Butterfield making one more trip
Last time we checked on Mineral Area forward Darryl Butterfield he was on his way to an official visit with Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
"It went pretty good," said MAC head coach Corey Tate. "He didn't sign or anything."
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But Butterfield should be signing with someone by the end of the week. He has one last trip to make.
"He is going on a visit today to Missouri," Tate said. "They offered him, so he's just going to take a visit and make a decision."
Butterfield previously took a visit to Austin Peay in late April. Tate said he expects the 6-foot-7 forward to come to a decision between those three schools by the weekend.
Butterfield averaged 8.4 points and 4.9 rebounds for a very balanced Mineral Area team last season. MAC went 28-and-5 and lost in the regional tournament to eighth-ranked Southwestern Illinois. Butterfield was one of the top scorers on a team that did not have anyone above 13 points per game.
"His number one strength is he works so hard and that always makes up for a lot of skill work, anything else you don't have," Tate said. "He's a tough kid, he knows how to play the game."
And by Friday, he should know where he'll be playing it next season.