David Butler is a retired American

United States

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 basketball

Basketball

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 player. He won an NCAA championship as a senior at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

University of Nevada-Las Vegas is a public, coeducational university located in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada, USA. The campus is located approximately east of the Las Vegas Strip. The institution includes a Shadow Lane Campus, located just east of the University Medical Center of...

 (UNLV) and played professionally in several countries, including a stint with Liga ACB in Spain

Spain

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Butler, a post player from Calvin Coolidge High School in Washington, D. C., attended San Jacinto Junior College

San Jacinto College

San Jacinto College is a community college in the Greater Houston area in the U.S. state of Texas. Established in 1961, San Jacinto College originally consisted of the areas of Channelview ISD, Deer Park ISD, Galena Park ISD, La Porte ISD, and Pasadena ISD. The College now also serves Sheldon ISD,...

 where he was an National Junior College Athletic Association

National Junior College Athletic Association

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 (NJCAA) All-American in 1988. He was recruited to UNLV

UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball

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 by coach Jerry Tarkanian

Jerry Tarkanian

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 and was a starter on the Rebels' 1990 NCAA championship team

1989–90 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

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 as a senior. Butler scored 1,073 points (15.6 points per game) in his two-year Rebel career.

Following the completion of his college career, Butler was not selected in the 1990 NBA Draft

1990 NBA Draft

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. He played professionally in Italy

Italy

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, Turkey

Turkey

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, Spain, Cyprus

Cyprus

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, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

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 and Greece

Greece

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. He also had a stint with the Columbus Horizon

Columbus Horizon

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 of the Continental Basketball Association

Continental Basketball Association

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External links

• Liga ACB database profile (Spanish)