Spencer Butterfield

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Spencer Butterfield
Spencer Butterfield.jpg
Butterfield with Nanterre 92 in 2017
No. 21–Telenet Giants Antwerp
Position Shooting guard
League BNXT League
Personal information
Born (1992-10-11) October 11, 1992 (age 31)
Provo, Utah
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Del Oro (Loomis, California)
College
NBA draft 2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015 Melilla
2015–2016 Juventus
2016–2017 Nanterre 92
2017–2018 Alba Berlin
2018–2019 Pallacanestro Reggiana
2019–2020Nanterre 92
2020–2021 Iberostar Tenerife
2022–present Antwerp Giants
Career highlights and awards

FIBA Europe Cup records

  • Most three-point field goals in a game (11)

Spencer Darren Butterfield (born October 11, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Telenet Giants Antwerp of the BNXT League. In 2017 he won the FIBA Europe Cup Championship with Nanterre 92.

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Professional career

On March 14, 2017, Butterfield set a new FIBA Europe Cup record when he scored 11 three-point field goals in a 110–82 win against Usak Sportif. [1] He also tied the scoring record by scoring 39 points. [1] In April, he won the FIBA Europe Cup title after beating Élan Chalon in the Finals. [2] On Tuesday July 25, 2017, ALBA Berlin announced that it had signed Butterfield to a one-year contract. [3]

On July 27, 2018, Butterfield signed a two-year deal with the Italian club Pallacanestro Reggiana. [4]

For the 2019–20 season, Butterfield re-signed with Nanterre 92. [5] He averaged 10.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. On October 8, 2020, Butterfield signed with Iberostar Tenerife of the Liga ACB. [6]

On November 5, 2022, he signed with Telenet Giants Antwerp of the Belgian BNXT League. [7] On 12 March 2023, Butterfield and the Giants won the Belgian Cup after beating BC Oostende in the final. He scored a shared team-high 18 points in the final and was named the Belgian Cup Final MVP after the game. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Out-of-this-world Butterfield breaks newly-minted Roberson record". FIBA Europe Cup. 15 March 2017. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017.
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20170427095956/http://www.fiba.com/europecup/16-17/news/nanterre-continue-magical-week-hold-off-elan-chalon-in-title-decider
  3. ↑ "ALBA adds guard Butterfield". Eurocupbasketball.com. 25 July 2017.[ dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Spencer Butterfield signs with Reggio Emilia". Sportando.basketball. 27 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Nanterre brings back shooting guard Butterfield". FIBA Europe Cup. 5 July 2019. Archived from the original on July 5, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Spencer Butterfield (ex Nanterre) agreed terms with Tenerife". Eurobasket. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Telenet Giants Antwerp tekent shooting guard Spencer Butterfield". antwerpgiants.be (in Dutch). November 5, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Antwerp Giants kloppen favoriet Oostende in spannende bekerfinale". sporza.be (in Dutch). 2023-03-12. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
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