2015-16: Third-team all-conference selection ... Played in 25 games, starting 24 … Averaged 15.3 points and 9.4 rebounds per game … Led the team with 75 blocks on the year (3.0 per game) … Registered 10 points and 12 rebounds against Mount Olive … Tallied eight points, 11 rebounds and four blocks at Barton … Garnered 12 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks in the win over Paine … Grabbed six boards and blocked three shots against Carson-Newman … Posted 21 points, 15 rebounds and blocked two shots against Florida Southern … Totaled 20 points, 10 rebounds and six assists at No. 7 King … Netted 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds while swatting three shots at Georgia College … Garnered nine points and 14 boards at Columbus State … Poured in 23 points, grabbed nine rebounds and had a block at Armstrong State … Notched 21 points, 15 boards, five assists and three blocks at Flagler … Totaled six points, six rebounds and six blocks against UNC Pembroke … Narrowly missed a double-double with 13 points and nine assists in the win over Flagler … Posted 13 points, eight rebounds and a block at Lander … Notched 13 points, five rebounds and three blocks at Georgia Southwestern … Garnered 18 points, eight rebounds, seven blocks and four assists against Montevallo … Had 15 points, five boards and a block at Francis Marion … Posted 11 points, nine boards and two assists against Armstrong State … Totaled 26 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks in the win over Young Harris … Posted a double-double with 16 points and a game-high 10 boards to go along with three blocks and three assists in the win at UNC Pembroke … Tallied 13 points, seven boards, four assists and four blocks in the win over Lander … Registered a career-high 31 points to go along with a game-best 11 boards and a career-high nine blocks against Clayton State … Scored 17 points, grabbed five boards and swatted three shots at Augusta … Posted a double-double with 12 points and a game-high 11 rebounds to go along with three blocks at North Georgia … Garnered a double-double with 22 points and 13 rebounds to go along with four blocks against Francis Marion … Posted 15 points, three assists and three blocks against Augusta.
2014-15: Played in 21 games, earning 16 starts … Averaged 7.4 points a game and 5.1 rebounds a night … Led the team with 59 blocks, averaging 2.8 a game … Scored four points and had five boards against Georgia College … Tallied two points and three boards against Columbus State … Totaled four points, four rebounds and five blocks in the win over Armstrong State … Netted seven points, grabbed three rebounds, added a block and a steal in the win over Flagler … Had three points and five boards at UNC Pembroke … Accounted for nine points and six blocks in the win over Lander … Totaled six points, five rebounds and five blocks in the win over Georgia Southwestern … Added five points and five rebounds at Montevallo … Scored 11 points, grabbed eight rebounds and blocked three shots in the win over Francis Marion … Tallied seven blocks and five boards at Armstrong State … Notched 12 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks at Young Harris … Accounted for 11 points and four rebounds against UNC Pembroke … Totaled 21 points, six rebounds and a block at Lander … Garnered 11 points and six rebounds in the win at Clayton State … Pulled down seven boards and blocked four shots against GRU Augusta … Accounted for 11 points, eight blocks and five rebounds in the win over North Georgia … Tallied eight points, seven rebounds and four blocks at GRU Augusta … Added 19 points and nine rebounds to go along with three blocks against Montevallo in the PBC Tournament.
Previous School: Attended Wichita State.
High School: Played for coach Oliver Fitzpatrick at Little Rock Central where he was a standout playing small forward, power forward and center ... Lettered in basketball all four years... Rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals.com and was No. 60 nationally ... Two-time all-state selection ... Led the Tigers by averaging 20 points, seven rebounds and six assists per game as a senior, and 12 points and nine rebounds as a junior ... A very athletic player, Butler is also known for his shot blocking abilities ... Guided his AAU team to four region championships and a runner-up finish once.
Personal: The son of Howard Butler III and Helen Peaster ... Born July 6, 1988 in Little Rock, Ark. ... Has a brother, Shawe, and a sister, Candar... Also recruited by Memphis, Arkansas, Cincinnati and Florida State, among others.
