Brandon Crone, a four-year letterwinner and two-time team captain with the Bulldogs, spent six seasons on the Butler staff as Coordinator of Basketball Operations. He handled a variety of organizational and administrative duties for the Bulldogs, including team travel and scheduling.
He left the Butler staff in the summer of 2020 for an assistant coaching position at the University of Evansville under former Bulldogs coach Todd Lickliter.
The Bulldogs made five consecutive postseason appearances to begin Crone's tenure on the Butler staff, and were on pace for a sixth in 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic canceled the remainder of the season.
The Bulldogs have earned four NCAA Tournament berths with Crone on staff, winning at least one tournament game each year. In his six seasons, the Bulldogs have won a combined 129 games. The 2016-17 team advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2011.
Crone enjoyed a successful playing career at Butler, helping the Bulldogs to 78 victories and two postseason tournament berths over his four seasons. He was named Butler’s Most Valuable Player in 2006-07, after leading the Bulldogs to a 29-7 record and a berth in the NCAA Sweet 16.
Crone first arrived at Butler in 2003, following a successful high school basketball career at Frankfort High School. He was a two-time All-State performer at Frankfort, and he was named to the Indiana All-Star Team following his senior season. He was one of just nine players in the state to average a double-double as a senior.
After graduating from Butler, Crone went on to play professional basketball for three seasons in Europe. He returned to the U.S. in 2010 and accepted a position as assistant basketball coach at Park Tudor High School in Indianapolis, where he helped lead the Panthers to the 2011 Indiana Class 2A state championship. He went on to serve as an assistant coach for three seasons at Nova Southeastern, an NCAA Division II school in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
A 2007 Butler graduate with a marketing degree, Crone and his wife, Morgan, are the parents of two children: son, Kellar, and daughter, Arlowe.
2014-present – Butler, Coordinator of Basketball Operations
2011-14 – Nova Southeastern, Assistant Coach
2010-11 - Park Tudor (Ind.) High School, Assistant Coach
