Kevin Butler - 2003-04 - Men's Basketball

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Position Guard/Forward
Class Senior
Hometown Oakland, CA
High School St. Joseph Notre Dame

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After UC Riverside Appeared in the television show "City Slam" on ESPN ... Played for the streetball crew YPA ... Competed in the slam dunk contest of City Slam in the 2005 and 2006 seasons ... During the 2005 season, Butler was one of three contestants to reach the 60-inch barrier in the high-jump portion of the competition ... In the 2005 finals in Chicago, Butler placed fourth, losing to eventual champ, Chris "Skywalker" Lowery ... In the 2006 season, Butler was the Oakland Regional winner ... In 2005, Butler played in the inaugural season for the then San Francisco Pilots of the reborn American Basketball Association ... In 2007, Butler, along with other past winners and finalists from City Slam, assisted former NBA player Dee Brown during his 2007 Summer Slam Camp, which was described as the "world’s first slam dunk workout camp" ... (stolen almost word-for-word from Butler's wikipedia page) ...

2003-04 Finished third on the team in scoring, second in steals and third in assists ... Scored a career-high 20 points at Washington on November 24 (box score/recap) ... Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds at Loyola Marymount on November 21 (box score/recap) ... Handed out a season-high five assists on two occasions—vs. Cal State Northridge on January 5 (box score/recap) and vs. Idaho on March 11 (box score/recap) ... Reached double figures in scoring on 14 occasions ... Big West Tournament Scored four points and grabbed one rebound vs. Cal Poly in the First Round on March 10 (box score/recap) ... Scored 17 points, grabbed three rebounds and handed out five assists vs. Idaho on March 11 (box score/recap) ...

2002-03 Finished third on the team in scoring and first in free throw percentage, assists and steals ... Scored a season-high 16 points at Cal Poly on January 4 (box score/recap) ... Grabbed a season-high six rebounds on two occasions—at Idaho on January 25 (box score/recap) and at Pacific on March 1 (box score/recap) ... Handed out a season-high six assists on five occasions ... Picked up a season-high three steals at San Diego on December 21 (box score/recap) and at Long Beach State on February 8 (box score/recap) ... Reached double figures in scoring on nine occasions ... Led or tied for the team lead in scoring on four occasions ...

2001-02 Finished first on the team in assists and second in steals ... Scored a season-high 12 points vs. Pacific on February 23 (recap) ... Grabbed a season-high five rebounds on three occasions ... Handed out a season-high seven assists at UCLA on December 5 (recap) and at Cal State Fullerton on February 9 (recap) ...Reached double figures in scoring on two occasions ...

2000-01 Finished second on the squad in assists and steals ... Scored a season-high 19 points vs. UC Irvine on December 23 ... Grabbed a season-high five rebounds on two occasions—at Wyoming on November 18 and at Long Beach State on February 28 ... Handed out a season-high six assists at Sacramento State on January 19 ... Scored in double-figures on three occasions ... Led or tied for the team lead in scoring on one occasions ...

High School Played under Coach Gordon Johnson at St. Joseph's Notre Dame ... As a senior, averaged 17.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 6.0 assists ... Helped his team to three Alameda Contra Costs Athletic League Championships in 1998, 1999 and 2000, and to the Nor Cal Championship in 1998 ... Named to the San Francisco Super 60 Team ... All-ACCAL honoree in 1998, 1999 and 2000 ...

Personal Kevin Cortrell Butler is the son of Luerean Butler Van de Streek ... Step father is Grant Van de Streek ... Nickname is "Silk" ... Majoring in business ... Would like to become a sports agent and own his own business ... Cheers for the Tamp Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia 76ers, Oakland A's and Oakland Raiders ... Allen Iverson, Jason Kidd, Michael Jordan and Marion Jones are his favorite athletes ... Favorite movies are "Friday," "Roots" and all Bruce Lee movies ... "The Color Purple" is his favorite novel ... Enjoys the written works of Charles Dickens and Maya Angelou ... Watches "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "Martin Lawrence" and "The Jamie Foxx Show" on television ... Enjoys eating Chinese food, chicken and macaroni and cheese ... Favorite musical group is Jagged Edge ... Is the first member of his family to attend college on an athletics scholarship ... Hobbies include gardening, running, surfing the internet, listening to music and spending time playing with his younger brother ...

Kevin Butler's Career Stats

Year	GP-GS	Min	Avg	FG-FGA	FG%	3G-3GA	3G%	FT-FTA	FT%	O	D	Tot	Avg	PF-DQ	A	TO	B	S	Pts	Avg
2000-01	25-20	498	19.9	45-134	.336	15-51	.294	25-40	.625	8	37	45	1.8	37-1	47	44	3	21	130	5.2
2001-02	26-26	626	24.1	52-148	.351	11-37	.297	32-50	.640	7	40	47	1.8	58-2	69	69	2	21	147	5.7
2002-03	24-23	600	25.0	68-179	.380	16-62	.258	52-65	.800	21	41	62	2.6	50-2	70	51	6	30	204	8.5
2003-04	28-28	810	28.9	107-267	.401	23-85	.271	69-95	.726	25	50	75	2.7	72-2	44	53	13	31	306	10.9
Totals	103-97	2,534	24.6	272-728	.373	65-235	.277	178-250	.712	61	168	229	2.2	217-7	230	217	24	103	787	7.6