Butler coach Thad Matta regularly keeps a fairly short rotation, meaning some newcomers could fall out of the rotation.Ĭonstant roster turnover is the way of today's college basketball landscape. That leaves 11 other players battling for minutes. It's too early to project a starting lineup, but it would appear Hughes and Mulloy will struggle to receive consistent playing time. Molding a roster with nine newcomers is quite the challenge and something rarely if ever seen at Butler. Davis is another sharpshooter who could work well off the ball with Alexander at the point. Bizjack is a talented shooter who can handle the ball. Brooks is a big guard who can play small forward and defend positions one through four. Moore is a combo guard capable of scoring and distributing. 'His good is very good.' What 7-1 Bucknell transfer Andre Screen can bring to ButlerĪlexander gives the Dawgs a floor general and playmaker.
More: Butler addition Landon Moore will 'play with a chip on his shoulder.' Alexander should fill the point guard spot vacated by Eric Hunter Jr.Īlexander, Moore, Brooks, Davis and Bizjack form a backcourt group with varying skills. Hughes, Jalen Thomas and Connor Turnbull.
Davis (UC-Irvine).īutler added three freshmen: guard Finley Bizjack, center Boden Kapke and forward Augusto Cassia, and have four returning players in John-Michael Mulloy, D.J. He led the Big East in steals twice and finished 11th nationally with 2.3 steals per game last season.Īlexander is the sixth transfer to join the program this offseason along with Pierre Brooks II (Michigan State), Jahmyl Telfort (Northeastern), Andre Screen (Bucknell), Landon Moore (St. In 2020-21, Alexander was voted Big East Freshman of the Year, Big East Co-Defensive Player of the Year and earned a unanimous Big East All-Freshman team selection. Alexander brings physicality and tough on-ball defense to the guard position.
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