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Butler releases full non-conference schedule

Kellen Dunham

Kellen Dunham

AP

After falling to Notre Dame in overtime in the NCAA tournament Round of 32 last season, Chris Holtmann’s Butler Bulldogs will look to exceed that performance while also contending in the Big East in 2015-16. Thursday afternoon the program revealed its non-conference schedule, which has a few solid matchups that should help Butler get prepared for Big East play.

At first glance the biggest matchups for the Bulldogs will come away from Hinkle Fieldhouse, as they’ll play games against Cincinnati (December 2 in Cincinnati) and Purdue (December 19 at the Crossroads Classic at Bankers Life Fieldhouse). Butler will also host a Tennessee team led by new head coach Rick Barnes December 12.

Butler will be one of eight teams playing in the Puerto Rico Tipoff November 19, 20 and 22, with Miami, Minnesota, Mississippi State, Missouri State, Temple, Texas Tech and Utah completing the field. Those matchups will be officially announced later this summer.

Butler, which will begin its regular season against The Citadel November 14, has some challenging games on its schedule. With three starters and their top three scorers, led by Kellen Dunham and Roosevelt Jones, back on campus this is a schedule the Bulldogs should be able to manage ahead of Big East play.

Butler will also have a new point guard in Tyler Lewis, who’s eligible to play after sitting out last season following his transfer in from NC State.