4 things the next Butler basketball coach should do to reach March Madness next year

INDIANAPOLIS — Thad Matta's sudden retirement Monday jumpstarted a roster exodus and whoever athletic director Grant Leiendecker brings in as the next Butler basketball coach will be able to build the 2026-27 team how he sees fit. As the transfer portal begins to whirl, here's what Butler's next coach needs to do to get Butler out of the bottom of the Big East and back to NCAA Tournament contention.Retain Azavier "Stink" Robinson Point guard Azavier "Stink" Robinson showed glimpses of an All-Big East performer during 22 games as a freshman. When Robinson was lost for the season with a left wrist injury, Matta felt like the freshman was finally turning the corner. "The hard part for me was...