David Butler (born October 31, 1966) is an American former professional
basketball
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player. He won an
NCAA championship
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as a senior at the
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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(UNLV) and played professionally in several countries, including a stint with
Liga ACB
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in
Spain
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.
Butler, a post player from
Calvin Coolidge High School
Calvin Coolidge High School is a public high school of the District of Columbia Public Schools system located in the Takoma neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. Its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Pla ...
in
Washington, D. C.
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, attended
San Jacinto Junior College
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where he was a
National Junior College Athletic Association
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(NJCAA) All-American in 1988. He was recruited to
UNLV
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by coach
Jerry Tarkanian
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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.
2010-11 UNLV men's basketball media guide
, accessed September 9, 2011
Following the completion of his college career, Butler was not selected in the 1990 NBA draft
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. He played professionally in Italy
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, Turkey
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, Spain, Cyprus
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, Puerto Rico
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and Greece
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. He also had a stint with the Columbus Horizon
The Columbus Horizon is a defunct basketball team from Columbus, Ohio that played for five seasons in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) from 1989 to 1994.
History
Plans to bring professional basketball to Columbus were unveiled in Sept ...
of the Continental Basketball Association
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.
References
External links
Liga ACB database profile
(Spanish)
TBLStat.net Profile
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1966 births
Living people
Achilleas Kaimakli players
American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus
American expatriate basketball people in Greece
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American expatriate basketball people in Spain
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Washington, D.C.
CB Peñas Huesca players
Centers (basketball)
Columbus Horizon players
Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players
Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. players
Keravnos B.C. players
Liga ACB players
Oyak Renault basketball players
Power forwards
San Jacinto Central Ravens men's basketball players
UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball players
20th-century American sportsmen