INDIANAPOLIS – There are two enduring memories from Shawn Vanzant’s senior basketball season at Butler:
>> 1, In an IndyStar interview, Vanzant spoke matter-of-factly about Houston, site of the 2011 NCAA Final Four. It seemed like a foolish remark, given that the Bulldogs had fallen to 6-5 in the Horizon League and 14-9 overall. How were they going to get into the tournament?
“We were going through a rough patch, everyone was doubting us,” Vanzant said this week. “We knew what we had in that locker room. I always thought we could get there.”
>> 2, In the aftermath of a 74-71 overtime win over Florida that sent Butler to another Final Four, Vanzant left his teammates’ New Orleans celebration to sit on the bench, head down, alone.