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2010-11 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

2010–11 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
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National Runner Up
NCAA Southeast Regional Champions (#8 seed)
Diamond Head Classic Champions
Horizon League Regular Season Co-Champions
Horizon League Tournament Champions
National Championship Game vs Connecticut, L, 41–53
Conference Horizon League
Ranking
Coaches No. 2
2010–11 record 28–10 (13–5 Horizon)
Head coach Brad Stevens (4th year)
Assistant coach Matthew Graves (8th year)
Assistant coach Terry Johnson (4th year)
Assistant coach Micah Shrewsberry (3rd year)
Home arena Hinkle Fieldhouse
Seasons
← 2009–10
2011–12 →
2010–11 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
*Milwaukee 13 5   .722     19 14   .576
Butler 13 5   .722     28 10   .737
Cleveland State 13 5   .722     27 9   .750
Valparaiso 12 6   .667     23 12   .657
Wright State 10 8   .556     19 14   .576
Detroit 10 8   .556     17 16   .515
Green Bay 8 10   .444     14 18   .438
Loyola (IL) 7 11   .389     16 15   .516
Youngstown State 2 16   .111     9 21   .300
UIC 2 16   .111     7 24   .226
2011 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of April 4, 2011; Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 2010–11 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Brad Stevens, serving his 4th year. The Bulldogs played their home games at the Hinkle Fieldhouse, which has a capacity of approximately 10,000. They are members of the Horizon League.

They were the first team to reach consecutive final four without being a one or a two seed either year. By reaching the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament championship game they were the third eight seed team to do so and the first since the 1984–85 Villanova Wildcats. They were the first non-BCS school to reach the championship game in back-to-back seasons since the 1960–61 and 1961–62 Cincinnati Bearcats. They were the first team to reach the championship game without being ranked in the final college basketball polls since the 1987–88 Kansas Jayhawks. They were the first national runner-up to return to the championship game since the 1990–91 Duke Blue Devils (not counting the Fab Five teams affected by the University of Michigan basketball scandal). In 2011, they lost the National Championship to The University of Connecticut Huskies.

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10/30 – Butler vs Florida Southern


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