TOM BUTLER

Graduate Assistant Coach, 1985-86

No previous coaching experience.

Played basketball at Butler University.

I do not know if this is the same Tom Butler who coached at KU:

Drake Coach Resigns

Published: February 21, 1990

LEAD: Tom Abatemarco resigned as the coach of Drake yesterday and an assistant coach, Tom Butler, was dismissed after an investigation found mistreatment of players and violations of National Collegiate Athletic Association rules. Michael Ferrari, the Drake president, said at a news conference that a university committee concluded that Abatemarco knew nothing of the N.C.A.A.

Tom Abatemarco resigned as the coach of Drake yesterday and an assistant coach, Tom Butler, was dismissed after an investigation found mistreatment of players and violations of National Collegiate Athletic Association rules. Michael Ferrari, the Drake president, said at a news conference that a university committee concluded that Abatemarco knew nothing of the N.C.A.A. violations but that he used language and engaged in conduct demeaning to players, assistant coaches and trainers. Ferrari said Butler tried to influence a witness in the investigation and refused to cooperate with the committee. (AP)