Just shy of one year after the very sad end to his collegiate career, Mr. Butler is cleared for a full-time return to basketball.

Butler’s agent Chet Ervin of KMG Sports confirmed the news, “We’ve kept teams up to date with where he is. Within the last couple of weeks, he has generated a lot of interest and we are expecting a lot more interest. “

It is almost a year to the day that Butler tore the ACL in his knee. That was in the 2010 Final Four against Duke. Butler had surgery and has spent the past year getting himself back to where he was.

“I think it’s likely that he could sign with somebody this season,” Ervin said. “He has worked out for several teams within the last few weeks.”

I’m going to break protocol here. I really hope this happens. That scene on the floor of Lucas Oil Stadium and what it ultimately meant remains one of the most unfortunate and unfair things I’ve had to cover … and yet in my dealings with Da’Sean ever since, you’d never think it hit him all too hard and you’d believe it was only a matter of time until he got back into the game.