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Jared Butler: A fight between two dreams

The world turned upside down. In a matter of hours, the Bears went from scouting their next opponent while in Kansas City, Mo., to heading home with no season to finish.

Due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19, the NCAA canceled the March Madness tournament, leaving many college basketball players frustrated and heartbroken.

It also left Baylor sophomore guard Jared Butler with a decision to make.

Butler came into the season not necessarily touted as one of the best players in the country, and Baylor wasn’t supposed to be a top-tier school. Three Man Weave slotted the guard as “potentially All-Conference” and the Bears barely broke into the Associated Press Top 25 to start the year.