Brianna Butler (born February 13, 1994) is an American former professional

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player.

College

Butler played college basketball at

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for the

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. During her time at Syracuse, Butler started in all 135 games played for the Orange. Holds the Syracuse record in three-pointers, with 373 made. She was also named to the All-ACC Second Team once and the All-ACC Academic Team twice.

Syracuse statistics

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Professional career

In 2016, Butler became only the third player out of Syracuse to be taken in the WNBA draft, when she was picked by the

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. However, she was eventually cut from the roster. Butler began the 2016–17 season in Israel with Elitzur Holon before joining the

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of the

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(WNBL) in Australia in November 2016. Butler moved to Spain in 2017, where she played the 2017–18 season with

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and the 2018–19 season with Tuenti Movil Estudiantes.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Butler, Brianna 1994 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Australia American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Spain American women's basketball players Guards (basketball) Los Angeles Sparks draft picks People from Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania Basketball players from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Perth Lynx players Syracuse Orange women's basketball players