Joshuwa Butts

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Joshuwa Butts
  • Height:
    6-7
  • Weight:
    195
  • Hometown:
    Fairburn, Ga.
  • Position:
    F
  • Year:
    Freshman
  • High School:
    Langston Hughes
  • gp
    19
  • pts/g
    3.7
  • fg %
    45.5
  • 3pt %
    -
  • ft %
    43.5
  • reb/g
    2.1
  • a/g
    0.7
Bio

2020-21: After sitting out the first three games of the year due to injury, Butts came off the bench in 19 games while averaging 3.7 points and 2.1 rebounds in 11.8 minutes per game.  Butts made an instant impact in his second career game, swatting four shots in 17 minutes at Anderson (1/9).  He produced his lone double-digit scoring effort against Catawba (2/6) with 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting.  He also had a season-best four boards against the Indians. 

HIGH SCHOOL:  Butts averaged nine points and seven rebounds a game while helping Langston Hughes to back-to-back state titles as a freshman and sophomore.   He earned all-region honors as both a junior and a senior.  In addition to basketball, Butts also competed for Langston Hughes track and field program. 

PERSONAL: The son of  Priscilla and Eric Butts.  He plans to study business administration at Carson-Newman.  In high school he was a member of both the A/B and Super Honor Roll. 

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 19 13
Games started - -
Minutes 224 163
Minutes per game 11.8 12.5
FG 30-66 22-47
FG Pct 45.5 46.8
3PT 0-0 0-0
3PT Pct - -
FT 10-23 9-19
FT Pct 43.5 47.4
Off rebounds 14 10
Def rebounds 25 18
Total rebounds 39 28
Rebounds per game 2.1 2.2
Personal fouls 36 23
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 14 11
Turnovers 23 19
Assist to turnover ratio 0.6 0.6
Steals 3 1
Blocks 14 11
Points 70 53
Points per game 3.7 4.1
Points per 40 min 12.5 13.0
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 20 at Limestone
Feb 24 Lincoln Memorial
Mar 1 Wingate W, 64-57
Mar 4 at Tusculum W, 60-59
Mar 7 at #17/16 Queens W, 88-79
Mar 13 vs. Tusculum L, 65-63
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 21 at Coker L, 67-53 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 24 at Wingate W, 78-71 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 2 Newberry L, 70-67 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 5 Virginia-Wise - - - - - - - - -
Jan 6 at Tusculum L, 82-72 - 11 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Jan 9 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 72-66 - 17 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 8
Jan 13 #15/12 Queens (N.C.) L, 63-62 - 16 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 16 RV Lenoir-Rhyne W, 73-54 - 3 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 20 Bluefield St. W, 70-59 - 12 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 4
Jan 23 Wingate W, 76-64 - 16 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Jan 27 at #4/2 Lincoln Memorial L, 70-59 - 16 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 30 at Newberry - - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 Limestone W, 91-55 - 11 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 4
Feb 3 Anderson (S.C.) W, 95-59 - 12 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 3
Feb 6 Catawba W, 81-62 - 16 5-7 71.4 0-0 - 1-4 25.0 11
Feb 10 at Virginia-Wise W, 97-70 - 16 4-4 100.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 9
Feb 13 at Catawba W, 87-74 - 10 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 15 Benedict W, 86-69 - 11 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 17 Mars Hill W, 76-56 - 12 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 4
Feb 18 at Mars Hill W, 98-66 - 7 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 20 at Limestone - - - - - - - - -
Feb 24 Lincoln Memorial - - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 Wingate W, 64-57 - 5 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Mar 4 at Tusculum W, 60-59 - 7 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Mar 7 at #17/16 Queens W, 88-79 - 17 4-7 57.1 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 9
Mar 13 vs. Tusculum L, 65-63 - 9 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 21 at Coker L, 67-53 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 24 at Wingate W, 78-71 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 2 Newberry L, 70-67 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 5 Virginia-Wise - - - - - - - - -
Jan 6 at Tusculum L, 82-72 - 11 1 0 1 0 3 0 0
Jan 9 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 72-66 - 17 2 1 3 0 1 0 4
Jan 13 #15/12 Queens (N.C.) L, 63-62 - 16 0 1 1 2 2 0 2
Jan 16 RV Lenoir-Rhyne W, 73-54 - 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Jan 20 Bluefield St. W, 70-59 - 12 0 2 2 0 0 0 1
Jan 23 Wingate W, 76-64 - 16 1 1 2 2 1 0 2
Jan 27 at #4/2 Lincoln Memorial L, 70-59 - 16 0 4 4 1 3 0 1
Jan 30 at Newberry - - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 Limestone W, 91-55 - 11 0 3 3 1 0 0 0
Feb 3 Anderson (S.C.) W, 95-59 - 12 1 1 2 0 2 0 1
Feb 6 Catawba W, 81-62 - 16 0 4 4 2 0 0 1
Feb 10 at Virginia-Wise W, 97-70 - 16 1 1 2 2 1 0 0
Feb 13 at Catawba W, 87-74 - 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Feb 15 Benedict W, 86-69 - 11 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
Feb 17 Mars Hill W, 76-56 - 12 3 1 4 1 2 0 0
Feb 18 at Mars Hill W, 98-66 - 7 1 1 2 0 2 0 0
Feb 20 at Limestone - - - - - - - - -
Feb 24 Lincoln Memorial - - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 Wingate W, 64-57 - 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
Mar 4 at Tusculum W, 60-59 - 7 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
Mar 7 at #17/16 Queens W, 88-79 - 17 2 0 2 1 0 1 1
Mar 13 vs. Tusculum L, 65-63 - 9 2 1 3 1 2 0 0
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 21 at Coker L, 67-53 - - - -
Nov 24 at Wingate W, 78-71 - - - -
Dec 2 Newberry L, 70-67 - - - -
Dec 5 Virginia-Wise - - - -
Jan 6 at Tusculum L, 82-72 - 4 - 0.0
Jan 9 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 72-66 - 2 0 0.0
Jan 13 #15/12 Queens (N.C.) L, 63-62 - 4 - 1.0
Jan 16 RV Lenoir-Rhyne W, 73-54 - 1 - 0.0
Jan 20 Bluefield St. W, 70-59 - 0 - -
Jan 23 Wingate W, 76-64 - 3 - 2.0
Jan 27 at #4/2 Lincoln Memorial L, 70-59 - 3 - 0.3
Jan 30 at Newberry - - - -
Feb 1 Limestone W, 91-55 - 0 - -
Feb 3 Anderson (S.C.) W, 95-59 - 1 - 0.0
Feb 6 Catawba W, 81-62 - 3 - -
Feb 10 at Virginia-Wise W, 97-70 - 0 - 2.0
Feb 13 at Catawba W, 87-74 - 1 - -
Feb 15 Benedict W, 86-69 - 4 - 1.0
Feb 17 Mars Hill W, 76-56 - 1 - 0.5
Feb 18 at Mars Hill W, 98-66 - 0 - 0.0
Feb 20 at Limestone - - - -
Feb 24 Lincoln Memorial - - - -
Mar 1 Wingate W, 64-57 - 3 - 0.0
Mar 4 at Tusculum W, 60-59 - 1 - -
Mar 7 at #17/16 Queens W, 88-79 - 2 - -
Mar 13 vs. Tusculum L, 65-63 - 3 - 0.5
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2020-21 19 11.8 1.6-3.5 0.0-0.0 0.5-1.2 3.7
2021-22 26 10.5 1.1-2.5 0.0-0.0 0.5-0.8 2.7
2022-23 18 6.2 0.5-1.4 0.0-0.0 0.5-0.7 1.5
2023-24 12 7.1 1.0-1.4 0.0-0.0 0.2-0.4 2.2
Total 75 9.3 1.1-2.3 0.0-0.0 0.5-0.8 2.6
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2020-21 19 - 224 30-66 45.5 0-0 - 10-23 43.5 70
2021-22 26 2 273 29-64 45.3 0-0 - 13-22 59.1 71
2022-23 18 - 112 9-25 36.0 0-0 - 9-13 69.2 27
2023-24 12 1 85 12-17 70.6 0-0 - 2-5 40.0 26
Total 75 3 694 80-172 46.5 0-0 - 34-63 54.0 194
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2020-21 19 224 11.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
2021-22 26 273 10.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
2022-23 18 112 6.2 3.2-8.9 0.0-0.0 - 3.2-4.6 9.6
2023-24 12 85 7.1 5.6-8.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.9-2.4 12.2
Total 75 694 9.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2020-21 19 0.7 1.3 2.1 0.7 1.2 0.2 0.7
2021-22 26 0.8 1.3 2.1 0.7 0.8 0.2 0.6
2022-23 18 0.4 0.7 1.2 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.4
2023-24 12 1.1 0.7 1.8 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.3
Total 75 0.7 1.1 1.8 0.6 0.8 0.1 0.5
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2020-21 19 - 14 25 39 14 23 3 14
2021-22 26 2 20 35 55 17 21 4 16
2022-23 18 - 8 13 21 5 11 2 7
2023-24 12 1 13 8 21 12 6 0 3
Total 75 3 55 81 136 48 61 9 40
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2020-21 19 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2021-22 26 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2022-23 18 2.9 4.6 7.5 1.8 3.9 0.7 2.5
2023-24 12 6.1 3.8 9.9 5.6 2.8 0.0 1.4
Total 75 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 19 11.8 1.6-3.5 0.0-0.0 0.5-1.2 3.7
Conference 13 12.5 1.7-3.6 0.0-0.0 0.7-1.5 4.1
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 10 11.4 1.4-3.4 0.0-0.0 0.5-1.4 3.3
Away 8 12.6 1.9-3.5 0.0-0.0 0.6-1.1 4.4
Neutral 1 9.0 1.0-4.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 2.0
Result
Wins 15 11.5 1.7-3.3 0.0-0.0 0.6-1.4 4.1
Losses 4 13.0 1.0-4.0 0.0-0.0 0.2-0.5 2.3
Month
January 7 13.0 1.3-3.1 0.0-0.0 0.6-1.3 3.1
February 8 11.9 1.9-3.6 0.0-0.0 0.6-1.5 4.4
March 4 9.5 1.5-3.8 0.0-0.0 0.2-0.5 3.3
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 19 - 224 30-66 45.5 0-0 - 10-23 43.5 70
Conference 13 - 163 22-47 46.8 0-0 - 9-19 47.4 53
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 10 - 114 14-34 41.2 0-0 - 5-14 35.7 33
Away 8 - 101 15-28 53.6 0-0 - 5-9 55.6 35
Neutral 1 - 9 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Result
Wins 15 - 172 26-50 52.0 0-0 - 9-21 42.9 61
Losses 4 - 52 4-16 25.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 9
Month
January 7 - 91 9-22 40.9 0-0 - 4-9 44.4 22
February 8 - 95 15-29 51.7 0-0 - 5-12 41.7 35
March 4 - 38 6-15 40.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 13
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 19 224 11.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 13 163 12.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 10 114 11.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 8 101 12.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral 1 9 9.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 15 172 11.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 4 52 13.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
January 7 91 13.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 8 95 11.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
March 4 38 9.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 19 0.7 1.3 2.1 0.7 1.2 0.2 0.7
Conference 13 0.8 1.4 2.2 0.8 1.5 0.1 0.8
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 10 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.9 1.1 0.0 0.8
Away 8 0.9 1.1 2.0 0.5 1.3 0.4 0.8
Neutral 1 2.0 1.0 3.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 15 0.7 1.3 2.0 0.7 0.9 0.2 0.7
Losses 4 0.8 1.5 2.3 1.0 2.5 0.0 0.8
Month
January 7 0.6 1.3 1.9 0.7 1.7 0.0 1.4
February 8 0.8 1.5 2.3 0.9 1.0 0.1 0.3
March 4 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.5
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 19 - 14 25 39 14 23 3 14
Conference 13 - 10 18 28 11 19 1 11
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 10 - 5 15 20 9 11 0 8
Away 8 - 7 9 16 4 10 3 6
Neutral 1 - 2 1 3 1 2 0 0
Result
Wins 15 - 11 19 30 10 13 3 11
Losses 4 - 3 6 9 4 10 0 3
Month
January 7 - 4 9 13 5 12 0 10
February 8 - 6 12 18 7 8 1 2
March 4 - 4 4 8 2 3 2 2
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 19 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 13 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 10 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 15 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
January 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
March 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
News mentions
CHAMPS!! Sensational second half spurt sends C-N to SAC tournament crown over Queens
  • Article
  • March 07, 2021
CHAMPS!! Sensational second half spurt sends C-N to SAC tournament crown over Queens

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Carson-Newman (16-5) used an 11-0 second half run to outpace top-seeded and 17th-ranked Queens (16-5) and lay claim to its fourth South Atlantic Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament Championship 88-79 Sunday evening in Curry Arena. 

  • March 07, 2021
Eagles withstand Bulldog rally, C-N advances to SAC semis behind block party
  • Article
  • March 01, 2021
Eagles withstand Bulldog rally, C-N advances to SAC semis behind block party

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Third-seeded Carson-Newman (14-5) used a dominant defensive effort to keep a scrappy sixth-seeded Wingate (11-9) team at bay in a 64-57 win in the quarterfinals of the Pilot/Flying J SAC Men’s Basketball Championship Monday evening in Holt Fieldhouse.

  • March 01, 2021
Defense dominates, C-N wins seventh straight
  • Article
  • February 17, 2021
Defense dominates, C-N wins seventh straight

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (12-5, 10-5 South Atlantic Conference) held its fifth opponent below 60 points to rattle off is seventh straight win by double digits with a 76-56 triumph over Mars Hill (1-13, 1-13 SAC) Wednesday night at Holt Fieldhouse.

  • February 17, 2021
C-N leads wire-to-wire, cruises past Catawba 81-62
  • Article
  • February 06, 2021
C-N leads wire-to-wire, cruises past Catawba 81-62

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (8-5, 7-5 South Atlantic Conference) led wire-to-wire for the first time all season in drubbing Catawba (4-7, 4-7 SAC) 81-62 Saturday evening in Holt Fieldhouse. 

  • February 06, 2021
Carson-Newman closes out home stand with Catawba
  • Article
  • February 05, 2021
Carson-Newman closes out home stand with Catawba

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (7-5, 6-5 South Atlantic Conference) will attempt to finish off a three-game stretch of home games in style when the Catawba College Catawba Indians (4-5, 4-5 SAC) arrives in Holt Fieldhouse for a 4 p.m. tip Saturday.

  • February 05, 2021
No. 4/2 LMU outlasts C-N in defensive battle
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  • January 27, 2021
No. 4/2 LMU outlasts C-N in defensive battle

HARROGATE, Tenn. –   Carson-Newman (5-5, 4-5 South Atlantic Conference) held No. 4/2 Lincoln Memorial (13-1, 11-1 SAC) to season lows for points, field goal percentage and three-point percentage, but the Railsplitters staved off a second-half Carson-Newman rally for a 70-59 decision Wednesday night at Tex Turner Arena. 

  • January 27, 2021
Eagles surge after halftime, sweep season series from Wingate
  • Article
  • January 23, 2021
Eagles surge after halftime, sweep season series from Wingate

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Bolstered by a 9-0 second half burst, Carson-Newman (5-4, 4-4 South Atlantic Conference) kept Wingate (6-5, 6-5 SAC) at bay in a 76-64 win Saturday evening inside Holt Fieldhouse. 

  • January 23, 2021
Eagles come up short versus No. 15/12 Royals 63-62
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  • January 13, 2021
Eagles come up short versus No. 15/12 Royals 63-62

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (2-4, 2-4 South Atlantic Conference) held No. 15/12 Queens (7-2, 6-2 SAC) to its lowest scoring output in more than a year but had two chances in the final 10 seconds fall by the wayside in a 63-62 loss to the Royals Wednesday evening in Holt Fieldhouse. 

  • January 13, 2021
Brenegan’s big bucket lifts C-N at Anderson
  • Article
  • January 09, 2021
Brenegan’s big bucket lifts C-N at Anderson

ANDERSON, S.C. – Luke Brenegan (Greenville, S.C.) cashed in a corner three with a minute three and buried four free throws in the final 10 seconds to seal the deal for Carson-Newman (2-3, 2-3 South Atlantic Conference) at Anderson (1-3, 1-3 SAC) in a 72-66 win for the Eagles Saturday at the Abney Center.

  • January 09, 2021
Carson-Newman Basketball: Frontcourt Preview
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  • November 13, 2020
Carson-Newman Basketball: Frontcourt Preview

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – This is the second part  in a two-part series chronicling Carson-Newman men’s basketball’s positions for the 2020-21 season. This part breaks down the Eagles’ big men with the help of Cam Andre (Kissimmee, Fla.).

  • November 13, 2020
Photos
Joshuwa Butts action photo 1
Lenoir-Rhyne vs. Carson-Newman

1/16/2021 4:30 PM EST

Joshuwa Butts action photo 2
Lenoir-Rhyne vs. Carson-Newman

1/16/2021 4:30 PM EST

Joshuwa Butts action photo 3
Lenoir-Rhyne vs. Carson-Newman

1/16/2021 4:30 PM EST

Joshuwa Butts action photo 4
Limestone vs. Carson-Newman

2/1/2021 6:00 PM EST

Joshuwa Butts action photo 5
Limestone vs. Carson-Newman

2/1/2021 6:00 PM EST

Joshuwa Butts action photo 6
Anderson (S.C.) vs. Carson-Newman

2/3/2021 6:00 PM EST