Riverside's Lamont Butler driven to help San Diego State return to the Final Four

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Lamont Butler, who grew up in Riverside, has overcome personal tragedy to play a key role in San Diego State's NCAA tournament success.

The clock was winding down. With 17.5 seconds standing between the San Diego State men's basketball team and victory, time was its biggest adversary. The Aztecs clawed their way back from a 14-point deficit in the second half against Florida Atlantic and were now one play away from making history as the first San Diego State team to make it to the NCAA tournament championship game.

Whether it be shooting, ball handling, pace or pick-and-roll reads, Butler works to improve all aspects of his physical and mental approach to the game by working out a minimum of two to three times a day in the offseason. Butler also attends 'tune-up' workouts, as Scott says, during the season on top of his weight training and team practices. Butler, who cites Kobe Bryant as one of his greatest influences, challenges himself mentally outside of basketball.

 

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