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How else would Butler start hoops practice? With history lesson, of course

Bulldogs coach LaVall Jordan talked with IndyStar Butler Insider David Woods following the first practice of the 2018-19 season. David Woods, david.woods@indystar.com

INDIANAPOLIS – Butler Bulldogs players are immersed in basketball history from the moment they step on campus. From the 90-year-old fieldhouse to banners hanging from rafters to memorabilia cases on the south corridors, there are reminders everywhere.

History is so much a part of the program that it could be characterized as a Sixth Man. That Sixth Man on Friday, the day the Dawgs opened formal practice, was living history: Bobby Plump.