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Jimmy Butler

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Tomball, Texas

High School:
Tomball

Last College:
Tyler JC

Height / Weight:
6-6 / 215

Position:
G

Experience:
TR

Junior College: NJCAA Honorable Mention All-America selection at Tyler (Texas) Junior College in 2007-08 ... averaged 18.1 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game ... first team all-region selection ... helped guide the Apaches to a national ranking of 10th in the country and the program's first outright league title in 21 seasons ... finished third in the league in scoring ... shot 54.8 percent from the field and 42.2 percent from behind the 3-point line.

High School: Two-year letterwinner at Tomball High School ... first team all-district selection as a senior ... averaged 19.9 points and 8.7 rebounds per game as a senior ... selected team captain ... contributed nearly 10.0 points per game as a junior.

Personal: Born September 14, 1989 in Houston, Texas ... son of Londa and Jimmy Butler ... one of four children ... undecided on a major.