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John Butler
First Season: 2018-19
Last Season: 2025-26
Total Games: 366
Crew Chief: 0
U1: 40
U2: 326
Home Wins: 54.6%
Home Fouls: 19.2
Away Fouls: 19.4
Foul Diff: 0.2
Attendance: 16,811
| Games | Total | 2025-26 | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 366 | 66 | 63 | 59 | 50 | 47 | 39 | 32 | 10 |
| Preseason | 23 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Regular-Season | 342 | 62 | 60 | 55 | 48 | 44 | 37 | 28 | 8 |
| Post-Season | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Crew Chief | U1 | U2 | Home | Away | Score | Fouls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | Zach Zarba | Karl Lane | John Butler | New York Knicks | Atlanta Hawks | 106 - 107 | 21 - 26 |
| 2026-04-12 | Marat Kogut | Ben Taylor | John Butler | Dallas Mavericks | Chicago Bulls | 149 - 128 | 24 - 20 |
| 2026-04-10 | David Guthrie | Che Flores | John Butler | Atlanta Hawks | Cleveland Cavaliers | 124 - 102 | 18 - 20 |
| 2026-04-07 | Brent Barnaky | Tre Maddox | John Butler | Phoenix Suns | Houston Rockets | 105 - 119 | 20 - 30 |
| 2026-04-05 | Curtis Blair | CJ Washington | John Butler | Minnesota Timberwolves | Charlotte Hornets | 108 - 122 | 18 - 20 |
| 2026-04-03 | Scott Foster | John Butler | Pat O'Connell | New York Knicks | Chicago Bulls | 136 - 96 | 21 - 23 |
| 2026-03-31 | Tony Brothers | John Butler | Mousa Dagher | Detroit Pistons | Toronto Raptors | 127 - 116 | 22 - 22 |
| 2026-03-27 | Nick Buchert | Tyler Ricks | John Butler | Portland Trail Blazers | Dallas Mavericks | 93 - 100 | 23 - 22 |
| 2026-03-23 | Scott Foster | Ray Acosta | John Butler | Utah Jazz | Toronto Raptors | 127 - 143 | 19 - 30 |
| 2026-03-21 | Kevin Cutler | Natalie Sago | John Butler | Phoenix Suns | Milwaukee Bucks | 105 - 108 | 21 - 17 |
| 2026-03-19 | Matt Myers | Justin Van Duyne | John Butler | Sacramento Kings | Philadelphia 76ers | 118 - 139 | 18 - 22 |
| 2026-03-15 | Sean Corbin | Kevin Scott | John Butler | Oklahoma City Thunder | Minnesota Timberwolves | 116 - 103 | 16 - 19 |
| 2026-03-12 | Josh Tiven | John Butler | Jenna Reneau | San Antonio Spurs | Denver Nuggets | 131 - 136 | 25 - 20 |
| 2026-03-08 | Courtney Kirkland | Marat Kogut | John Butler | Milwaukee Bucks | Orlando Magic | 91 - 130 | 23 - 19 |
| 2026-03-04 | Zach Zarba | Eric Dalen | John Butler | Boston Celtics | Charlotte Hornets | 89 - 118 | 14 - 19 |
| 2026-03-03 | Courtney Kirkland | Evan Scott | John Butler | Toronto Raptors | New York Knicks | 95 - 111 | 15 - 17 |
| 2026-03-01 | Courtney Kirkland | Simone Jelks | John Butler | Indiana Pacers | Memphis Grizzlies | 106 - 125 | 13 - 16 |
| 2026-02-26 | Brian Forte | John Butler | Robert Hussey | LA Clippers | Minnesota Timberwolves | 88 - 94 | 17 - 19 |
| 2026-02-24 | Brian Forte | John Butler | Robert Hussey | Los Angeles Lakers | Orlando Magic | 109 - 110 | 19 - 20 |
| 2026-02-20 | Curtis Blair | John Butler | Brandon Schwab | Portland Trail Blazers | Denver Nuggets | 103 - 157 | 20 - 22 |
| 2026-02-19 | Tony Brothers | John Butler | Brandon Schwab | Golden State Warriors | Boston Celtics | 110 - 121 | 11 - 6 |
| 2026-02-11 | Marc Davis | John Butler | Robert Hussey | Houston Rockets | LA Clippers | 102 - 105 | 17 - 15 |
| 2026-02-09 | Ed Malloy | Phenizee Ransom | John Butler | Orlando Magic | Milwaukee Bucks | 118 - 99 | 18 - 21 |
| 2026-02-06 | Courtney Kirkland | Simone Jelks | John Butler | Boston Celtics | Miami Heat | 98 - 96 | 16 - 18 |
| 2026-02-04 | Tony Brothers | Jonathan Sterling | John Butler | San Antonio Spurs | Oklahoma City Thunder | 116 - 106 | 15 - 16 |
| 2026-01-31 | Josh Tiven | Tyler Ricks | John Butler | Memphis Grizzlies | Minnesota Timberwolves | 114 - 131 | 16 - 21 |
| 2026-01-29 | Josh Tiven | Suyash Mehta | John Butler | Atlanta Hawks | Houston Rockets | 86 - 104 | 16 - 11 |
| 2026-01-22 | Pat Fraher | Danielle Scott | John Butler | LA Clippers | Los Angeles Lakers | 112 - 104 | 17 - 17 |
| 2026-01-21 | Pat Fraher | Karl Lane | John Butler | Sacramento Kings | Toronto Raptors | 109 - 122 | 16 - 19 |
| 2026-01-19 | John Goble | Evan Scott | John Butler | New York Knicks | Dallas Mavericks | 97 - 114 | 25 - 21 |
| 2026-01-16 | Sean Wright | Matt Myers | John Butler | Indiana Pacers | New Orleans Pelicans | 127 - 119 | 22 - 16 |
| 2026-01-13 | Derrick Collins | Tyler Ford | John Butler | Oklahoma City Thunder | San Antonio Spurs | 119 - 98 | 23 - 25 |
| 2026-01-11 | Ed Malloy | Phenizee Ransom | John Butler | Memphis Grizzlies | Brooklyn Nets | 103 - 98 | 15 - 17 |
| 2026-01-08 | Justin Van Duyne | John Butler | Mousa Dagher | Utah Jazz | Dallas Mavericks | 116 - 114 | 11 - 13 |
| 2026-01-07 | Courtney Kirkland | Tyler Ricks | John Butler | Golden State Warriors | Milwaukee Bucks | 120 - 113 | 15 - 15 |
| 2026-01-03 | Karl Lane | Suyash Mehta | John Butler | Toronto Raptors | Atlanta Hawks | 134 - 117 | 20 - 19 |
| 2026-01-01 | Derrick Collins | Curtis Blair | John Butler | Detroit Pistons | Miami Heat | 112 - 118 | 20 - 19 |
| 2025-12-31 | Josh Tiven | Matt Myers | John Butler | Milwaukee Bucks | Washington Wizards | 113 - 114 | 14 - 18 |
| 2025-12-29 | Derrick Collins | Brian Forte | John Butler | Brooklyn Nets | Golden State Warriors | 107 - 120 | 27 - 21 |
| 2025-12-27 | Mark Lindsay | Michael Smith | John Butler | Orlando Magic | Denver Nuggets | 127 - 126 | 25 - 23 |
| 2025-12-23 | Derrick Collins | Tony Brothers | John Butler | Utah Jazz | Memphis Grizzlies | 128 - 137 | 21 - 23 |
| 2025-12-21 | Josh Tiven | Che Flores | John Butler | Sacramento Kings | Houston Rockets | 125 - 124 | 21 - 20 |
| 2025-12-19 | Courtney Kirkland | Nick Buchert | John Butler | Minnesota Timberwolves | Oklahoma City Thunder | 112 - 107 | 24 - 30 |
| 2025-12-17 | Tyler Ford | John Butler | Biniam Maru | Chicago Bulls | Cleveland Cavaliers | 127 - 111 | 17 - 16 |
| 2025-12-12 | John Goble | CJ Washington | John Butler | Golden State Warriors | Minnesota Timberwolves | 120 - 127 | 23 - 22 |
| 2025-12-10 | John Goble | John Butler | Brandon Schwab | Los Angeles Lakers | San Antonio Spurs | 119 - 132 | 23 - 19 |
| 2025-12-06 | James Capers | John Butler | Nate Cearley | Dallas Mavericks | Houston Rockets | 122 - 109 | 14 - 20 |
| 2025-12-02 | Curtis Blair | Natalie Sago | John Butler | Philadelphia 76ers | Washington Wizards | 121 - 102 | 21 - 15 |
| 2025-12-01 | Gediminas Petraitis | John Butler | Robert Hussey | Detroit Pistons | Atlanta Hawks | 99 - 98 | 12 - 16 |
| 2025-11-23 | Sean Wright | JB DeRosa | John Butler | Phoenix Suns | San Antonio Spurs | 111 - 102 | 23 - 17 |
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Tournament Games
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John Butler Game Pace by Season
Total games worked across seasons, relative to each season's opening day