JUNIOR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS (2013-14):
• Played in all 31 games and made one start... Played in all 16 SSC games.
• Was third on the team in scoring with 292 points and averaged 9.4 points per game... Tallied 10 or more points in 15 games, including a career-high 23 points vs. Warner (11/15).
• Was one of seven Mocs to score at least 200 points and one of five Mocs to pull down at least 100 rebounds.
• Second on team in rebounding as he had 146 boards and averaged 4.7 boards per game.
• Had double-digit rebounds twice as he had 12 boards vs. Lynn (2/8) and pulled down 10 boards at Florida Tech (2/15)... In that same game at Florida Tech, recorded 10 points for his only double-double of the season.
• Was the team's leading rebounder in six games and pulled five or more boards in a game 15 times, including eight boards in the Mocs NCAA Division II South Regional quarterfinal game vs. Tuskegee (3/15).
• Also recorded 34 assists and 33 steals and led the team in blocked shots with 28.
• Blocked two or more shots in a game nine times, including a career-high four blocks at Florida Tech (2/15).
• Had three or more assists in a game three times, including a season-high 5 vs. Palm Beach Atlantic (12/14) and had three or more steals in a game twice, including a season-high 4 steals vs. North Alabama (11/30).
• Shot 50.7 percent from the field and he connected on 110 of his 217 field goal attempts... Was one of four Mocs to shot over 50 percent from the field on the season.
• Had 10 games of shooting over 60 percent from the field.
• Hit 32.1 percent on his three-point shot attempts (9-of-28) and shot 75 percent (63-of-84) from the free throw line.
• Made his only start as a Moccasin at Tampa (2/26)... In that game, he scored two points and had two rebounds.
• His 63 made free throws were third-most on the team.
• Averaged 19.5 minutes per game as he played a total of 604 minutes on the season... Played 20 or more minutes in 21 games, including a season-high 27 minutes vs. Florida Tech (1/18).
• In SSC play, played in all 16 games... Averaged 7.8 points and 4.4 rebounds per game and shot 42.5 percent (48-of-113) from the field and 35.3 percent (6-of-17) from the 3-point line.
Transferred to FSC prior to the beginning of the second semester of the 2012-13 season from Gannon University in Erie, Pa.
PREVIOUS SCHOOL (GANNON UNIVERSITY)
As a sophomore (2011-12) ... Helped lead the Golden Knights to a 14-12 record and a 12-10 mark in the West Division of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference ... Played in 18 games and made 10 starts ... Averaged 8.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per game ... Shot 53.6 percent (60-of-112) from the field and 73.8 percent (31-for-42) from the free throw line ... Had seven double-digit scoring efforts, including a career-high tying 20 points vs. Seton Hill (12/30/11) ... In that same game, he recorded a double-double as he pulled down 10 rebounds ... Was third on the team in blocked shots with 13 and also added 37 assists and 15 steals ... Closed his sophomore campaign by connecting on six of his last seven free throws ... Averaged 23.2 minutes per game, including playing a career-high 44 minutes against Seton Hill (12/30/11) ... As a freshman (2010-11) ... Saw action in all 26 games as a true freshman and made 22 starts ... Named the PSAC Western Division Freshman of the Year ... Selected the PSAX Western Division Freshman of the Week six times during the season ... Was eighth among all PSAC players in field goal percentage (56.2 percent), 14th in defensive rebounds per game (4.3) and 19th in rebounds per game (6.1) ... Led Gannon in field goal percentage and free throws made (82) ... Was second on the team in scoring (12.6 points per game), field goals made (118) and rebounds per game ... Began his collegiate career with 21 points and six boards during GU's two games in the Gary Miller Classic, as he shot 63.6 percent (7-of-11) from the field and 75 percent (6-of-8) from the foul line ... Reached double figures in scoring 18 times, including a stretch of seven consecutive games from Jan. 19 through Feb. 5 ... Netted a season-high 20 points in a 74-52 win over Millersville (1/3/11) and added 19 points on five different occasions ... Scored at least 18 points seven times ... Recorded his first career double-double during GU's 70-43 win over Lock Haven (1/15/11) as he scored 10 points and had 11 rebounds ... Posted another double-double with 19 points and 11 boards in an 88-68 win at Lock Haven (2/12/11) later in the season ... Recorded at least three points and two rebounds in all 26 games ... Shot 50 percent or better from the field in 18 of 26 games ... Went 9-of-11 from the field during a 76-67 win at Clarion (1/29/11) as he finished with 19 points and nine boards ... Missed a double-double by two rebounds or less six times.
IN HIGH SCHOOL
(GRAD. 2010)… Played for head coach Dale Lamberth at Thomas Stone High School in Waldorf, Md. ... Was a two-time First-Team All-Conference selection ... Blocked 164 shots during his three year high school varsity career ... Scored over 1,000 career points as he finished as the school's second-leading all-time scorer (1,115 points) and second-leading all-time rebounder (791) ... Led Thomas Stone to three consecutive Regional Championships and the Maryland Class 3A title game in 2010 ... Averaged 17.5 points, 12 rebounds, 3.2 blocks and three assists as a senior in 2009-10 ... Served as a team captain ... Recorded 17 double-doubles as a senior and reached the 20 point plateau eight times that same year ... Unanimously named the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference (SMAC) Most Outstanding Player and All-County Player of the Year as a senior ... Averaged 16.7 points and 12 rebounds as a junior ... Earned All-County honors as a junior ... Posted averages of 9.2 points and 7.2 rebounds as a sophomore ... Earned Second-Team All-Conference honors as a sophomore ... Was a teammate at Thomas Stone with current Moccasin junior forward, Bubby Johnson ... Played AAU Basketball for D.C. Assault.
PERSONAL
Born: April 16, 1991 ... Son of Michael and Sheila Battle ... has three brothers, Michael, Devin and Jordan and three sisters, Kimberly, Quicena and Adrienne ... Enjoys movies, music and food.
CAREER HIGHS (@FSC): Points - 23 vs. Warner, 11/15/13; Rebounds - 12 vs. Lynn, 2/8/14; Assists - 5 vs. Palm Beach Atlantic, 12/14/13; Blocks - 4 at Florida Tech, 2/15/14; Steals - 4 vs. North Alabama, 11/30/13; Minutes - 27 vs. Florida Tech, 1/18/14.
SEASON | GP | GS | PTS | AVG | REB | AVG | FG | PCT | 3PT | PCT | FT | PCT | AST | TO | BK | ST | MIN | AVG |
*2010-11* | 26 | 22 | 328 | 12.6 | 159 | 6.1 | 118-210 | .562 | 10-25 | .400 | 82-125 | .656 | 50 | 59 | 19 | 20 | 808 | 31.1 |
*2011-12* | 18 | 10 | 154 | 8.6 | 78 | 4.3 | 60-112 | .536 | 3-15 | .200 | 31-42 | .738 | 37 | 30 | 13 | 15 | 418 | 23.2 |
!2013-14! | 31 | 1 | 292 | 9.4 | 146 | 4.7 | 110-217 | .507 | 9-28 | .321 | 63-84 | .750 | 34 | 36 | 28 | 33 | 604 | 19.5 |
TOTALS (@FSC) | 31 | 1 | 292 | 9.4 | 146 | 4.7 | 110-217 | .507 | 9-28 | .321 | 63-84 | .750 | 34 | 36 | 28 | 33 | 604 | 19.5 |
CAREER | 73 | 33 | 774 | 10.3 | 383 | 5.1 | 288-539 | .534 | 22-68 | .324 | 176-251 | .701 | 121 | 125 | 60 | 68 | 1,830 | 24.4 |
*2010-12 stats are from Gannon University
!2013-14 stats are from Florida Southern College