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Dave Butler
Butler in 2014
Personal information
Born1964 or 1965 (age 59–60)
Rancho Palos Verdes, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolRolling Hills
(Rolling Hills Estates, California)
CollegeCalifornia (1983–1987)
NBA draft1987: 5th round, 114th overall pick
Selected by the Boston Celtics
PositionForward
Number5
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Dave Butler (born 1964 or 1965)[1] is an American businessman and former professional basketball player. He is the co-chief executive officer (CEO) of Dimensional Fund Advisors, a global investment firm.

Butler played college basketball for the California Golden Bears, twice leading them to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) after a 25-year postseason absence for the program. In his first season, he was honored as the top freshman player in the Pac-10 Conference (now Pac-12). He played professionally in Turkey and Japan.

Basketball

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Amateur

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Butler played basketball at Rolling Hills High School in Rolling Hills Estates in Los Angeles County, California. His father and brother were alumni of Loyola Marymount University, who recruited Butler to play college basketball. However, Butler chose to play for the California Golden Bears.[2]

At the University of California, Berkeley, Butler began his career as the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year in 1983.[3] Under first-year coach Lou Campanelli, the Bears qualified for the 1986 NIT, the school's first postseason appearance since 1960. Butler led the team that season in rebounding with 7.9 per game, and was second in scoring (11.8) behind Kevin Johnson.[2] Earlier that season on January 25, 1986, Butler had 23 points and 10 rebounds in one of the best games in his career, as the Bears won 75–67 to snap a 52-game losing streak to the UCLA Bruins.[4]

Cal returned to the NIT in 1987, advancing to the quarterfinals. Butler finished his career at Cal with the school record for games started (113), and also left fourth in Cal history in career rebounds (814) and seventh in scoring (1,291).[5]

Butler graduated with a Bachelor of Science in marketing and finance in 1986, and was a Rhodes Scholar candidate.[5][6] He was inducted into the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011, and named to the Pac-12 Hall of Honor in 2014.[5]

Professional

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A 6-foot-8-inch (2.03 m) forward, Butler was drafted by the Boston Celtics of National Basketball Association (NBA) in the fifth round of the 1987 NBA draft, but chose to play professionally in Turkey. In his only season there in Istanbul, he suffered a major calf injury that all but eliminated any possibility of him playing in the NBA. He played one more year in Japan with the Isuzu Motors Lynx.[1][7][8]

Post-basketball career

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Butler returned to Cal and earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the Haas School of Business in 1990.[5][6] He worked with Merrill Lynch for three years before joining Dimensional Fund Advisors in 1995.[1]

In 2017 he was named co-CEO of Dimensional while continuing as head of global financial advisor services.[9]

Personal life

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Butler's younger brother, Greg, played college basketball for Cal's rival, Stanford, before also playing professionally in the NBA.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Kroner, Steve (March 16, 2003). "WHERE ARE THEY NOW? / Dave and Greg Butler / The Butlers served Cal, Stanford / Greg coaches; brother Dave is financial adviser". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on June 18, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Drooz, Allan (March 13, 1986). "Old Friends to Face Off When Lions, Cal Meet in NIT Opener". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 8, 2014.
  3. ^ Faraudo, Jeff (February 21, 2014). "Basketball: Dave Butler to Pac-12 Hall of Honor". ibabuzz.com. MediaNews Group. Archived from the original on February 26, 2014.
  4. ^ Faraudo, Jeff (January 25, 2007). "Cal ended losing skid to UCLA 21 years ago". Contra Costa Times. Archived from the original on March 8, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d "Pac-12 Basketball Hall of Honor to Induct 2013–14 Class" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. February 21, 2014. Archived from the original on March 14, 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Dave Butler". Dimensional Fund Advisors. Archived from the original on March 3, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  7. ^ "Japanese team rallies to top IUS 85–77 in exhibition". The Courier-Journal. October 14, 1988. p. F7. Retrieved October 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ Athlete-Samos (October 30, 2017). "日本リーグ男子 歴代外国人選手一覧". Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  9. ^ Dang, Sheila (February 23, 2017). "Dimensional Fund Advisors Names Dave Butler Co-CEO". Institutional Investor. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
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