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Butler's lone 2022 recruit Connor Turnbull sticks with Thad Matta, Bulldogs

INDIANAPOLIS – Connor Turnbull is sticking with the Butler Bulldogs.

The 6-10 center, who had been the lone player in Butler’s 2022 basketball signing class, announced Wednesday on social media he was re-committing to the program. He had reopened his recruitment after coach LaVall Jordan was fired and succeeded by Thad Matta.

On Turnbull's 'remarkable' evolution:'You’re going to see a monster coming out.'

Turnbull, of Fort Zumwalt North High School in O’Fallon, Mo., averaged 23.5 points and 12.7 rebounds a game. He shot .602 from the field, .385 on 3-pointers (30-of-78) and .