East Tennessee State transfer Bo Hodges announced via Twitter on May 25 that he will join the Butler men’s basketball team for his final season of eligibility.

https://twitter.com/ball_bo/status/1264995709356593153?s=21

Per NCAA rules, Hodges will sit out for the 2020-21 season and be eligible to join the Bulldogs on the court for his senior year in the fall of 2021. 

The 6-foot-5 Hodges averaged 12.7 points and 5.8 rebounds per game as a forward for ETSU in 2019-20, earning him First Team All SoCon honors.

Led by Hodges, the Buccaneers won the 2020 SoCon Men’s Basketball Tournament and were set to appear in the 2020 NCAA Tournament.

Hodges chose to transfer to Butler over Arkansas, Minnesota, Tennessee State or returning for another year at ETSU.