Butler athletic department employees have been called to a meeting this morning, and a potential move from the Atlantic 10 to the Horizon League is expected to be addressed.
For weeks, there has been speculation that Butler would leave the Horizon and join the Atlantic 10 to enhance its men’s basketball program.
Butler, if moving to the Atlantic 10, would not play in the conference until the 2013-14 school year. Temple will be in the Atlantic 10 in 2012-13 before joining the Big East.
In basketball, if not in geography, Butler is already closer to the A-10 than to Horizon members. No Horizon team other than Butler has received an NCAA at-large bid since 1998. By contrast, the A-10 had three at-large bids this year and 24 since 1998.
The Bulldogs’ most recent basketball budget of $3.5 million was 35 percent more than that of the Horizon’s second-highest, Milwaukee. Butler would rank fourth in the Atlantic 10, led by Richmond’s $4 million.
Call Star reporter David Woods at (317) 444-6195.
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