Could Butler Make Another Run Next Year?

Will miracles continue to happen with Butler Basketball?  I think they might.

A Butler run through another NCAA Tournament next season might depend on whether junior guard Shelvin Mack comes back.

If Mack does not leave for the NBA, the Bulldogs would feature a team expected to be ranked in the preseason Top 25. If they lose Mack, in addition to cornerstone Matt Howard, they would be challenged to win a sixth consecutive Horizon League title.  A couple good recruits are already heading Butler's way.

Not that the Dawgs' standards are diminishing after a 53-41 loss to Connecticut in Monday night's NCAA championship game.

"I don't expect anything to change, for them to falter. I expect them to come back and win it next year," senior guard Zach Hahn said of a 2012 national championship.