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Obviously anyone who has visited recently has been able to see that there haven't been too many updates recently.  Well worry no more, I'll be graduating college in 2 days and will begin regular posting duties while I continue to search for a full time job.  Unemployment is a bitch but at least I will have some time to focus on creating some new content for Depth Chart Hoops.  Get ready for a ton of new preview posts on your favorite teams, Recruiting Bios and other interesting stories as I get back to writing about the game I love.

Butler Bulldogs 2011/2012 Preview Post

2010/2011 Overview

Butler has a knack for proving people wrong.  Plain and simple.  Who would have thought this year would culminate in a second National Championship Game appearance?  Who would have thought they would survive after losing Gordon Hayward to the Utah Jazz in the offseason?  Who didn't write the Bulldogs off???

The Butler Bulldogs themselves.

The Bulldogs started off rough before their conference schedule kicked off, losing to both Louisville and Duke.  Conference play had its bumps in the road as well, at one point losing 3 consecutive games.  At a time like that most teams would cash in their chips, but Stevens and his team pulled themselves together rattling off 9 consecutive wins to earn the Horizon League's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

As an 8 seed, the Bulldogs ran into trouble in the opening round as they were pushed to the brink by Old Dominion.  If not for Matt Howard's last second layup, no one would have been talking about the Bulldogs in April.  Another close game awaited them against Pittsburgh as Matt Howard once again provided the heroics by calmly sinking his free throws in the closing seconds to ice the game.  A Sweet Sixteen matchup with Wisconsin saw Butler finally control a game, minus the commendable Wisconsin run toward the end of the second half.  An exciting overtime win over the Florida Gators and a Final Four victory against the upstart VCU Rams culminated in an unthinkable return to the National Championship Game.

The poor shooting first half had many wondering, just how did Butler have the lead going into half?  Neither team played especially well enough to win that half and it was more of the same for the Bulldogs in the second as they set a National Championship Game record for lowest field goal percentage ever recorded.  A true nightmare.  It wasn't as though they were taking bad shots, there was simply a lid covering the basket that expelled anything thrown its way.  A truly saddening lose for Butler fans around the country.

Be proud Bulldog fans, as Coach Stevens said its all about the journey, and your team experienced one of the greatest journeys in college basketball history.

Congratulations Butler.

Key Losses, Returners, Recruits, Roster, and Predictions after the jump.

Introduction

Welcome to Depth Chart Hoops!

My name is Mike and I am the creator and main contributer to Depth Chart Hoops. I started this blog simply because I care way too much about basketball. At the end of every college basketball season I always find myself a bit depressed that there is no more college ball to watch. This site takes its beginning from the general lack of college basketball news and information during the offseason.

I plan on writing at least three "Preview Posts" per week. These posts will focus on a specific team's past season, who they are losing, key returning players, incoming recruits, possible depth charts, and overall predictions.

In between each "Preview Post" I will occasionally post other interesting articles and news from around the college basketball world.

So if you love college basketball as much as I do, I hope you will enjoy reading and commenting on Depth Chart Hoops.

Mike