Michael Batiste

For the American football player, see Michael Batiste (American football).

Michael Batiste

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.

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

• Won 8 Greek Championships (2004–2011)
• Won 5 Greek Cups (2005–2009)
• Won 3 Euroleague Championships (2007, 2009, 2011)
• Won 2 Triple Crowns (2007, 2009)
• 6x Greek All Star Game (2005, 2006, 2008–2011)
• Greek League MVP (2010)
• All-Euroleague First Team: 2011

References

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

External links

• Euroleague.net Profile
• Eurobasket.com Profile
• NBA.com Profile
• NBA.com Historical Profile
• NBA Stats @ Basketballreference.com
• Panathinaikos Profile
• CNNSI.com Profile
• 1999 NBA Draft Profile

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Name	Batiste, Michael
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Date of birth	November 21, 1977
Place of birth	Long Beach, California
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