Spencer Darren Butterfield (born October 11, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Telenet Giants Antwerp of the BNXT League. In 2017 he won the FIBA Europe Cup Championship with Nanterre 92.
 Butterfield with Nanterre 92 in 2017 | |
| Free Agent | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 11, 1992 Provo, Utah |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Del Oro (Loomis, California) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2014: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2015 | Melilla |
| 2015–2016 | Juventus |
| 2016–2017 | Nanterre 92 |
| 2017–2018 | Alba Berlin |
| 2018–2019 | Pallacanestro Reggiana |
| 2019–2020 | Nanterre 92 |
| 2020–2021 | Iberostar Tenerife |
| 2022–2024 | Antwerp Giants |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career
editOn March 14, 2017, Butterfield set a new FIBA Europe Cup record when he scored 11 three-point field goals in a 110–82 win against Usak Sportif.[1] He also tied the scoring record by scoring 39 points.[1] In April, he won the FIBA Europe Cup title after beating Élan Chalon in the Finals.[2] On Tuesday July 25, 2017, ALBA Berlin announced that it had signed Butterfield to a one-year contract.[3]
On July 27, 2018, Butterfield signed a two-year deal with the Italian club Pallacanestro Reggiana.[4]
For the 2019–20 season, Butterfield re-signed with Nanterre 92.[5] He averaged 10.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. On October 8, 2020, Butterfield signed with Iberostar Tenerife of the Liga ACB.[6]
On November 5, 2022, he signed with Telenet Giants Antwerp of the Belgian BNXT League.[7] On 12 March 2023, Butterfield and the Giants won the Belgian Cup after beating BC Oostende in the final. He scored a shared team-high 18 points in the final and was named the Belgian Cup Final MVP after the game.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Out-of-this-world Butterfield breaks newly-minted Roberson record". FIBA Europe Cup. 15 March 2017. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20170427095956/http://www.fiba.com/europecup/16-17/news/nanterre-continue-magical-week-hold-off-elan-chalon-in-title-decider
- ^ "ALBA adds guard Butterfield". Eurocupbasketball.com. 25 July 2017.[dead link]
- ^ "Spencer Butterfield signs with Reggio Emilia". Sportando.basketball. 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Nanterre brings back shooting guard Butterfield". FIBA Europe Cup. 5 July 2019. Archived from the original on July 5, 2019.
- ^ "Spencer Butterfield (ex Nanterre) agreed terms with Tenerife". Eurobasket. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Telenet Giants Antwerp tekent shooting guard Spencer Butterfield". antwerpgiants.be (in Dutch). November 5, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ "Antwerp Giants kloppen favoriet Oostende in spannende bekerfinale". sporza.be (in Dutch). 2023-03-12. Retrieved 2023-03-12.