2024-25 Butler Men's Basketball News

Season
Opurum Named KJCCC Defensive Player of the Year, 3 Grizzlies Earn All-Conference Honors
Opurum Named KJCCC Defensive Player of the Year, 3 Grizzlies Earn All-Conference Honors

Freshman Forward Nabs Impressive Honor

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Late Lead Slips Away for Butler in Region 6 Semifinal Loss to Cowley

3 Late Turnovers Cost Butler In Semifinal Loss to Cowley

Opurum Nabs Jayhawk Conference Player of the Week Honor
Opurum Nabs Jayhawk Conference Player of the Week Honor

Opurum Ends Regular Season With Conference Award

Third Time’s a Charm; Grizzlies End Blue Dragons Season in Region 6 Quarterfinals
Third Time’s a Charm; Grizzlies End Blue Dragons Season in Region 6 Quarterfinals

Butler Wins Over Hutch on the Road, Advances to Semifinals

Men’s Basketball Set for Trip to Hutchinson In Region 6 Quarterfinal Matchup
Men’s Basketball Set for Trip to Hutchinson In Region 6 Quarterfinal Matchup

Grizzlies to Take on Blue Dragons in 17th All-Time Meeting in Region 6 Tournament

Grizzlies Handle Pratt in Opening Round, Set for Quarterfinal Matchup at Hutchinson Tuesday
Grizzlies Handle Pratt in Opening Round, Set for Quarterfinal Matchup at Hutchinson Tuesday

Butler Wins 4th Straight at Power Plant In Region 6 Opener

Butler Wins Thriller Over No. 5 Cowley to Cap Regular Season
Butler Wins Thriller Over No. 5 Cowley to Cap Regular Season

Grizzlies Claim Win No. 20 Over 5th Ranked Tigers in Regular Season Finale

Butler Unable To Get By T-Birds
Butler Unable To Get By T-Birds

Grizzlies Locked Into 5-Seed in Upcoming Region 6 Playoffs

Skid Snapped as Grizzlies Clobber Broncbusters at Home
Skid Snapped as Grizzlies Clobber Broncbusters at Home

Grizzlies Fire on all Cylinders in Defeating Garden City

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Last Second Tip-In Dooms Butler at Hutchinson

Grizzlies Drop Road Contest at the Buzzer After Leading by 11 at Halftime

No. 21 Coffeyville Too Much for Butler on the Road
No. 21 Coffeyville Too Much for Butler on the Road

Grizzlies Can't Overcome Griffith's 34 Points

Grizzlies Score Most Points in KJCCC Game Since 2018 in Win Over Indy
Grizzlies Score Most Points in KJCCC Game Since 2018 in Win Over Indy

Butler lands 55-point win over Pirates, largest of the season

No. 24 Butler Falls in Final Seconds at Colby
No. 24 Butler Falls in Final Seconds at Colby

COLBY, Kan. – The 24th ranked Butler men’s basketball team nearly pulled off a road win but fell 72-70 in the final seconds at the Colby Event Center on Tuesday evening.

Butler Men’s Basketball Remains in NJCAA Rankings
Butler Men’s Basketball Remains in NJCAA Rankings

EL DORADO, Kan. – Butler men's basketball remains ranked in the week 11 NJCAA Division 1 Men’s Basketball rankings, slotting in at No. 24.

5 Score in Double Figures as Grizzlies Get Back in Win Column
5 Score in Double Figures as Grizzlies Get Back in Win Column

GOODLAND, Kan. – The 24th ranked Butler men’s basketball team snapped a two-game losing streak in a 78-72 win over Fort Hays Tech Northwest at Max L. Jones Fieldhouse on Monday evening.

No. 18 Butler Finds Tough Sledding at No. 22 Barton
No. 18 Butler Finds Tough Sledding at No. 22 Barton

GREAT BEND, Kan. – The 18th ranked Butler men’s basketball team was unable to secure a road win on Wednesday evening, suffering a 92-75 defeat to the No. 22 Barton Cougars at the Barton Gym.