Professional Career
In July 2008, Butch began playing Las Vegas summer league games for the Memphis Grizzlies in hopes of getting a contract with the team after going undrafted.
On December 9, 2008 Brian Butch was sought out by the Giants Nördlingen to fill a center position. In the 2008-2009 season with Giants he played 20 games averaging 10.6 points and 5.5 rebounds a game.
Butch played in the Greek League with Ilisiakos playing 3 games averaging 14 points and 5.3 rebounds.
In December 2009, Butch signed with the Bakersfield Jam of the D-League. As the Jam's starting center, Butch was awarded a spot on the D-League Western Conference All-Star team. Coming off the bench, he was named the All-Star Game's Most Valuable Player.
On April 4, 2010 Butch was signed by the Denver Nuggets. On August 15, 2010, Butch was waived by Denver after not playing in a game for the club.
Butch sat out the 2010–11 season with the Jam due to injury.
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