Butler Honored in Pregame Ceremony
Posted by Fordham SportsNet on February 27, 2010
Head coach Jared Grasso with Brenton Butler during Wednesday's pregame ceremony. (Photo courtesy of Joe DiBari, Fordham University's Sports Information Director)
BY CHARLES COSTELLO
It was only fitting that when Fordham students turned out in full force for Wednesday night’s game against St. Bonaventure - by far the best student turnout of the season - they had the opportunity to honor one of the Rams’ best. In a pregame ceremony, Brenton Butler was presented with a commemorative ball in celebration of his 1,000th career point that he scored at St. Bonaventure two weeks earlier. Playing in front of his parents Wednesday night, Butler went on to score a team-high 20 points in Fordham’s 73-68 loss to the Bonnies.
“He’s been terrific,” Fordham head coach Jared Grasso said after Wednesday’s game. “He’s had a great career thus far. Coming back next year he’s going to end up probably in the top 10 (Fordham) scorers of all time.
“I think next year when we bring in another point guard we’ll be able to move him off the ball and he’ll be even better. We’re asking a lot out of him and he has to play a lot of minutes.”
Grasso complimented Butler for his off-the-court presence just as much as he did for his abilities on the court.
“He is the epitome of a Fordham student-athlete,” Grasso said. “He’s a fantastic kid. He’s a great student. He’s what a Fordham student-athlete is all about. He’s probably the most popular kid on campus. He’s the kind of kid who you want in your program, who you want to build your program around.”
Butler is the 33rd player in Fordham history to score more than 1,000 career points. He’s averaging 16.1 points this season, second best on the Rams.
