Knockout punch of Florida Atlantic in national semifinal changed things for Aztecs' guard and program on the rise
You ask a question that has gathered dust for more than six months, since 11.9 million viewers froze like Louvre statues, since CBS voice Jim Nantz mined for the right words, since San Diego State guard Lamont Butler lifted a rimless rainbow inside cavernous NRG Stadium in Houston, an NCAA Tournament title-game berth on the line.
already owned major-college respect. Breaking through in the NCAA Tournament, however, represents the key to finding the stratosphere Gonzaga, Butler and few others reach. For Butler, the Aztec, it earned him more than three times the Instagram followers … and a culinary cut of history. Butler struck up a Name, Image and Likeness deal with El Pollo Grill in Chula Vista for Butler’s Buzzer Beater Quesadilla. Urban Outfitters and Jersey Mike’s followed. More is in the backroom works.
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