Louisiana Adds Devin Butts To Men's Basketball Roster

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Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Men's Basketball Coach Bob Marlin announced on Monday transfer of the second Division I product in four days as guard Devin Butts (Macon, Ga./Stratford Academy/Mississippi State) signed a Grant-In-Aid for the 2020-21 season.

Butts, a 6-foot-6 guard, played as a freshman in 2019-20 at SEC member Mississippi State and will have three years of eligibility remaining. Butts is the second Division I transfer to join the Ragin' Cajuns during the offseason, joining University of Portland transfer Theo Akwuba.
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In his lone season in Starkville that was limited to injuries sustained during the summer, Butts appeared in six games. He averaged 1.0 points, 0.3 rebounds and 0.2 steals per game.

"Devin is a wing player who can play multiple positions, has a good feel for the game, and can score at all three levels," Marlin said. "His time at Mississippi State was great for his college development. He has competed against some really good players with length and athleticism.

"We look for Devin to space the floor, attack in transition, and defend using his athleticism and length. Devin has a good pedigree, his father (Derex Butts) was a good player at Texas Tech back in the early 90's."

One of the top prep players coming out of the state of Georgia, Butts averaged 28.0 points as a senior at Stratford Academy where he was also a two-time All-State selection by the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association, Hoop Seen and the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

Butts, a three-star prospect by 247Sports.com, averaged 16.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game en route to being named region player of the year as a junior and on the AAU circuit with Team Georgia Magic.

"I'm real excited about signing and joining the Ragin' Cajuns," Butts said in a statement. "I plan on coming in, competing at a high level and help the team win as many games as possible and get to the NCAA Tournament."

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[Turbine]

3 years left sounds good.

[Cajunsmike]

3 years left sounds good.

I would not be surprised if it eventually goes to four years. Seems unfair to take a year away from a kid that only played 6 games due to being limited for an earlier injury. Still the NCAA needs to approve that and often they don't do so until Year 4 is complete. At this stage it is not even certain he will play this coming season. Of course the transfer immediately rule could pass. Mike Murphy said in Steve Peloquin's show yesterday that the NCAA will discuss the issue on May 24.

[angeleast]

I would not be surprised if it eventually goes to four years. Seems unfair to take a year away from a kid that only played 6 games due to being limited for an earlier injury. Still the NCAA needs to approve that and often they don't do so until Year 4 is complete. At this stage it is not even certain he will play this coming season. Of course the transfer immediately rule could pass. Mike Murphy said in Steve Peloquin's show yesterday that the NCAA will discuss the issue on May 24.

A 6'6" guard with skills sounds intriguing ... Added size I love.

[facelessjonmoon]

The last Mississippi State transfer worked out well

[Benchwarmer]

I hope he is eligible. We surely don't need more butts on the bench. They already take up two rows.

[talktomewillis]

I think they are pretty confident he'll be able to play right away.

[Cajunsmike]

I think they are pretty confident he'll be able to play right away.

What about Theo? What is confidence he would be eligible?

[talktomewillis]

He said he thinks both will be eligible. The vote on the one time transfer waiver is May 20th.

[zephyr]

It sure is good to be talking some basketball, especially when the NBA playoffs would be in full swing right about now.