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#BIGEASThoops Season Preview: Butler Bulldogs

Special to BIGEAST.com

When Butler cornerstones Kellen Dunham and Roosevelt Jones departed the program last spring after storied careers, a large chunk of the 3,119 points and 1,301 rebounds the Bulldogs will lose from last season went with the former Butler dynamic duo.

It’s enough to give Butler head coach Chris Holtmann a case of the night sweats. But Holtmann knows his team better than any outsider and he thinks the losses of Dunham and Jones, while significant, can be overcome this season.

“They were terrific players and guys who really identified with Butler and Butler identified with them.