The Butler Athletics Hall of Fame will welcome seven individuals and two teams with its Class of 2022. The group includes three standouts from Butler's men's basketball Final Four teams as well as the most decorated women's basketball team in program history.

The Class of 2022 includes men's basketball student-athletes Matt Howard, Gordon Hayward and Shelvin Mack, as well as Andrew Baker (men's cross country/track and field), Andy Howard (football), Ian Borgerhoff (men's swimming), the 1998 baseball team, and the 1995-96 women's basketball team. June Olkowski, the coach of that women's basketball team, will also be inducted as a Special Service Award honoree. 

This year's Hall of Fame class will be celebrated Saturday, Sept. 24 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Information on purchasing tickets to the event will be available soon.

"Our Hall of Fame class is comprised of dedicated individuals and teams who left a lasting mark on Butler Athletics during their time on campus," said Barry Collier, Butler Vice President/Director of Athletics. "Butler has produced decades of tremendous student-athletes and strong representatives of the Butler Way, and this group is among the best of the best. We look forward to celebrating these elite Bulldogs and their impact on our university in September."
 
Matt Howard and Mack led the Bulldogs to back-to-back national championship games in 2010 and 2011, while Hayward starred on the 2010 team before being selected ninth in the NBA Draft that same year.

At the time of his graduation, Howard ranked third in career scoring (1,939 points) and rebounds (884). He received the NCAA Elite 88 Award in both 2010 and 2011, presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA at the Final Four. He earned Academic All-America honors for three consecutive seasons, the first Butler student-athlete to do so. He was a three-time All-Horizon League first-team selection and became the first player in Horizon League history to be named to the conference's All-Tournament Team in each of his four seasons (2008-11).

In his three seasons at Butler, Mack scored 1,527 career points. He was named the Most Outstanding Player at the NCAA Southeast Regional in 2011, leading the Bulldogs' return to the Final Four. At the 2011 NCAA Final Four, he was selected to the All-Tournament team. He twice earned All-Horizon League honors and was named to the 2011 Horizon League All-Tournament Team. Mack's 357 assists and 216 three-pointers in only three seasons remain in Butler's Top 10 list. Mack was selected in the second round of the 2011 NBA Draft, which began an eight-year NBA career.

Hayward starred at Butler for two seasons (2008-09 and 2009-10) before starting his successful NBA career that continues today. Hayward was selected as the Most Outstanding Player at the NCAA West Regional in 2010, leading the Bulldogs to the program's first Final Four appearance. At the Final Four, he was chosen as a member of the All-Tournament Team. He earned All-Horizon League first-team honors in each of his two seasons and was the 2010 Horizon League Player of the Year. In just two seasons, he scored 992 points and had 512 rebounds. Hayward earned Academic All-America third-team honors in 2009-10.

Baker was a three-time Horizon League Cross Country Athlete of the Year (2007-09), while also starring for the track and field program. At the 2008 Horizon League Indoor Track and Field Championships, Baker won the mile, 3k and 5k in addition to helping the Bulldogs to a distance medley relay title. On the national level, Baker posted a pair of Top-40 finishes at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, earning All-America honors. Baker also earned Academic All-American honors twice during his Butler career.

Andy Howard led the Butler football team in rushing yards in each of his four seasons (1979-82). At the time of his graduation, his 2,691 rushing yards ranked second on Butler's career list. He earned Heartland Collegiate Conference all-conference honors three times, and was recognized as Butler's Offensive Player of the Year twice.

Borgerhoff was a four-time All-Midwestern Collegiate Conference honoree in men's swimming, including being named the Most Outstanding Performer at the 1990 championships. The four-time Butler Most Valuable Swimmer won the conference championship four times in both the 100 breaststroke and the 200 breaststroke. He was the 200 individual medley champion three times and won the 400 individual medley in 1990.  

The 1995-96 women's basketball team made the first NCAA Tournament appearance in program history by capturing the Midwestern Collegiate Conference Tournament title with an upset of top-seeded Green Bay on the Phoenix's home court. The Bulldogs then lost a close match-up to No. 2 seed Iowa in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The team finished with a 21-9 record, including a 13-3 mark in conference play, which was second in the regular season standings.

Olkowski led that 1995-96 championship team, one of her many highlights among her six seasons guiding the Butler women's basketball program (1993-99). The three-time MCC Coach of the Year led the Bulldogs to a 114-56 overall record, including 66-22 in conference play. Her Bulldogs won the 1998 MCC regular season title and would compete in the 1998 WNIT. Three of her six seasons included 20 wins.

Butler's 1998 baseball team, led by coach Steve Farley, won a then- school record 33 games, capturing both the regular season and the conference tournament for the Midwestern Collegiate Conference. The team advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Nine players earned all-conference honors, led by Player of the Year Justin Beasley and Pitcher of the Year Ryan Harber. Farley was named the conference's Coach of the Year. The pitching staff ranked fourth nationally with a 3.81 ERA, while the offense set program records in hits, home runs, doubles, slugging percentage and total bases. Ten Bulldogs from that team went on to play professional baseball.

The Butler Hall of Fame was created in 1991 to provide a forum in which those who have brought honor and respect to Butler University and its athletic program could be acknowledged and permanently enshrined in Hinkle Fieldhouse. Inductees have made exceptional contributions to the prestige of the University in the field of athletics, and continued to demonstrate in their lives the values imparted by athletics.