Isaac Butts IV (born May 28, 1989) is an American professional

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player for the Kobe Storks of the

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. Butts played high school basketball at Georgia Military College Prep School until 2007. He averaged 26 points per game and 17

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per game during his senior year. Upon high school graduation, he received a scholarship to attend

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. Once he completed his collegiate career at Appalachian State, he was invited to participate in the

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Summer League.

Professional career

On August 16, 2024, Butts signed with the Fighting Eagles Nagoya of the

. On December 17, his contract was terminated. On January 10, 2025, he signed a short-term contract with the

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. On February 18, he signed with the Kobe Storks.

Career statistics

, - , align="left" , 2012–13 , align="left" , Moncton , 36, , 20, , 29.1, , .603, , .000, , .549, , 11.1, , 1.44, , 0.36, , 1.61, , 14.97 , - , align="left" , 2013–14 , align="left" , SC Rasta Vechta , 32, , 8, , 14.2, , .625, , .000, , .623, , 4.31, , 0.34, , 0.12, , 0.62, , 5.5 , - , align="left" , 2014–15 , align="left" , Nishinomyia , 52, , 50, , 35.4, , .649, , .000, , .578, , 15.2, , 2.73, , 0.58, , 1.27, , 17.06 , - , align="left" , 2015–16 , align="left" , Mikawa , 62, , 44, , 25.2, , .679, , .000, , .549, , 10.55, , 0.77, , 0.35, , 1.06, , 9.89 , - , align="left" , 2016–17 , align="left" , Mikawa , 64, , 53, , 26.8, , .658, , .000, , .588, , 11.53, , 0.95, , 0.27, , 0.67, , 9.22 , - , align="left" , 2017–18 , align="left" , Mikawa , 64, , 52, , 27.5, , .655, , .000, , .665, , 10.53, , 1.38, , 0.55, , 0.73, , 9.86 , - , align="left" , 2018–19 , align="left" , Mikawa , 45 , , 39 , , 31.9, , .592, , .000, , .626 , , 12.11, , 2.13, , 0.69, , 0.56, , 10.09 , - , align="left" , 2019–20 , align="left" , Toyama , 12, , 12, , 38.1, , .712, , .000, , .673, , 13.58, , 1.92, , 0.5, , 1.08, , 16.25 , -

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College bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Butts, Isaac 1989 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Canada American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Japan American men's basketball players Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball players Koshigaya Alphas players Moncton Miracles players Kobe Storks players SC Rasta Vechta players SeaHorses Mikawa players Toyama Grouses players Centers (basketball) Georgia Military College alumni Fighting Eagles Nagoya players