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| Number: 40
Position: Center
Class: Senior
Home Town: West Medford, Mass. (Philadelphia Christian/Temple)
Notes: Younger brother of DePaul letterwinner Lamar Butler (1998-00)… will sit out the 2005-06 season under NCAA rules after transferring from Temple but will practice with the team… has one season of eligibility remaining.
2005: At Temple: Season Notes: started 20 of his 30 appearances… led the team and finished seventh in the Atlantic 10 in blocked shots. Top Performances: season-high 13 points with seven rebounds at Richmond… 10 points and a season-high 12 rebounds vs. George Washington… 10 points vs. Saint Joseph’s… 10 rebounds vs. Villanova… season-high five blocks vs. Fordham.
2004: At Temple: Season Notes: started 28 games, missing season opener against Villanova due to an ankle injury… led team and ranked third in the Atlantic 10 in blocks… 14 games with multiple blocks… led the team in overall rebounds… had five double-figure rebounding efforts. Top Performances: career-high 17 (10 offensive) rebounds with 11 points in win over UMass… followed UMass game with 14 rebounds in regular season finale vs. Xavier… double-double in win over South Carolina with career-high 14 points and 12 rebounds… career-high seven blocked shots at Rutgers… blocked six shots in win at Rhode Island.
2003: At Temple: Season Notes: started all 34 games... led the Owls and the Atlantic 10 in blocked shots… shot .465 from the field... scored in double figures five times... second on the team in rebounding. Top Performances: season-high six blocked shots against Fordham during a stretch in which he blocked a shot in 20 of 21 games... season-high 11 points at St. Bonaventure and LaSalle... three steals against Saint Joseph’s and Massachusetts.
High School: Did not play basketball his senior year... averaged 24.0 points, 16.0 rebounds and 12.0 blocks per game in his junior year at North Cambridge Catholic... attended Nike All-America Camp in 2001... regarded as one of the Top 10 centers in the class of 2002... named to the first all-star team in the 2002 Wilt Chamberlain High School League along with being named the best defensive forward... high school coach was James McGrail.
Personal: Son of Cheryl Lawrence… Business major.
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