Paul Butorac

Paul Butorac (born November 25, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player.^[2] He currently coaches Lilac City Legends of the American Basketball Association (ABA) .^[3]

Paul Butorac
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Butorac at Akita Municipal Gymnasium
Lilac City Legends
Position	Head coach
League	American Basketball Association
Personal information
Born	(1983-11-25) November 25, 1983 (age 41) Galveston, Texas
Nationality	American
Listed height	208 cm (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight	95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
High school	Medical Lake (Medical Lake, Washington)
College	Eastern Washington (2003–2007)
NBA draft	2007: undrafted
Playing career	2007–2019
Career history
Playing
2007	SO Maritime Boulogne
2007	Atlas Stal Ostrow Wielkopolski
2007	Liepajas Lauvas
2008	Colorado 14ers
2008	Kalev Tallinn
2008–2010	Niigata Albirex BB
2010–2011	Akita Northern Happinets
2011–2012	Takamatsu Five Arrows
2012	Yokohama B-Corsairs
2013	Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya
2013	Yambol
2014	TGI D-Rise
2014–2015	Wakayama Trians
2015	Saitama Broncos
2015	Fubon Braves
2016	Mono Vampire Basketball Club
2016	Rayos de Hermosillo
2016–2017	Kumamoto Volters
2018–2019	Kosei Club[1]
Coaching
2020–present	Lilac City Legends

College statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2003–04	Eastern Washington	30	2	12.3	.585	.200	.632	2.5	0.5	0.2	0.4	4.0
2004–05	Eastern Washington	26	2	15.9	.516	.333	.653	3.0	0.7	0.2	0.3	5.1
2005–06	Eastern Washington	29	28	24.2	.573	.438	.610	5.4	1.4	0.4	1.8	10.3
2006–07	Eastern Washington	28	28	28.0	.640	.238	.585	6.7	1.7	0.5	1.0	14.4
Career		113	60	20.1	.593	.313	.608	4.4	1.1	0.3	0.9	8.5

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2007–08	Boulogne-sur-Mer	6		20.3	.441	.286	.824	4.2	1.0	1.0	0.3	11.3
2007–08	Stal Ostrow Wielkopolski	2		5.5	.500	.000	.000	2.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	3.0
2007–08	Colorado 14ers	3	0	5.4	.333	.000	.000	0	0.67	0.0	0.0	0.67
2008–09	TTU/Kalev	6		13.2	.483	.125	.538	2.3	0.3	0.0	0.3	6.0
2008–09	Niigata	42	41	31.0	.557	.000	.564	9.0	1.3	0.9	1.0	16.0
2010–11	Akita	42	39	26.4	.541	.143	.548	7.7	1.2	0.3	0.5	14.4
2011–12	Takamatsu	44	43	33.3	.423	.233	.644	8.0	1.4	0.4	0.4	17.3
2012–13	Yokohama	14		19.3	.520	.409	.679	4.6	0.5	0.1	0.4	10.5
2012–13	Toyota Tsusho
2013–14	BC Yambol	8	5	24.1	.487	.263	.529	5.62	0.75	0.38	0.62	11.00
2013–14	TGI D-Rise	16		28.3	.557	.286	.639	11.0	1.9	0.6	0.8	16.6
2014–15	Wakayama	53	37	29.1	.418	.279	.643	7.4	1.7	0.5	0.5	15.0
2015–16	Saitama	14	7	20.7	.436	.279	.652	6.8	1.4	0.4	0.9	10.6
2015–16	Fubon Braves	2	2		.367	.273	.250	13.5	2	0	0.5	9.5
2015–16	Vampire	4		34.0	.316	.154	.600	7.5	1.8	0.3	2.3	9.0
2015–16	Rayos de Hermosillo	59	56	24.9	.597	.244	.636	8.12	0.80	0.31	0.39	10.69
2016–17	Kumamoto	60		14.8	.487	.267	.656	3.8	0.9	0.3	0.8	14.8

Playoff games

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010–2011	Akita	2		18.5	.500	.000	.400	5.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.0

Butorac with Arrows

External links

• Akita Highlights
• Eastern Washington bio
• Stats in Japan
• Paul Butorac on Facebook