Butler has accepted a bid to the inaugural College Basketball Crown – an exciting single-elimination 16-team contest featuring elite student-athletes in competitive postseason matchups from the nation's biggest basketball conferences.
 
Founded by AEG and FOX Sports, the College Basketball Crown will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena and T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas from Monday, March 31 to Sunday, April 6, with all the action airing on FOX and FS1. Tickets can be purchased exclusively via Vivid Seats, the Official Ticketing Provider of the College Basketball Crown.
 
Butler and Utah will play in the first game of the event Monday, March 31, tipping off at 3 p.m. (Eastern, Noon Pacific/Las Vegas) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The winner of that match-up will play the winner of Boise State and George Washington in the next round.
 
Butler, DePaul, Georgetown and Villanova represent the BIG EAST in the event; a total of seven conferences have teams in the field, which also includes Arizona State, Boise State, Cincinnati, Colorado, George Washington, Nebraska, Oregon State, Tulane, UCF, USC, Utah, and Washington State.
 
FOX Sports' lead college basketball play-by-play announcer Gus Johnson and two-time All-American and NBA veteran Jim Jackson are on the call for the quarterfinals, semifinals and championship. Allison Williams serves as sideline reporter for the quarterfinals, while Kristina Pink joins for the semifinals and championship.
 
For the first round, play-by-play announcer Tim Brando pairs with analyst Donny Marshall and reporter Nick Bahe, while play-by-play announcer Kevin Kugler teams with analyst Robbie Hummel and reporter Kim Adams. FOX Sports' studio coverage is anchored by hosts Rob Stone and Mike Hill, with insight and analysis from LaPhonso Ellis, Casey Jacobsen and Marshall.