Heather Butler (born November 7, 1993) is an American professional basketball player and coach. In 2019, she won the Icelandic championship and the Icelandic Cup with Valur. She previously played in the WNBA for the San Antonio Stars.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 7, 1991 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Listed weight | 128 lb (58 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Gibson County (Dyer, Tennessee) |
| College | Tennessee-Martin (2010–2014) |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Position | Guard |
| Number | 11, 12 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2014 | San Antonio Stars |
| 2014–2015 | MKK Siedlce |
| 2017–2018 | Uppsala Basket |
| 2018–2019 | Valur |
| As coach: | |
| 2015–2016 | Tennessee-Martin (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
| |
College career
editButler played college basketball for Tennessee-Martin, helping the school to four Ohio Valley Conference titles.[1] She finished her career as the top scorer in UT Martin and Ohio Valley Conference history with 2,865 points which ranked 16th on the NCAA's all-time leaderboard. She was named the 2014 OVC Player of the Year, and ranked ninth in the country in scoring with 23.6 points per game. She scored in double figures in 129 consecutive games, every game of her career, ranking as the second longest streak in NCAA history,[2] and tied a then NCAA three-point record with 392 career three-pointers made.[3]
In 2014, Butler was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.[4]
UT Martin statistics
editSource[5]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | UT Martin | 31 | 589 | 40.4% | 35.0% | 78.7% | 2.9 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 19.0 |
| 2011-12 | UT Martin | 32 | 760 | 42.6% | 42.3% | 81.1% | 4.2 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 23.8 |
| 2012-13 | UT Martin | 34 | 762 | 35.4% | 32.9% | 78.3% | 3.7 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 22.4 |
| 2013-14 | UT Martin | 32 | 754 | 41.0% | 37.0% | 84.4% | 3.9 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 23.6 |
| Career | 129 | 2865 | 39.6% | 36.5% | 80.7% | 3.7 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 22.2 |
Professional career
editAfter going undrafted in the 2014 WNBA draft, Butler signed a training camp contract with the San Antonio Stars.[6] She went on to appear in 11 games for the Stars during the 2014 season. In July 2014, Butler signed Polish club MKK Siedlce.[7][8]
In 2016, Butler participated in the Connecticut Sun training camp.[1]
She joined Uppsala Basket of the Swedish Basketligan dam in January 2017 where she went on to average 21.7 points in 14 games. She returned to Uppsala for the 2017–2018 season and averaged 21.9 points and 5.1 assists per game in 22 games.[9]
In November 2018, Butler signed with Valur of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna, replacing Brooke Johnson.[10] On 16 February 2019, she won the Icelandic Cup after Valur defeated Stjarnan in the Cup finals, 74–90. In the game, Butler had 15 points and 8 assists.[11] On 27 April 2019, she helped Valur win its first ever national championship after beating Keflavík in the Úrvalsdeild finals 3-0.[12] In 29 regular season and playoffs games, Butler averaged 21.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game.
Coaching career
editIn 2015, Butler was hired as an assistant coach at Tennessee-Martin.[13]
References
editExternal links
edit- WNBA profile at wnba.com
- Icelandic statistics at kki.is
- Swedish statistics at basket.se