College basketball · Team · 2022-23

Butler

Big East
14–18
Rated 123rd of 363

247th-ranked offense, top-50 defense

They win ugly — 247th in adjusted offense and 46th in adjusted defense of 363 Division I teams in 2022-23.

+3.9Net rating124th of 363

Points per 100 possessions, adjusted offense minus adjusted defense · Final ratings for 2022-23 · last updated May 5, 2026, 9:48 AM ET

Ratings · 2022-23

How good, and how they get there

ADJ O100.6247th of 363 · 11th of 11 in the Big East
ADJ D96.746th of 363 · 5th of 11 in the Big East
TEMPO65.6266th of 363 · 10th of 11 in the Big East
WIN PROB61.3%123rd of 363 · 9th of 11 in the Big East
WAB−4.4113th of 363 · 9th of 11 in the Big East

The four factors

Their strongest factor is free throws allowed — 22.6, 8th of 363.

Effective field goal rateOffense 223rd, defense 146th of 363
49.550.1
Turnover rateOffense 134th, defense 131st of 363
17.618.6
Offensive rebound rateOffense 354th, defense 264th of 363
20.030.3
Free-throw rateOffense 333rd, defense 8th of 363
25.922.6

Each bar is the team’s place among all 363 Division I teams, so a longer bar is better on both sides — even where the better number is the smaller one (turnovers committed, everything allowed). The tick marks the median team. Free-throw rate is free throws attempted per 100 shots.

Roster · 2022-23

Who carries it

Simas Lukosius plays the most — 83.4% of the team’s minutes.

PLAYER

CLASS

Simas LukosiusCombo G · 6-6 · 11.6 points a game in 32 games

83.4

20.4

101.5

+1.8

—

Eric Hunter JrCombo G · 6-4 · 8.2 points a game in 31 games

82.2

16.6

92.7

+0.0

—

Jayden TaylorWing G · 6-4 · 12.9 points a game in 32 games

75.5

24.8

94.5

+1.5

—

Chuck HarrisCombo G · 6-2 · 10.4 points a game in 29 games

66.0

21.0

101.1

+0.8

—

Manny BatesC · 6-11 · 11.6 points a game in 26 games

56.4

20.1

114.1

+5.2

—

Ali AliWing F · 6-8 · Played 38% of his team’s minutes; a rating needs 40%

38.5

—

Jalen ThomasPF/C · 6-10 · Played 34% of his team’s minutes; a rating needs 40%

34.6

—

Pierce ThomasWing G · 6-5 · Played 24% of his team’s minutes; a rating needs 40%

24.6

—

Ratings print for players with 40% of their team’s minutes and enough games; the rest show “—”. Tap a player to open his college file.

Results · 2022-23

Every final

Game-by-game results start in 2023-24.

Game-by-game results start in 2023-24. The margin is the final score difference; tournament opponents show the seed they carried.

The AP path

Where the poll had them

AP ranks start in 2023-24.

2025-26Unranked in all 32 regular-season games.
2024-25Unranked in all 33 regular-season games.
2023-24Unranked in all 32 regular-season games.

The coach · 2022-23

How he wants to play

Thad Matta

Head coach · year 23 at Butler · 453–172 career

TEMPO65.6Possessions per 40 minutes, adjusted
3PA RATE—Share of his team’s shots taken from three

No three-point attempt share is on file for his 2022-23 season.

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