Cardell Butler

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Cardell Butler, AKA "Ballaholic", is an American Streetball player from Oakland, California. He is known for his appearances on the And 1 Mixtape Tour shows, which aired on ESPN. In conventional basketball, Butler currently plays for the San Diego Wildcats of the American Basketball Association. He is 6-foot 4-inches tall and plays the guard position. Butler is known for his straightforward, aggressive scoring ability. When he was 15, Butler received his nickname, "Ballaholic", because he earned a reputation on the basketball court of always shooting the ball whenever he gained possession of it.

[edit] College Career

Butler played college basketball at Utah State. While in his senior year at Utah State they were in and out of the AP top 25 College Basketball Rankings. Utah State finished the regular season with a record of 25 wins against only 2 losses, but lost to Cal St. Northridge in the Big West Conference tournament semifinal game, ending their chance at an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. Utah State was then denied an at large bid into the tournament, and became the only team to ever finish the season in the AP top 25 rankings and not be selected into the NCAA tournament. University of the Pacific, the team that went on to represent the Big West Conference, went on to upset two teams and make it into the Sweet 16. While at Utah State, Butler was known for his countless high-flying dunks and impressive alley-oop dunks.

[edit] And1 Mixtape Tour

During the 2004 season of the And1 Mixtape Tour, Butler passed up the opportunity to attend the New York Knicks training camp, choosing instead to remain on the And1 tour because he wrongly believed he would lose his spot in the tour.