#72 Butler Men's Basketball 2024-2025 Preview

 
 
Butler Bulldogs
 
2024-2025 Overall Rank: #72
 
Conference Rank: #8 Big East
 
 
2023-24 Record: 18-15, 9-11
2023-24 Postseason: NIT
Coach: Thad Matta
Coach Record: 56-41 at Butler, 471-187 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
DJ Davis, Guard, 13.5 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.6 apg
Posh Alexander, Guard, 11.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 4.9 apg, 2.2 spg
Jalen Thomas, Forward, 7.7 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 1.2 bpg
 
Key Returning Players:
Pierre Brooks, Senior, Forward, 14.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.1 apg
Jahmyl Telfort, Senior, Forward, 13.9ppg, 4.9 rpg, 3.0 apg
Andre Screen, Senior, Center, 5.2 ppg, 4.5 rpg
Finley Bizjack, Sophomore, Guard, 4.2 ppg, 1.2 rpg
Landon Moore, Junior, Guard, 3.8 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 1.3 apg
Boden Kapke, Sophomore, Center, 2.0 ppg, 1.7 rpg
 
Key New Players:
Ryder Cate, Freshman, Guard
Evan Haywood, Freshman, Guard
Jamie Kaiser Jr., Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Maryland
Kolby King, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Tulane
Patrick McCaffery, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Iowa
Connor O’Guinn, Freshman, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 77.1 (79th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 73.7 (234, 8)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.3 (130, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.0 (191, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.4 (78, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.5 (98, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 79.1 (8, 2)
Rebound Margin: -0.8 (235, 9)
Assists Per Game: 15.1 (59, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.9 (96, 6)