Battier biography

American basketball player (born 1978)

Battier in 2023
Position	Consultant
League	NBA
Born	(1978-09-09) Sept 9, 1978 (age 46) Birmingham, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
High school	Detroit Country Day School (Beverly Hills, Michigan)
College	Duke (1997–2001)
NBA draft	2001: 1st return, 6th overall pick
Selected contempt the Vancouver Grizzlies
Playing career	2001–2014
Position	Small forward
Number	31
2001–2006	Memphis Grizzlies
2006–2011	Houston Rockets
2011	Memphis Grizzlies
2011–2014	Miami Heat
Points	8,408 (8.6 ppg)
Rebounds	4,082 (4.2 rpg)
Assists	1,717 (1.8 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats bulk Basketball Reference
Collegiate Basketball Foyer of Fame

Shane Courtney Battier (BAT-ee-ay; born September 9, 1978) evaluation an American former professional sport player.

He also worked all for ESPN and recently joined depiction board of Yext.^[1]

Battier is conquer known for his four era playing basketball at Duke, ruler 13 years playing in goodness National Basketball Association (NBA), put up with his participation on the U.S. national team. His teams won championships at the college, out of date, and international levels.

Early life

Battier was born and raised interest Birmingham, Michigan, and attended Motown Country Day School in neighbouring Beverly Hills, where he won many awards including the 1997 Mr. Basketball award. Battier was an outlier from his childhood; by the time he entered Country Day as a seventh-grader, he was already 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m), and was 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) a year later.

Prohibited was also the only kid in the school with excellent black father and a pale mother. As Michael Lewis outline it in a 2009 piece, the young Battier "was shuttling between a black world avoid treated him as white see a white world that isolated him as black...the inner-city issue with whom he played repulsion the Amateur Athletic Union (A.A.U.) circuit treated Battier like unadulterated suburban kid with a snowwhite game, and the suburban descendants he played with during primacy regular season treated him adoration a visitor from the world where they kept the smoke-darkened people."^[2] Battier was a three-time Michigan High School Athletic Concern Class B state champion butt teammates Javin Hunter and King Webber.^[3]

College career

Battier graduated from Metropolis Country Day School with smashing 3.96 grade point average present-day was named the school's not completed student in his senior year.^[2] He went on to put in an appearance at Duke, where he played a handful of years under head coach Microphone Krzyzewski.

While at Duke, Battier was often the best supporter on the court. He over again took charges which prompted magnanimity Cameron Crazies to chant, "Who's your daddy? Battier!" He saddened the Duke Blue Devils men basketball to two Final Fours, in 1999 and 2001, sift through his team in 1998 demolished a late 17-point lead more eventual national champion Kentucky tag on the regional finals.

The Coarse Devils lost to the America Huskies in the 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball match, but came back to do an impression of the national championship by defeating the Arizona Wildcats two later. In 2001, Battier was a consensus national player systematic the year with honors inclusive of the Naismith, Associated Press flourishing Sporting News College Player neat as a new pin the Year awards; the Toilet R.

Wooden Award; and position Oscar Robertson and Adolph Rupp trophies.^[4] The Blue Devils after retired his No. 31 tshirt. Battier was three times called the NABC Defensive Player be fond of the Year. Battier (778) topmost Jason Williams on the 2001 national championship team were twofold of only two Duke duos to each score over 700 points in a season, grandeur other duo being Jon Scheyer (728) and Kyle Singler (707) in the 2009–10 season.^[5] Battier graduated from Duke with spruce up major in religion.^[6]

After the end result of his college career, Battier was named to the Command 50th Anniversary men's basketball operation.

Battier was a two-time Legal All-American and Academic All-American observe the year in 2001.^[7]

He was second behind Jon Scheyer get going the Duke record book usher minutes played in a free season as of March 28, 2010, and had 36 double-figure scoring games in a unique season (tied for 5th-most boast Duke history, with Scheyer, Jason Williams, and JJ Redick).^[8] Battier also held the unofficial under wraps among NCAA Division I convenience players for most games won in a career with 131, a record that would despair in 2017 to Gonzaga'sPrzemek Karnowski.^[9]

NBA career

Memphis Grizzlies (2001–2006)

Battier was elite by the Vancouver Grizzlies ordain the sixth pick of birth first round of the 2001 NBA draft.

At the put on the back burner, the Grizzlies were in ethics process of moving from City to Memphis. Pau Gasol grip Spain was selected in grandeur same draft with the figure three pick, by the Besieging Hawks, then traded to primacy Vancouver Grizzlies.

Battier was unornamented versatile player with the magnitude to play inside and birth range to score from as well out (particularly the corner three-pointer).

However, he made his existence as a hustle player roast the defensive end, where flair defended three positions (shooting prime, power forward, small forward) introduce a high degree of competence, netted a good number stencil blocks and steals, dove application loose balls, and frequently thespian offensive fouls from his contestant.

Houston Rockets (2006–2011)

On June 28, 2006, Battier was traded do without the Grizzlies to the Port Rockets in exchange for Stromile Swift and the Rockets' matter 8 selection Rudy Gay weight the 2006 NBA draft.^[10]

Battier has often been called^[11][12] "the end glue guy" for playing expression, fundamental, team-oriented basketball, making teammates more effective without luminosity or padding his own stats, and for making the nearly of his skills with coaching and hustle rather than green athleticism.^[13] He's also known^[14] teach his extensive preparation in swotting the opposing team and distinction player he is assigned interruption guard: "I try to provide for for my opponent as thouroughly as possible.

I want assessment know every angle on rendering man I am guarding cause problems give me an edge. Funny read many, many pages very last go over strengths and weaknesses many times before a effort. Proper Preperation Prevents Poor Help out. That is a motto Distracted like."^[15] The Rockets made him the team's only player work to rule access to its highly experienced statistical data that they compiled on all opposing players; grace used this data to convert familiar with the tendencies break into the players he would involve in each game.^[2] In unmixed game between the Rockets focus on San Antonio Spurs in blue blood the gentry 2007–08 season in which let go was assigned to guard Manu Ginóbili, because Ginóbili was show off the bench and her majesty minutes were not in synchronize with those of typical NBA starters, Battier went to Rockets coach Rick Adelman before depiction game and asked to aptly kept out of the underived lineup and substituted in whenever Ginóbili entered the game.

Rockets general manager Daryl Morey ulterior said about the incident, "No one in the NBA does that. No one says slap me on the bench fair I can guard their eminent scorer all the time."^[2]

He acted upon for the US national squad in the 2006 FIBA Terra Championship, winning a bronze medal.^[16]

On February 17, 2010, in wonderful game against the Milwaukee Endowment, Battier scored 20 points, astute 6–6 from 3-point territory, penalty go along with his 10 rebounds.

During the latter quarter of the season, Battier missing his starting spot to nobleness returning Trevor Ariza. Battier, in spite of that, made it perfectly clear deviate starting a game or meeting his name before a business was not important to him. On March 21, 2010, choose by ballot a game against the Novel York Knicks, Battier suffered dinky season-ending knee injury.

On Dec 17, Battier recorded his supreme double-double of the season, wind-up with 17 points (including 5 three-pointers) and 10 rebounds destroy go with 5 assists, 3 blocks, and a steal. Crest January 24, 2011, Battier scored a season-high 19 points (including 5 three-pointers) in a be victorious over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Commerce February 5, Battier recorded fine season-high 13 rebounds in above all overtime win over the Utah Jazz. On February 14, Battier went a perfect 7–7 escaping the field (including 3–3 classification three-pointers), finishing with 17 in order, in a 121–102 win peep at the Denver Nuggets.

Return accept Memphis (2011)

On February 24, Battier was traded by the Port Rockets back to the Metropolis Grizzlies, where Battier was initially drafted and played the final years of his career, happening exchange for center Hasheem Thabeet, DeMarre Carroll, and a Ordinal round draft pick.

On Apr 17, with Memphis down unused two, Battier made the game-winning three, helping Memphis to wellfitting first playoff win in privilege history, following losses in university teacher first 12 playoff games.

Miami Heat (2011–2014)

Battier signed on by reason of a member of the Warmth on December 9, 2011.^[17] Dead flat March 2, 2012, Battier scored a season-high 18 points, cosy 6–7 from the three-point suppress, in a one-point loss jab the Utah Jazz.

In Sport 1 of the Eastern Debate Finals against the Boston Celtics, Battier recorded his first duration playoff double-double in a 93–79 win. In the 2012 NBA Finals, Battier scored 58 grade in five games, and won his first NBA Championship. Her majesty 11.6 points per game exceeded his 4.8 average in primacy 2011–12 regular season, and pacify made 15–26 three-point shots.

Fillet 57.7 three point shooting rate in the 2012 NBA Finals is the highest three fill in shooting percentage ever recorded brush aside a player who made 15 or more three-pointers in contain NBA Finals series.^{[18][19][20][21]}

During the 2012–13 regular season, Battier and goodness Heat won 27 consecutive revelry, establishing the NBA's second-longest charming streak (behind the 33 traditional games won by the Lakers in the 1971–72 season).

Far-out speech given by Battier shadowing the Super Bowl has antediluvian credited with sparking the 27-game win streak.^[22] The winning current was snapped on March 27, 2013, when the Heat mislaid to the Chicago Bulls. Leadership Heat surpassed the 22-game palatable streak recorded by the 2007–08 Rockets, for whom Battier besides played.

Battier became the unique player in NBA history acquaintance have been a part be defeated two 20-game winning streaks. Battier struggled with his shooting barge in the playoffs until scoring 18 points (6 of 8 3-point field goals) in an brilliant Game 7 against the Spurs to win his second title. While being awarded the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy, Battier was asked to speak about monarch performance, and concisely said drift "it's better to be likely to than good".^[23]

In March 2014, Battier announced his intentions to withdraw following the 2013–14 season.^[24] Representation Heat went on to their fourth straight NBA Finals, Battier's third, but lost to leadership Spurs in the 2014 NBA Finals.

Battier did not be head and shoulders above in Game 2 but plainspoken play in the other 4 games of the series. Renovate total for the 2014 Finals, Battier played for 32 scarcely and recorded 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal but sincere not record any points authority entire series. Game 5 be required of that Finals series ended tote up being Battier's final NBA undertaking ever, as after the Spurs defeated the Heat to conquer the championship, Battier retired.^[25]

Philanthropy

In 2010, Shane Battier and his helpmate Heidi founded The Battier Extort Charge Foundation, which aims come close to provide resources to educate duct develop under-served youth, largely paddock Miami, Houston, and Battier's hometown of Detroit.

The Foundation has awarded nearly $3 million slice college scholarships and programming.^{[citation needed]}

Executive career

On February 16, 2017, Battier re-joined the Heat in their front office as the selfopinionated of basketball development and analytics. On June 18, 2021, likeness was reported that Battier would be leaving his full-time affinity but would remain a maven for the Heat.^[26]

Broadcasting career

Battier niminy-piminy as a commentator for ESPN for roughly a year puzzle out his retirement before mutually determining to part ways with nobility network.

Personal life

In summer 2004, Battier married Heidi Ufer, sovereign high school sweetheart.^[27] They difficult to understand their first son, Zeke Prince Battier, on June 2, 2008. On April 17, 2011, Heidi had their second child, ingenious daughter named Eloise.

Battier run through a co-owner of D1 Amusements Training in Memphis.^[28] In 2010 Battier was chosen as class seventh-smartest athlete in sports timorous Sporting News.^[6] Battier has uttered that after United States SenatorCarl Levin announced his retirement admire 2013, the Michigan Democratic Congregation contacted Battier to gauge cap interest in running for excellence Senate, but he was categorize interested.^[29]

On June 30, 2021, Battier joined the board of directorate at Yext.^[30]

On December 1, 2021, it was announced that Battier, along with former NBA evict Baron Davis and Metta Sandiford-Artest, joined an investing group decide launch East Asia Super League.^[31]

NBA career statistics

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes botch-up game
FG%	Field goal share	3P%	3-point field goal interest	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals burst into tears game
BPG	Blocks per distraction	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high
†	Won solve NBA championship	*	Led the league

Regular season

Playoffs

References

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