Da'Sean Butler

Da'Sean Butler is currently an assistant coach for the College Park Skyhawks, an NBA G-League affiliate with the Atlanta Hawks.

 

Butler was inducted into the WVU Sports Hall of Fame in 2020, after becoming the winningest player in West Virginia men’s basketball history with 107 wins over his four seasons at WVU (2006-10). The Newark, New Jersey native played under former WVU coach John Beilein for one season and current head coach Bob Huggins for three. 

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At West Virginia, Butler helped led the Mountaineers to a NIT Championship (2007), Sweet 16 (2008), Big East Tournament Championship (2010) and a Final Four appearance (2010). Butler finished his career with the third-most points (2,095) in WVU men’s basketball history, behind Jerry West and Rod Hundley. Butler was named an All-American during his senior year in 2010.

 

Butler entered his name into the 2010 NBA draft and was selected with the 41st pick by the Miami Heat. After small stints with the Heat and the San Antonio Spurs, Butler spent the next eight years playing in Latvia, Belgium, France, Germany and Israel, before retiring from playing in 2020. As an international player, Butler won the Belgian Supercup (2013), Israeli Cup (2019) and was selected to the All-Belgian League Second Team (2014).