Butler basketball learned when it will play its Big East rivals Thursday.

Among the quirks in Butler's schedule is three Big East games in six days.

If Butler basketball wants to reach the NCAA tournament for the first time under coach Thad Matta , it must navigate an always-daunting Big East schedule.

The Big East announced its conference schedules Thursday. The Bulldogs open Big East play at home Dec. 13 against Providence. The Dawgs conclude conference play against former Butler coach Chris Holtmann on March 7 at DePaul. Butler 's final conference home game is March 4 vs. Creighton.

Butler's first road game may be its toughest of the season with the Dawgs traveling to UConn on Dec. 16. Butler follows UConn with a trip to Creighton on Dec. 30. The Indy Classic is sandwich

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