CHAMPAIGN, Illinois - - One of Champaign-Urbana's best basketball players is going Division I, and Monday he made it official.
Central forward Corvon Butler signed this afternoon with North Carolina A&T State University. They're part of the MEAC Conference. That is the same league that sent Norfolk State to the NCAA Tournament last year - they knocked off 2nd-seeded Missouri. Butler says heading to A&T was just the right fit.
CORVON BUTLER #42, 6'-6"/215 Combo Forward, Champaign Central
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Following a summer of intense training, Butler saw all that work pay off in a new uniform. The Centennial transfer led a Maroons team that won its first regional title in four years in scoring average (14.7) and rebounding (7.4). A powerhouse in the paint, the 6-6 Butler produced seven double-doubles, highlighted by a 14-point, 15-rebound performance Jan. 7 against Missouri Class 5 state champion-to-be McCluer North. Butler led Central in scoring 10 times, with a season-high 25 points against Centennial on Feb. 3. Among colleges he is considering: St. Bonaventure.
Your season highlight: Winning regional championship against rival Centennial.
Your career highlight: In AAU, hitting the game-winning three-pointer to go to the finals.
Favorite college player: Jeremy Lamb
Favorite entertainers: Kevin Hart and Denzel Washington
Favorite class: Entrepreneurship
Favorite movie: "Project X"
Favorite store: Citi Trends
Favorite restaurant: Po' Boys
Favorite car: '87 Buick Grand National
My first job was ... working for my dad at his auto repair shop.
Plans for college: Going to a four-year college, playing basketball and getting my education.
In five years, I will be ... playing basketball in the NBA or over in the Euro-league.
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