Episode 112 - Brian Butch

Brian Butch's basketball career started in the Fox Valley. After
the Appleton West High School standout was selected as a
McDonald's All-American alongside the likes of LeBron James and
Chris Paul, he attended the University of Wisconsin and was an
instrumental part of a Badgers team that made tournament runs and
was at one point ranked number one in the country. Following his
impressive collegiate career, Butch played internationally in
Japan, China, Greece, Dubai, and the Philippines, as well as the
NBA's D-League (now called "NBA G-League") during his 10-year
professional basketball career.


Butch's latest stop brings him back to the region where it all
began, this time as a coach. The Wisconsin-born big man recently
accepted a position on the coaching staff of the Wisconsin Herd,
a G-League expansion team and Milwaukee Bucks affiliate franchise
based in Oshkosh. Milwaukee Record's Tyler Maas made the drive to
Oshkosh and met up with Butch at Herd facilities. There, Maas—who
grew up one town away from Butch and graduated the same
year—asked the highly touted prep player about the pressure he
faced in high school, what it was like to be a Badger, how he
adjusted to playing internationally, the misconceptions people
have about the G-League, and what fans can expect during the
Herd's inaugural season.