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High School
◊ Coached by Shelley Collier at Webb School of Knoxville.
◊ Rated as the No. 63 recruit and No. 11 point guard by ESPN's HoopGurlz.
◊ Named Miss Tennessee Basketball for Division II-Class A by the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) as a junior in 2011.
◊ Recognized as the Tennessee state winner of the 2011 Wendy's High School Heisman Award, a program that recognizes the nation's most esteemed high school senior men and women for excellence in academics, athletics, and community/school involvement.
◊ Selected as the Knoxville News Sentinel's PrepXtra Athlete of the Year in both basketball (2011) and track and field (2009) during her stellar prep career.
◊ Began playing varsity basketball as an eighth grader and helped Webb compile a 98-29 record over the next four seasons before missing the majority of her senior season due to a knee injury.
◊ Helped Webb to a state championship as a freshman in 2009, as well as runner-up finishes in 2008 and 2011 and the state semifinals in 2010.
◊ Had her senior season cut short after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her left knee on Nov. 25 during a Thanksgiving Tournament in Memphis.
◊ Did return for Webb's Senior Night. Started with four classmates and "played" four seconds before Webb called timeout and presented her with the game ball.
◊ As a junior, averaged 21.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.4 steals and 3.0 assists per game in leading Webb to a 27-6 record.
◊ Averaged 28.0 points in two state sectional games and two state tourney contests in 2011.
◊ As a sophomore, averaged 14.0 points and 3.2 rebounds to help Webb to a 17-15 finish.
◊ Missed the first 10 games of her sophomore season after tearing a tendon in her right hand...Webb started the season 1-9 but was 16-6 after Butler returned to action.
◊ As a freshman, named to the all-tourney squad at the state tournament after averaging 8.0 points, 3.5 rebounds en route to helping the Lady Spartans to the Division II-Class 2A championship.
◊ Captured 10 state titles in track and field as well - nine individual (three each in the pentathlon, 300-meter hurdles and 100-meter hurdles) and one team (400-meter relay).
Personal
◊ Born November 25, 1993, Marjorie is the daughter of Danny and Anne Butler.
◊ Major: Exercise Science.
◊ Recipient of the Val Porter Family Women's Basketball Scholarship for 2012-13.
