Tony Battie

Tony Battie

Battie while with the Magic
Power forward/Center
Personal information
Date of birth	February 11, 1976 (1976-02-11) (age 35)
Place of birth	Dallas, Texas
Nationality	American
High school	South Oak Cliff
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
College	Texas Tech
NBA Draft	1997 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Pro career	1997–present
Career history
Denver Nuggets (1997–1998) Boston Celtics (1998–2003) Cleveland Cavaliers (2003–2004) Orlando Magic (2004–2009) New Jersey Nets (2009–2010) Philadelphia 76ers (2010–2011)
Stats at NBA.com

Demetrius Antonio Battie (born February 11, 1976) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Philadelphia 76ers.

High school and college career

Battie attended South Oak Cliff High School^[1] in Dallas and played college basketball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders where he ended his career as the school all-time leader in blocked shots with 162 blocks.

NBA career

Battie was drafted fifth overall by the Denver Nuggets in the 1997 NBA Draft where he played one season. He then played for the Boston Celtics. He remained with the Celtics for six years before moving on to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavaliers traded Battie to the Orlando Magic for Drew Gooden and Anderson Varejão. On June 25, 2009, he was traded to the New Jersey Nets along with Rafer Alston and Courtney Lee in exchange for Vince Carter and Ryan Anderson.^[2] In July, 2010 Battie signed a contract with Philadelphia 76ers as a free agent.^[3]

Other

On September 25, 2000, Battie, along with his brother, saved Battie's teammate Paul Pierce by rushing him to a nearby hospital after a near-fatal stabbing.^[4]

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1997–98	Denver	65	49	23.2	.446	.214	.702	5.4	.9	.8	1.1	8.4
1998–99	Boston	50	15	22.4	.519	.000	.672	6.0	1.1	.6	1.4	6.7
1999–00	Boston	82	4	18.4	.477	.125	.675	5.0	.8	.6	.9	6.6
2000–01	Boston	40	25	21.1	.537	.000	.638	5.8	.4	.7	1.5	6.5
2001–02	Boston	74	73	24.6	.541	.000	.677	6.5	.5	.8	.9	6.9
2002–03	Boston	67	62	25.1	.539	.200	.746	6.5	.7	.5	1.2	7.3
2003–04	Boston	23	6	21.8	.479	1.000	.697	5.1	.9	.3	.9	5.9
2003–04	Cleveland	50	1	19.5	.427	.125	.768	4.8	.7	.4	.9	5.4
2004–05	Orlando	81	32	23.4	.460	.000	.723	5.6	.5	.4	1.0	4.9
2005–06	Orlando	82	82	27.0	.507	.000	.664	5.6	.6	.6	.8	7.9
2006–07	Orlando	66	66	23.9	.489	.000	.675	5.2	.5	.4	.4	6.1
2008–09	Orlando	77	3	15.6	.489	.222	.659	3.6	.4	.3	.3	4.8
2009-10	New Jersey	15	0	8.9	.350	.250	.700	1.5	.2	.3	.1	2.4
2010-11	Philadelphia	38	0	9.9	.469	.667	.571	2.6	.3	.1	.4	2.6
Career		810	418	21.4	.490	.164	.688	5.2	.6	.5	.9	6.2

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2001–02	Boston	16	16	27.7	.488	.000	.619	7.6	.8	.6	1.9	6.1
2002–03	Boston	10	10	21.3	.564	.000	.500	4.9	.5	.4	1.4	6.6
2006–07	Orlando	4	4	21.8	.389	.000	.250	4.0	.3	.0	.0	3.8
2008–09	Orlando	21	0	6.1	.467	.000	.600	1.0	.1	.0	.1	2.1
2010–11	Philadelphia	5	0	7.6	.429	.000	.500	2.0	.0	.0	.6	1.4
Career		56	30	16.2	.493	.000	.550	3.9	.4	.2	.9	4.1

References

1. ^ "My High School: South Oak Cliff", The Dallas Morning News sports section online
2. ^ "Nets Acquire Rafer Alston, Tony Battie and Courtney Lee from Orlando". NBA.com. 2009-06-25. http://www.nba.com/nets/news/Carter_Lee_Trade_090625.html. Retrieved 2009-06-27. 
3. ^ Sixers sign free agent Tony Battie
4. ^ Lawers take stab at Pierce - Sports

External links

• Tony Battie at NBA.com
• Tony Battie at Basketball-Reference.com

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Name	Battie, Tony
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Date of birth	February 11, 1976
Place of birth	Dallas, Texas
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