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Butler basketball adds NC State transfer big man Manny Bates to 2022-23 roster

INDIANAPOLIS – Butler’s school record for blocked shots in a season has stood for 25 years. So there is a goal for you, Manny Bates.

Bates, a 6-11 center from North Carolina State, announced Wednesday he is transferring to Butler to play college basketball. He had visited Georgetown, Butler and Iowa State after entering the transfer portal.

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Bates and 6-10 Jalen Thomas, a transfer from Georgia State, supply twin towers nearly unprecedented in Butler history.