24   Brenton Butler
	Class: RS Senior Hometown: Norcross, Ga. High School: Norcross Height / Weight: 6-3 / 195 Position: G

Will serve as a team captain again in 2010-11...Rebounded after missing most of the 2008-09 due to injury to finish second in scoring on the 2009-10 squad, averaging 16.5 ppg...Became the 33rd player to score 1,000 career points at Fordham last season...Currently 21st place on the Fordham all-time scoring list with 1,130 career points...Provides experience and leadership to a young 2010-11 squad...Third on 2007-08 squad in scoring (top returning scorer)...Also showed he can hit the boards last year, averaging 3.4 rpg...Appeared in all 29 games as a sophomore, starting 21...Stepped in and contributed in a big way as a freshman for the Rams in 2006-07...Tied for third on the team in scoring...Led team in three-point shooting percentage, ranking fourth in the Atlantic 10...Named MVP as a freshman of the annual Fordham-Manhattan game...Gave the Rams instant offense off the bench...Was the starting guard for the 2006 Georgia AAAAA state champions...Played both the point and shooting guard positions in high school...A Top 20 ranked player in high school...One of three players on his high school team to sign with an NCAA Division I school...Father, Bobby, played for the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL...Brother, Brice, is a wide receiver at USC.

As a Senior (2009-10): Appeared in all 28 games in 2009-10, starting 27...Averaged 16.5 ppg, second best on the team, and 3.1 rpg, fourth best on the squad...Also had a team-high 68 assists along with 25 steals...Led team with 58 three-pointers made...Sixth in the Atlantic 10 in scoring, fifth in free throw shooting (117-144 (81.3%)) and tenth in three-pointers made per game (2.1)...Averaged a team-high 17.8 ppg in Atlantic 10 play...Netted a career-high 31 points, hitting six of his 11 shots from behind the arc, and added six assists and four rebounds at Massachusetts (1/6/10)...Closed out season with 29 points and seven assists at Duquesne (3/5/10)...Finished with 26 points and three rebounds at Xavier (1/31/10)...Also had 26 points, shooting 4-for-9 from behind the arc, at St. Bonaventure (2/10/10)...Scored 25 points, shooting 7-for-14 from the field and 6-for-11 from behind the arc, while grabbing five rebounds and dishing out three assists in the Stony Brook win (12/8/09)...Matched that game with 25 at Kennesaw State where he added four rebounds (12/2/9/09)...Broke an 0-for-30 streak in field goal attempts in the Stony Brook game...Scored 24 points, shooting 6-for-9 from behind the arc, at Hartford (11/21/09)...The six three-pointers at Hartford tied his career-high...Scored 21 points and added three assists at Hampton (1/3/10)...Finished with 20 points against Dayton (1/13/10)...Netted 20 points, shooting 8-for-11 from the charity stripe, against St. Bonaventure (2/24/10)...Scored 19 points, shooting 4-for-7 from behind the arc, and added three rebounds against Rhode Island (1/16/10)...Netted 18 points and grabbed four rebounds in the season-opener with Maine (11/13/09)...Scored 17 points, 15 in the second half, at Richmond (2/17/10)...Netted 17 points and added three rebounds at Rhode Island (2/20/10)...Finished with 16 points, four rebounds and a season-best six assists at James Madison (12/23/09)...Netted 15 points and added four steals in the win over Sacred Heart (11/18/09)...Registered 15 points and two rebounds in the loss to Charlotte (2/6/10)...Pumped in 12 points and added a career-high seven assists against La Salle (1/27/10)...Scored 13 points and added four rebounds and three assists at Saint Joseph's (1/9/10)...Also finished with 13 points and grabbed four rebounds against Xavier (3/3/10)...Finished with 11 points and three rebounds at St. John's (12/13/09)...Scored 11 points and added four rebounds versus George Washington (2/13/10)...Netted ten points and added four rebounds versus Villanova (12/19/09)...Pulled down a season-high nine rebounds and added seven points at Fairfield (11/15/09).

As a Junior (2008-09): A 2008-09 team captain...Appeared in seven games for the Rams, starting six, before suffering a season-ending injury...Averaged 9.6 ppg, third best on team, along with 2.4 rpg...Also had 12 assists...Netted a season-high 17 points and grabbed four rebounds at Villanova (11/17/08)...Chipped in with 13 points and two assists in the Lafayette win (12/8/08) before leaving game with an ankle injury...Scored 11 points and added four assists and three rebounds in the loss at Hofstra (12/3/08)...Finished with ten points in the season-opener with Columbia (11/14/08).

As a Sophomore (2007-08): Appeared in all 29 games for the Rams as a sophomore, starting 21...Averaged 11.0 ppg, third best on team, along with 3.4 rpg, also third best on the squad...Also had 66 assists, third most on the team, and 23 steals...Hit 56 three-pointers, second best on the team...Netted a season-high 21 points, shooting 7-for-11 from the field, in the NJIT win (12/8/07)...Finished with 19 points, shooting 5-for-10 from the field and 3-for-6 from three-point land, and added a season-best seven rebounds in the season-opening win at Columbis (11/9/07)...Netted 19 points, hitting four three-pointers, and grabbed seven rebounds in the loss at Richmond (3/5/08)...Scored 18 points, hitting a career-high eight free throws, in the loss at Charlotte (1/26/08)...Pulled down a career-high ten rebounds in the win over Central Missouri (11/12/07)...Scored 17 points, shooting 3-for-6 from three-point land, and added four rebounds in the loss at Duquesne (1/9/08)...Finished with 16 points and four assists in the Binghamton win (12/28/07)...Netted a team-high 16 points, shooting 4-for-6 from three-point range, in the win over Duquesne (1/19/08)...Recorded 16 points, hitting three three-pointers, in the loss to La Salle (2/27/08)...Scored 15 points, shooting 7-for-10 from the charity stripe-both career-highs, in the win over Manhattan (11/28/07)...Finished with 15 points and four boards against UNCG (12/22/0&)...Netted 14 points and grabbed three rebounds in the loss to Robert Morris (12/2/07)...Tied a career-high with six assists in the Charleston game (11/24/07)...Finished with 12 points, four rebounds and four assists in the win at UMass (2/14/08)...Netted 12 points and added two rebounds in the win at Temple (2/23/08)...Scored 11 points and added a career-best five steals in the Hofstra win (12/5/07)...Netted 11 points and added two rebounds and two assists in the loss to Dayton (3/1/08)...Finished with ten points, hitting three three-pointers, in the George Washington win (1/16/08)...Scored ten points and added seven rebounds in the win over St. Bonaventure (3/8/08)...Tied a career-high with six assists at Saint Louis (2/20/08).

As a Freshman (2006-07): Appeared in all 30 games for the Rams as a rookie, all off the bench...Averaged 9.5 ppg, tied for third on the team, along with 2.5 rpg...Also dished out 56 assists and added 22 steals and four blocks...Shot a team-high 43.0% (49-114) from three-point land...Ranked fourth in the Atlantic 10 in three-point field goal percentage...Netted a season-high 28 points, shooting 6-for-10 from three-point land, and added a season-best seven rebounds and six assists in the home win over Duquesne (2/18/07)...Finished with 22 points, connecting on all six of his three-point attempts, and added three assists in the season-ending loss to Rhode Island in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Championship (3/8/07)...Scored 20 points, hitting four of his six three-pointers, in the loss to Tennessee (11/13/06)...Scored 18 points in the win over Manhattan (11/30/06) to earn the Mike Cohen Award as the game's MVP...Finished with 18 points, shooting 4-for-6 from three-point land, and added four assists in the win over Saint Joseph's (1/17/07)...Opened collegiate career with 14 points and five rebounds in win over Sacred Heart (11/10/06)...Also netted 14 points and grabbed a season-high six rebounds in the Massachusetts game (2/15/07)...Finished with 13 points, hitting three three-pointers, in the win over Penn (12/9/06)...Netted eleven points, shooting 3-for-6 from three-point land, in the win over Fairfield (12/28/06)...Finished with 11 points, hitting three three-pointers, in the Richmond win (1/6/07)...Dropped in 11 points, hitting three of his four three-pointers, and added four rebounds and four assists in the Saint Louis win (1/20/07)...Scored ten points and added three assists and two blocks in the win over Iona (12/3/06)...Finished with ten points and two assists in the win at La Salle (1/27/07)...Scored nine points and dished out a pair of assists in the first round Atlantic 10 Championship win over Richmond (3/7/07)...Netted nine points and added three assists in the St. Francis win (11/26/06)...Finished with nine points in the loss at George Washington (1/3/07)...Scored nine points in the loss at Dayton (2/7/07)...Finished with nine points and three assists in the win at St. Bonaventure (2/28/07)...Dished out a season-high four assists at Charleston (12/23/06) and had four more in the Quinnipiac game (12/31/06).

Before Fordham: A graduate of Norcross High School in Norcross, Georgia, where he averaged 16.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg and 4.5 assists/game as a senior in 2005-06, helping the Blue Devils win the 2006 State AAAAA championship...Norcross entered the 2005-06 season as the 14th ranked high school team in the nation under head coach Eddie Martin, who has over 400 career wins and had an 84-9 record in Butler's last three years at Norcross...Was ranked as the 17th best high school player in the state of Georgia by JacketsOnline...Averaged 8.0 ppg, 4.5 assists/game and 3.2 rpg as a junior point guard for the Blue Devils in 2004-05, leading the team in assists...Helped lead Norcross to an undefeated regular season and to the 2005 AAAAA state championship game, its first ever appearance in the state title game...The Blue Devils also won their first regional title in 30 years, finishing the 2004-05 sesaon with a school record 31 wins (31-1)...Served as a team captain as a junior and senior...Father, Bobby, was a standout defensive back with the Atlanta Falcons from 1981-92 after a stellar career at Florida State where he earned All-America honors in 1980...Joins high school teammates Jodie Meeks (Kentucky) and D'Andra Moss (VCU) in signing with Division I schools...Listed in Who's Who.