#32 Craig Butts
Forward 6-7
220 Senior
Savannah, GA/Stetson
2003-04:
Started all 30 games ... Second leading scorer and top rebounder at 12 points
and seven rebounds per game ... Shot 53 percent from the field ... Led the team
in scoring in 10 games and in rebounding 15 times ... Scored a season high 21
points against Voorhees (11/22) to go along with 11 rebounds and was named MVP
of Charlotte Classic ... Had 23 double-digit scoring games and seven
double-digit rebounding games ... Had 20 points and nine rebounds vs. Lander
(1/17), hitting 9-of-11 shots ... Had 16 points and 11 rebounds vs. national
champion Kennesaw State.
2002-03: Played in all 29 games
Fourth leading
scorer at 7.5 points per game
Averaged four rebounds per game
Shot 50
percent from the field, second best on the team
Scored a season high 19
points, hitting 8-of-9 from the field against Southeastern to go along with a
season high nine rebounds (11/25)
Scored 13 points and had eight
rebounds
against West Georgia (12/16)
Scored 14 points and pulled six rebounds versus
Kennesaw State (11/27)
Scored 13 points, hitting 6-of-8 from the floor
versus UNC-Pembroke (1/25)
Scored in double-digits in nine games.
Pre-CCSU: Lettered two years at Division I Stetson University in DeLand, FL ... Scored a season high 11 points, hitting 5-of-6 from the field against Webber in only 13 minutes of play to go along with three rebounds ... Had a season high five rebounds against a Bobby Knight coached Texas Tech team that played in the NCAA Tournament ... Played on Stetsons 20-8 team as a freshman.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Jenkins High School ... Named Savannah Player of the Year after leading Jenkins to a 21-8 record as a senior ... Two-time team MVP, two-time All-Region and two-time All-City Player Averaged 22 points and nine rebounds as a senior and 17 points and five rebounds as a junior ... Scored 35 points against Camden County ... Scored 26 points versus Glynn Academy, a squad that featured Kwame Brown, who plays for the NBAs Washington Wizards ... Helped lead team to City Championship in 2000 and was named City Player of the Year by the Georgia Guardian newspaper ... Scored 1,000 points in high school career Also lettered in track, participating in high jump and discus throw.
Personal: Born Craig Louis Butts on December 8, 1981 in Savannah, GA ... Son of Cathy and Calvin Butts ... A HOPE Scholar Brother Calvin played at Hampton University Nickname: "Beeker" ... Majoring in information technology.