Joshuwa Butts

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Joshuwa Butts
  • Height:
    6-7
  • Weight:
    220
  • Hometown:
    Fairburn, Ga.
  • Position:
    F
  • Year:
    Junior
  • High School:
    Langston Hughes
  • gp
    12
  • pts/g
    2.2
  • fg %
    70.6
  • 3pt %
    -
  • ft %
    40.0
  • reb/g
    1.8
  • a/g
    1.0
Bio

2023-24: Butts appeared in 12 games with one start in his fourth season on the banks of Mossy Creek.  He averaged 2.2 points and 1.8 boards after sitting out much of the first semester with an ankle injury.  He scored a season high eight points against UVA Wise (Jen. 18) when he took four shots from the field without missing.  He pulled in a career-high six boards against Lenoir-Rhyne (Jan. 13), including five on the offensive glass.  

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 12 10
Games started 1 1
Minutes 85 72
Minutes per game 7.1 7.2
FG 12-17 10-14
FG Pct 70.6 71.4
3PT 0-0 0-0
3PT Pct - -
FT 2-5 1-3
FT Pct 40.0 33.3
Off rebounds 13 13
Def rebounds 8 7
Total rebounds 21 20
Rebounds per game 1.8 2.0
Personal fouls 9 6
Disqualifications - -
Assists 12 10
Turnovers 6 5
Assist to turnover ratio 2.0 2.0
Steals 0 0
Blocks 3 3
Points 26 21
Points per game 2.2 2.1
Points per 40.0 min 12.2 11.7
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 17 Anderson (S.C.) W, 103-101
Feb 21 at Virginia-Wise W, 94-83
Feb 24 at Limestone L, 79-72
Mar 2 Mars Hill W, 109-99
Mar 6 vs. Tusculum W, 68-60
Mar 7 vs. Lincoln Memorial L, 70-65
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 11 vs. Lees-McRae W, 101-77 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 vs. King (Tenn.) W, 74-72 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 Southern Wesleyan W, 108-78 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 25 at Lander L, 81-72 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 27 Milligan College W, 111-60 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 2 Clayton St. W, 108-81 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 9 Limestone L, 85-77 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 13 at Tusculum W, 83-73 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 16 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 94-81 - 6 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 2
Dec 19 Tenn. Wesleyan W, 107-83 - 6 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 30 Belmont Abbey W, 98-87 - 7 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 5
Jan 3 at #22 Lincoln Memorial L, 83-64 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 6 Newberry W, 103-51 - 7 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 10 Emory & Henry W, 105-77 - 4 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 13 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 72-63 1 15 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 18 Virginia-Wise W, 109-72 - 13 4-4 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 8
Jan 20 at RV Wingate L, 84-83 - 6 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 24 at Emory & Henry W, 106-99 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 27 Coker W, 120-81 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 31 RV Lincoln Memorial W, 91-82 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 at Catawba L, 87-68 - 7 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 7 at Mars Hill W, 99-72 - 8 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Feb 10 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 91-73 - 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 14 Tusculum L, 84-81 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 Anderson (S.C.) W, 103-101 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 at Virginia-Wise W, 94-83 - 5 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 24 at Limestone L, 79-72 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 Mars Hill W, 109-99 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 vs. Tusculum W, 68-60 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 vs. Lincoln Memorial L, 70-65 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 11 vs. Lees-McRae W, 101-77 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 vs. King (Tenn.) W, 74-72 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 Southern Wesleyan W, 108-78 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 25 at Lander L, 81-72 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 27 Milligan College W, 111-60 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 2 Clayton St. W, 108-81 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 9 Limestone L, 85-77 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 13 at Tusculum W, 83-73 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 16 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 94-81 - 6 2 1 3 1 0 0 1
Dec 19 Tenn. Wesleyan W, 107-83 - 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Dec 30 Belmont Abbey W, 98-87 - 7 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Jan 3 at #22 Lincoln Memorial L, 83-64 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 6 Newberry W, 103-51 - 7 2 0 2 2 1 0 0
Jan 10 Emory & Henry W, 105-77 - 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jan 13 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 72-63 1 15 5 1 6 2 2 0 0
Jan 18 Virginia-Wise W, 109-72 - 13 2 1 3 3 1 0 1
Jan 20 at RV Wingate L, 84-83 - 6 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Jan 24 at Emory & Henry W, 106-99 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 27 Coker W, 120-81 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 31 RV Lincoln Memorial W, 91-82 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 at Catawba L, 87-68 - 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 7 at Mars Hill W, 99-72 - 8 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
Feb 10 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 91-73 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 14 Tusculum L, 84-81 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 Anderson (S.C.) W, 103-101 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 at Virginia-Wise W, 94-83 - 5 1 2 3 0 0 0 0
Feb 24 at Limestone L, 79-72 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 Mars Hill W, 109-99 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 vs. Tusculum W, 68-60 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 vs. Lincoln Memorial L, 70-65 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 11 vs. Lees-McRae W, 101-77 - - - -
Nov 12 vs. King (Tenn.) W, 74-72 - - - -
Nov 18 Southern Wesleyan W, 108-78 - - - -
Nov 25 at Lander L, 81-72 - - - -
Nov 27 Milligan College W, 111-60 - - - -
Dec 2 Clayton St. W, 108-81 - - - -
Dec 9 Limestone L, 85-77 - - - -
Dec 13 at Tusculum W, 83-73 - - - -
Dec 16 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 94-81 - 0 - -
Dec 19 Tenn. Wesleyan W, 107-83 - 2 - 1.0
Dec 30 Belmont Abbey W, 98-87 - 1 - -
Jan 3 at #22 Lincoln Memorial L, 83-64 - - - -
Jan 6 Newberry W, 103-51 - 1 - 2.0
Jan 10 Emory & Henry W, 105-77 - 0 - 0.0
Jan 13 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 72-63 1 3 - 1.0
Jan 18 Virginia-Wise W, 109-72 - 0 - 3.0
Jan 20 at RV Wingate L, 84-83 - 1 - -
Jan 24 at Emory & Henry W, 106-99 - - - -
Jan 27 Coker W, 120-81 - - - -
Jan 31 RV Lincoln Memorial W, 91-82 - - - -
Feb 3 at Catawba L, 87-68 - 1 - -
Feb 7 at Mars Hill W, 99-72 - 0 - -
Feb 10 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 91-73 - 0 - -
Feb 14 Tusculum L, 84-81 - - - -
Feb 17 Anderson (S.C.) W, 103-101 - - - -
Feb 21 at Virginia-Wise W, 94-83 - 0 - -
Feb 24 at Limestone L, 79-72 - - - -
Mar 2 Mars Hill W, 109-99 - - - -
Mar 6 vs. Tusculum W, 68-60 - - - -
Mar 7 vs. Lincoln Memorial L, 70-65 - - - -
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 12 7.1 1.0-1.4 0.0-0.0 0.2-0.4 2.2
Conference 10 7.2 1.0-1.4 0.0-0.0 0.1-0.3 2.1
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 6 6.3 1.2-1.5 0.0-0.0 0.2-0.3 2.5
Away 6 7.8 0.8-1.3 0.0-0.0 0.2-0.5 1.8
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 10 7.2 1.1-1.6 0.0-0.0 0.2-0.5 2.4
Losses 2 6.5 0.5-0.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 1.0
Month
December 3 6.3 1.0-1.7 0.0-0.0 0.3-1.0 2.3
January 5 9.0 1.2-1.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 2.4
February 4 5.3 0.8-1.0 0.0-0.0 0.2-0.5 1.8
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 12 1 85 12-17 70.6 0-0 - 2-5 40.0 26
Conference 10 1 72 10-14 71.4 0-0 - 1-3 33.3 21
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 6 - 38 7-9 77.8 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 15
Away 6 1 47 5-8 62.5 0-0 - 1-3 33.3 11
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result
Wins 10 1 72 11-16 68.8 0-0 - 2-5 40.0 24
Losses 2 - 13 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Month
December 3 - 19 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 1-3 33.3 7
January 5 1 45 6-8 75.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 12
February 4 - 21 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 7
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 12 85 7.1 5.6-8.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.9-2.4 12.2
Conference 10 72 7.2 5.6-7.8 0.0-0.0 - 0.6-1.7 11.7
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 6 38 6.3 7.4-9.5 0.0-0.0 - 1.1-2.1 15.8
Away 6 47 7.8 4.3-6.8 0.0-0.0 - 0.9-2.6 9.4
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 10 72 7.2 6.1-8.9 0.0-0.0 - 1.1-2.8 13.3
Losses 2 13 6.5 3.1-3.1 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 6.2
Month
December 3 19 6.3 6.3-10.5 0.0-0.0 - 2.1-6.3 14.7
January 5 45 9.0 5.3-7.1 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 10.7
February 4 21 5.3 5.7-7.6 0.0-0.0 - 1.9-3.8 13.3
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 12 1.1 0.7 1.8 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.3
Conference 10 1.3 0.7 2.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 0.7 0.3 1.0 1.2 0.7 0.0 0.2
Away 6 1.5 1.0 2.5 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.3
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 10 1.3 0.7 2.0 1.1 0.6 0.0 0.2
Losses 2 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5
Month
December 3 0.7 0.7 1.3 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.3
January 5 1.8 0.6 2.4 1.6 1.0 0.0 0.2
February 4 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 12 1 13 8 21 12 6 0 3
Conference 10 1 13 7 20 10 5 0 3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 - 4 2 6 7 4 0 1
Away 6 1 9 6 15 5 2 0 2
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 10 1 13 7 20 11 6 0 2
Losses 2 - 0 1 1 1 0 0 1
Month
December 3 - 2 2 4 3 1 0 1
January 5 1 9 3 12 8 5 0 1
February 4 - 2 3 5 1 0 0 1
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 12 6.1 3.8 9.9 5.6 2.8 0.0 1.4
Conference 10 7.2 3.9 11.1 5.6 2.8 0.0 1.7
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 4.2 2.1 6.3 7.4 4.2 0.0 1.1
Away 6 7.7 5.1 12.8 4.3 1.7 0.0 1.7
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 10 7.2 3.9 11.1 6.1 3.3 0.0 1.1
Losses 2 0.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 0.0 0.0 3.1
Month
December 3 4.2 4.2 8.4 6.3 2.1 0.0 2.1
January 5 8.0 2.7 10.7 7.1 4.4 0.0 0.9
February 4 3.8 5.7 9.5 1.9 0.0 0.0 1.9
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