Lamont Butler
Lamont Butler (born June 9, 2002) is an American college basketball player for San Diego State Aztecs of the Mountain West Conference.

Early life and high school
Butler grew up in and Moreno Valley, California and attended Riverside Polytechnic High School. He was a four-year starter for the school and broke the school's career scoring record, which was previously held by Reggie Miller. Butler was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college basketball at San Diego State over offers from Saint Mary's, Stanford, Washington, California, Colorado, USC, Boise State, and Utah State.

College career
Butler played in 28 games with two starts during his freshman season at San Diego State, averaging 4.3 points and 1.7 rebounds per game. He started 25 games as a sophomore and averaged 7.3 points and 2.1 rebounds per game and was named to the Mountain West Conference All-Defensive team. Butler missed several games due to a broken wrist. He was named third-team All-Mountain West and repeated as an All-Defensive selection during his junior season. In the semifinal of the 2023 NCAA tournament, Butler hit a buzzer-beating jump shot as time expired to beat Florida Atlantic 72–71 and send the Aztecs to the 2023 national championship game. After the season he entered his name into the 2023 NBA draft, but ultimately withdrew in order to return to San Diego State for his senior season.

Personal life
Butler's sister, Asasha Hall, was shot and killed in a domestic dispute on January 25, 2022.

References

External links
San Diego State Aztecs bio

Living people
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from California
People from Moreno Valley, California
Point guards
San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball players
2002 births