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INDIANAPOLIS – Freshman guard Khalif Battle is transferring from Butler, a source told IndyStar late Saturday night.
The 6-5 Battle was a four-star recruit ranked 82nd by ESPN in the 2019 class and became the highest-rated out-of-state player ever to pick Butler out of high school. He averaged 23.7 points a game for Trenton (N.J.) Catholic High School as a senior, featuring one 40-point game.
In an interview with IndyStar last summer, Battle was enthusiastic about becoming a Bulldog
“Everybody likes the new best thing out,” Battle said then. “So if Butler is the new best thing out, that that’s where everybody is going to.