2021–22 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by LaVall Jordan, in his fifth 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. They finished the season 14–19, 6–14 in Big East play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Xavier in the first round of the Big East tournament before losing to Providence in the quarterfinals.

2021–22 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record14–19 (6–14 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Emerson Kampen (6th season)
  • Omar Lowery (5th season)
  • David Ragland (1st season)
Home arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
2021–22 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 13 Providence143 .824276  .818
No. 6 Villanova164 .800308  .789
No. 21 UConn136 .6842310  .697
Creighton127 .6322312  .657
Seton Hall118 .5792111  .656
Marquette118 .5791913  .594
Xavier811 .4212313  .639
St. John's811 .4211715  .531
Butler614 .3001419  .424
DePaul614 .3001516  .484
Georgetown019 .000625  .194
2022 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

On April 1, 2022, the school fired head coach LaVall Jordan. Two days later, the school named Thad Matta the team's new head coach. Matta previously was the head coach at Ohio State and Xavier and was the head coach at Butler for the 2000–01 season.

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