Rising star Jase Butler to return to Colorado State men's basketball

Jase Butler will be back. The player who arguably made the biggest growth from Game 1 to Game 34 for the Colorado State men's basketball team will return to the Rams for the 2026-27 season. Butler announced his plan to return on social media April 3.

The 6-foot-4 wing averaged 9. 3 points, 3. 1 rebounds and 1.

8 assists per game. He shot 45% from the field and 41% from 3-point range and had the second-most free throw attempts on the team. Butler joined CSU after spending his freshman season at Washington, where he rarely saw the floor.

He played 18 minutes and averaged eight points per game in nonconference play. In the last 12 games — from the start of February through the end of the season — he played 32 minutes per game and averaged 12. 6 points per game.