Thad Matta continues to round out his Butler staff with the additions of Tyler Watson and Andrew Lentz. Watson will serve as the program's strength and conditioning coach, while Lentz will hold the title of coordinator of basketball operations.  

"Tyler and Andrew are both great additions to our staff," said Matta, who returned to Butler as head coach in April. "Tyler brings great energy and has physically enhanced rosters at multiple universities. His approach will lead to tangible gains and improvement within our program. Andrew possesses a rare combination of creativity and organization that will benefit all aspects of our program on a daily basis. His work as a key member of staffs at multiple high-major programs has led to significant results."

Watson arrives at Butler after serving as the strength and conditioning coach for the St. John's men's basketball program during the 2021-22 season.

Prior to his time in the BIG EAST, he spent two seasons (2019-21) as the director of women's basketball sports performance at Tennessee. While in Knoxville, he constructed and implemented the strength, conditioning and nutrition programs for one of college basketball's most storied programs, helping the Lady Vols turn in a two-year record of 38-18 with an NCAA Tournament berth. 
 
Watson spent the 2018-19 season at Missouri State as an assistant strength and conditioning coach, overseeing activities for men's and women's basketball as well as men's and women's golf. During his one year in Springfield, Watson helped the Lady Bears reach the Sweet 16 before heading to Knoxville with head coach Kellie Harper.
 
From 2015-18, Watson served as the head strength and conditioning coach at Elon University after stints at both Tennessee State and Clemson. Watson, who holds a Level I sports performance certification from USA Weightlifting, also held internships with Southern Miss, Vanderbilt and the Buffalo Bills. 
 
Watson, a native of Chattanooga, Tenn., graduated with a degree in exercise science from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 2014.

In his role, Lentz will oversee the program's operations while also serving as the program's point of contact for administrative areas within the athletics department. 

Lentz spent the last four seasons alongside Butler assistant coach Mike Pegues at Louisville as the assistant athletic director for men's basketball on Chris Mack's staff. Lentz oversaw multiple creative initiatives while serving as the program's liaison for all external areas and had additional administrative duties.

Lentz arrived at Louisville after working one year as associate athletics director for branding and creative services at Baylor. While at Baylor, Lentz oversaw digital assets, graphic design, video and licensing for the Bears while managing the athletics branding and creative services staff.

Lentz worked two years as the director of creative strategy for Indiana Basketball (2015-17) under head coach Tom Crean after a year as assistant director of media relations (2014-15) when he led the communications efforts for the baseball program while assisting with football. Prior to his time at IU, Lentz was assistant director of digital media at Oklahoma for two years (2012-14), where he helped coordinate digital and social media for the athletics department and football program.

An Indianapolis native, Lentz earned his bachelor's degree in sport administration at Ball State in 2010 and his master's degree in sports management at Tennessee in 2012, also working with the Volunteer football team for two years.

Season tickets are on sale now to cheer on the Butler men's basketball team at Hinkle Fieldhouse during the 2022-2023 campaign. The Bulldogs' home schedule features 18 contests, including all 10 BIG EAST opponents.