Butler basketball adds nonconference games to schedule, loses 1
INDIANAPOLIS — The Butler basketball team's 2025-26 nonconference schedule continues to take shape with the addition of homes games against Chicago State and Eastern Michigan.
The Bulldogs will host Chicago State on Nov. 11 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Eastern Michigan will make the trip to Hinkle on Dec. 2. Tip times and television assignments have not been announced.
The Dawgs open the first week of the season against Southern Indiana on Nov. 5 and IU Indy on Nov. 8 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Butler will play in the Greenbrier Tip-Off in November and will return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse for the 2025 Indy Classic on Dec. 20 against Northwestern.
The Bulldogs will conclude their home-and-home series at SMU on Nov.15.
A nonconference game against Western Illinois was tentatively scheduled but will not take place because the contract to play the game was never signed.
Last season, Butler started nonconference 7-1 before dropping consecutive games to Houston, North Dakota State and Wisconsin. Of Butler's four nonconference losses, the losses to Austin Peay and North Dakota State were ominous signs for a disappointing season to come.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
3 hours ago
- Yahoo
Pat Riley Sends Strong Message to Jimmy Butler on Friday
The 2024–25 Miami Heat season will be remembered more for the drama than the basketball. Star forward Jimmy Butler was suspended three times for "conduct detrimental to the team" and for "intentionally withholding services," a situation that quickly spiraled into a full-blown distraction. Tension had been building since the offseason, when Butler didn't receive the contract extension he wanted from team president Pat Riley. From that point on, the relationship between Butler and the organization seemed beyond repair. Advertisement Meanwhile, the constant lineup changes left the rest of the roster scrambling to find consistency on a nightly basis. Riley ended up trading Butler to the Golden State Warriors at the NBA trade deadline in a deal that brought the Heat Andrew Wiggins, Kyle Anderson, Davion Mitchell (via the Toronto Raptors), and a first-round pick. On Friday, Riley spoke to the media and had a message for Butler, saying he wishes him well and hopes "deep down in his heart somewhere, he wishes us well too." "I've been through those kinds of situations before, even with this team, a couple times, uh, and so it's over," Riley said. "He's done. I wish him well, good luck to him, and I hope deep down in his heart somewhere, he wishes us well too." Miami Heat president Pat Riley and Golden State Warriors star Jimmy Butler.© Jim Rassol | © Bruce Kluckhohn Without Butler, the Heat limped to the end of the regular season as the No. 10 seed, but managed to claw their way into the playoffs as the No. 8 after winning both Play-In Tournament games. Their run didn't last long—the Cleveland Cavaliers swept them in the first round. Butler and the Warriors are now tied 1-1 in a second-round playoff series. Related: Jimmy Butler, Buddy Hield Send Stern Warning to Wolves Fans After Game 1 Antics
Miami Herald
8 hours ago
- Miami Herald
With a chance at second Stanley Cup, Matthew Tkachuk's rise to stardom with Panthers continues
Matthew Tkachuk, at just 27 years old, is already well on his way to superstardom. He's a face of the Florida Panthers, who have made it to the Stanley Cup Final each of the three years he has been with the team since the blockbuster trade that moved him out of Calgary ahead of the 2022-23 season. He's a face of Team USA hockey after being a driving force for the team during the 4 Nations Face-Off in February. A spot on the USA's Olympic roster next winter is essentially a lock barring injury. He's brash. He's personable. He's the type of player you love to have on your team but love to hate when you have to face him. He knows how to work an interview. And Tkachuk, just nine seasons into his NHL career and so much time still ahead of him, isn't taking any of it for granted. 'I'm just super lucky, I think,' Tkachuk said Sunday. 'I feel like I'm not even halfway through my career and I've been fortunate enough with so many great things that have happened and been blessed.' But while most see Tkachuk for who he is and what he does on the ice — the player that gets under opponents' skin, the player who can impact a game even when he's far from 100 percent , the player who, yes, can be an instigator — there's another layer of Tkachuk that isn't seen if only looking at his performance. There's the player who each of the past two years insisted the entire team — not just the players, not just the players and coaches, everyone — be involved in the group photo for the Prince of Wales Trophy after winning the Eastern Conference final. There's the player who, on short notice, rallied the whole team together to take part in a walk around Holiday Park just outside their practice facility in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday to honor the late Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau — Tkachuk was teammates with Johnny Gaudreau in Calgary. There's the player who knows how to talk up his teammates and help foster a community of success inside the dressing room. It's a key part of the identity Tkachuk has forged throughout his career. And it's a big reason the Panthers are once again four wins from hoisting the Stanley Cup when they begin their best-of-7 series with the Edmonton Oilers at 8 p.m. Wednesday. 'I think my life changed, obviously, when I got traded here,' said Tkachuk, who has 254 points (88 goals, 166 assists) in 211 games with the Panthers and another 62 points (22 goals, 40 assists) in 61 playoff games. 'Everything's just been — it was incredible before when I was playing in Calgary, and it's just been a whole different beast down here with things that have happened. Hoping to check another box here in a few weeks.' Tkachuk will be integral in the Panthers' success. After missing the final two-and-a-half months of the regular season with an apparent groin injury sustained during the 4 Nations Face-Off in mid-February, Tkachuk has steadily found his groove again in the playoffs. He has 16 points (five goals, 11 assists) through 17 postseason games, including two goals and five assists in the Eastern Conference final against the Carolina Hurricanes. But even when he wasn't scoring — he went a 10-game stretch, from Game 4 of Florida's first-round series against the Tampa Bay Lightning through Game 1 against Carolina in the conference final without a goal — he wasn't concerned about his individual performance. He was able to find other ways to impact the game. Plus, the team was winning. That takes priority. 'If it goes in, it goes in. If it doesn't, it doesn't. I've never cared,' Tkachuk said about scoring goals. 'Sometimes it's nice to see it go in, but it is what it is. I'm not [Alex] Ovechkin. They are not always going to go in, but when they do, they feel nice.' Tkachuk's teammates understand his multi-faceted ways of contributing. 'He's able to be an agitator without taking penalties,' forward A.J. Greer said. 'That's huge for us. A skilled guy who can play in all different types of games.' Added Sam Bennett, who centers the second line with Tkachuk on his right wing and was also teammates with Tkachuk in Calgary: 'He's a guy that doesn't need to score to be effective. He's doing everything on the ice for this team, and when he scores, it's just an added bonus.' And perhaps just as important — or maybe even more important — is Tkachuk's emotional intelligence, which coach Paul Maurice said is 'elite.' 'He can feel what a game needs. Matthew has that ability,' Maurice said. 'It's not always the hits. It's what he'll say on the bench. Sometimes he'll bark. Sometimes he'll tap on the pads. But he has a great feel for who's playing very well on the other team, when we have to get physical, when we have to lay off that. Players are far more important than coaches. If the coach is saying it, it's 'Yeah, it might be right.' If the player's saying it, they hear it.' They hear Tkachuk loud and clear. He has been a spark for this team ever since he stepped foot in South Florida. He has embraced his role through and through. And now another chance at a Stanley Cup is on the horizon. 'He's a one-of-a-kind player and we're lucky to have him on our side,' Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov said. 'He does it all for us. He's huge for us.'
Newsweek
3 days ago
- Newsweek
Warriors Could Lose Crucial Star Due to Clashing Roster Plans
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The Golden State Warriors may not have had a prayer against the mighty Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals, but it certainly seems feasible that they could have given the Minnesota Timberwolves a real series if All-Stars Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler hadn't been hurt. Curry strained his hamstring in Game 1 of the team's second round series against Minnesota and missed the final four contests of the series. Butler, meanwhile, had been grappling with a deep glute contusion since the first round, and appeared to lack a lot of the burst that makes him such a special two-way talent. So the Warriors' 2025 playoff run ended in the semifinals. More Golden State Warriors News: Warriors' Draymond Green Reacts to Steve Kerr's Honest Statement Now, Golden State could be losing a key star due to different perspectives on roster needs. According to Anthony Slater of The Athletic, fourth-year Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga is angling to leverage his restricted free agency this summer to either carve out more minutes and responsibilities in Golden State or elsewhere. INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - FEBRUARY 08: Brandin Podziemski #2 and Jonathan Kuminga #00 of the Golden State Warriors walks across the court in the first quarter against the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on February 08,... INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - FEBRUARY 08: Brandin Podziemski #2 and Jonathan Kuminga #00 of the Golden State Warriors walks across the court in the first quarter against the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on February 08, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Podziemski was told he wouldn't be traded for any star players this offseason. More Photo byThe Warriors, meanwhile, would prefer to harness him as a downhill scorer and athletic defender, while de-emphasizing his time with the ball. "The cleanest path is finding a sign-and-trade scenario that delivers the Warriors veterans who fit the unique Steve Kerr system built around Curry, Green and now Butler — three unique and proven winners," Slater writes. More Golden State Warriors News: Steve Kerr Reveals Uncomfortable Truth About Warriors Star Kuminga, still just 22, proved to be a frustrating contributor. A score-first forward with intriguing athleticism, he seemed to thrive most when with the ball in his hands — a reality that can't come to fruition much on a team with proud vets like Curry, Butler and Draymond Green. Still, Kuminga showed plenty of promise when he did get more of an opportunity for Golden State after Curry had gone down. More Golden State Warriors News: Warriors Being Heavily Linked to Celtics Star The 6-foot-8 pro averaged 24.3 points on 54.8 percent shooting from the floor (38.9 percent from deep) across the final four games of the Timberwolves series, all losses. His ability to attack the rim remains massively enticing. Still, it may make sense for the Warriors to fully move on from their original "two timelines" plan — an era wherein Golden State drafted three lottery players from 2020-21, none of whom became major contributors to the club's 2022 championship — and embrace the now. Curry is 37, Butler turns 36 before the start of the season, and Green is 35. Health issues have already hampered their time together in the playoffs once. It's time for the Warriors to bring in a supporting cast tailored to the old guys. More Golden State Warriors News: Former Heat Star Calls Out Jimmy Butler After Warriors Playoff Exit Heat Coach Erik Spoelstra Was Brutally Honest With Steve Kerr on Warriors' Jimmy Butler Acquisition Warriors Guard Undergoes Unexpected Offseason Surgery Warriors, Jonathan Kuminga Situation Receives Major Update For more Golden State Warriors and general NBA news and rumors, stay tuned to Newsweek Sports.
