Podcast Recap
The College Basketball Experience (@TCEonSGPN) on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network previews the upcoming basketball season for the Butler Bulldogs. Pick Dundee aka (@TheColbyD) breaks down the Butler roster and highlights what they did in recruiting and the transfer portal this offseason. How will the Bulldogs look in year #1 under Thad Matta?
OUTGOING
- 6’5 G Bo Hodges (Graduated – 10 pts, 7 reb)
- 6’9 F Bryce Golden (Transferred to Loyola Chicago – 8 pts, 4 reb)
- 6’7 F Bryce Nze (Graduated – 9 pts, 7 reb)
- 6’2 G Aaron Thompson (Graduated – 8 pts, 4 ast)
- 6’3 G Jair Bolden (Graduated – 7 pts, 2 reb)
- 6’8 F Ty Groce (Graduated – 4 pts)
INCOMING
- 6’4 G Eric Hunter Jr. (Transfer from Purdue – 6 pts, 2 reb, 44% 3pt)
- 6’11 C Manny Bates (Transfer from NC State – 10 pts, 6 reb)
- 6’8 F Ali Ali (Transfer from Akron – 14 pts, 3 reb, 41% 3pt)
- 6’10 F Jalen Thomas (Transfer from Georgia St – 8 pts, 6 reb)
- 6’10 F Connor Turnbull (Ranked #277 from O’Fallon, MO)
STARTING 5
1 – 6’4 GR. Eric Hunter Jr. (Transfer from Purdue – 6 pts, 2 reb, 44% 3pt)
2 – 6’2 JR. Chuck Harris (11 pts, 3 reb, 30% 3pt)
3 – 6’6 SO. Simas Lukosius (7 pts, 3 reb)
4 – 6’8 SR. Ali Ali (14 pts, 3 reb, 41% 3pt)
5 – 6’11 GR. Manny Bates (10 pts, 6 reb)
Preseason Tournament:
Battle 4 Atlantis (November 23rd – 25th in Bahamas)
Open with Tennessee. Play the winner of BYU/USC. The rest of the field includes Kansas, NC State, Dayton, and Wisconsin.
Rest of the Non-Conference Schedule:
November 7th – New Orleans
November 14th – at Penn State (Gavitt Tip-Off Games)
November 17th – St. Francis PA
November 19th – Citadel
November 30th – Kansas State (Big East / Big 12 Challenge)
December 3rd – Tennessee Tech
December 6th – Yale
December 10th – at California
