Baylor Basketball: Breaking down the 2018 recruiting class

Jared Butler – Reserve, LA

Guard | 6-foot-3 | 185 lbs | No. 97 overall

After Alabama received a commitment (and reclassification) from Kira Lewis earlier this summer, top-100 point guard Jared Butler elected to reopen his recruitment. Then, very shortly after, Baylor head coach Scott Drew was able to land Butler to be the presumed point guard of the future for the program. In regards to his latest 2018 commitment, head coach Scott Drew had this to say (Baylor.com):

"“Our staff built a great relationship with Jared [Butler] and his family during the recruitment, and we know he’s a great fit for our program. He’s an explosive guard with the ability to create for his teammates and score from all over the court, but more importantly, he’s a high character young man who will be a terrific teammate. We can’t wait to welcome him to the Baylor family.”"

At the college level, playmaking and 3-point shooting represent two of the most important skills for a point guard to have. In regards to Jared Butler, he already has both of those attributes on lockdown. He is extremely mature when it comes to shot selection and he also is a capable playmaker both in transition and in halfcourt sets. Although not tremendously adept at finishing around the basket at this point in time, his offensive repertoire is developing at a fast rate.

However, there are questions regarding whether or not he will be eligible to play right away or not as it is possible that he is seen as a transfer rather than an incoming freshman. In 16 games on the EYBL circuit last spring/summer, Butler averaged 13.6 points (.411/.298/.674), 4.0 rebounds, and 4.4 assists per game.