Wesley Butler closing in on 1,000 at KU

GREENSBURG — Wesley Butler scored 10 points Monday afternoon in Kutztown University’s 91-77 win at Seton Hill, topping 1,000 in his college career.

Butler, a two-time Berks Player of the Year at Reading High, needed two points to reach the milestone; he’s now at 1,008.

Sophomore Jalen Bryant scored a career-high 29 points to lead the Golden Bears (3-1, 3-6); he was good on 5-of-6 shots from 3-point range.

Butler surpassed the milestone less than four minutes into the game, hitting a 3-pointer to give Kutztown a 7-2 lead. He hit another 3-pointer later in the half but otherwise struggled from the field. He was good on all four of his free throws.

Butler is averaging a team-leading 17.2 points for the Golden Bears (2-6). He also leads the team in minutes, averaging 35.6 per game.

Butler is the 28th player in program history to reach 1,000 and the first since Anthony Lee, who played form 2015-19.

Butler scored a season-high 31 points Nov. 16 against Jefferson; he had 27 in the season-opener against Elizabeth State.

He averaged 18.1 points last season for the Golden Bears.

As a freshman Butler earned All-PSAC East second-team honors and was named Kutztown University’s Male Freshman of the Year.

At Reading High he played on the 2018 District 3 Class 6A championship team and the 2017 PIAA Class 6A championship team. He scored 1,315 points with the Red Knights.