2014–15 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Chris Holtmann, who took over as interim head coach after Brandon Miller requested and was granted a medical leave of absence from the university. Holtmann was then named the permanent head coach on January 2, 2015, becoming the 23rd head coach of Butler's men's basketball team. The Bulldogs played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse, which has a capacity of approximately 9,100. This was Butler's second season in the Big East Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament to Xavier. The Bulldogs received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a #6 seed and defeated Texas in the second round before losing in the Third Round to Notre Dame.

2014–15 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
NCAA tournament, round of 32
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 24
Record23–11 (12–6 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Terry Johnson (8th season)
  • Michael Lewis (4th season)
  • Emerson Kampen (1st season)
Home arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
2014–15 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Villanova162 .889333  .917
No. 22 Georgetown126 .6672211  .667
No. 24 Butler126 .6672311  .676
Providence117 .6112212  .647
St. John's108 .5562112  .636
Xavier99 .5002314  .622
DePaul612 .3331220  .375
Seton Hall612 .3331615  .516
Marquette414 .2221319  .406
Creighton414 .2221419  .424
2015 Big East tournament winner
As of April 6, 2015
Rankings from AP poll
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