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Highlighted by six games against 2019 NCAA Tournament teams, the Butler Bulldogs released their 2019-20 nonconference basketball schedule Monday morning.
Butler plays a pair of exhibition games at Hinkle Fieldhouse before diving right into the season with a Nov. 6 matchup against crosstown foe IUPUI.
Butler will face Minnesota in this year’s Gavitt Tipoff Games, Ole Miss and Florida in the return game of home-and-homes, Baylor in the Big East-Big 12 Series and Purdue in the Crossroads Classic.
The Bulldogs will have no shortage of opportunities to pick up good wins head into Big East play.
Butler Bulldogs 2019-20 nonconference schedule
| Date | Opponent |
|---|---|
| Date | Opponent |
| Oct 26 | IU-Kokomo (Exhibition) |
| Nov 1 | University of Indianapolis (Exhibition) |
| Nov 6 | IUPUI |
| Nov 9 | New Orleans |
| Nov 12 | Minnesota |
| Nov 16 | Wofford |
| Nov 22 | Morehead State |
| Nov 25-26 | Hall of Fame Classic (Kansas City, MO) |
| Dec 3 | @ Ole Miss |
| Dec 7 | Florida |
| Dec 10 | @ Baylor |
| Dec 14 | Southern |
| Dec 21 | Purdue (Crossroads Classic) |
| Dec 28 |