Butler just added a resume-building opponent for the 2024-25 season.
The Big East and Big 12 announced the matchups for the 2024 Big 12-Big East Battle on Thursday, and Butler will face perennial title contender Houston on Saturday, Dec. 7, in Houston.
Houston finished the regular season ranked third in the country. The Cougars earned the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and fell to fourth-seeded Duke in the Sweet 16.
Butler is 3-1 in Big 12-Big East Battle competitions, including a 103-95 overtime victory over Texas Tech at Hinkle Fieldhouse in the most recent battle. The Bulldogs also won at home against Kansas State in 2022, won at Oklahoma in 2021 and lost at Baylor in 2019.
Butler and Houston have only met once previously, with the Cougars winning the 2021 Maui Invitational, which was played in Las Vegas due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Battle clashes are determined jointly by the two conferences, with the home team choosing the location of the game. Broadcast arrangements for contests will be determined by the home team’s national television rights holder, which is FOX Sports for the Big East and ESPN for the Big 12. Game times and television networks will be announced when determined.
This is the first game to be officially placed on Butler’s 2024-25 schedule.
Big 12-Big East Battle Schedule
Tuesday, December 3rd Cincinnati at Villanova
BYU in Providence
Wednesday, December 4th
Baylor in Connecticut
Kansas at Creighton
DePaul at Texas Tech
Marquette in the state of Iowa
Friday, December 6th
Georgetown in West Virginia
Xavier at TCU
Saturday, December 7th
Kansas State in St. Louis
Butler in Houston
This article originally appeared in the Indianapolis Star: Butler men’s basketball was first announced in 2024-25, and it’s a big one
