 9-6 | – | – | – |
| Art Guedel | 1906-07 | 2-4 | – | – | – |
| Edgar Wingard | 1904-06 | 7-3 | – | – | – |
| Ralph Jones | 1903-04 | 2-2 | – | – | – |
| Walter Kelly | 1899-1903 | 6-8 | – | – | – |
| James Zink | 1897-99 | 2-5 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These conference titles came while the Butler program was a member of the Indiana Collegiate Conference, though the program was a Division I Independent for much of its history
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.
