2022-2023 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
AWARDS & HONORS
2022-23 | SENIOR
- College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team
- PSAC Scholar-Athlete
- D2ADA Academic Achievement award
2021-22Â | JUNIOR
- PSAC Scholar-Athlete
- Dean's ListÂ
- D2ADA Academic Achievement award
2020-21 | SOPHOMORE
- PSAC Scholar-Athlete
- Dean's ListÂ
2019-20 | FRESHMAN
- All-PSAC East Second Team (G)
- PSAC Scholar-Athlete
- Dean's ListÂ
- 2019-20 KU Male Freshman of the Year
- KU Men's Basketball Coaches' Award
PROGRAM RANKINGS
At conclusion of athlete's most recent season or final season of eligibility
GAME
- T-1st, Free Throw Percentage (100%, 13-of-13, at West Chester, 1/18/20)
- T-1st, Free Throw Percentage (100%, 10-of-10, vs. USciences, 11/13/19)
- T-3rd, 3-point Field Goals Made (7 vs. Lincoln (Pa.), 11/8/19)
SEASON
- 13th, Points (510, 2019-20)
SEASON SUMMARIES
2022-23 | SENIOR
- Played in 23 games, starting in 13
- Averaged 12.4 points per gameÂ
- Scored 31 points against Jefferson (11/16/22), most by a Golden Bear that season
- Became 28th player in program history to score 1,000th career point against Seton Hill (12/19/2022)Â
2021-22 | JUNIOR
- Started in 21-of-23 games played, averaging 32.8Â minutes
- Scored 14.9 points per game
- Shot 80.6% from the free-throw line
- Averaged 3.7 rebounds per game and 3.2 assists per game
- Finished with a career-best 38 steals
2020-21 | SOPHOMORE
- No season due to COVID-19
2019-20 | FRESHMAN
- Completed stellar freshman season in which he led the team in points (510), scoring average (18.2 ppg), field goals made (175), field goals attempted (382), 3-point field goal percentage (40.9%), free throws made (97), free throws attempted (118) and minutes played (33.6 mpg)
- Also ranked second on the team in 3-point field goals made (63), 3-point field goals attempted (154), assists (58), assists average (2.1 apg)
- Tied for second on the team in steals (27) and steals per game (1.0)
- Played in all 28 games for the Golden Bears, starting 26
- Shared or led the team outright in scoring in 15 games
- Scored in double figures in 25-of-28 games
- Produced 12 games of 20 points or more
- Ranked tied for fourth in the PSAC in 3-point field goal percentage, eighth in scoring, eighth in field goals made and 10th in 3-point field goals made
- Made an immediate impression with 23 points and seven 3-pointers made in his collegiate debut as KU opened the season vs. Lincoln (Pa.), Nov. 8
- Drained all 10 of his free throw attempts during a 15-point, 5-assist performance vs. USciences, Nov. 13, which was also his first career start
- Helped the Bears outlast Gannon in overtime, Dec. 7, popping in 26 points on 8-of-12 shooting and 8-of-8 at the foul line in 42 minutes
- Scored 26 points for the second time in three games, tying a season-high with 10 field goals made (10-of-14) vs. Slippery Rock, Dec. 20
- Totaled 21 points, three steals and three rebounds vs. Edinboro, Dec. 21
- Led KU with 21 points in a 77-73 win over Lock Haven, Jan. 6
- Dropped 25 points on 10-of-19 shooting vs. Mansfield, Jan. 15
- Set a school single-game record by going 13-of-13 at the foul line and finished with 29 points in a 92-78 upset win at No. 12 West Chester, Jan. 18
- Had 24 points and five boards at Shepherd, Jan. 25, starting a string of three straight 20+ point games
- Played all 45 minutes and scored 23 points in a 92-90 overtime defeat at East Stroudsburg, Feb. 12
- Pumped in a career-high 33 points in 33 minutes by going 10-of-14 from the floor (5-of-7 3FG) and 8-of-8 at the charity stripe, Feb. 22, at Mansfield
- Named to the All-PSAC East Second Team
- Voted 2019-20 KU Male Freshman of the Year by athletic department coaches and staff
- Dean's List student following the Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 semesters
- PSAC Scholar-Athlete
AT READING HIGH SCHOOL
- Led the Red Knights to 45 wins, the 2017-18 District 3 Class 6A championship, a 2018-19 District 3 6A runner-up finish and two state tournament appearances over his final two seasons
- Two-time Berks Player of the Year and All-Berks selection
- Scored 1,315 career points
- Averaged a career-best 21.2 points per game as a senior and ranked among Berks' leaders in most offensive statistical categories, including: 3-point field goals made (first, 67), free throw percentage (first, 82.8%), scoring average (second), field goals made (second, 209) and free throws made (111, third)
- Registered 20 games of 20 or more points as RHS went 20-8 overall in 2018-19
- Scored a career-high 31 points against Muhlenberg on Jan. 10, 2019
- Helped the Red Knights to Berks County and Berks Division I titles as a senior
- Reading High reached the District 3 6A championship game and Butler scored 21 in a hard-fought, 64-60, defeat to Harrisburg at Santander Arena
- As a junior in 2017-18, averaged 15.7 points per game --seventh-best in Berks-- and once again ranked amongst the county leaders in field goals made (third, 165), 3-point field goals made (fourth, 50) and free throws made (fifth, 91)
- Scored 10 points as Reading High claimed the district title, 46-43, over Chambersburg
- Team went 25-5 overall, including a perfect 10-0 in Berks I, eventually reaching the second round of the PIAA Class 6A tournament
- Played alongside San Antonio Spurs guard Lonnie Walker IV as a sophomore in 2016-17 when Reading High went 30-3 and won its first state championship, 64-60, over Pine-Richland
- The Red Knights also won division and county titles that season
- Butler averaged 7.7 points per game and was an All-Berks Division I honorable mention pick
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2019-2020Freshman
Guard
6'0"
180 lbs
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2020-2021Sophomore
Guard
6'0"
180 lbs
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2021-2022Junior
Guard
6'0"
180 lbs
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2022-2023Senior
Guard
6'0"
180 lbs
