Joshuwa Butts

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Joshuwa Butts
  • Height:
    6-7
  • Weight:
    220
  • Hometown:
    Fairburn, Ga.
  • Position:
    F
  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • High School:
    Langston Hughes
  • gp
    18
  • pts/g
    1.5
  • fg %
    36.0
  • 3pt %
    -
  • ft %
    69.2
  • reb/g
    1.2
  • a/g
    0.3
Bio

2022-23: Butts made appearances in 18 games in his red-shirt sophomore season.  He averaged 1.5 points and 1.2 rebounds per game on the season.  He scored a season-high four points on three occasions (Johnson (Nov. 28), at Limestone (Dec. 7) and Lincoln Memorial (Feb. 1)).  He had a season-high four boards against the Ralisplitters and at Belmont Abbey (Jan. 3).  He led C-N in blocks in three games. 

2021-22: Butts made his first career start against UVA Wise (1/5). The redshirt-freshman post appeared in 26 of the Eagles' games.  Butts averaged 2.7 points and 2.1 rebounds per game on 45.3 percent shooting.  He topped out at nine points against Lenoir-Rhyne (12/1) and set a new career high for rebounds against Erskine (1/1) and Newberry (1/29) with five in each game.  Butts led the Eagles in blocks in four games. 

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 18 12
Games started - -
Minutes 112 67
Minutes per game 6.2 5.6
FG 9-25 3-14
FG Pct 36.0 21.4
3PT 0-0 0-0
3PT Pct - -
FT 9-13 8-10
FT Pct 69.2 80.0
Off rebounds 8 3
Def rebounds 13 8
Total rebounds 21 11
Rebounds per game 1.2 0.9
Personal fouls 16 9
Disqualifications - -
Assists 5 3
Turnovers 11 4
Assist to turnover ratio 0.5 0.8
Steals 2 2
Blocks 7 4
Points 27 14
Points per game 1.5 1.2
Points per 40.0 min 9.6 8.4
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 8 at Mars Hill L, 69-64
Feb 11 Anderson (S.C.) L, 80-65
Feb 15 at Tusculum L, 78-69
Feb 18 at Wingate W, 87-68
Feb 22 Emory & Henry W, 106-79
Feb 25 Coker W, 71-70
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 11 vs. Lees-McRae L, 73-70 - 10 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Nov 12 at King (Tenn.) W, 86-74 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 Southern Wesleyan W, 109-58 - 4 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 23 at Clayton St. W, 92-89 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 26 Erskine W, 84-47 - 4 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Nov 28 Johnson University Tennessee W, 112-76 - 6 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Dec 2 Columbus St. L, 58-56 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 7 at Limestone W, 74-56 - 6 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 4
Dec 10 Virginia-Wise W, 81-77 - 0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 14 Mars Hill W, 82-70 - 0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 17 at Emory & Henry W, 85-69 - 0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 19 Tenn. Wesleyan W, 110-65 - 5 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 31 Lander L, 94-85 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 3 at Belmont Abbey L, 72-64 - 16 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 2
Jan 7 at #6/5 Lincoln Memorial L, 84-76 - 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 1
Jan 11 Tusculum L, 72-59 - 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 14 at Newberry L, 63-55 - 11 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 1
Jan 18 Limestone L, 73-62 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 21 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 60-53 - 8 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 2
Jan 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 78-65 - 8 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 1 #8/9 Lincoln Memorial L, 84-69 - 15 1-7 14.3 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 4
Feb 4 at Catawba L, 86-78 - 7 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 8 at Mars Hill L, 69-64 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 11 Anderson (S.C.) L, 80-65 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Tusculum L, 78-69 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 18 at Wingate W, 87-68 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 Emory & Henry W, 106-79 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 25 Coker W, 71-70 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 11 vs. Lees-McRae L, 73-70 - 10 1 1 2 0 2 0 0
Nov 12 at King (Tenn.) W, 86-74 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 Southern Wesleyan W, 109-58 - 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Nov 23 at Clayton St. W, 92-89 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 26 Erskine W, 84-47 - 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 0
Nov 28 Johnson University Tennessee W, 112-76 - 6 0 1 1 1 1 0 1
Dec 2 Columbus St. L, 58-56 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 7 at Limestone W, 74-56 - 6 1 1 2 0 0 1 1
Dec 10 Virginia-Wise W, 81-77 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 14 Mars Hill W, 82-70 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 17 at Emory & Henry W, 85-69 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 19 Tenn. Wesleyan W, 110-65 - 5 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Dec 31 Lander L, 94-85 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 3 at Belmont Abbey L, 72-64 - 16 2 2 4 1 1 0 2
Jan 7 at #6/5 Lincoln Memorial L, 84-76 - 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 11 Tusculum L, 72-59 - 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 2
Jan 14 at Newberry L, 63-55 - 11 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
Jan 18 Limestone L, 73-62 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 21 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 60-53 - 8 0 1 1 0 2 0 0
Jan 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 78-65 - 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Feb 1 #8/9 Lincoln Memorial L, 84-69 - 15 1 3 4 1 1 1 1
Feb 4 at Catawba L, 86-78 - 7 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Feb 8 at Mars Hill L, 69-64 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 11 Anderson (S.C.) L, 80-65 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Tusculum L, 78-69 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 18 at Wingate W, 87-68 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 Emory & Henry W, 106-79 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 25 Coker W, 71-70 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 11 vs. Lees-McRae L, 73-70 - 1 - 0.0
Nov 12 at King (Tenn.) W, 86-74 - - - -
Nov 19 Southern Wesleyan W, 109-58 - 0 - -
Nov 23 at Clayton St. W, 92-89 - - - -
Nov 26 Erskine W, 84-47 - 3 - 0.0
Nov 28 Johnson University Tennessee W, 112-76 - 1 - 1.0
Dec 2 Columbus St. L, 58-56 - - - -
Dec 7 at Limestone W, 74-56 - 1 - -
Dec 10 Virginia-Wise W, 81-77 - 0 - -
Dec 14 Mars Hill W, 82-70 - 0 - -
Dec 17 at Emory & Henry W, 85-69 - 0 - -
Dec 19 Tenn. Wesleyan W, 110-65 - 0 - 0.0
Dec 31 Lander L, 94-85 - - - -
Jan 3 at Belmont Abbey L, 72-64 - 2 - 1.0
Jan 7 at #6/5 Lincoln Memorial L, 84-76 - 0 - -
Jan 11 Tusculum L, 72-59 - 0 - -
Jan 14 at Newberry L, 63-55 - 1 - -
Jan 18 Limestone L, 73-62 - - - -
Jan 21 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 60-53 - 2 - 0.0
Jan 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 78-65 - 1 - -
Feb 1 #8/9 Lincoln Memorial L, 84-69 - 1 - 1.0
Feb 4 at Catawba L, 86-78 - 2 - 1.0
Feb 8 at Mars Hill L, 69-64 - 1 - -
Feb 11 Anderson (S.C.) L, 80-65 - - - -
Feb 15 at Tusculum L, 78-69 - - - -
Feb 18 at Wingate W, 87-68 - - - -
Feb 22 Emory & Henry W, 106-79 - - - -
Feb 25 Coker W, 71-70 - - - -
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
2024-25 13 7.2 1.7-2.2 0.0-0.0 0.2-0.5 3.6
Total 88 8.9 1.2-2.3 0.0-0.0 0.4-0.8 2.7
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
2024-25 13 - 93 22-28 78.6 0-0 - 3-7 42.9 47
Total 88 3 787 102-200 51.0 0-0 - 37-70 52.9 241
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
2024-25 13 93 7.2 9.5-12.0 0.0-0.0 - 1.3-3.0 20.2
Total 88 787 8.9 5.2-10.2 0.0-0.0 - 1.9-3.6 12.2
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
2024-25 13 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.3
Total 88 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.7 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
2024-25 13 - 6 11 17 10 7 1 4
Total 88 3 61 92 153 58 68 10 44
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
2024-25 13 2.6 4.7 7.3 4.3 3.0 0.4 1.7
Total 88 3.1 4.7 7.8 2.9 3.5 0.5 2.2
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 18 6.2 0.5-1.4 0.0-0.0 0.5-0.7 1.5
Conference 12 5.6 0.2-1.2 0.0-0.0 0.7-0.8 1.2
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 9 5.2 0.6-1.4 0.0-0.0 0.6-0.7 1.7
Away 8 6.9 0.4-1.1 0.0-0.0 0.5-0.9 1.3
Neutral 1 10.0 1.0-3.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 2.0
Result
Wins 9 3.7 0.6-0.9 0.0-0.0 0.6-0.7 1.7
Losses 9 8.8 0.4-1.9 0.0-0.0 0.4-0.8 1.3
Month
November 4 6.0 1.0-1.8 0.0-0.0 0.2-0.5 2.3
December 5 2.2 0.4-0.8 0.0-0.0 0.4-0.4 1.2
January 6 8.8 0.3-0.8 0.0-0.0 0.7-1.2 1.3
February 3 8.0 0.3-3.0 0.0-0.0 0.7-0.7 1.3
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 18 - 112 9-25 36.0 0-0 - 9-13 69.2 27
Conference 12 - 67 3-14 21.4 0-0 - 8-10 80.0 14
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 9 - 47 5-13 38.5 0-0 - 5-6 83.3 15
Away 8 - 55 3-9 33.3 0-0 - 4-7 57.1 10
Neutral 1 - 10 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Result
Wins 9 - 33 5-8 62.5 0-0 - 5-6 83.3 15
Losses 9 - 79 4-17 23.5 0-0 - 4-7 57.1 12
Month
November 4 - 24 4-7 57.1 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 9
December 5 - 11 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 6
January 6 - 53 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 4-7 57.1 8
February 3 - 24 1-9 11.1 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 4
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 18 112 6.2 3.2-8.9 0.0-0.0 - 3.2-4.6 9.6
Conference 12 67 5.6 1.8-8.4 0.0-0.0 - 4.8-6.0 8.4
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 9 47 5.2 4.3-11.1 0.0-0.0 - 4.3-5.1 12.8
Away 8 55 6.9 2.2-6.5 0.0-0.0 - 2.9-5.1 7.3
Neutral 1 10 10.0 4.0-12.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 8.0
Result
Wins 9 33 3.7 6.1-9.7 0.0-0.0 - 6.1-7.3 18.2
Losses 9 79 8.8 2.0-8.6 0.0-0.0 - 2.0-3.5 6.1
Month
November 4 24 6.0 6.7-11.7 0.0-0.0 - 1.7-3.3 15.0
December 5 11 2.2 7.3-14.5 0.0-0.0 - 7.3-7.3 21.8
January 6 53 8.8 1.5-3.8 0.0-0.0 - 3.0-5.3 6.0
February 3 24 8.0 1.7-15.0 0.0-0.0 - 3.3-3.3 6.7
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 18 0.4 0.7 1.2 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.4
Conference 12 0.3 0.7 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 0.3 0.8 1.1 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.4
Away 8 0.5 0.6 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.4
Neutral 1 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 9 0.3 0.4 0.8 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.2
Losses 9 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.6
Month
November 4 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.3 1.3 0.0 0.3
December 5 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2
January 6 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.7
February 3 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.3
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 18 - 8 13 21 5 11 2 7
Conference 12 - 3 8 11 3 4 2 4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 - 3 7 10 2 7 1 4
Away 8 - 4 5 9 3 2 1 3
Neutral 1 - 1 1 2 0 2 0 0
Result
Wins 9 - 3 4 7 1 6 1 2
Losses 9 - 5 9 14 4 5 1 5
Month
November 4 - 2 3 5 1 5 0 1
December 5 - 2 1 3 0 1 1 1
January 6 - 3 6 9 2 3 0 4
February 3 - 1 3 4 2 2 1 1
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 18 2.9 4.6 7.5 1.8 3.9 0.7 2.5
Conference 12 1.8 4.8 6.6 1.8 2.4 1.2 2.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 2.6 6.0 8.5 1.7 6.0 0.9 3.4
Away 8 2.9 3.6 6.5 2.2 1.5 0.7 2.2
Neutral 1 4.0 4.0 8.0 0.0 8.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 9 3.6 4.8 8.5 1.2 7.3 1.2 2.4
Losses 9 2.5 4.6 7.1 2.0 2.5 0.5 2.5
Month
November 4 3.3 5.0 8.3 1.7 8.3 0.0 1.7
December 5 7.3 3.6 10.9 0.0 3.6 3.6 3.6
January 6 2.3 4.5 6.8 1.5 2.3 0.0 3.0
February 3 1.7 5.0 6.7 3.3 3.3 1.7 1.7
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