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Butler coach Thad Matta took one big step in the second season of his second tenure with the Bulldogs. Taking another major leap this season could be difficult in a loaded Big East. Three teams already appear in the Top 25 including two-time defending national champion Connecticut and two more sit just outside the Top 25. But the Bulldogs are better positioned to make that jump in 2024-25 with their top two scorers — Pierre Brooks II and Jahmyl Telfort — returning. Matta also has four freshman and three transfers including forward Patrick McCaffery, who topped the 1,000-point mark while playing for his father, Fran, at Iowa the previous four years.
