Emeka Opurum

42 Emeka Opurum

Height:

7'0
Weight:

200
Hometown:

Lagos, Nigeria
Position:

Forward
Year:

Fr.
High School:

Trinity International College
Twitter:

mekooo_34
Instagram:

mekoo_34

gp

33
pts/g

9.4
fg %

67.2
3pt %

0.0
ft %

52.4
reb/g

8.1
a/g

0.6

Player statistics

	Overall	Conference
Games	33	24
Games started	25	21
Minutes	726	523
Minutes per game	22.0	21.8
FG	127-189	89-138
FG Pct	67.2	64.5
3PT	0-4	0-3
3PT Pct	0.0	0.0
FT	55-105	38-79
FT Pct	52.4	48.1
Off rebounds	89	68
Def rebounds	177	128
Total rebounds	266	196
Rebounds per game	8.1	8.2
Personal fouls	79	60
Disqualifications	2	1
Assists	21	13
Turnovers	49	34
Assist to turnover ratio	0.4	0.4
Steals	11	9
Blocks	87	66
Points	309	216
Points per game	9.4	9.0
Points per 40 min	17.0	16.5

Recent results

Recent Games
Date	Opponent	Result
Feb 26	Garden City	W, 86-59
Mar 1	at Cloud County	L, 86-83
Mar 5	#5 Cowley College	W, 72-69
Mar 8	Pratt	W, 95-78
Mar 11	at Hutchinson	W, 74-73
Mar 14	at Cowley College	L, 58-54

Game Log - Ball control extended
Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Oct 5	at 2024 Scrimmage Schedule		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 1	vs. Sauk Valley	W, 91-57	-	6	3-4	75.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	6
Nov 2	at #11 Indian Hills	W, 87-86	-	25	5-6	83.3	0-0	-	1-2	50.0	11
Nov 5	at Northern Oklahoma -Tonkawa	W, 93-84	-	25	5-7	71.4	0-0	-	7-8	87.5	17
Nov 8	vs. #14 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M	W, 85-82	-	22	4-5	80.0	0-0	-	0-1	0.0	8
Nov 9	vs. Allen County	W, 91-84	-	21	5-8	62.5	0-0	-	4-6	66.7	14
Nov 20	Northern Oklahoma -Tonkawa	L, 85-75	1	27	3-5	60.0	0-1	0.0	0-1	0.0	6
Nov 23	Pratt	W, 83-80	1	17	5-5	100.0	0-0	-	0-2	0.0	10
Nov 26	at Seward County	W, 80-74	-	13	4-4	100.0	0-0	-	0-3	0.0	8
Nov 30	at Dodge City	W, 66-63	-	21	3-6	50.0	0-0	-	0-2	0.0	6
Dec 4	#6 Barton	W, 82-72	1	21	2-4	50.0	0-0	-	4-6	66.7	8
Dec 6	Fort Hays Tech Northwest	W, 83-54	1	16	3-6	50.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	6
Dec 11	Colby	W, 57-54	1	22	5-5	100.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	10
Dec 14	at Independence	W, 95-91	1	17	3-3	100.0	0-0	-	0-5	0.0	6
Jan 4	#23 Coffeyville	L, 70-61	1	22	1-2	50.0	0-0	-	1-2	50.0	3
Jan 8	Hutchinson	L, 73-70	1	11	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Jan 11	at Garden City	W, 90-83	1	17	4-5	80.0	0-0	-	1-1	100.0	9
Jan 15	Cloud County	W, 89-70	1	23	3-9	33.3	0-0	-	3-4	75.0	9
Jan 18	at #9 Cowley College	L, 69-59	1	31	1-3	33.3	0-0	-	2-2	100.0	4
Jan 25	at Pratt	W, 85-82	1	29	3-5	60.0	0-0	-	3-3	100.0	9
Jan 29	Seward County	W, 60-53	1	24	3-5	60.0	0-0	-	2-5	40.0	8
Feb 1	Dodge City	L, 87-68	1	17	2-4	50.0	0-1	0.0	3-6	50.0	7
Feb 5	at #22 Barton	L, 92-75	1	25	5-7	71.4	0-1	0.0	2-4	50.0	12
Feb 10	at Fort Hays Tech Northwest	W, 78-72	1	22	6-9	66.7	0-1	0.0	2-5	40.0	14
Feb 11	at Colby	L, 72-70	1	28	4-4	100.0	0-0	-	0-2	0.0	8
Feb 15	Independence	W, 118-63	1	17	6-9	66.7	0-0	-	1-1	100.0	13
Feb 20	at #21 Coffeyville	L, 83-60	1	25	6-9	66.7	0-0	-	1-2	50.0	13
Feb 22	at Hutchinson	L, 64-63	1	34	7-11	63.6	0-0	-	5-10	50.0	19
Feb 26	Garden City	W, 86-59	1	18	2-4	50.0	0-0	-	2-2	100.0	6
Mar 1	at Cloud County	L, 86-83	-	20	3-5	60.0	0-0	-	4-8	50.0	10
Mar 5	#5 Cowley College	W, 72-69	1	33	8-14	57.1	0-0	-	2-4	50.0	18
Mar 8	Pratt	W, 95-78	1	24	9-11	81.8	0-0	-	2-2	100.0	20
Mar 11	at Hutchinson	W, 74-73	1	27	2-2	100.0	0-0	-	3-4	75.0	7
Mar 14	at Cowley College	L, 58-54	1	26	2-3	66.7	0-0	-	0-2	0.0	4

Game Log - Ball control extended
Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
Oct 5	at 2024 Scrimmage Schedule		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 1	vs. Sauk Valley	W, 91-57	-	6	1	0	1	0	2	1	0
Nov 2	at #11 Indian Hills	W, 87-86	-	25	2	6	8	2	1	0	4
Nov 5	at Northern Oklahoma -Tonkawa	W, 93-84	-	25	5	6	11	0	1	0	3
Nov 8	vs. #14 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M	W, 85-82	-	22	1	5	6	0	4	0	0
Nov 9	vs. Allen County	W, 91-84	-	21	1	2	3	0	1	1	2
Nov 20	Northern Oklahoma -Tonkawa	L, 85-75	1	27	2	3	5	1	0	0	2
Nov 23	Pratt	W, 83-80	1	17	2	6	8	1	0	0	1
Nov 26	at Seward County	W, 80-74	-	13	1	2	3	0	1	0	2
Nov 30	at Dodge City	W, 66-63	-	21	4	5	9	0	2	0	7
Dec 4	#6 Barton	W, 82-72	1	21	3	3	6	1	1	0	4
Dec 6	Fort Hays Tech Northwest	W, 83-54	1	16	4	5	9	0	2	0	4
Dec 11	Colby	W, 57-54	1	22	1	6	7	0	1	1	4
Dec 14	at Independence	W, 95-91	1	17	0	8	8	0	0	0	4
Jan 4	#23 Coffeyville	L, 70-61	1	22	3	9	12	0	3	1	2
Jan 8	Hutchinson	L, 73-70	1	11	0	1	1	1	1	0	0
Jan 11	at Garden City	W, 90-83	1	17	2	3	5	2	2	0	3
Jan 15	Cloud County	W, 89-70	1	23	7	7	14	0	1	1	5
Jan 18	at #9 Cowley College	L, 69-59	1	31	3	6	9	0	3	0	4
Jan 25	at Pratt	W, 85-82	1	29	1	1	2	2	0	1	4
Jan 29	Seward County	W, 60-53	1	24	2	3	5	1	1	0	5
Feb 1	Dodge City	L, 87-68	1	17	2	6	8	0	1	0	3
Feb 5	at #22 Barton	L, 92-75	1	25	2	5	7	1	0	0	1
Feb 10	at Fort Hays Tech Northwest	W, 78-72	1	22	6	6	12	1	1	0	4
Feb 11	at Colby	L, 72-70	1	28	3	7	10	0	1	1	2
Feb 15	Independence	W, 118-63	1	17	3	4	7	0	4	1	1
Feb 20	at #21 Coffeyville	L, 83-60	1	25	3	2	5	0	1	1	0
Feb 22	at Hutchinson	L, 64-63	1	34	3	11	14	1	2	0	2
Feb 26	Garden City	W, 86-59	1	18	3	2	5	2	3	1	1
Mar 1	at Cloud County	L, 86-83	-	20	6	5	11	0	3	0	1
Mar 5	#5 Cowley College	W, 72-69	1	33	4	15	19	0	0	1	2
Mar 8	Pratt	W, 95-78	1	24	3	4	7	3	3	0	4
Mar 11	at Hutchinson	W, 74-73	1	27	2	12	14	1	1	0	3
Mar 14	at Cowley College	L, 58-54	1	26	4	11	15	1	2	0	3

Game Log - Ball control extended
Date	Opponent	Score	gs	pf	dq	a/to
Oct 5	at 2024 Scrimmage Schedule		-	-	-	-
Nov 1	vs. Sauk Valley	W, 91-57	-	1	-	0.0
Nov 2	at #11 Indian Hills	W, 87-86	-	3	-	2.0
Nov 5	at Northern Oklahoma -Tonkawa	W, 93-84	-	1	-	0.0
Nov 8	vs. #14 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M	W, 85-82	-	2	-	0.0
Nov 9	vs. Allen County	W, 91-84	-	0	-	0.0
Nov 20	Northern Oklahoma -Tonkawa	L, 85-75	1	0	0	-
Nov 23	Pratt	W, 83-80	1	1	0	-
Nov 26	at Seward County	W, 80-74	-	1	-	0.0
Nov 30	at Dodge City	W, 66-63	-	1	0	0.0
Dec 4	#6 Barton	W, 82-72	1	5	1	1.0
Dec 6	Fort Hays Tech Northwest	W, 83-54	1	2	-	0.0
Dec 11	Colby	W, 57-54	1	4	0	0.0
Dec 14	at Independence	W, 95-91	1	5	0	-
Jan 4	#23 Coffeyville	L, 70-61	1	2	0	0.0
Jan 8	Hutchinson	L, 73-70	1	2	0	1.0
Jan 11	at Garden City	W, 90-83	1	3	-	1.0
Jan 15	Cloud County	W, 89-70	1	2	0	0.0
Jan 18	at #9 Cowley College	L, 69-59	1	4	-	0.0
Jan 25	at Pratt	W, 85-82	1	2	-	-
Jan 29	Seward County	W, 60-53	1	2	0	1.0
Feb 1	Dodge City	L, 87-68	1	1	0	0.0
Feb 5	at #22 Barton	L, 92-75	1	3	-	-
Feb 10	at Fort Hays Tech Northwest	W, 78-72	1	3	-	1.0
Feb 11	at Colby	L, 72-70	1	2	-	0.0
Feb 15	Independence	W, 118-63	1	4	-	0.0
Feb 20	at #21 Coffeyville	L, 83-60	1	1	0	0.0
Feb 22	at Hutchinson	L, 64-63	1	2	0	0.5
Feb 26	Garden City	W, 86-59	1	3	0	0.7
Mar 1	at Cloud County	L, 86-83	-	4	-	0.0
Mar 5	#5 Cowley College	W, 72-69	1	1	0	-
Mar 8	Pratt	W, 95-78	1	2	0	1.0
Mar 11	at Hutchinson	W, 74-73	1	5	0	1.0
Mar 14	at Cowley College	L, 58-54	1	5	1	0.5

Career Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg
2024-25	33	22.0	3.8-5.7	0.0-0.1	1.7-3.2	9.4
Total	33	22.0	3.8-5.7	0.0-0.1	1.7-3.2	9.4

Career Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
2024-25	33	25	726	127-189	67.2	0-4	0.0	55-105	52.4	309
Total	33	25	726	127-189	67.2	0-4	0.0	55-105	52.4	309

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40
2024-25	33	726	22.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0
Total	33	726	22.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0

Career Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g
2024-25	33	2.7	5.4	8.1	0.6	1.5	0.3	2.6
Total	33	2.7	5.4	8.1	0.6	1.5	0.3	2.6

Career Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic	gp	gs	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
2024-25	33	25	89	177	266	21	49	11	87
Total	33	25	89	177	266	21	49	11	87

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40
2024-25	33	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Total	33	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Split Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg
Event
Total	33	22.0	3.8-5.7	0.0-0.1	1.7-3.2	9.4
Conference	24	21.8	3.7-5.8	0.0-0.1	1.6-3.3	9.0
Exhibition	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-
Location
Home	14	20.9	3.7-5.9	0.0-0.1	1.4-2.5	8.9
Away	16	24.0	3.9-5.6	0.0-0.1	1.9-3.9	9.8
Neutral	3	16.3	4.0-5.7	0.0-0.0	1.3-2.3	9.3
Result
Wins	22	20.9	4.2-6.2	0.0-0.0	1.7-3.0	10.1
Losses	11	24.1	3.1-4.8	0.0-0.3	1.6-3.5	7.8
Month
November	9	19.7	4.1-5.6	0.0-0.1	1.3-2.8	9.6
December	4	19.0	3.2-4.5	0.0-0.0	1.0-2.8	7.5
January	7	22.4	2.1-4.1	0.0-0.0	1.7-2.4	6.0
February	8	23.2	4.8-7.1	0.0-0.4	2.0-4.0	11.5
March	5	26.0	4.8-7.0	0.0-0.0	2.2-4.0	11.8

Split Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Event
Total	33	25	726	127-189	67.2	0-4	0.0	55-105	52.4	309
Conference	24	21	523	89-138	64.5	0-3	0.0	38-79	48.1	216
Exhibition	-	-	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Location
Home	14	14	292	52-83	62.7	0-2	0.0	20-35	57.1	124
Away	16	11	385	63-89	70.8	0-2	0.0	31-63	49.2	157
Neutral	3	-	49	12-17	70.6	0-0	-	4-7	57.1	28
Result
Wins	22	15	460	93-136	68.4	0-1	0.0	37-66	56.1	223
Losses	11	10	266	34-53	64.2	0-3	0.0	18-39	46.2	86
Month
November	9	2	177	37-50	74.0	0-1	0.0	12-25	48.0	86
December	4	4	76	13-18	72.2	0-0	-	4-11	36.4	30
January	7	7	157	15-29	51.7	0-0	-	12-17	70.6	42
February	8	8	186	38-57	66.7	0-3	0.0	16-32	50.0	92
March	5	4	130	24-35	68.6	0-0	-	11-20	55.0	59

Split Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40
Event
Total	33	726	22.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0
Conference	24	523	21.8	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0
Exhibition	-	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	-
Location
Home	14	292	20.9	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0
Away	16	385	24.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0
Neutral	3	49	16.3	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	0.0
Result
Wins	22	460	20.9	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0
Losses	11	266	24.1	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0
Month
November	9	177	19.7	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0
December	4	76	19.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	0.0
January	7	157	22.4	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	0.0
February	8	186	23.2	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0
March	5	130	26.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	0.0

Split Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g
Event
Total	33	2.7	5.4	8.1	0.6	1.5	0.3	2.6
Conference	24	2.8	5.3	8.2	0.5	1.4	0.4	2.8
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	14	2.8	5.3	8.1	0.7	1.5	0.4	2.7
Away	16	2.9	6.0	8.9	0.7	1.3	0.2	2.9
Neutral	3	1.0	2.3	3.3	0.0	2.3	0.7	0.7
Result
Wins	22	2.6	5.0	7.7	0.7	1.5	0.4	3.0
Losses	11	2.8	6.0	8.8	0.5	1.5	0.3	1.8
Month
November	9	2.1	3.9	6.0	0.4	1.3	0.2	2.3
December	4	2.0	5.5	7.5	0.3	1.0	0.3	4.0
January	7	2.6	4.3	6.9	0.9	1.6	0.4	3.3
February	8	3.1	5.4	8.5	0.6	1.6	0.5	1.8
March	5	3.8	9.4	13.2	1.0	1.8	0.2	2.6

Split Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic	gp	gs	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
Event
Total	33	25	89	177	266	21	49	11	87
Conference	24	21	68	128	196	13	34	9	66
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	14	14	39	74	113	10	21	6	38
Away	16	11	47	96	143	11	21	3	47
Neutral	3	-	3	7	10	0	7	2	2
Result
Wins	22	15	58	111	169	16	32	8	67
Losses	11	10	31	66	97	5	17	3	20
Month
November	9	2	19	35	54	4	12	2	21
December	4	4	8	22	30	1	4	1	16
January	7	7	18	30	48	6	11	3	23
February	8	8	25	43	68	5	13	4	14
March	5	4	19	47	66	5	9	1	13

Split Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40
Event
Total	33	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Conference	24	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	14	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Away	16	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Neutral	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Result
Wins	22	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Losses	11	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Month
November	9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
December	4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
January	7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
February	8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
March	5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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February 22, 2025

Last Second Tip-In Dooms Butler at Hutchinson

Grizzlies Drop Road Contest at the Buzzer After Leading by 11 at Halftime

February 22, 2025

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February 20, 2025

No. 21 Coffeyville Too Much for Butler on the Road

Grizzlies Can't Overcome Griffith's 34 Points

February 20, 2025

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February 15, 2025

Grizzlies Score Most Points in KJCCC Game Since 2018 in Win Over Indy

Butler lands 55-point win over Pirates, largest of the season

February 15, 2025

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February 11, 2025

No. 24 Butler Falls in Final Seconds at Colby

COLBY, Kan. – The 24th ranked Butler men’s basketball team nearly pulled off a road win but fell 72-70 in the final seconds at the Colby Event Center on Tuesday evening.

February 11, 2025

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February 10, 2025

5 Score in Double Figures as Grizzlies Get Back in Win Column

GOODLAND, Kan. – The 24th ranked Butler men’s basketball team snapped a two-game losing streak in a 78-72 win over Fort Hays Tech Northwest at Max L. Jones Fieldhouse on Monday evening.

February 10, 2025

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February 05, 2025

No. 18 Butler Finds Tough Sledding at No. 22 Barton

GREAT BEND, Kan. – The 18th ranked Butler men’s basketball team was unable to secure a road win on Wednesday evening, suffering a 92-75 defeat to the No. 22 Barton Cougars at the Barton Gym.

February 05, 2025

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February 01, 2025

Butler Drops Home Game to Dodge City

EL DORADO, Kan. – The 15th ranked Butler men’s basketball team lost 87-68 to the Dodge City Conquistadors on Saturday afternoon at the Power Plant.

February 01, 2025

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January 29, 2025

15th Ranked Butler Skates Past Seward in Low Scoring Affair

EL DORADO, Kan. – It was a tale of two halves for the 15th ranked Butler men’s basketball team on Wednesday afternoon at the Power Plant.

January 29, 2025

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January 25, 2025

Men’s Basketball Wins Nailbiter at Pratt

PRATT, Kan. – The 14th ranked Butler men’s basketball team pulled out an 85-82 win over the Pratt Beavers on Saturday afternoon at the Dennis Lesh Sports Arena.

January 25, 2025

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January 18, 2025

Second Half Dooms No. 11 Butler at No. 9 Cowley

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. – The 11th ranked Butler Community College men’s basketball team fell 69-59 to the No. 9 ranked Cowley Tigers at William S. Scott Gym on Saturday afternoon.

January 18, 2025

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January 15, 2025

Balanced Attack Leads No. 11 Grizzlies to 19 Point Home Win

EL DORADO, Kan. – A 52-point first half helped spring the Butler Community College men’s basketball team to an 89-70 win over the Cloud County Thunderbirds at the Power Plant on Wednesday evening.

January 15, 2025

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January 11, 2025

Butler Leads Start To Finish at Garden City

GARDEN CITY, Kan. – Fifth ranked Butler men’s basketball led start to finish in a 90-83 road win over Garden City at Conestoga Arena on Saturday afternoon.

January 11, 2025

The fifth ranked Grizzlies look to get back in the win column after suffering their first conference loss on Saturday. The Hutchinson Blue Dragons come to town Wednesday evening for a 7:30 p.m. tip.

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January 08, 2025

Butler Looks To Get Back on Track Wednesday With Blue Dragons in Town

Following the first conference loss of the season for the fifth ranked Butler Grizzlies men’s basketball team, they now set their sights on another home game with Hutchinson coming to town for a Wednesday night showdown.

January 08, 2025

The fifth ranked Grizzlies get back to play on Saturday at home vs. Coffeyville after a 21-day break.

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January 04, 2025

Ranked Matchup With Coffeyville Awaits Grizzlies Saturday

EL DORADO, Kan. – Fifth ranked Butler men’s basketball’s first taste of competition in 2025 is the 23rd ranked Coffeyville Red Ravens on Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. in the Power Plant.

January 04, 2025

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January 04, 2025

No. 5 Butler Drops 1st Conference Game of Season

EL DORADO, Kan. – The fifth ranked Butler Community College men’s basketball squad suffered its first Jayhawk Conference loss of the 2024 season falling 70-61 to No. 23 ranked Coffeyville on Saturday night in the Power Plant.

January 04, 2025

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December 14, 2024

No. 8 Butler Snags Win at Indy, Off to Best Conference Start in 10 Seasons

INDEPENDENCE, Kan. – The eighth ranked Butler men’s basketball team is off to its best conference start in 10 years.

December 14, 2024

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November 23, 2024

Kirkwood’s Heroics Help Grizzlies Take Conference Opener From Pratt

EL DORADO, Kan. – The No. 6 ranked Butler Grizzlies earned an 83-80 win over the Pratt Beavers in Butler’s conference opener on Saturday evening at the Power Plant.

November 23, 2024

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November 12, 2024

Men’s Basketball Enters Top-10 Following 5-0 Start

EL DORADO, Kan. – From preseason unranked to the No. 8 nationally ranked NJCAA D1 team in two weeks. The Butler men’s basketball squad has turned some heads.

November 12, 2024

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November 09, 2024

Men’s Basketball Stays Unbeaten With 2-0 Weekend at Cowley Classic

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. – Butler men’s basketball snagged two wins at the Cowley Classic on Friday and Saturday, staying unbeaten moving to 5-0 on the season.

November 09, 2024

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November 02, 2024

Kirkwood’s Last Second 3 Delivers Butler Top-15 Win at Indian Hills

OTTUMWA, Iowa – In a back-and-forth affair at the Hellyer Center on Saturday evening, it was the Butler Grizzlies who came out on top, 87-86, over No. 11 ranked Indian Hills to close out the Meridian Credit Union Classic.