Gordon Hayward led them to the final four the first year with the help of Matt Howard. Shelvin Mack and Howard took the back the next year. Brad Stevens has also done an amazing job coaching
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Final: Butler & DukeFinal Four: Butler vs. Michigan State, West Virginia vs. Duke
They did not! Duke beat Butler 61-59.
Michigan State and University of North Carolina
Twice
Several NCAA schools have bulldog mascots, including the University of Georgia, which features "Uga," and Gonzaga University, known for "Spike the Bulldog." Other notable examples include Butler University with "Butler Blue," and Yale University, represented by "Handsome Dan." These mascots are integral to the schools' identities and traditions.
Through 2013, Butler University has made appearances 12 years in the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
Butler's first appearance in the Final Four was in 2010.
The finals of the 1939 NCAA Division I basketball championship, the first ever, was played at Patten Gymnasium in Evanston, Illinois which was home to the Northwestern University basketball team.
There was no 1933 NCAA Tournament. The first NCAA Tournament was in 1939 with Oregon beating Ohio State in the Finals.
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