Lamont Butler Has Performed On Final Four Stage Before. He Wants To Get Back There With A New School

Lamont Butler doesn't want to settle for just one shining moment on a Final Four stage.

The guy who made the buzzer beater to send San Diego State to the 2023 NCAA Tournament championship game is confident he can get back there as a fifth-year senior with Kentucky.

He has his new teammates believing that as well heading into No. 3 seed Kentucky's Midwest Region semifinal matchup with No. 2 seed Tennessee 29-7 on Friday in Indianapolis.

"I will say from day one our focus was winning a national championship," Butler said. "The expectation here at Kentucky is to win. And we've got a bunch of winners here, and we want to continue that tradition."

This Kentucky team is a little different from any other in its storied history, which is why Butler's tournament experience with San Diego State has been so essentially.