He is currently working mornings on 97.3 the Game with Steve Czaban in Milwaukee[1] and as a radio color commentator for the Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball[2] and analyst for the Big Ten Network.

[4] At Appleton West High School, Butch was a two-time Wisconsin State Player of the Year by the Associated Press.

He averaged 22.8 points and 10.1 rebounds as a senior, leading Appleton West High School to a 23–3 record and the Division 1 State Championship game in 2003.

He broke a 35-year-old Wisconsin state tournament record by scoring 45 points in the quarterfinals, which was held at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Kohl Center.

[citation needed] Butch was later named a 2003 McDonald's All-American ("West" squad) where he shared the court with players such as LeBron James and Luol Deng.

As a redshirt-freshman, Butch played in 27 games, averaging 9.7 minutes, 3.6 points, 2.5 rebounds, 0.2 assists, and 0.3 blocks.

He scored a career-high 23 points and grabbed career high 12 rebounds vs. Penn State in the same game.

As a redshirt-junior, Butch played in 30 games before severely dislocating his elbow in a 49–48 loss to Ohio State on February 25, 2007.

He increased his career-high scoring mark to 27 points on December 16, 2006, in an 89–75 win versus then-ranked #2 University of Pittsburgh.

The same day, he signed with the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association as an import for the 2014 PBA Commissioner's Cup.

[17] Brian Butch served as the associate head coach of the Wisconsin Herd (NBA G-league) from 2017 until 2019.