Mike Butler (basketball)

{{short description|American basketball player}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Mike Butler

| image = Mike Butler.jpg

| width =

| caption =

| position = Shooting guard

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 170

| number = 10, 12

| birth_date = {{birth date|1946|10|22}}

| birth_place = Memphis, Tennessee

| nationality = American

| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|11|18|1946|10|22}}

| high_school =

• Lindbergh (St. Louis, Missouri)
• Kingsbury (Memphis, Tennessee)

| college = Memphis (1965–1968)

| draft_year = 1968

| draft_round = 10

| draft_pick = 121

| draft_team = San Diego Rockets

| career_start = 1968

| career_end = 1972

| years1 = 1968–1970

| team1 = New Orleans Buccaneers

| years2 = 1970–1972

| team2 = Utah Stars

| highlights =

• ABA champion (1971)

| bbr = butlemi01

}}

Michael Edward Butler (born October 22, 1946 - November 18, 2018) was an American professional basketball player born in Memphis, Tennessee.

He was selected in the 1968 NBA draft by the San Diego Rockets, and in the 1972 American Basketball Association (ABA) Draft by the San Diego Conquistadors. He played four seasons in the ABA with the New Orleans Buccaneers and the Utah Stars.

After retiring from professional basketball, Butler worked in the transportation and distribution business. He lived in Lakeland, Tennessee.[https://web.archive.org/web/20020211023129/http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,270020161,00.html Deseret News] Article dated May 20, 2001; retrieved December 8, 2006

Butler lived in St. Louis, Missouri for a short period of time (1959–1961) and attended Lindbergh High School. From 1962 to 1964 Mike played for Coach Bill Todd at Memphis Kingsbury High School. In 102 games he set the then Shelby Metro Area Record by scoring 1,976 points.