Spencer Butterfield

{{short description|American basketball player}}

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| name = Spencer Butterfield

| image = Spencer Butterfield.jpg

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| caption = Butterfield with Nanterre 92 in 2017

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| position = Shooting guard

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 205

| league =

| team = Free Agent

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|10|11}}

| birth_place = Provo, Utah

| death_date =

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| nationality = American

| high_school = Del Oro (Loomis, California)

| college = *Yuba College (2010–2012)

| draft_year = 2014

| career_start = 2014

| career_end =

| years1 = 2014–2015

| team1 = Melilla

| years2 = 2015–2016

| team2 = Juventus

| years3 = 2016–2017

| team3 = Nanterre 92

| years4 = 2017–2018

| team4 = Alba Berlin

| years5 = 2018–2019

| team5 = Pallacanestro Reggiana

| years6 = 2019–2020

| team6 = Nanterre 92

| years7 = 2020–2021

| team7 = Iberostar Tenerife

| years8 = 2022–2024

| team8 = Antwerp Giants

| highlights = * FIBA Europe Cup champion (2017)

FIBA Europe Cup records

  • Most three-point field goals in a game (11)

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Spencer Darren Butterfield (born October 11, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Telenet Giants Antwerp of the BNXT League. In 2017 he won the FIBA Europe Cup Championship with Nanterre 92.

Professional career

On March 14, 2017, Butterfield set a new FIBA Europe Cup record when he scored 11 three-point field goals in a 110–82 win against Usak Sportif.{{Cite news|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/16-17/news/out-of-this-world-butterfield-breaks-newly-minted-roberson-record|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316113515/http://www.fiba.com/europecup/16-17/news/out-of-this-world-butterfield-breaks-newly-minted-roberson-record|url-status=live|archive-date=March 16, 2017|title=Out-of-this-world Butterfield breaks newly-minted Roberson record|publisher=FIBA Europe Cup|date=15 March 2017}} He also tied the scoring record by scoring 39 points. In April, he won the FIBA Europe Cup title after beating Élan Chalon in the Finals.https://web.archive.org/web/20170427095956/http://www.fiba.com/europecup/16-17/news/nanterre-continue-magical-week-hold-off-elan-chalon-in-title-decider On Tuesday July 25, 2017, ALBA Berlin announced that it had signed Butterfield to a one-year contract.{{Cite news|url=http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/7ywk8749ja6lo7ff/alba-adds-guard-butterfield|title=ALBA adds guard Butterfield|publisher=Eurocupbasketball.com|date=25 July 2017}}{{dead link|date=February 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

On July 27, 2018, Butterfield signed a two-year deal with the Italian club Pallacanestro Reggiana.{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/italy/serie-a/283694/spencer-butterfield-signs-with-reggio-emilia.html|title= Spencer Butterfield signs with Reggio Emilia|publisher=Sportando.basketball|date=27 July 2018}}

For the 2019–20 season, Butterfield re-signed with Nanterre 92.{{Cite news|url=https://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/9s4lw9yd36d4e5xn/nanterre-brings-back-shooting-guard-butterfield|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705205459/https://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/9s4lw9yd36d4e5xn/nanterre-brings-back-shooting-guard-butterfield|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 5, 2019|title=Nanterre brings back shooting guard Butterfield|publisher=FIBA Europe Cup|date=5 July 2019}} He averaged 10.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. On October 8, 2020, Butterfield signed with Iberostar Tenerife of the Liga ACB.{{cite web |title=Spencer Butterfield (ex Nanterre) agreed terms with Tenerife |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Spain/news/647506/Spencer-Butterfield-(ex-Nanterre)-agreed-terms-with-Tenerife |website=Eurobasket |accessdate=8 October 2020 |date=8 October 2020}}

On November 5, 2022, he signed with Telenet Giants Antwerp of the Belgian BNXT League.{{Cite web|url=https://antwerpgiants.be/telenet-giants-antwerp-tekent-shooting-guard-spencer-butterfield/|title=Telenet Giants Antwerp tekent shooting guard Spencer Butterfield|last=|first=|date=November 5, 2022|website=antwerpgiants.be|publisher=|language=nl|access-date=November 21, 2022}} On 12 March 2023, Butterfield and the Giants won the Belgian Cup after beating BC Oostende in the final. He scored a shared team-high 18 points in the final and was named the Belgian Cup Final MVP after the game.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-12 |title=Antwerp Giants kloppen favoriet Oostende in spannende bekerfinale |url=https://sporza.be/nl/matches/basketbal/2023-03/antwerp-giants-kloppen-favoriet-oostende-in-spannende-bekerfinale~1678088592789/ |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=sporza.be |language=nl}}

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