Al Butler

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Al Butler
Personal information
Born(1938-07-09)July 9, 1938
Birmingham, Alabama
DiedJuly 12, 2000(2000-07-12) (aged 62)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolEast (Rochester, New York)
CollegeNiagara (1958–1961)
NBA draft1961: 2nd round, 17th overall pick
Drafted byBoston Celtics
Playing career1961–1970
PositionPoint guard
Number22, 3, 20
Career history
1961Boston Celtics
1961–1964New York Knicks
1964–1965Baltimore Bullets
1965–1966Trenton Colonials
1966–1967Harrisburg Patriots
1967–1970Wilkes-Barre Barons
Career highlights
Career NBA statistics
Points2,282 (9.8 ppg)
Rebounds696 (3.0 rpg)
Assists530 (2.3 apg)
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Elbert J. "Al" Butler (July 9, 1938 – July 12, 2000) was an American basketball player who played four seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Born in Birmingham, Alabama,[1] he played basketball for East High School in Rochester, New York, before playing collegiately for Niagara University.[2] He was named to the 1961 National Invitation Tournament All-Star team by the Associated Press, despite Niagara losing its only game, 68–71 against Providence.[3][4]

He was selected by the Boston Celtics in the second round (17th pick overall) of the 1961 NBA draft.[5] He played for the Celtics (1961), New York Knicks (1962–64) and Baltimore Bullets (1964–65) in the NBA for a total of 234 games.[1] He started for the Knicks for Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game, scoring 8 points.[6]

Butler was the last player to ever wear the number 22 for the Celtics, as they would retire it in honor of Ed Macauley in 1963.[7][8]

Butler played in the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) for the Trenton Colonials, Harrisburg Patriots and Wilkes-Barre Barons from 1964 to 1970.[9] He won an EPBL championship with the Barons in 1969.[10] Butler was selected to the All-EPBL Second Team in 1966.[9]

Butler died of cancer on July 12, 2000.[6] After his death, a scholarship was established in his name at Monroe Community College, where he had worked as a guidance counselor.[2]

Career statistics

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Legend
  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

NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1961–62 Boston 5 9.4 .448 .833 2.6 .8 6.2
1961–62 New York 54 36.5 .463 .705 6.0 3.7 14.7
1962–63 New York 74 20.1 .439 .770 2.3 2.1 10.0
1963–64 New York 76 18.1 .422 .738 2.2 2.1 8.7
1964–65 Baltimore 25 6.9 .329 .733 .8 .5 2.4
Career 234 21.6 .439 .739 3.0 2.3 9.8

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