Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
| Butler Bulldogs men's basketball | |||||||||||
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| University | Butler University | ||||||||||
| First season | 1896–97; 130 years ago | ||||||||||
| Athletic director | Grant Leiendecker | ||||||||||
| Head coach | Thad Matta 4th season, 87–76 (.534) | ||||||||||
| Location | Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||||||
| Arena | Hinkle Fieldhouse (capacity: 9,100) | ||||||||||
| NCAA division | Division I | ||||||||||
| Conference | Big East | ||||||||||
| Nickname | Bulldogs | ||||||||||
| Colors | Blue and white | ||||||||||
| Student section | Dawg Pound | ||||||||||
| All-time record | 1706–1256 (.576) | ||||||||||
| NCAA tournament record | 24–16 (.600) | ||||||||||
| NCAA Division I tournament runner-up | |||||||||||
| 2010, 2011 | |||||||||||
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| Conference tournament champions | |||||||||||
| Horizon League: 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2010, 2011 | |||||||||||
| Conference regular-season champions | |||||||||||
| MVC: 1933, 1934 MAC: 1947 ICC: 1952, 1953, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1970, 1973, 1977, 1978, Horizon League: 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 | |||||||||||
| AAU national champions | |||||||||||
| 1923–24 | |||||||||||
| Veteran Athletes of Philadelphia national champions | |||||||||||
| 1928–29 | |||||||||||
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The Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school's team currently competes in the Big East Conference. They play their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse.