Butler University Athletics

Transferred to Butler prior to the 2025-26 season.

2024-25 SEASON at SMU: Played in 32 of the team’s 35 games (missing the other three games due to injury)...averaged 6.1 points and 3.2 rebounds per game…shot 50.4 percent from the field…posted two double-doubles: 20 points (on 7-for-10 shooting) and 11 rebounds in the Dec. 29 win vs. Longwood and 19 points and 10 rebounds in the Nov. 7 win vs. Florida A&M…scored in double figures in eight games…shot 68 percent from the free throw line…posted 11 points (4-for-6 shooting) in the NIT first-round win vs. Northern Iowa March 19...scored 10 points to go along with seven rebounds at Stanford March 1...scored 13 points (5-9 FG, 3-3 3FG) against Georgia Tech Jan. 11…led the team in rebounding in four games…named to the All-ACC Academic Team at the conclusion of the season.
 
2023-24 SEASON at UC Santa Barbara: Named All-Big West honorable mention…played and started in 30 of 31 games…averaged 14.5 points and 5.1 rebounds while shooting 58.3 percent from the field and 68.6 percent at the free-throw line…scored in double figures in 24 games, including six games with 20 or more points…had one double-double (15 points and 13 rebounds vs. Cal State Fullerton Jan. 20.
 
2022-23 SEASON at Auburn: Played in 25 games, averaging 2.1 points and 1.4 rebounds per game…registered a season-high 11 points in 16 minutes of action off the bench against Winthrop Nov. 15…brought down a season-high five rebounds versus Colgate Dec. 2…scored eight points at South Carolina Jan. 21…played nine minutes against Iowa in the Tigers’ NCAA Tournament first round game March 16.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: One of the nation’s top prospects out of Dream City Christian School in Glendale, Ariz.…ranked eighth overall in the Class of 2022 by Rivals and Sports Illustrated and 15th by 247Sports…was the top-ranked player in the state of Arizona…previously starred at Prolific Prep of Napa Christian High School in Napa, Calif.…played AAU Basketball with Dream Vision, averaging 25 points and 14 rebounds per game as the team went on to win the adidas Boys 3SSB Championship in Summer of 2021…member of the U15 and U16 French National Teams…received invitations to participate in the Nike Hoop Summit (2022), Allen Iverson Roundball Classic (2022), Pangos All-American Camp (2021) and NBPA Top 100 Camp (2021).
 
PERSONAL: Son of Mah Bana Traore…has three brothers, Marvynn, Aymerick and Christ Layvinn, and a sister, Yvanna.