Brian Flinn:
Future150 National Recruiting Analyst. Covering high school basketball nationally.
Indianapolis, IN (Future150) -- The Big Dance is finally here and while everyone would like to cut down the nets, there can only be one champion. That being said, there is always the chance that the next season could be better than the last. With that in mind, Future150 would like to introduce "The Next Step", a segment dedicated to breaking down each program's recruitng class as they bow out of the tournament; because there's always next season.
Butler played Virginia tough, but fell short in the round of 32. The Bulldogs turned in a good season, but lose some important players.
Gone are Kellen Dunham and Roosevelt Jones. Both seniors were very important to Butler's success over the past four years and will be sorely missed.
Things aren't all bad though.Top 100 big man Joey Brunk headlines a solid group that could contribute sooner rather than later. Brunk is a 6-foot-10 big man with good touch out to 16 feet. Also heading to Indianapolis next season are hard-nosed wings Henry Baddley and Kamar Baldwin. Baddley will likely play small forward, and makes the type of gritty plays needed to win. While Baldwin isn't quite the shooter Dunham is, he can spread the defense with long range shooting. Finally, Howard Washington is a sharp shooting point guard who can play either position at 6-foot-2.
Next season, Butler will likely go as George Washington transfer Kethan Savage does. If the senior guard has a big year alongside Tyler Lewis and Andrew Chrabascz, the Dogs should go dancing next year.
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