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With ties to Knight and Coach K, new Butler assistant has impressive credentials

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INDIANAPOLIS — For a Butler basketball loyalist, this might be hard to accept:

The newest addition to the Bulldogs’ coaching staff is a Bob Knight acolyte. And the coach loves Duke.

So how is Mike Schrage going to fit in at Butler? Perfectly, it seems.

“He understands Butler,” coach Chris Holtmann said. “And our staff and players have adapted well to him and really like him.”

The 40-year-old Schrage has adapted, all right. He contributed to a recruiting class that is the highest-ranked in Butler history, and his guidance of Tyler Lewis has helped the No.