Men’s Basketball: Walters State CC guard Taquez Butler commits to TCU

Just days after nabbing 2027 four-star big man Nick Welch Jr., coach Jamie Dixon and the TCU men’s basketball team secured a signing from Walters State Community College shooting guard Taquez Butler. Butler, who committed to the Horned Frogs in early October, signed with TCU on Nov. 12, the same day

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Just days after nabbing 2027 four-star big man Nick Welch Jr., coach Jamie Dixon and the TCU men’s basketball team secured a signing from Walters State Community College shooting guard Taquez Butler. Butler, who committed to the Horned Frogs in early October, signed with TCU on Nov. 12, the same day as Welch Jr.

Butler averaged 12.6 points, 3.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game last year while shooting 41.8 percent from

3-point range. The 6-foot-3, 170-pound guard from Morristown, Tennessee was a three-star prospect out of high school and was crowned Tennessee’s Mr. Basketball in 2025. Butler’s signing continues a trend of TCU going after JUCO players. Both Xavier Edmonds (2025) and Trent Lincoln (2026) were top-ranked JUCO prospects.

In high school, Butler had offers from Arizona State, Saint Louis and more. He finished his high school career at Whitehaven before signing with Walters State CC. Butler is currently a sophomore at the JUCO level.