The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletic conference that competes in NCAA Division I in all sports except football, which is not sponsored. Its nucleus is composed of the “Catholic Seven” members of the original Big East Conference: DePaul University, Georgetown University, Marquette University, Providence College, Seton Hall University, St. John’s University, and Villanova University. Butler University, Creighton University, …
Butler Bulldogs School History
2009 Butler Bulldogs – Gordon Hayward Hayward was listed as an unranked three-star prospect on the recruiting website Rivals.com. He accepted a scholarship offer from Butler University, coached by Brad Stevens, despite late interest from Purdue and Michigan. As a freshman in 2008–09, Hayward averaged 13.1 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. He was named Horizon League Newcomer of the …