2017-2018 Butler Bulldogs

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2017-2018 Butler Bulldogs Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
20 Henry Baddley So SF 6-4 185 Feb 4, 1998 Akron (OH) United States St. Vincent St. Mary High School
3 Kamar Baldwin So SG 6-1 190 Sep 15, 1997 Winder (GA) United States Apalachee High School
50 Joey Brunk Fr C 6-11 255 Nov 13, 1997 Indianapolis (IN) United States Southport High School
25 Christian David Fr F 6-6 220 Jun 19, 1998 Milton Canada Vermont Academy
0 Campbell Donovan Fr G 5-11 180 - Fort Wayne (IN) United States Bishop Dwenger High School
51 Nate Fowler Jr C 6-10 240 Jan 1, 1997 Cincinnati (OH) United States Moeller High School
21 Jerald Gillens-Butler Fr GF 6-5 227 Nov 7, 1997 Fort Lauderdale (FL) United States Calvary Christian High School
5 Paul Jorgensen Jr PG 6-2 185 Jul 21, 1996 Ramsey (NJ) United States Don Bosco Preparatory High School
30 Kelan Martin Sr SF 6-5 230 Aug 3, 1995 Louisville (KY) United States Ballard High School
22 Sean McDermott So SG 6-6 195 Nov 3, 1996 Pendleton (IN) United States Pendleton Heights High School
2 Aaron Thompson Fr PG 6-2 190 Sep 5, 1998 Fairfax (VA) United States Paul VI Catholic High School
4 Tyler Wideman Sr F 6-8 240 Nov 18, 1995 Schererville (IN) United States Lake Central High School

Recent Butler Bulldogs History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
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

2017-2018 Butler Bulldogs Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Kelan Martin NABC All-District (5) First Team
Kelan Martin AP All-American Honorable Mention
Kelan Martin USBWA Player of the Week (Dec 31, 2017)
Kelan Martin All-Big East First Team
Kamar Baldwin Big East All-Tournament Team
Tyler Wideman Big East Sportsmanship Award
Kelan Martin Big East Player of the Week (Jan 15, 2018)
Kelan Martin Big East Player of the Week (Jan 2, 2018)

2017-2018 Butler Bulldogs Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters K. Baldwin A. Thompson S. McDermott K. Martin T. Wideman
Rotation P. Jorgensen   H. Baddley   N. Fowler
Lim PT C. Donovan J. Gillens-Butler C. David   J. Brunk

2017-2018 Butler Bulldogs Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Kelan Martin 35 35.7 21.2 6.3 2.0 0.7 0.5 2.4
Kamar Baldwin 35 34.0 15.7 4.9 3.2 1.5 0.4 2.1
Paul Jorgensen 35 27.5 10.2 3.1 2.5 1.1 0.1 0.9
Tyler Wideman 34 20.5 9.3 5.1 0.5 0.5 0.4 1.3
Sean McDermott 31 23.8 7.5 3.9 1.0 0.7 0.2 0.9
Nate Fowler 35 17.4 5.9 3.1 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.7
Aaron Thompson 35 24.1 4.3 1.4 3.4 1.1 0.4 1.7
Henry Baddley 35 15.2 4.1 1.9 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5
Joey Brunk 20 5.5 1.2 1.8 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3
Jerald Gillens-Butler 12 5.1 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3
Christian David 25 5.5 1.1 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.3
Campbell Donovan 10 2.3 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0

2017-2018 Butler Bulldogs Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
LaVall Jordan Head Coach 2017-2018 Head Coach (Milwaukee, 2016 to 2017)
Emerson Kampen Assistant Coach 2014-2015 N/A
Jeff Meyer Assistant Coach 2017-2018 Assistant Coach (Michigan, 2008 to 2017)
Omar Lowery Assistant Coach 2017-2018 Assistant Coach (Milwaukee, 2016 to 2017)
Brandon Crone Coordinator of Basketball Operations 2014-2015 N/A
Barry Collier Athletic Director 2008-2009 N/A
John Dedman Director of Sports Information 2015-2016 N/A
Jim McGrath Associate Director of Sports Information 2012-2013 N/A
Kit Stetzel Assistant Director of Sports Information 2013-2014 N/A
Jim Peal Head Strength and Conditioning Coach 2003-2004 N/A
Ryan Galloy Director of Sports Medicine 2007-2008 N/A