David Butler (basketball)

David Butler

Position	Power forward/Center
Height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Weight	230 lb (100 kg)
Born	October 31, 1966 (1966-10-31) (age 45) Washington, D.C.
Nationality	American
College	San Jacinto CC UNLV
Pro career	1990–2001
Career history	Filodoro Napoli (1990-91) Galatasaray (1992-93) Columbus Horizon (1993-94) CB Peñas Huesca (1994-95) Oyak Renault (1995-96) Achilleas (1996-97) Mayagüez (1997-98) Achilleas (1999-2000) Keravnos B.C. (2000-01)

David Butler (born October 31, 1966) is a retired American basketball player. He won an NCAA championship as a senior at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and played professionally in several countries, including a stint with Liga ACB in Spain.

Butler, a post player from Calvin Coolidge High School in Washington, D. C., attended San Jacinto Junior College where he was an National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-American in 1988.^[1] He was recruited to UNLV by coach Jerry Tarkanian and was a starter on the Rebels' 1990 NCAA championship team as a senior. Butler scored 1,073 points (15.6 points per game) in his two-year Rebel career.^[2]

Following the completion of his college career, Butler was not selected in the 1990 NBA Draft. He played professionally in Italy, Turkey, Spain, Cyprus, Puerto Rico and Greece. He also had a stint with the Columbus Horizon of the Continental Basketball Association.

References

1. ^ 2011 NJCAA men's basketball record book, accessed September 9, 2011
2. ^ 2010-11 UNLV men's basketball media guide, accessed September 9, 2011

External links

• Liga ACB database profile (Spanish)

Persondata
Name	Butler, David
Alternative names
Short description	basketball player
Date of birth	October 31, 1966
Place of birth	Washington, DC
Date of death
Place of death