Butler leaving Horizon

Butler is leaving the Horizon League and joining the Atlantic 10 beginning with the 2013-14 season.

The Horizon League includes Youngstown State University.

Butler thrilled college basketball fans as the small Indiana school that pulled off upset after upset in both the 2010 and 2011 NCAA tournaments.

The Bulldogs lost to Duke in the 2010 national title game when Gordon Hayward’s half-court heave bounced off the rim in Indy.

The cold-shooting Bulldogs then lost to Connecticut in the 2011 championship game.