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Cooper Neese, one of the state’s top all-time high school scorers, will transfer from Butler before the start of his freshman season.
Neese, who scored 2,496 points at Cloverdale to rank No. 7 on the IHSAA career scoring list, made the Butler coaches aware of his decision Sunday morning. Neese had been recruited by Chris Holtmann, but said the transition to new Butler coach Lavall Jordan was not necessarily the reason for his departure.
“First and foremost, it has nothing to do with the coaches,” Neese said.