Jamar Butler

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Jamar Butler
Personal information
Born (1985-09-27) September 27, 1985 (age 38)
Lima, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Shawnee (Lima, Ohio)
College Ohio State (2004–2008)
NBA draft 2008: undrafted
Playing career2008–2012
Position Point guard
Career history
2008 Juvecaserta Basket
2009 Mutlu Akü Selçuk Üniversitesi
2009–2010 Olympia Larissa
2010 KK Igokea
2010–2011 Eisbären Bremerhaven
2011–2012 Lima Explosion
2012 Piratas de Quebradillas
2012 AEK Larnaca
Career highlights and awards

Jamar Butler (born September 27, 1985) is a basketball point guard. [1] His career started at Shawnee High School in Lima, Ohio, [1] where he was named Ohio's Mr. Basketball his senior year. Butler was then recruited by both the University of Cincinnati and Ohio State University. Jamar chose Ohio State, where he broke multiple school records while majoring in African American and African Studies. [2]

Early career

Butler attended Shawnee High School in Lima, Ohio, and scored a total of 2,412 points throughout his high school career. [1] He placed tenth on Ohio's all-time scoring list. [1] In his senior year, Butler averaged 31.6 points a game, 8.3 assists, 5.8 rebounds, and 2.6 steals a game, and he was named Ohio's Mr. Basketball of 2004. Butler was honored for his Mr. Basketball honor on January 14, 2011 at a varsity game vs. Elida High School. Jamar was Lima's 4th Mr. Basketball in Ohio winner, the others, Greg Simpson (twice) and Aaron Hutchins. [1] [3]

As a sophomore, Butler averaged 10.1 points per game and was named Big Ten Player of the Week in February 2006 after leading Ohio State to wins against two ranked opponents. [1] He also led the team in foul shots, with an accuracy rate of about eighty percent. [1] As a junior, Butler scored 18 points in the first game of the season and did so again against Penn State. [1] He played for thirty minutes or more in twenty-eight of Ohio State's thirty-nine games. [1]

As a senior, Butler helped lead Ohio State to victory in the 2008 National Invitation Tournament [2]

Butler set the career records in assists (579) and games played (139) at Ohio State. [2] (His assists record has since been eclipsed by Aaron Craft.) He is also twenty-third all-time in scoring, with 1,313 points. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "#14 Jamar Butler". The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site. 29 June 2007. Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "NBA.com: Jamar Butler Draft 2008 Profile". NBA.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  3. ↑ "Mr. Basketball". Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
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