 Butler withChâlons Reims in 2015 | |||||||||||||||
| Boston Celtics | |||||||||||||||
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| Title | Player enhancement coach | ||||||||||||||
| League | NBA | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1988-01-25)January 25, 1988 (age 37) Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Bloomfield Tech (Bloomfield, New Jersey) | ||||||||||||||
| College | West Virginia (2006–2010) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2010: 2nd round, 42nd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Miami Heat | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2010–2020 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward /power forward | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2021–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
Playing | |||||||||||||||
| 2011 | VEF Rīga | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Austin Toros | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Okapi Aalstar | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Châlons Reims | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | ratiopharm Ulm | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Hapoel Jerusalem | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||||||||||||||
Coaching | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Wheeling (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | College Park Skyhawks (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | New York Knicks (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | West Virginia (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Boston Celtics (player enhancement) | ||||||||||||||
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Da'Sean Butler (born January 25, 1988) is an American professionalbasketball coach and former player who is a player enhancement coach for theBoston Celtics of theNational Basketball Association (NBA). He playedcollege basketball forWest Virginia University. Butler was drafted 42nd overall by theMiami Heat in the2010 NBA draft.
Butler scored a career high 21 points in a game against Seton Hall. AgainstSlippery Rock, Butler had 15 points and nine rebounds off the bench, then had eight points againstArkansas. He had 9 points againstNorth Carolina State, then 10 points and six rebounds againstDuquesne. Butler scored 14 points againstThe Citadel, 16 points againstUConn, 7 points againstVillanova, and then six points againstSt. John's. He then scored 9 points and a season-high 10 rebounds againstNotre Dame, followed by 12 points and six rebounds againstSouth Florida. Butler then had 14 points and 8 rebounds againstCincinnati, 17 points againstRutgers, and a team-high 14 points againstPittsburgh in theBackyard Brawl. In the huge upset win overUCLA, Butler had 13 points, while scoring 17 points againstLouisville in theBig East tournament. The Mountaineers eventually made it in theNIT Tournament, and all the way to the finals. In the finals win againstClemson, Butler had 20 points, as the Mountaineers were named NIT champions.
Butler was named to theBig East all-freshman team, while leading the Mountaineers to an NIT Championship. Butler averaged 10.1 points per game, averaging 23.3 minutes per game off the bench, while also averaging 3.5 rebounds per game.
After the 2007 NIT Championship win, Mountaineers head coachJohn Beilein announced he would be leavingWest Virginia University to take the head coaching position at theUniversity of Michigan. Soon after, former head coach ofKansas State's basketball team and West Virginia alumnusBob Huggins announced he accepted an offer to coach at West Virginia.
In the season-opening exhibition game againstMountain State, Butler earned his first career start as the Mountaineers won 88–65. Butler scored 16 points and added 8 rebounds and three assists as he and fellow guardDarris Nichols both went into double-digits in points. In the season-opener againstArkansas-Monticello, Butler scored 14 points while also grabbing a season-high 9 rebounds. In the 72–74 loss toTennessee, Butler happened to score 16 points and grab 7 rebounds, while he scored 13 in the victories over New Mexico State andAuburn. Butler scored a season-high 18 points againstDuquesne, while also grabbing 8 rebounds. He then scored 14 points against Maryland County, grabbing 9 rebounds, andRadford University, and then scored 10 againstCanisius.
In the 88–82 loss toOklahoma, Butler scored 15 points and grabbed 5 rebounds. In the loss toNotre Dame, Butler only scored 8 points but did grab 5 rebounds. Then in the victory overMarquette, Butler scored 13 points with 5 rebounds, but in the loss toLouisville he only scored 8 again. In the victory overSyracuse, Butler grabbed 6 rebounds to go along with his 13 points. Butler was key in theSt. John's victory with 19 points and 9 rebounds. Butler recorded his first double-double of the season in the loss toUSF, with 15 points and 12 rebounds. In the 66–64 victory overMarshall, Butler scored 18 points – including the game-winning shot in the lane with 6 seconds left.
Then in the 58–57 loss to No. 9Georgetown, Butler attempted to score the game-winning points again. However, his layup attempt was blocked byPatrick Ewing Jr. The call was questionable however, as many believe it was actually agoaltending which would result in the points being rewarded and the Mountaineer-victory.[1] However, Butler finished with 12 points and 4 rebounds. In an 81–63 victory overRutgers, Butler scored 12 points. He then followed that game with 15 points and 8 rebounds againstSeton Hall. In the 78–56 loss toVillanova, Butler scored 10 points and grabbed 7 rebounds. In the 80–53 victory overProvidence, Butler scored 13 points and grabbed 4 rebounds.
In the 85–73 victory overDePaul to gain the 20th win of the season, Butler scored 14 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for his second double-double of the season. In the 79–71 loss to theConnecticut Huskies, Butler scored 9 points and added 7 rebounds. In the home finale victory over thePittsburgh Panthers, 76–62, Butler scored 10 points and grabbed 6 rebounds. In the regular season finale, an 83–74 overtime victory over Providence, Butler scored 18 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, and dished 5 assists to finish the regular season. He finished the season with 12.5 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.
In the 58–53 victory over Providence to open the Big East tournament, Butler scored 17 points and added 9 rebounds. In the second round of the tourney, the Mountaineers upset #15-ranked Connecticut, 78–72. Butler contributed with 17 points and a team-high 9 rebounds. However, as the Mountaineers lost 55–72 in the semifinal matchup against the #8Georgetown Hoyas, Butler scored 16 points with 3 rebounds and assists.
In the first round of theNCAA tournament, Butler scored 19 points with 7 rebounds as the No. 7-seed Mountaineers defeated the #10-seedArizona Wildcats. In the second round, the Mountaineers upset the #2-seedDuke Blue Devils 73–67, with Butler scoring 8 points and grabbing 5 rebounds. Then, in the Sweet 16 loss in overtime to No. 3-seedXavier, Butler scored 16 points and grabbed 7 rebounds.
Butler finished his sophomore season by averaging 12.9 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. During the Mountaineers Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament run, Butler averaged 14.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.
Butler began his junior season under returning head coachBob Huggins in the 98–78 exhibition win overMountain State. In the victory, Butler led the Mountaineers with 38 points and 11 rebounds. In the regular season opener againstElon, Butler scored 19 points and totaled 6 rebounds and steals. AgainstLongwood, he then totaled 12 points and 4 rebounds. Opening the Las Vegas Invitational Tournament, the Mountaineers defeatedDelaware State, with Butler scoring 12 points and grabbing 7 rebounds. He then scored 12 againstIowa, and before scoring 7 points with 9 boards in the loss toKentucky. However, the Mountaineers then defeatedMississippi, with Butler scoring 22 points and grabbing 10 rebounds – his first double-double of the season. As the Mountaineers then beatCleveland State, Butler led the team with 18 points. In the 68–65 last-second loss to No. 22Davidson andStephen Curry inMadison Square Garden, Butler led the Mountaineers with 24 points and 14 rebounds – his second double-double in three games. Butler reached his 1,000 career points during the Miami University victory, in which he scored a career-high 28 points out of the team's 82–46 victory and also had 5 rebounds. Most Rebounds in his Career.
Butler then had 11 points againstRadford, followed by 16 points and 6 rebounds in the 76–48 victory over #13Ohio State. In the 92–66 win overSeton Hall, Butler had 18 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. In the next loss to No. 5UConn, 61–55, Butler scored 13 points and had 5 steals. As the Mountaineers then lost to No. 15Marquette, Butler scored 16 points and had 5 rebounds. Butler then had 17 points and 7 rebounds in the victory overMarshall. AgainstSouth Florida, Butler scored 27 points with 4 rebounds, and then he totaled 27 points and 8 rebounds in the win over #14Georgetown. In the following loss to No. 4Pittsburgh, Butler scored 21 points and had 6 rebounds. In the win overSt. John's, Butler scored 21 points and had 7 rebounds. Butler recorded his fifth-consecutive 20-point game with 23 points against #7Louisville to go with 8 rebounds. Butler followed the Louisville loss with 23 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 steals againstSyracuse. Butler's consecutive 20-point game streak ended at six games againstProvidence with his 17 points and 9 rebounds in the 86–59 victory. In theBackyard Brawl loss to No. 4Pittsburgh, Butler only scored 4 points in limited playing time due to foul trouble.
On February 13, the Mountaineers defeated #13Villanova 93–72. In the victory, Butler scored a career-high 43 points; 24 points coming in the first-half. Butler's point total was the second-highest individual scoring performance in a Big East conference game since the 2002–03 season, only one-point shy ofMarcus Hatten's 44 point performance in 2003.[2] His 43 points were the third-most ever scored in theWVU Coliseum, the most by a WVU player in conference play ever and the first 40-point performance since Lowes Moore in 1978.[3] In the following 79–68 win overNotre Dame, Butler had 19 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. He followed with 12 points and 4 assists in the win overRutgers. In the 65–61 loss toCincinnati, Butler had 8 points and 4 assists. He then had 9 points and 12 rebounds in a win overUSF. Butler then had a double-double in the win overDePaul with 16 points and 10 rebounds. In the regular season finale against #6Louisville, Butler scored 10 points with 10 rebounds for a second-straight double-double. Following the 62–59 loss, he was named to the All-Big East second team.[4]
In the second round of the Big East tournament against Notre Dame, Butler scored 20 points and grabbed 5 rebounds. In the quarterfinals' 74–60 win over #2Pittsburgh Panthers, Butler scored 16 points with 4 assists and 3 rebounds despite sitting out due to 4 personal fouls. In the semifinal round, a 74–69 loss to No. 20Syracuse, Butler scored 21 points and had 6 rebounds. In the Big East tournament, Butler averaged 19 points and 4.6 rebounds. However, the Mountaineers were upset in the first round of theNCAA tournament byDayton, 68–60, with Butler scoring 12 points and grabbing 5 rebounds.
Butler finished his junior season with an average of 19.1 points per game and 5.9 rebounds per game. Butler had a season-high 43 points against Villanova and a season-high 14 rebounds against Davidson. Butler scored 20 or more points 12 times in the campaign.[5]
Butler was invited to the 2009 USA Basketball Men's World University Games Team training camp prior to his senior season.[6] Butler and the Top10-ranked Mountaineers opened up the season with a win over Loyola-Maryland, in which Butler recorded 26 points and 7 rebounds. In a later win over Portland, Butler scored 26 points with 6 rebounds. At the end of December, Butler hit a game-winning jumper to defeat Marquette, adding to his 17 total points.
After losing three games in early to mid-January, Butler and the Mountaineers bounced back with a win over #25 Ohio State and then a win over Louisville in which Butler scored 27 points. In a following win over St. John's, Butler scored 33 points, then he added 32 points in a triple overtime loss to No. 23 Pittsburgh. The Mountaineers ended their regular season with a 68–66 victory over #6 Villanova in which Butler had a double-double: 21 points and 10 rebounds.
In the Mountaineers' opening game of the Big East tournament, West Virginia defeated Cincinnati with help from Butler, who banked in the game-winning three-pointer with no time left to win 54–51. In the following 53–51 victory overNotre Dame in the semifinals, Butler scored 24 points. In the championship game, Butler again led the Mountaineers to victory with the game-winning bucket over #22 Georgetown. The victory was the first ever Big East title for the Mountaineers.
Entering the NCAA Tournament as a two-seed, the Mountaineers handled Morgan State in the opening round. Butler scored 28 points and added 8 rebounds in the second round victory over Missouri. After defeating Washington in the Sweet 16, the Mountaineers upset the 1-seed and tourney favorite Kentucky Wildcats 73–66, to advance to the school's second Final Four appearance. Butler had 18 points in the Elite Eight victory, including finishing 4–8 from the 3-point line.
Butler and Duke'sJon Scheyer were the only finalists in 2010'sFinal Four for theLowe's Senior CLASS Award for Men's Basketball,[7] which on April 3, 2010, was awarded to Butler. Later that day, in the second half of the Final Four loss to theDuke Blue Devils, Butler injured his left knee. Butler tore his ACL, sprained his MCL and sustained two bone bruises.
Butler was one of 10 finalists for the 2010John R. Wooden Award.[8] It is given to the National Player of the Year in college basketball by TheLos Angeles Athletic Club.[9]
After months of rehabilitation, Butler was selected by the Miami Heat 42nd overall in the2010 NBA draft. Butler signed with the Heat on August 30, 2010.[10] However, on October 25, Butler was waived by the Heat at the end of training camp.
On March 25, 2011, Butler signed a contract with theSan Antonio Spurs and was assigned to theAustin Toros of theNBA Development League.[11]
In November 2011 he joinedLatvian Basketball League clubVEF Rīga during the2011 NBA Lockout.[12]
Butler returned soon after to the San Antonio Spurs in time for the start of the 2011–2012 NBA season. He was officially waived by the Spurs on December 13, 2011.[13]
He re-signed with theAustin Toros during 2012, but was released towards the end of the season after requiring additional surgeries on the same knee.[14]
On August 2, 2013, he signed with the Belgian teamOkapi Aalstar for the 2013–14 season.[15] On April 30, 2014, Butler recorded a career-high 31 points, shooting 13-of-19 from the field, along with five rebounds, two assists and two steals in a 110–98 win overExcelsior Brussels.[16]
Butler won the2013 Belgian Supercup with Okapi Aalstar. In 48 games played during the 2013–14 season, he averaged 16.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game. On June 15, 2014, Butler was named the Belgian League Forward of the Year and earned a spot in the All-Belgian League Second Team.[17]
On June 22, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with the French teamChâlons Reims.[18] On May 9, 2015, Butler recorded a season-high 24 points, shooting 9-of-13 from the field, along with four rebounds and three assists in an 85–75 win overPau-Orthez.[19]
On July 12, 2015, he signed with the German teamratiopharm Ulm for the 2014–15 season.[20] On April 16, 2016, Butler recorded a season-high 27 points, shooting 7-of-10 from 3-point range, along with five rebounds, two assists and two steals in an 87–71 win overGiessen 46ers.[21] Butler helped Ulm reach the2016 BBL Finals, where they eventually lost toBrose Bamberg.
On May 24, 2016, he re-signed with Ulm for the 2016–17 season.[22] Butler helped Ulm reach the2017 BBL Playoffs as the first seed, but they eventually were eliminated byEWE Baskets Oldenburg in the Semifinals.
On June 17, 2017, he signed a one-year contract extension with Ulm.[23] In 23 BBL games played during the 2017–18 season, he averaged 10.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game, shooting 39.6 percent from 3-point range.
On August 12, 2018, he signed a two-year deal with the Israeli teamHapoel Jerusalem.[24] Butler won the2019 Israeli State Cup with Jerusalem.
On October 2, 2019, he signed withHapoel Be'er Sheva for the 2019–20 season.[25] On December 22, 2019, Butler recorded a season-high 25 points, including a three-pointer at the buzzer to give Be'er Sheva a 79–77 win overMaccabi Ashdod.[26]
In February 2021, Butler joinedWheeling University as an assistant coach. He had been friends with the head coach Chris Richardson since he was 18 years old, and Richardson invited him to join his staff. In October 2021, Butler was hired as an assistant at theCollege Park Skyhawks of theNBA G League.[27]
In July 2023, Butler returned to his alma mater,West Virginia, as an assistant coach underJosh Eilert.[28]
In July 2024, Butler joinedBoston Celtics as a player enhancement coach underJoe Mazzulla.[29]
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