Final Four / Championship

by **GiddyUp** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 8:56 am

I'm sure Uconn will take them but quite a surprise to see Butler there back to back.
-- the SMU of Indianapolis...

Overview:
5 Seniors on the roster, 10 players from IN

Stevens record 117-24, has only been head coaching 4 years, since 2007
Former coach Lickliter isn't doing so hot at Iowa, 3 losing seasons.

Campus
Butler is located on the north side of Indianapolis, just five miles from downtown in a residential neighborhood. The Hoosier capital is the 13th largest city in the United States. The 290-acre Butler campus in the Butler-Tarkington neighborhood is hailed as one of the most attractive in the Midwest for its park-like setting.

Fall 2010 enrollment includes 4,051 full-time undergraduates and 4,640 total students. The students come from 46 states and 50 countries.
2010 Freshmen Class Profile

3.69 GPA (on a 4.0 scale)
10 National Merit/ National Achievement Scholars
49 Valedictorians
19 Salutatorians
33 Lilly Scholars
12.3 percent of the class is multicultural

2010-2011 Undergraduate Costs
Tuition (non-pharmacy): $29,740
Room and board: $9,620
Over two-thirds of students receive some form of need-based aid in the classroom

by **NickSMU17** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 8:59 am

Been there a bunch of times. Pretty nice place.

by **mrydel** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 9:01 am

go butler!!

by **Pony!Poni!Pone'!** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 9:35 am

Licklighter was let go at Iowa after last season (2009-10).

by **ponyscott** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 10:45 am

Go Butler!!! A real scrappy bunch and an inspiration for all...thanks for sharing Giddyup. I didn't know about Butler.

by **RednBlue11** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 5:11 am

the parallels are striking...except for the GPA

by **RGV Pony** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 10:21 am

also, Butler is renovating Hinkle (the fieldhouse where they play which is well-known for being where the 'Hoosiers' final took place in real life and in film). Started out as 15,000 capacity...renovated years ago to make it 10,500...new plans call for removal of all the bleachers and capacity reduced to about 8500, a reduction similar to what some have suggested for Moody.

good read, sucks about not being able to update the windows due to National Register of Historical Places designation:

http://www.ibj.com/hinkle-fieldhouse-sl ... icle/26307

by **NickSMU17** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 9:27 pm

Butler applications up 41 percent, season tickets up 30.

Sold out watch party in Indy.

Love the way these guys play, half as athletic, 5 times as scrappy.

by **Buddha** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 10:57 pm

So applications went up 1 percent for every point the Bulldogs mustered in a hideous performance Monday night.