Butler Basketball

Congratulations to @JosiahKirkwood_ for earning the Bud Obee Outstanding Small Player Award for his performance in the NJCAA D1 National Tournament! The award is given annually to a player 6’1 or shorter who demonstrates exceptional character, leadership, and loyalty.

.@tristan_hankins is a @NJCAABasketball First Team All-American🏆 Hankins becomes the first Grizzly since 2010 to be named an All-American. #roargrizz🐻

Will help you WIN Games!!

COMPETES!!

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Congratulations to this week's @WhiteEagleCU Athletes of the Week, @tristan_hankins & @JosiahKirkwood_ ‼️ Read about their performances⤵️ tinyurl.com/y489r2ws #roargrizz🐻

Tristan Hankins szn stats and highlights -18.5ppg, 5.6rpg, 3.5apg, 2.2spg 47.1 FG 38.0 3pt @JUCOadvocate @JC4PT @JucoRecruiting @BucoMBB

Josiah Kirkwood Sophomore Szn Highlights ‼️‼️Ppg - 12.7 / 3pt - 31% / rbs- 2.8 / ast - 4.0 / Second team all conference‼️ @KSJUCOHoops @JucoRecruiting @JUCOadvocate @BucoMBB

Xavier Brown Freshman Szn Highlights! 🚨 Ppg - 13.4 ✅ 33.7% - 3PT Rpg - 3.1 ✅ 44.2% - FG Apg - 2.7 ✅ 77.2% - FT @KSJUCOHoops @JucoRecruiting @JUCOadvocate @JC4PT @BucoMBB

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙬𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 📋 ℹ️ Josiah Kirkwood | @JosiahKirkwood_ ℹ️ 5’10” Guard | Sophomore 🏫 Butler CC 🖊️ Explosive athlete 🖊️ Shot maker 🖊️ Change of pace #THESHOWCASE | 🎟️

Dominic Pleasants Freshman Szn Highlights and Stats 5ppg 41 Fg% 34 3pt% 76 Ft%

It still hasn't hit us that we aren't playing 2nite. What a special group to be a part of. Conf Champs Region Champs Elite 8 natl tourney Its hard for me to put into words just how much they mean to us. We love this group w/all of our heart. #RoarGrizz 🐻 💜

📺 #NJCAABasketball on #SCTop10! Shoutout to @BucoMBB's Josiah Kirkwood for his feature on @SportsCenter Top Plays with this game-tying shot to send it to OT at the 2026 @MyCreditUnion1 NJCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship, presented by @Zurich

BUTLER BUZZER BEATER FOR OT🤯🤯 Are you KIDDING⁉️ @ButlerGrizzlies @BucoMBB We’ve got a GAME BREWING in Hutch👀😱 tune in on ESPN+ @ESPNAssignDesk | #SCTop10

Game Update: #8 @BucoMBB falls in a heart breaking double OT to the top seeded Howard in the Elite Eight. Butler finishes the season 25-10 and Region VI tournament champions. Top Performances: @JosiahKirkwood_ 31pts @tristan_hankins 27pts @ballislifedom4 23pts @t1mwalker 17pts 5rbs

Double Overtime battle. Butler Community College went toe-to-toe in one of the toughest games of the tournament and proved they belong on this stage. Josiah Kirkwood led with 31. Tristan Hankins delivered 27. Dominic Pleasants added 23 in a relentless offensive effort. No quit. No backing down. This group showed toughness, shot-making, and high-level production against one of the top teams in the country. College coaches, find every player’s résumé on Revocruit.

.@BucoMBB sees their season end in a game for the ages at the hands of No. 1 Howard in double overtime. #roargrizz🐻

No. 8 seed @BucoMBB and No. 1 seed Howard battle for a spot in the @NJCAABasketball National Tournament Semifinals🤩 📺 ESPN+ 🎙️ 97.5 & 1240 KFH | audacy.com/stations/kfh #roargrizz🐻

.@BucoMBB onto the Final 8 with the win over Snow. @tristan_hankins is a big reason why "When teams go on a run, I’m always a run killer my whole life,” Hankins said. “I know to stop runs." butlercountytimesgazette.com/2026/03/butler…

Butler outlast Snow. Really impressive performance from @BucoMBB. They grab TWENTY-THREE OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS and force THIRTY TURNOVERS. Eleven players make the scoresheet for Butler. Jaise Combs led the way with 21 pts, 9 rebs and 4 asts. Tristan Hankins notched a double-double with 20 pts and 11 rebs. Snow College’s @AdamsMccaden finished with 26 pts, 7 rebs and 6 asts. Brock McClure added 20 pts and 14 rebounds. While @seanfelts22 chipped in with 12 pts and 5 rebs.