BSU Rebound King Ed Butler Selected for Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame

MUNCIE, Ind. -- Ball State's all-time leading rebounder by more than 200 rebounds and the school's all-time leading scorer at the time of his graduation, Ed Butler (1961-64) has been selected for induction into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.

Butler accomplished all of his career totals in just three years, playing before freshmen were eligible for varsity competition, and led the Cardinals to the College Division National Tournament as a senior. He was inducted into the Ball State Athletics Hall of Fame in 1979.

The 12-member class will be inducted March 20, 2019 with an afternoon reception at the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame museum in New Castle and an evening banquet at the Primo Banquet Hall in Indianapolis. Reservations are available online now or through mail order in early 2019. Call the Hall at 765-529-1891, visit www.hoopshall.com or email info@hoopshall.com for more information.

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Ed Butler propelled success at South Bend Adams High School to a historic career at Ball State University. A 1960 graduate of Adams, he averaged 12.9 points and 6.9 rebounds as a senior with a school-record 55 percent field goal accuracy for a 19-4 team that won the school's first conference championship and ranked 11th in the final state poll.

Under Jim Hinga at Ball State, Butler's rebounding totals are unparalleled in program history. Averaging 14.8 points and 17.4 rebounds as a sophomore, 17.0 points and 16.9 rebounds as a junior and 21.8 points and 17.7 rebounds as a senior, he totaled 1,278 career points and a school-record 1,231 career rebounds. His scoring total was also a school record at the time of his graduation.

Butler set every Cardinals rebounding record, including single-season (442) and game (27). He owns the top three single-season rebounding totals and the top nine single-game marks in program history.

He was a three-time first-team all-conference selection, the Indiana Collegiate Conference Player of the Year and an honorable mention All-American while helping BSU to the 1964 College Division National Tournament.

In a career including business and education positions, Butler worked at schools in California, Washington D.C., and the Virgin Islands, as well as Fort Wayne North and Fort Wayne Dwenger high schools. Retiring in 2005 from a position with AT&T, he resides in San Francisco, California.

BSU Rebound King Ed Butler Selected for Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame

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