Esteban Batista

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Batista and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.
Esteban Batista
Position Forward/Center
Height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Weight 270 lb (120 kg)
League Turkish Basketball League
Euroleague
Team Anadolu Efes
Number 15
Born September 2, 1983 (1983-09-02) (age 28)
Montevideo, Uruguay
Nationality Uruguayan
Pro career 2001–present
Career history Welcome (2001–03)
Salto Uruguay (2003–04)
Pozuelo de Alarcón (2004)
Nacional (2004)
Trouville (2004–05)
Aguas de Calpe (2005)
Atlanta Hawks (2005–07)
Maccabi Tel Aviv (2007–08)
Triumph Lyubertsy (2008)
Libertad de Sunchales (2009)
Fuenlabrada (2009–11)
Caja Laboral (2011)
Anadolu Efes S.K. (2011–)
Medal record
Competitor for  Uruguay
Men's basketball
Pan American Games
Bronze 2007 Rio de Janeiro National team
South American Basketball Championship
Bronze 2003 Montevideo National team
Silver 2006 Caracas National team
Silver 2008 Puerto Montt National team
Bronze 2010 Neiva National team

Esteban Damián Batista Hernández (born September 2, 1983, in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan professional basketball player currently with Anadolu Efes in the Turkish Basketball League and Euroleague. He is also the first ever Uruguayan to play in the NBA.

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Pro career

Batista began his pro career in the Uruguayan League in 2001. He then moved to the second division of Spain, the Spanish LEB League in 2003.

NBA

Batista was signed as a free agent by the Atlanta Hawks on September 12, 2005. He made his NBA debut on November 2 of that year, going scoreless in 6 minutes of play time against the Golden State Warriors. In his first NBA season, Batista averaged 1.8 points per game and 2.5 rebounds per game in 8.7 minutes per game, in 57 games played.

On September 26, 2007, Batista signed a non-guaranteed contract with the Boston Celtics.[1] On October 16, 2007, however, Batista was waived by the team.[2]

Israel

On the same day that he was released by the Celtics, he signed with the Euroleague club Maccabi Tel Aviv.[3][4][5]

Russia

Batista joined the Russian Super League club Triumph Lyubertsy in December 2008, but left the club shortly thereafter for personal reasons.

Spain

Batista signed a three year contract with Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada at the summer of 2009.[6] In January 2011, he signed with the Euroleague club Caja Laboral.[7]

Turkey

In July 2011 he signed a three-year deal with Anadolu Efes.[8]

Uruguayan national team

Batista is a member of the Uruguayan national basketball team. During the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship, which was held from August 22 through September 2, in Las Vegas, Batista averaged 20.8 points per game and 12.4 rebounds per game.

References

  1. ^ Peter May, Camp Roster Set, The Boston Globe.
  2. ^ Marc Spears, Batista Waived, The Boston Globe.
  3. ^ Maccabi signs center Esteban Batista October 22, 2007.
  4. ^ http://www.sport5.co.il/Articles/Article.274.26664.html (Hebrew)
  5. ^ http://www.solobasket.com/contenido.php?id=16136 (Spanish)
  6. ^ "Conoce a Esteban Batista". Baloncestofuenlabrada.com. http://www.baloncestofuenlabrada.com/?se=noticia&n=579. Retrieved December 18, 2011. 
  7. ^ "CAJA LABORAL bulks up with Batista at center". Euroleague.net. http://www.euroleague.net/euroleaguenews/transactions/2010-11-signings/i/81025/4465/caja-laboral-bulks-up-with-batista-at-center. Retrieved December 18, 2011. 
  8. ^ "Anadolu Efes also lands Batista". Euroleague.net. http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/86751/180/anadolu-efes-also-lands-batista. Retrieved December 18, 2011. 

External links

Anadolu Efes SK current roster

4 Doğuş | 6 Ilievski | 8 Kinsey | 10 Tunçeri | 11 Cenk | 12 Gönlüm | 15 Batista | 19 Vujačić | 20 Savanović | 21 Ersan | 23 Kuqo | 32 Güler | 34 Gökhan | 42 Barać | Coach: Sarıca