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2014–15 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

2014–15 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
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NCAA Tournament Round of 32 vs. Notre Dame, L, 64–67
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 23
AP No. 24
2014–15 record 23–11 (12–6 Big East)
Head coach Chris Holtmann (1st year)
Assistant coach Terry Johnson (8th year)
Assistant coach Michael Lewis (4th year)
Assistant coach Emerson Kampen (1st year)
Home arena Hinkle Fieldhouse
Seasons
← 2013–14
2015–16 →
2014–15 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#9 Villanova 16 2   .889     33 3   .917
Georgetown 12 6   .667     22 11   .667
#23 Butler 12 6   .667     23 11   .676
Providence 11 7   .611     22 12   .647
St. John's 10 8   .556     21 12   .636
#22 Xavier 9 9   .500     23 14   .622
DePaul 6 12   .333     12 20   .375
Seton Hall 6 12   .333     16 15   .516
Marquette 4 14   .222     13 19   .406
Creighton 4 14   .222     14 19   .424
2015 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 6, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Chris Holtmann, who took over as interim head coach after Brandon Miller requested and was granted a medical leave of absence from the university. Holtmann was then named Head Coach on January 2, 2015, becoming the 23rd head coach of Butler's men's basketball team. The Bulldogs played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse, which has a capacity of approximately 9,100. This was Butler's second season in the Big East Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament to Xavier. The Bulldogs received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a #6 seed and defeated Texas in the Second Round before losing in the Third Round to Notre Dame.

The Bulldogs finished the 2013–14 season with a record of 14–17, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big East Tournament to Seton Hall.


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