2019–20 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by LaVall Jordan, in his third year as head coach of his alma mater. The Bulldogs played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana as members of the Big East Conference. The Bulldogs finished the season 23–9, 10–8 in Big East play which put them in fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Big East tournament, they were slated to play Providence in the second game of the quarterfinals, but the Tournament was cancelled at halftime of the first game due to the COVID-19 pandemic, along with the rest of the NCAA postseason.

2019–20 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 23
Record22–9 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Meyer (6th season)
  • Emerson Kampen (4th season)
  • Omar Lowery (3rd season)
Home arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
2019–20 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Creighton135 .722247  .774
No. 11 Villanova135 .722247  .774
No. 16 Seton Hall135 .722219  .700
Providence126 .6671912  .613
No. 24 Butler108 .556229  .710
Marquette810 .4441812  .600
Xavier810 .4441913  .594
Georgetown513 .2781517  .469
St. John's513 .2781715  .531
DePaul315 .1671616  .500
Note: The 2020 Big East tournament was cancelled at halftime of the first game of the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll
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