AS A SENIOR IN 2002-03: Earned first teamAll-WCC honors... started first nine contests and has 21 totalstarts... saw action in first 23 games and 25 of 27... missedcontest against San Francisco due to illness but returned againstSaint Mary's... missed regular-season finale at Portland due tosame illness... is ranked tops in the league in field goal percent(.515), 10th in offensive rebounds (2.08), 11th in the league inrebounding (5.2) and 18th in scoring (10.0)... posted 13 points andnine rebounds against Arkansas-Little Rock... added eight pointsand five rebounds against Texas A&M... posted eight points andsix rebounds against Fresno State... pulled down nine rebounds atTulsa... recorded first double-double of the season againstPacific, notching 13 points and 10 rebounds in 17 minutes ofaction... went 6-7 from the field in the first half against SanDiego... went 10-15 from the field against Pepperdine for acareer-high 23 points... scored 19 of those points in the secondhalf... also pulled down eight rebounds... followed thatperformance with 18 points and five steals against LMU... scoredthree baskets in a 55-second span to open up the game in the firsthalf... posted 11 points and 6 rebounds at Saint Mary's... pulleddown 10 rebounds at San Francisco... tied career mark with 23points against Portland, in only 23 minutes of action... went 10-14from the field... scored 14 points at Pepperdine.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2001-02: Named to theAll-Tournament team at the Golden Gopher Basketball Classic afterleading the Broncos to a season-opening win against No. 24 Utahwith a career-high 21 points... added nine rebounds and four stealsin the victory, going 8-of-14 from the floor... against hostMinnesota, went 4-of-7 and posted nine points, seven rebounds, twoassists, three steals and one block... Named the WCC/RawlingsPlayer of the Week for those efforts... started the first 11contests and had 29 starts overall... saw action in all 31...ranked ninth in the WCC in steals, with 1.48, and was one of onlytwo forwards ranked in the top 10... also ranked eighth in fieldgoal percentage (.466), ninth in the league in rebounds (5.9), 10thin blocks (.68) and 19th in scoring (11.2)... added 11 points atTCU, nine of which came in the Broncos' second-half comebackattempt... notched five assists against Portland... notched firstcareer double-double, an 18-point, 10-rebound effort atPepperdine... added a 17-point, 5-rebound effort at Portland...scored 20 points against LMU, one off her career high... had asolid performance vs. Saint Mary's in the WCC Tournament, with 11points and seven rebounds, including a free throw with 28 secondsremaining to secure the victory... matched her first double-doubleof the season with an 18-point, 10-rebound performance in the NCAAfirst round vs. LSU... also tied a career high in assists, withfive.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2000-01: Played in 25 gamesfor the Broncos at forward, starting in three... missed the firstthree games of the season after breaking her left ankle in apick-up game four days before practices began... also toreligaments in that ankle... it was the same pick-up game thatteammate Tammy Annas tore her ACL... registered 10 games withdouble-digit scoring... posted a career-high 17 points on 8-13shooting in a league-opening victory over Pepperdine... added threeassists and three steals against the Waves... Recorded her firstcareer double-double at Loyola Marymount, with 10 points and acareer-high 10 rebounds... added 10 points in each of the team'slast two regular season games, at Gonzaga and Portland.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 1999-00: Averaged 5.8 points,3.0 rebounds and 13.5 minutes per game in 26 games played...connected on 16 of first 19 shots of the season... established acareer high of 15 points during her best game of the season againstGonzaga on Feb. 24, and in assists with 3 against George Washingtonon Dec. 20... made 4 of 4 free throws against Colorado State, andaveraged .550 for the season... grabbed seven rebounds against SanDiego and totaled 77 for the season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Bellarmine Prep inTacoma, Wash... played for head coaches Mariann O'Dell and CariHarrison at Bellarmine... averaged 23.0 points and 12.0 reboundsper game her senior season... earned four appearances on theNarrows League first team... selected the Narrows League Player ofthe Year her senior campaign... named the Tacoma News TribunePlayer of the Year as a senior... honored as the Bellarmine PrepPlayer of the Year and Female Athlete of the Year... an honorablemention USA Today All-America selection following her seniorseason.
PERSONAL: Full name is Julia Kay Butler... bornOctober 27, 1980 in Tacoma, Wash... parents are John and LindaButler and Kathy and Jim Tschimperle... sister Kim is a freshman onthis year's squad... majoring in sociology... spent this pastsummer playing in the Blue Angels Summer League in Washington withteammates Becki Ashbaugh, Kayla Huss and Quinn Thomas.
Butler's Career Statistics
| Year | G-GS | MIN | FG-AT | PCT | 3P-AT | PCT | FT-AT | PCT | REB | AVG | PF-D | A | TO | B | S | TP | AVG |
| 99-00 | 26-2 | 351 | 64-120 | .533 | 0-0 | .000 | 22-40 | .550 | 77 | 3.0 | 49-2 | 25 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 150 | 5.8 |
| 00-01 | 25-3 | 400 | 79-153 | .516 | 0-0 | .000 | 23-40 | .575 | 101 | 4.0 | 60-2 | 23 | 53 | 15 | 25 | 181 | 7.2 |
| 01-02 | 31-30 | 755 | 139-298 | .466 | 0-0 | .000 | 68-109 | .624 | 183 | 5.9 | 95-3 | 38 | 53 | 21 | 46 | 346 | 11.2 |
| 02-03 | 25-21 | 537 | 104-201 | .517 | 0-1 | .000 | 37-49 | .755 | 127 | 5.1 | 74-1 | 25 | 55 | 12 | 21 | 245 | 9.8 |
| Totals | 107-56 | 2043 | 386-772 | .500 | 0-1 | .000 | 150-238 | .630 | 488 | 4.6 | 278-8 | 111 | 194 | 55 | 99 | 922 | 8.6 |
J. Butler's Career Highs
| Points | 23 | twice, last vs. Portland,Jan. 30, 2003 |
| Field Goals | 10 | twice, last vs. Portland,Jan. 30, 2003 |
| Field GoalAttempts | 16 | twice, last at Pepperdine,Jan. 25, 2002 |
| Three-Point Field GoalAttempts | 1 | vs. Fresno State, Dec. 4,2002 |
| Free Throws | 6 | San Francisco, Feb. 2,2002 |
| Free ThrowAttempts | 10 | San Francisco, Feb. 2,2002 |
| Rebounds | 10 | five times, last at SanFrancisco, Jan. 25, 2003 |
| Assists | 5 | twice, last vs. LSU, March15, 2002 |
| Blocked Shots | 3 | three times, last vs. SanDiego, Feb. 28, 2002 |
| Steals | 5 | twice, last vs. LoyolaMarymount, Jan. 18, 2003 |
| Minutes | 37 | vs. Pepperdine, Jan. 16,2003 |
