Michael Batiste

Michael Batiste
Michael Batiste
Batiste during a Panathinaikos game.
Batiste during a Panathinaikos game.
Position Center, Power Forward
Height 6 ft 8.5 in (2.04 m)
Weight 250 lb (110 kg)
League Greek League
Euroleague
Team Panathinaikos
Born November 21, 1977 (1977-11-21) (age 34)
Long Beach, California
Nationality American
College Arizona State
Draft Undrafted, 2000
Pro career 2000–present
Career history Spirou Charleroi (2000–01)
Lauretana Biella (2001–02)
Memphis Grizzlies (2002–03)
Panathinaikos BC (2003-)
Awards All-Euroleague First Team 2011
Greek League MVP 2010

Michael James "Mike" Batiste (born November 21, 1977 in Long Beach, California) is an American professional basketball player. He is 6 ft 8½ (2.04 m) tall and is regarded as one of the best centers currently playing in the Euroleague.

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College

Batiste played collegiate basketball for Arizona State University. He led the Pacific Ten Conference (Pac-10) in blocked shots during the 1997–98 season and was named First Team Pac-10 in 1998–99.

NBA

During the 2002–03 NBA season Batiste played with the Memphis Grizzlies. In 75 games played he averaged 6.4 points per game and 3.4 rebounds per game in 16.6 minutes per game. He was also signed by the Los Angeles Clippers in September 2002, but he was waived before playing in any regular season games.

Europe

After leaving Arizona State, Batiste had a European stint, representing Spirou Charleroi in the Belgian League (2000–01) and Lauretana Biella (2001–02), in the Italian League.

Panathinaikos

In July 2003, following his NBA season, Batiste joined the Greek powerhouse Panathinaikos Athens, and he has since then played a major role in a team that won 8 consecutive Greek Championships (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) and 5 consecutive Greek Cups (2005–2009). With Panathinaikos, he also won the Euroleague Championship in 2011 and the coveted Triple Crown in both 2007 and 2009. In 2010, he was named the Greek League MVP.[1][2]

Euroleague statistics

SEASON LEAGUE TEAM GP PPG
2004-05 Euroleague Panathinaikos 24 11.4
2005-06 Euroleague Panathinaikos 23 13.3
2006-07 Euroleague Panathinaikos 19 12.8
2007-08 Euroleague Panathinaikos 19 11.9
2008-09 Euroleague Panathinaikos 22 12.5
2009-10 Euroleague Panathinaikos 11 15.5
2010-11 Euroleague Panathinaikos 23 13.3

Awards and achievements

References

  1. ^ Esake.gr - COSMOTE MVP 2009-2010 ο Μάικ Μπατίστ (Greek)
  2. ^ Talkbasket.net - Batiste 2009/10 Greek A1 MVP.

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