2010 Season of Butler Basketball Outline
I. Introduction
A. Butler University has an attendance of 4,771. That nearly three times less then Duke University.
B. Butlers has always been great in the regular season but this season was a special one.
C. One reason the season was historical was because they had most likely the best coach butler has ever had.
D. There were multiple reasons why Butler had such a historical season and one part was the dedicated fans.
E. Butler Basketball had a historical season created by the players and Brad Stevens who led the to a great regular season, through the NCAA Tournament, and finally the National Championship.
II. Body
This butler team had multiple college basketball undervalued players.
Their best player was Gordon Hayward, who plays for the Utah Jazz, averaged 15.5 points per game as a sophomore.
Their presence in the paint was led by Matt Howard who average 11.6 points and 5.2 rebounds a game.
The point guard who led them as a sophomore was Shevlin Mack, who plays for the Atlanta Hawks, who averaged 14.1 points a game.
The senior leader Willie Veasly, who averaged only 9.8 points per game, helped them with his experience and basketball IQ.
They only had three seniors, who were Willie Veasley, Avery Jukes, and Nick Rodgers. They were a very young team. (Espn.com)
There were multiple key parts to this basketball team but most important one did not even play on the floor.
These player wouldn't even had the chance to play in the tournament with out there fearless coach Brad Stevens.
B. Brad Stevens was undervalued coach, who would show the college basketball world that he deserves respect.
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This shot put the lid on the season and ended the Cinderella story.
III. Conclusion
A. This season was created by the players and Brad Stevens who led the to an unbelievable regular season, through the Tournament, and the National Championship.
B. Butler basketball has a culture that isn't anywhere else in the country and deserves a great fan base.
C. The 2010 college basketball season might of been one of the best years for Butler basketball.
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