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[Ed. Note: This article is from KSR+, KSR’s premium sister site. We’ve unlocked it to give you an idea of the content on KSR+. For more bonus coverage of the Cats and access to KSBoard, our message board, subscribe to KSR+.] Lamont Butler might shock some Kentucky fans. Whether it’s his overall play, his shooting, or his personality, Big Blue Nation should be prepared to meet a winner. Justin Downer is currently the head coach at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, California. However, before taking that job in 2023, Downer coached Butler at Riverside Poly (Riverside, CA) High School....
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Who will play point guard for Kentucky in Mark Pope’s first season in Lexington? He’s got two solid options: Lamont Butler, one of the best perimeter defenders in college basketball with a game-winner in the Final Four under his belt, and Kerr Kriisa, who knocked down 42.9 percent of his threes on 6.3 attempts per game in 2023-24 while averaging 4.7 assists per contest. It just depends on what you’re looking for, maybe who else you have out on the floor at any given time to load up on defense, shooting or playmaking. Reading between the lines, though, it appears the nod may go to the San Diego...
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Things are going to look different for the Kentucky men’s basketball team for the upcoming season. On top of head coach Mark Pope taking over the reins, there’s an overhauled roster coming in with a bevy of transfers. That includes new point guard Lamont Butler, a veteran who comes to the Wildcats after four years at San Diego State. And though he’s new on the scene like a majority of his teammates and head coach, Butler knows the onus will be on him to lead his squad, especially given his role as the point guard. “I think as a point guard, you have to be a leader on the court,” Butler said. “...
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A transfer from San Diego State, Lamont Butler was officially announced as a member of the upcoming Kentucky men’s basketball season all the way back on April 27. That being said, his status as a future Wildcat technically remained up in the air. That changed this week though. On Tuesday afternoon, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reported that Butler has officially withdrawn his name from the 2024 NBA Draft pool, paving the way for him to join Kentucky this summer and play in the 2024-25 season. Butler is the second Kentucky commit from earlier in the offseason to withdraw his name from the draft ...
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[Ed. Note: This article is from KSR+, KSR’s premium sister site. We’ve unlocked it to give you an idea of the content on KSR+. For more bonus coverage of the Cats and access to KSBoard, our message board, subscribe to KSR+.] Lamont Butler is a hero in San Diego sports history. Even after his transfer from San Diego State to Kentucky this offseason, he’ll always be remembered for “The Shot.” Butler hit a game-winning shot at the buzzer in the 2023 Final Four to defeat FAU, giving San Diego State its first NCAA championship game appearance in program history. Now that he’s leaving for Kentucky, ...
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Move over, Coach Cal’s Chicken. Lexington has a new favorite dinner item. Jeff Ruby’s, a high-end restaurant in Lexington, has recently released a new menu item to its sushi selection: The Father and Pope Roll, aptly named after new Kentucky Men’s Basketball head coach Mark Pope. The sushi roll includes spicy tuna, hamachi, cucumber, panko asparagus, sriracha pickled carrots, shaved Serrano and Yuzu honey glaze. It’s on the menu right on top of the Stoops Roll, and right below the UK roll. It’s unclear whether Pope has had time to sit down and enjoy his signature roll given the fact that he’s ...
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Kentucky head coach Mark Pope has already added some impressive defenders to his debut roster for 2024-25. One of them is San Diego State transfer Lamont Butler. Butler averaged 9.3 points, three assists, and 2.6 rebounds per game for the Aztecs in 2023-24. A four-year player at SDSU, the 6-foot-2 guard earned 102 total starts and was a crucial piece in the team’s run to the national championship game in 2023. He hit the buzzer-beater against Florida Atlantic in the Final Four to advance to the title matchup against UConn. But it’s his defense that should have the Big Blue Nation excited. Butl...
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Lamont Butler is officially a Wildcat, the Kentucky Men’s Basketball program has announced. Butler averaged 9.3 points per game this past season, starting in all 37 of the Aztecs’ games this past season and scoring in double figures 17 different times. However, most remember Butler for his role in San Diego State’s Final Four run in 2023 as he hit the buzzer-beater against FAU to send SDSU to the national championship game. “Lamont Butler is the definition of a winner,” Kentucky head coach Mark Pope said, via release. “He might be the best perimeter defensive player in all of college basketbal...
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San Diego State senior guard Lamont Butler plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, he announced via X. Butler averaged 9.3 points per game this past season, starting in all 37 of the Aztecs’ games this past season. However, most remember Butler for his role in San Diego State’s Final Four run in 2023. “My last 4 years at San Diego State has been a dream come true,” he wrote on Wednesday night. “We’ve been able to accomplish so much in my time here. I will forever cherish the memories I made in an Aztec jersey. I’ve made lifelong friendships and was gifted with a brotherhood that no one can ta...
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