INDIANAPOLIS – New Jersey guard Khalif Battle, a Top 150 prospect in the 2019 class, committed to the Butler basketball program on Friday.
The commitment was the Bulldogs’ second in five days, following that of another Eastern player, 6-9 power forward Bryce Golden of Saint James (Md.) School. Next season will be Butler's sixth as a member of the Big East Conference.
The 6-4 Battle is a junior at Trenton (N.J.) Catholic High School who is ranked 96th nationally by Rivals and 145th by 247 Sports.
His father, Gary, said Battle chose Butler over Syracuse, Miami (Fla.