2018-19 (Redshirt Senior Year)
A third-team All-MEAC honoree … Became the eighth NSU player to be named All-MEAC twice in a career (including All-Rookie) … MEAC Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 18 and Jan. 8, and MEAC Player of the Week on Feb. 5 … Played in 33 games with a team-high 32 starts … Averaged 8.1 points and team highs of 6.4 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in 26.6 minutes per game … Shot 45.5 percent from the field (90-of-198) as well as 86-of-113 from the free throw line (76.1 percent) … Led the MEAC in blocks (2.0) and ranked ninth in defensive rebounds (4.5), 10
th in rebounding (6.4), 11
th in offensive rebounds (1.9) and 14
th in free throw percentage (76.1) … In conference-only games, stood third in blocks (1.9), seventh in free throw percentage (81.8), 10
th in defensive rebounds (4.9) and 11
th in rebounding (6.7) … Ranked 40
th in the nation in blocks (1.97) … In NCAA Division I active career leaders, ended the season sixth in blocks (230), 36
th in blocks per game (1.78), 55
th in rebounds (732) and No. 122 in games played (129) … Finished his career second all-time at NSU in blocks (230), fourth in games played (129) and 17
th in rebounding (732) … In NSU Division I records, ranked sixth in blocks (65) and 13
th in rebounds (211), as well as sixth in blocks in NSU overall season records … Totaled 266 points, 211 rebounds, 65 blocks, 25 assists and 17 steals on the year … Had 12 games with 10 or more points, eight games with at least 10 rebounds, and four double-doubles … Tied his career highs with 21 points on 9-of-11 shooting while adding a career-best three steals and 10 rebounds in a win at Howard on Feb. 2 … Shot a career-best 13-of-14 from the free throw line for 17 points with nine rebounds and a season-high five blocks in a win over Hampton on Nov. 29 … Tied for the third-most free throws in a game in NSU’s D-I history … Had a double-double of 11 points and a season-high 13 rebounds while shooting 5-of-10 in a career-high 40 minutes in a win at Alabama on March 20 in the NIT … Had a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds with three blocks and two steals in a win over Howard on March 15 … Scored 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting with five rebounds, two assists, two blocks and two steals in a victory at Morgan State on Feb. 23 … Scored 12 points with nine rebounds at Niagara on Dec. 29 … Went for nine points and 11 boards in the very next games against Delaware State on Jan. 5 … Then in the following two games, posted 10 points, 10 rebounds, a season-high three assists and three blocks against Florida A&M (Feb. 7) and 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting, nine rebounds, two assists and two steals at Coppin State on Jan. 12 … Had 10 rebounds in back-to-back games at Savannah State (Jan. 19) and at South Carolina State (Jan. 21) with four blocks against SCSU … Also had 10 rebounds with eight points and three blocks at Rider on Dec. 12 … Scored 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting with nine boards against Siena on Nov. 16.
2017-18 (Senior Year)
Did not compete … Utilized redshirt season.
2016-17 (Junior Year)
Named to the preseason All-MEAC third team … Garnered MEAC Defensive Player of the Week honors on Jan. 16 and 23 and Feb. 6 and 13 … Played in 29 games and made 25 starts … Averaged 7.2 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game … Shot 71-of-148 overall (48.0 percent) and 66-of-109 from the free throw line … Ranked 49
th in the nation in blocks per game (1.90) and No. 235 in rebounding (6.7) … Also ended the year 22
nd in NCAA Division I career records in blocks (165), No. 37 in blocks per game (1.72), No. 195 in rebounds (521) and No. 1,082 in scoring (546) … Led the MEAC in blocks (1.9) and also ranked sixth in rebounding (6.7) and ninth in offensive rebounds (2.0) and defensive rebounds (4.6) … Ended the season ranked second all-time at NSU in blocks (165) … Ranked sixth in NSU Division I season records and eighth in overall season records with 55 blocks … Averaged 27.3 minutes per game … Totaled 208 points, 193 rebounds, 55 blocks, 26 assists and 13 steals on the season … Had eight games of 10 or more points, six games in double figures in rebounds and three double-doubles … Scored a career-high 21 points on 7-of-14 shooting, 7-of-8 from the charity stripe, with eight rebounds, three blocks and one steal against Bucknell on Nov. 24 in the Las Vegas Invitational … Tied his season high with two steals the following day versus Sacred Heart … Had his first double-double of the season with 10 points and a season-high 13 rebounds while adding three blocks, two assists and one steal in a win over Savannah State on Jan. 11 … Scored 15 points on 4-of-4 shooting and a 7-of-9 effort from the free throw line with seven boards, two assists, one block and one steal in a win at Delaware State on Jan. 16 … Made 8-of-9 from the free throw line and finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds at Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 20 … Also had a double-double of 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting, 10 rebounds and four blocks in a MEAC Tournament win over Howard on March 10 … Posted eight points, 11 rebounds, and a season-high five blocks in a victory over Hampton on Jan. 21 … Also had double-digit rebounding games at South Carolina State on Feb. 4 (11 rebounds, five points, four blocks) and at Savannah State on Feb. 6 (12 rebounds, three blocks) … Had five blocks again on Feb. 25 in a victory over Howard … Scored in double figures in three straight games against Northern Kentucky on Dec. 3 (10 points, 5-of-6 from the floor, five rebounds, three blocks) at Niagara on Dec. 10 (10 points, five rebounds, two assists) and in a triumph versus Eastern Kentucky on Dec. 19 (11 points, 9-of-10 free throw shooting, six rebounds) … Posted eight points, nine rebounds and two blocks during a home win over Bethune-Cookman on Jan. 28 … Secured nine rebounds with four points and two blocks in a victory at Florida A&M on Feb. 18 … Had contests of seven points and six rebounds at Bowling Green on Dec. 30 and six points, seven rebounds and two blocks at Morgan State on Jan. 4 … After missing the first few games of the season due to injury, tallied nine points and four boards at Vanderbilt on Nov. 18 in his season debut.
2015-16 (Sophomore Year)
Played in all 34 games and made 32 starts, the most on the team … A three-time MEAC Defensive Player of the Week … Averaged 7.5 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game … Led the team in rebounding and blocks … Bumped his numbers up to 8.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.4 blocks in conference games only … Shot 94-of-170 overall for the season (a team-high 55.3 percent) and 68-of-94 (72.3 percent) from the free throw line … Totaled 256 points, 224 rebounds, 74 blocks, 29 assists and 13 steals on the year … Ranked third in the MEAC in blocks (2.2), ninth in offensive rebounds (2.4), 12
th in rebounding (6.6) and 13
th in defensive rebounds (4.2) … Also stood 34
th in the nation in blocks (2.18) and 189
th in offensive rebounds (2.35) … Ended the season 47
th in the nation in career blocks per game (1.64) … Ended the year third all-time at NSU in blocks (110) … Ranked fourth in NSU D-I single season records in blocks (74), ninth in rebounds (224), 10
th in field goal percentage (.553) and 15
th in rebound average (6.6) … Also stood fourth in overall season records in blocks … Tied the school’s Division I record with seven blocks in a game twice … Had 10 games in double digits in scoring … Had eight or more points in 11 of the last 12 games of the year … Posted three double-doubles and six games altogether with 10 or more rebounds … Had 19 points on 6-of-11 shooting with a career-high 14 rebounds while adding six blocks in a win over Washington Adventist on Nov. 17 … The next game against Indiana State on Nov. 20 in the Paradise Jam, finished with 10 rebounds, seven points and seven blocks … Tied the school’s D-I record for blocks in a game shared by Kyle O’Quinn … Won MEAC Defensive Player of the Week honors for that effort … Tied the record again with seven blocks, 13 points, nine rebounds and two assists in a home win over Morgan State on Feb. 13, again earning MEAC Defensive Player of the Week accolades … Fell one short of the school record of eight blocks in a game held by Steve Gilbert … Followed that game up with six blocks, 14 points and eight rebounds at Delaware State on Feb. 20 … Shot 12-of-16 from the free throw line, the most attempts by an NSU player in seven years … Had a double-double two days later against Coppin State, posting 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting with 10 rebounds and two blocks on Feb. 22 … Sank 7-of-9 from the floor for 16 points, eight rebounds and three blocks at UMES on Feb. 8 … Had his second-highest scoring output of the year with 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting with seven rebounds and three blocks against Howard on Feb. 29 … Tallied 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting with five rebounds and two blocks in the MEAC tournament on March 11 against South Carolina State … Also had 14 points on 6-of-9 field goals with seven rebounds and three blocks at Old Dominion on Dec. 29 … Followed that up with 24 rebounds and seven blocks over his next three games from Jan. 2-9 … Had 10 points and 12 boards at Hampton on Jan. 30 … Also added 10 points at home versus Bethune-Cookman on Jan. 11 … Finished with 10 and 11 rebounds in back-to-back games at the Sun Bowl Invitational from Dec. 21-22 to help earn his second MEAC Defensive Player of the Week honors on the year … Closed out the regular season with nine points, eight boards, three assists and two steals against Hampton on March 3 … Also had nine points and seven rebounds in an overtime win at Howard on Feb. 6 and nine points at Morgan State on Feb. 24 … Set a career high with four assists at North Carolina A&T on Jan. 18 … Competed in the Hampton Roads 7 Cities Basketball Pro-Am during the summer of 2016.
2014-15 (Freshman Year)
A member of the MEAC All-Rookie Team … The team’s Rookie of the Year … Played in 33 games on the season and made one start … Averaged 2.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 13.8 minutes per game … Shot 33-of-68 (48.5 percent) from the floor and also connected on 16-of-33 from the free throw line … Compiled 104 rebounds, 82 points, 36 blocks, 19 assists and 11 steals on the year … Ranked 10
th in the MEAC and 228
th in the nation in blocks per game … Ranked tied for 10
th in NSU single-season Division I records in total blocks … Named the MEAC Rookie of the Week on Jan. 12 after tallying five points, 10 rebounds and three blocks in two games … Scored in double figures twice, including a season-high 12 points to go with five rebounds and a season-best three assists against U.Va.-Wise on Dec. 15 … Also had 10 points with four rebounds, three blocks, one assist and one steal in a victory at James Madison on Dec. 22 … Scored five points to go with a season-best eight rebounds and two assists and one block in a defeat of South Carolina State in the MEAC tournament on March 11 … Finished with a season-high five blocks with five points, six rebounds, two assists and a season-high tying two steals in a win at Savannah State on Jan. 26 … Tallied six points, four rebounds and one assist against North Carolina A&T on Jan. 19 … Had seven rebounds at Princeton (Jan. 6) as well as six boards and three blocks at Georgia (Jan. 3) and six rebounds at Bethune-Cookman (Jan. 12) … Started the season with six points, five rebounds and one steal versus Pfeiffer on Nov. 14 … Made his only start of the year at Morgan State on Feb. 14.
High School
Competed at Putnam Science Academy in 2013-14 … Averaged 16.5 points, 14.3 rebounds and 3.8 blocks as a senior at Glastonbury High School in 2012-13 … Ended the year with a 30-point, 22-rebound performance … Earned first-team all-state honors from the
New Haven Register …Was a two-time All-Central Connecticut Conference (CCC) pick his junior and senior seasons … Led Glastonbury HS to the CCC tournament final and an 18-7 overall record his senior year … Averaged 16.5 points, 11.2 rebounds and 3.9 blocks his junior year in 2011-12 … Named all-state honorable mention by both the
Register and the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) … Member of the
Hartford Courant Fab 15 team … Averaged 7.0 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2.0 blocks as a sophomore … Glastonbury’s all-time leading rebounder and shot blocker … Recruited by such programs as Central Connecticut State, Quinnipiac, Wagner, Sacred Heart, LIU Brooklyn and UMass-Lowell … Also played football for Glastonbury HS, including on the offensive line in 2012.
AAU/Club
Competed for the Connecticut Select AAU program in 2012, ’13 and ‘14 … Named to the all-tournament teams at the Hall of Fame Spring Classic and the Super16 Tournament.
Personal
Full name is Jordan Denzel Butler … Born on Aug. 7, 1994 … Son of Daisy and Carlton Butler … Majoring in sociology … Enjoys going out to eat, playing Madden 12k, and hanging out with friends.
| CAREER HIGHS |
| Points |
21 (2x), last: at Howard (2-2-19) |
| FG Made |
9, at Howard (2-2-19) |
| FG Att. |
14, vs Bucknell (11-24-16) |
| 3 Pt. FG Made |
N/A |
| 3 Pt. FG Att. |
N/A |
| FT Made |
13, Hampton (11-29-18) |
| FT Att. |
16, at Delaware State (2-20-16) |
| Rebounds |
14, Washington Adventist (11-17-15) |
| Assists |
4, at N.C. A&T (1-18-16) |
| Steals |
3, at Howard (2-2-19) |
| Blocks |
7 (2x), last: Morgan State (2-13-16) |
| Minutes |
40, at Alabama (3-20-19) |
