Jimmy Butler’s Nationality

Jimmy Butler III, a basketball forward for the Miami Heat, has been playing with the team since July 2019 through a sign-and-trade. He was originally drafted by the Chicago Bulls in 2011 as the overall 30th pick. He received the 2015 NBA Most Improved Player award. However, two seasons later, he was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2017 and then to the Philadelphia 49ers in 2018. He has been named to the All-NBA Team five times, the NBA All-Defensive Team five times, and the NBA All-Star Team six times. He also competed for the United States in the 2016 Olympics and won a gold medal. He topped the league in steals in 2021 and reached the NBA Finals in 2023.

Butler went to Tomball High School and upon graduating, he wasn't recruited, opting to attend Tyler Junior College in 2007. He played one year of college basketball for Tyler Junior College before transferring to Marquette University. He had 76.8% free-throw shooting in the 2008–09 season as a sophomore, averaging 5.6 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. He earned All-Big East Honorable Mention honors after he entered the starting lineup as a junior, averaging 14.7 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. Butler helped Marquette finish 11-7 in the Big East and qualify for the NCAA tournament for the fifth time in a row. He averaged 15.7 points per game as a senior, earning him an All-Big East honorable mention for the second consecutive year.

What is Jimmy Butler’s nationality?

Jimmy Butler is of American nationality. Born in Houston, Texas, he grew up in the Tomball suburb, in the United States. He represented the U.S. in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and won a gold medal.

Jimmy Butler’s Hometown

Jimmy Butler grew up in the Houston suburb of Tomball. In his junior year at Tomball High, Butler scored 10 points per game on average. As a senior and team captain in 2007, he averaged 19.9 points and 8.7 rebounds, which earned him the distinction of his team's most valuable player.

Jimmy Butler’s Birthplace

Jimmy Butler was born in Houston, Texas, in the U.S. on September 14, 1989. Butler's father, Jimmy Butler Jr., abandoned the family when he was a baby. His mother evicted him from the house when he was 13 years old and residing in the Tomball suburb of Houston. However, Butler still maintains healthy relations with his parents and said in a 2011 interview that "I don't hold grudges. I still talk to my family. My mom. My father. We love each other. That's never going to change." (via ESPN)