INDIANAPOLIS – Markeese Hastings’ high school coach calls him a basketball player without a position. He will arrive at Butler without a ranking.
He went through spring, summer and fall without a scholarship offer from a power conference team. He said he believed in himself, and Butler coach LaVall Jordan believed in him.
So when Hastings visited campus on Nov. 10, the day the Bulldogs opened the season by beating Kennesaw State, he accepted their offer. The Hinkle Fieldhouse sellout didn’t hurt, either.
“The atmosphere was crazy,” Hastings said. “The gym wasn’t too big, and it wasn’t too small.