# 2024–25 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

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.

## 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. 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

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Colt Langdon PF | Raleigh, NC | Millbrook High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jul 10, 2024 |
| 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 |
| 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

College recruiting information (2025) :
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 |||||||
| Jackson Keith SF | Durham, NC | Southern Durham High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sep 21, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 |||||||
| Efeosa Oliogu SF | Toronto, ON | Overtime Elite | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jan 13, 2025 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 |||||||
| 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. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | 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 | W 71–69 | 5–1 | 23 – Telfort | 9 – Screen | 5 – Telfort | Mullett Arena Tempe, AZ |
| November 29, 2024* 9:30 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. No. 25 Mississippi State Arizona Tip-Off Cactus Division championship | W 87–77 | 6–1 | 24 – Telfort | 9 – Tied | 4 – Screen | Mullett Arena (1,978) Tempe, AZ |
| December 3, 2024* 6:30 p.m., FS2 | | Eastern Illinois | W 73–58 | 7–1 | 20 – Tied | 9 – King | 3 – Tied | Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,886) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 7, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 17 Houston Big East–Big 12 Battle | L 51–79 | 7–2 | 11 – Tied | 6 – King | 3 – Telfort | Fertitta Center (7,035) Houston, TX |
| December 10, 2024* 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | North Dakota State | L 68–71 | 7–3 | 26 – Brooks | 7 – Brooks | 4 – Tied | Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,980) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 14, 2024* 2:30 p.m., BTN | | vs. No. 20 Wisconsin Indy Classic | L 74–83 | 7–4 | 23 – Brooks | 7 – Tied | 3 – McCaffery | Gainbridge Fieldhouse (15,045) Indianapolis, IN |
| Big East regular season |||||||||
| December 18, 2024 9:00 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 9 Marquette | L 70–80 | 7–5 (0–1) | 16 – Tied | 10 – Telfort | 4 – Telfort | Fiserv Forum (15,770) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 21, 2024 12:00 p.m., Peacock | | No. 11 UConn | L 74–78 | 7–6 (0–2) | 17 – Tied | 10 – Screen | 7 – Telfort | Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 1, 2025 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | Villanova | L 65–73 | 7–7 (0–3) | 25 – Telfort | 10 – Telfort | 6 – Telfort | Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,284) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., FS1 | | at St. John's | L 62–70 | 7–8 (0–4) | 17 – Brooks | 11 – McCaffery | 5 – King | Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY |
| January 8, 2025 8:30 p.m., Peacock | | at Providence | L 65–84 | 7–9 (0–5) | 17 – Tied | 6 – King | 3 – Screen | Amica Mutual Pavilion (8,111) Providence, RI |
| January 11, 2025 12:00 p.m., FOX | | Creighton | L 76–80 | 7–10 (0–6) | 21 – McCaffery | 7 – Tied | 5 – Telfort | Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,134) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | Seton Hall | W 82–77 | 8–10 (1–6) | 19 – Brooks | 7 – McCaffery | 4 – Tied | Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,607) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 21, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 19 UConn | L 78–80 $^{OT}$ | 8–11 (1–7) | 25 – Telfort | 9 – Screen | 2 – Tied | XL Center (15,684) Hartford, CT |
| January 25, 2025 4:00 p.m., CBSSN | | DePaul | W 86–69 | 9–11 (2–7) | 29 – Brooks | 13 – Brooks | 5 – McCaffery | Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,704) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 28, 2025 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | No. 9 Marquette | L 69–78 | 9–12 (2–8) | 24 – Telfort | 9 – Screen | 5 – Tied | Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,423) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 31, 2025 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Georgetown | L 70–73 | 9–13 (2–9) | 17 – Bizjack | 7 – McCaffery | 5 – Bizjack | Capital One Arena (6,729) Washington, D.C. |
| February 5, 2025 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Seton Hall | W 84–54 | 10–13 (3–9) | 14 – Brooks | 11 – Kapke | 7 – Brooks | Prudential Center (8,634) Newark, NJ |
| February 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., Peacock | | Providence | W 82–81 | 11–13 (4–9) | 24 – Telfort | 10 – Screen | 4 – Tied | Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,312) Indianapolis, IN |
| February 15, 2025 2:05 p.m., FS1 | | Georgetown | W 97–86 | 12–13 (5–9) | 30 – Brooks | 6 – Moore | 5 – Tied | Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,844) Indianapolis, IN |
| February 18, 2025 8:00 p.m., Peacock | | at Xavier | L 63–76 | 12–14 (5–10) | 20 – Telfort | 13 – Kapke | 4 – King | Cintas Center (10,023) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 22, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | at DePaul | W 84–72 | 13–14 (6–10) | 24 – Brooks | 8 – King | 6 – Telfort | Wintrust Arena (5,267) Chicago, IL |
| February 26, 2025 9:00 p.m., CBSSN | | No. 7 St. John's | L 70–76 | 13–15 (6–11) | 13 – Telfort | 7 – Telfort | 4 – Bizjack | Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,086) Indianapolis, IN |
| March 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., FOX | | at Villanova | L 70–80 | 13–16 (6–12) | 16 – Tied | 8 – Screen | 4 – Bizjack | Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA |
| March 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Xavier | L 78–91 | 13–17 (6–13) | 20 – Telfort | 6 – Telfort | 3 – Tied | Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,225) Indianapolis, IN |
| March 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Creighton | L 74–87 | 13–18 (6–14) | 19 – Tied | 7 – Brooks II | 6 – Telfort | CHI Health Center Omaha (17,907) Omaha, NE |
| Big East tournament |||||||||
| March 12, 2025 4:00 p.m., Peacock | (9) | vs. (8) Providence First round | W 75–69 | 14–18 | 25 – Brooks | 7 – Brooks | 3 – Tied | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| March 13, 2025 12:00 p.m., Peacock | (9) | vs. (1) No. 6 St. John's Quarterfinal | L 57–78 | 14–19 | 16 – McCaffery | 6 – Kapke | 3 – Telfort | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| College Basketball Crown |||||||||
| March 31, 2025* 3:00 p.m., FS1 | | vs. Utah First round | | | | | | MGM Grand Garden Arena (-) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time . |||||||||