2025-2026 Butler Bulldogs

2025-2026 Butler Bulldogs Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
5 Michael Ajayi Sr F 6-7 228 Jun 23, 2003 Kent (WA) United States Kentwood High School
11 Finley Bizjack Jr G 6-4 190 - Trophy Club (TX) United States Byron Nelson High School
8 Yame Butler Sr G 6-5 215 - Greenbelt (MD) United States Fork Union Military Academy
35 Bryson Cardinal Fr F 6-7 N/A - Westfield (IN) United States Guerin Catholic High School
1 Evan Haywood So F 6-4 195 - Carmel (IN) United States Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School
2 Jalen Jackson Sr G 6-2 200 - Fort Wayne (IN) United States Northrop High School
13 Drayton Jones Jr F 6-11 245 - Houston (TX) United States Oak Hill Academy
7 Jamie Kaiser, Jr. So F 6-6 205 Mar 22, 2004 Burke (VA) United States IMG Academy
0 Jackson Keith Fr F 6-5 220 - Durham (NC) United States Southern Durham High School
6 Jack McCaffery Fr F 6-9 215 - Iowa City (IA) United States Iowa City West High School
3 Ethan McComb Jr G 6-1 160 - Greenwood (IN) United States Center Grove High School
39 Kevin Ndzie Jr C 7-1 224 Feb 8, 2003 Yaounde Cameroon N/A
4 Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor Fr F 6-6 222 Apr 5, 2006 Markham (ON) Canada William Academy
23 Stink Robinson Fr PG 6-2 180 - Indianapolis (IN) United States Lawrence North High School
21 Yohan Traore Sr C 6-11 235 Feb 15, 2003 Tours France Dream City Christian School

Recent Butler Bulldogs History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2025-2026 16-16 (7-13) 7th (Big East) 1st Rnd N/A
2024-2025 15-20 (6-14) 8th (Big East) 2nd Rnd CBC 2nd Rnd
2023-2024 18-15 (9-11) 8th (Big East) 1st Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2022-2023 14-18 (6-14) 9th (Big East) 1st Rnd N/A
2021-2022 14-19 (6-14) 9th (Big East) 2nd Rnd N/A
2020-2021 10-15 (8-13) 8th (Big East) 2nd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 22-9 (10-8) 5th (Big East) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 16-17 (7-11) 8th (Big East) 1st Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2017-2018 21-14 (9-9) 6th (Big East) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2016-2017 25-9 (12-6) 2nd (Big East) 2nd Rnd NCAA 3rd Rnd
2015-2016 22-11 (10-8) 4th (Big East) 2nd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2014-2015 23-11 (12-6) 2nd (Big East) 2nd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2013-2014 14-17 (4-14) 9th (Big East) 1st Rnd N/A
2012-2013 27-9 (11-5) 3rd (A-10) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2011-2012 22-15 (11-7) 3rd (Horizon) 3rd Rnd CBI 2nd Rnd
2010-2011 28-10 (13-5) 1st (Horizon) Champion NCAA Runner Up
2009-2010 33-5 1st (Horizon) Champion NCAA Runner Up
2008-2009 26-6 (15-3) 1st (Horizon) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd
2007-2008 30-4 (16-2) 1st (Horizon) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2006-2007 29-7 (13-3) 1st (Horizon) Runner Up NCAA 3rd Rnd
2005-2006 20-13 (11-5) 2nd (Horizon) Runner Up NIT 2nd Rnd
2004-2005 13-15 (7-9) 7th (Horizon) 1st Rnd N/A
2003-2004 16-14 (8-8) 6th (Horizon) 3rd Rnd N/A
2002-2003 27-6 (14-2) 1st (Horizon) Runner Up NCAA 3rd Rnd

2025-2026 Butler Bulldogs Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Michael Ajayi NABC Great Lakes District Second Team
Michael Ajayi AP All-American Honorable Mention
Michael Ajayi USBWA Player of the Week (Nov 23, 2025)
Michael Ajayi All-Big East First Team
Michael Ajayi Big East Player of the Week (Dec 15, 2025)
Michael Ajayi Big East Player of the Week (Nov 24, 2025)
Finley Bizjack Big East Player of the Week (Jan 26, 2026)
Finley Bizjack Big East All-Third Team

2025-2026 Butler Bulldogs Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters F. Bizjack J. Kaiser, Jr. E. Oliogu-Elabor M. Ajayi D. Jones
Rotation   Y. Butler E. Haywood   Y. Traore
Rotation     J. Keith    
Lim PT J. Jackson     J. McCaffery  
Lim PT S. Robinson        
Lim PT E. McComb        

2025-2026 Butler Bulldogs Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Finley Bizjack 31 34.0 17.1 2.2 2.5 0.7 0.1 1.7
Michael Ajayi 32 33.6 16.4 11.1 3.2 1.1 0.9 2.7
Jamie Kaiser, Jr. 30 29.0 9.5 4.3 1.0 1.2 0.1 0.7
Yohan Traore 32 19.6 8.2 3.0 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.6
Jalen Jackson 7 19.3 8.1 3.0 3.3 1.1 0.1 2.6
Evan Haywood 29 19.4 7.2 1.9 1.2 0.6 0.1 0.4
Drayton Jones 32 19.5 6.3 4.6 1.4 0.4 0.9 0.7
Stink Robinson 22 18.3 6.1 1.9 2.5 1.5 0.3 1.9
Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor 26 15.7 4.8 2.1 2.0 0.7 0.3 1.4
Yame Butler 31 13.7 4.2 1.2 1.4 0.4 0.3 0.7
Jack McCaffery 9 9.6 2.8 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.4
Jackson Keith 26 8.6 2.0 1.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2
Ethan McComb 7 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0

2025-2026 Butler Bulldogs Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Thad Matta Head Coach 2022-2023 Assistant Athletic Director-Basketball Administration (Indiana, 2021 to 2022)
Maurice Joseph Assistant Coach 2022-2023 Assistant Coach (Richmond, 2021 to 2022)
Mike Pegues Assistant Coach 2022-2023 Assistant Coach (Louisville, 2018 to 2022)
Alex Barlow Assistant Coach 2023-2024 Head Coach (Maine Celtics, 2022 to 2023)
Jon Diebler Assistant Coach 2024-2025 Director of Recruiting (Butler, 2022 to 2024)
Connor McCaffery Assistant Coach 2025-2026 N/A
Tony Bollier General Manager, Director of Player Development 2024-2025 Assistant Coach (Wisconsin Herd, 2023 to 2024)
Jack McHugh Video Coordinator 2024-2025 N/A
Grant Leiendecker Athletic Director 2024-2025 N/A
John Dedman Director of Sports Information 2015-2016 N/A
Tyler Watson Strength and Conditioning Coach 2022-2023 Strength and Conditioning Coach (St. John's, 2021 to 2022)
Chad Bergman Athletic Trainer 2024-2025 Head Athletic Trainer (Golden State Warriors, 2011 to 2018)