Two-time All-American, became first consensus All-America First Team selection in program history after leading Bears to 2021 NCAA National Championship ... Played in all 94 games during collegiate career, including starts in each of last 80 contests ... Named 2021 Final Four Most Outstanding Player … First student-athlete in Big 12’s 25-year history to win Athlete of the Year, Sportsperson of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year … 2021 AP Big 12 Player of the Year, BU’s first conference player of the year since David Wesley in the 1992 SWC … Joined Kevin Durant as only players with two 30-point games vs. Kansas – 31 at KU as freshman in 2019 and 30 vs. KU as junior in 2021 … Graduated in May 2021 with Business-Management degree, less than three years after enrolling in August 2018 … Tested NBA Draft process and hired NCAA-certified agent during summer 2020, but elected to return to Baylor for junior season ... Participated in USA Basketball U19 tryouts in summer 2019 ... Consensus top-100 national recruit, ranked as high as No. 75 nationally in 2018 class ... Originally enrolled at Alabama in summer 2018, but transferred to Baylor in August and received NCAA waiver for immediate eligibility ... From same hometown as former Bears Rico Gathers and Tweety Carter ... Six-time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection and three-time Academic All-Big 12 honoree ... Served as FBS student-athlete representative on NCAA Men’s Basketball Oversight Committee.
2020-21 (Junior): Named Final Four Most Outstanding Player after starting all 30 games and leading Bears to first National Championship in program history … Became first student-athlete in Big 12’s 25-year history to win Athlete of the Year, Sportsperson of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year … First consensus First-Team All-America honoree in program history … Named AP Big 12 Player of the Year, BU’s first conference player of the year since David Wesley in the 1992 SWC … Big 12 All-Defensive Team selection … Wooden Award finalist … Bob Cousy Point Guard Award finalist … Naismith Trophy Semifinalist … Lute Olson Award finalist … Naismith Defensive POY Top-15 Watch List … USBWA National Player of the Week on Jan. 26 after averaging 26.0 ppg and 7.0 apg, shooting 13-16 on three-point field goals in wins over Kansas and Oklahoma State … Double-double (14 points/13 assists) at Kansas State (12/19) with the most assists by any player in a Big 12 game since Trae Young in 2018 … Joined Kevin Durant as only players with two 30-point games vs. Kansas – 31 at KU as freshman in 2019 and 30 vs. KU as junior in 2021 … Had team-highs of 25 points, including game-tying bucket to force overtime, and six assists to lead Bears to win at No. 6 WVU (3/2) to clinch first conference title since 1950 … Had most steals by a BU player in an NCAA Tournament game (5) and second-most assists (9) in First Round win vs. Hartford (3/19) … Posted 17 first-half points (4-5 3FGs) to help BU race out to a 45-20 halftime lead in Final Four win vs. Houston (4/3) … Finished with 22 points, seven assists and zero turnovers in the National Championship game vs. Gonzaga (4/5), becoming first player since Syracuse’s Carmelo Anthony to post 20 points and seven assists in a National Championship game.
2019-20 (Sophomore): Honored as Third-Team All-American by all four publications used to determine consensus honors ... Unanimously selected to All-Big 12 First Team and recognized as USBWA District VII Player of the Year ... Named to NABC All-District 8 First Team ... One of 15 players on Naismith Trophy Final Ballot and honored on Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 ... Two-time Big 12 Player of the Week, also earned Myrtle Beach Invitational MVP honors after leading Bears to tournament title ... Led team and finished third in Big 12 Conference with 16.0 points per game, becoming first underclassman to lead Bears in scoring since Curtis Jerrells in 2007 ... Also led Bears with 77 made 3-pointers and 167 made field goals ... Ranked second on team with 49 steals and 94 assists, and posted second-best 3-point percentage at .381 (77-of-202) ... Started all 30 games and averaged 30.4 minutes per game ... Ranked second in Big 12 with 2.57 made 3-pointers per game, sixth with .381 3-point percentage, seventh with 1.63 steals per game, 10th with 3.13 assists per game and 11th with 1.29 assist-to-turnover ratio ... Finished third in Big 12 with eight games of 20+ points ... Scored in double-figures in 25 of 30 games and led team in scoring 17 times ... Opened season with 30-point effort against Central Arkansas (11/5), made 8-of-12 attempts from 3-point range, which proved to be most made 3-pointers by a Big 12 player throughout 2019-20 season ... Scored 22 points to lead Bears to Myrtle Beach Invitational title in championship game win over No. 17 Villanova (11/24), earning Myrtle Beach Invitational MVP and Big 12 Player of the Week honors ... Posted game-high 22 points, including 10-consecutive points in final eight minutes, in win at No. 3 Kansas (1/11), which was Baylor’s first win at Allen Fieldhouse and first road win over a top-5 ranked team ... Named Big 12 Player of the Week for second time after win at Kansas ... Scored 21 points in win over No. 14 West Virginia (2/15), helping Bears tie Big 12 Conference record with a 22nd-consecutive win ... Posted seventh 20-point game of season with 22 points in win at Oklahoma (2/18) to set new Big 12 record with 23-game winning streak ... Played career-high 40 minutes and scored 17 points in overtime win over Texas Tech on Senior Night (3/2) ... Finished season with 21-point effort at West Virginia (3/7), capping streak of seven-consecutive games scoring 16+ points ... Finished season on streak of 11-consecutive games with a made 3-pointer ... Named to Fall and Spring Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls and Academic All-Big 12 Second Team.
2018-19 (Freshman): Earned All-Big 12 honorable mention and All-Freshmen Team honors after playing all 34 games and making 21 starts ... Ranked fourth on team with 10.2 points per game, second with 2.7 assists per game, tied for team lead with 60 made 3-pointers and ranked second with 33 steals ... Improved scoring average to 12.5 points per game in Big 12 play, which tied for highest scoring average in league play among freshmen and ranked 12th overall ... Shot .422 from 3-point range in conference play, which ranked sixth in league ... Also ranked seventh in league with 3.4 assists per game in conference play ... Joined starting lineup after Tristan Clark’s season-ending injury, starting final 20 games and averaging 12.9 points per game after becoming a starter ... Earned Big 12 Newcomer of the Week on Feb. 25 after leading Bears to wins at Iowa State and vs. West Virginia, averaging 14.5 points, 4.5 assists and 4.0 rebounds in those wins ... Scored in double-figures 18 times and led team in scoring in six games ... Made at least one 3-pointer in 17 consecutive games to close regular season, with multiple made 3-pointers in 14 of those 17 games ... Recorded multiple assists in 22 of final 24 games after doing so in one of first 10 games ... Started in Baylor debut, playing 21 minutes in season-opener vs. Texas Southern (11/6) to become first BU freshman point guard to start in debut since Curtis Jerrells in 2005 ... Moved to reserve role for next 13 games before rejoining starting lineup for final 20 contests ... Scored 22 points in 31 minutes off bench in third collegiate game vs. Prairie View A&M (11/12), becoming first BU true freshman with a 20-point game since Isaiah Austin in 2013 ... Led team with 19 points, including 14 in second half, added five assists in win over No. 8 Texas Tech (1/19) ... Had team-highs with 16 points and four assists in 37 minutes at No. 15 Texas Tech (2/16) ... Led team with 17 points and five assists in win at No. 19 Iowa State (2/19), including late shot-clock 3-pointer to give Bears 69-65 lead with two minutes left ... Recorded 12 points, including 3-point play with 1:21 left to give Bears a four-point lead in win over West Virginia (2/23) ... Posted 15 points, including game-tying field goal with 28 seconds left in regulation, to help Bears come back from 17 points down to defeat Texas (2/27) in overtime ... Scored season-high 31 points, including 23 in second half, and added six rebounds and three assists in 36 minutes in regular season finale at No. 13 Kansas (3/9) ... His 31 points were most by any visiting player at Allen Fieldhouse during 2018-19 season ... Named to Fall and Spring Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls and Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team.
High School: Two-time All-State selection for head coach Timmy Byrd at Riverside Academy in Reserve, La. ... Helped Riverside to state championships in 2014, 2015 and 2016, winning first state title as eighth grader ... Earned first team All-State honors after averaging 27.4 points, 8.8 rebounds, 8.4 assists and 3.0 steals to lead Rebels to 33-2 record as senior in 2017-18 ... Earned 2017-18 Player of the Year honors from New Orleans Times-Picayune ... As junior in 2016-17, averaged 20.4 points and 6.7 assists to earn first team All-State recognition from Louisiana Sportswriters Association ... Ranked No. 75 nationally and No. 13 point guard in class of 2018 according to Scout.com ... Ranked No. 88 nationally and No. 2 in Louisiana by ESPN.com ... Three-time All-Metro selection by Times-Picayune.
Personal: Son of Richard and Juanea Butler ... Majored in management and marketing, graduated in May 2021, three years after enrolling in August 2018.
