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Butler's MUTV Interview (10-08)
Butler's 2008-09 Program Feature 2008-09 Season Notes: Earned MU's "Super Sub" Award ... finished 15th in the BIG EAST in free throw percentage (.768) ... led MU reserves in scoring 22 times, including each of the team's last 15 games ... shot 5-of-8 from the field and scored 10 points with four rebounds in his debut with the Golden Eagles vs. Houston Baptist (11/14) ... Recorded six points and shot 4-of-4 from the foul line in addition to four offensive rebounds vs. Texas Southern (11/25) ... Had four offensive rebounds and scoreClaimd four points with two assists vs. Northern Iowa (11/28) ... Scored five of his seven points in the first half, shot 5-of-6 from the foul line and finished with a career-best two blocks vs. Central Michigan (12/2) ... Recorded five rebounds in 21 minutes of action vs. Tennessee (12/16) ... Scored seven points and added six rebounds and three assits vs. Western Carolina (12/19) ... Notched eight points on 3-of-4 shooting vs. Presbyterian (12/28) ... Picked up a team-high seven rebounds in 15 minutes vs. Villanova (1/1) ... Scored all nine of MU's bench points and gathered one blocked shot and a steal at Rutgers (1/7) ... Tallied all six of his points by going 6-of-6 from the foul line and pulled down four rebounds vs. West Virginia (1/10) ... Led all reserves with nine points while shooting 2-of-2 from the field and 5-of-5 from the free throw line vs. Georgetown (1/31) ... Scored all seven of MU's bench points and matched teammate Wesley Matthews with a team-high six rebounds at DePaul (2/3) ... Picked up a career-high eight rebounds, including four offensive boards, at USF (2/6) ... Scored all five of his points from the free throw line on a career-high seven attempts at Villanova (2/10) ... Was perfect from the field (3-of-3) and from the foul line (2-of-2) to finish with eight points, including four rebounds and a block vs. St. John's (2/14) ... Scored eight points on 4-of-6 shooting from the field vs. Seton Hall (2/17) and his seven rebounds matched a game high ... Scored all eight of MU's bench points at Georgetown (2/21) and added five rebounds ... Added a season-best 12 points and was 6-of-6 from the foul line vs. UConn (2/25) ... Posted a career best 10 rebounds, matching Lazar Hayard for a team-high, at Louisville (3/1) ... Notched first career double-double, posting all 12 of MU's points off the bench and a career-high 14 rebounds, including 10 offensive boards and four assists, vs. Syracuse (3/7) ... Was perfect from the field (4-4) and from the free throw line (3-3) en route to scoring 11 points vs. St. John's (3/11); also posted nine rebounds and three assists against the Red Storm ... Made 13 of 16 foul shots and finished with a career high 19 points and three steals vs. Villanova ... concluded the year averaging 5.6 points and 3.9 rebounds per game ... earned first letter. Junior College: NJCAA Honorable Mention All-America selection at Tyler (Texas) Junior College in 2007-08 under head coach Mike Marquis ... averaged 18.1 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game ... first team all-region selection ... helped guide the Apaches to a national ranking of 10th in the country and the program's first outright league title in 21 seasons ... finished third in the league in scoring ... shot 54.8 percent from the field and 42.2 percent from behind the 3-point line ... team posted an overall record of 25-4. High School: Two-year letterwinner at Tomball High School under head coach Brad Ball ... first team all-district selection as a senior ... averaged 19.9 points and 8.7 rebounds per game as a senior ... selected team captain ... contributed nearly 10.0 points per game as a junior. Personal: Born September 14, 1989 in Houston, Texas ... son of Londa and Jimmy Butler ... one of four children ... undecided on a major. |
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