Tony Battie

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Tony Battie
Personal information
Battie while with the Magic
Power forward / Center
Born	(1976-02-11) February 11, 1976 Dallas, Texas
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (211 cm)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school	South Oak Cliff (Dallas, Texas)
College	Texas Tech (1994–1997)
NBA draft	1997 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Pro playing career	1997–present
Career history
1997–1998	Denver Nuggets
1998–2003	Boston Celtics
2003–2004	Cleveland Cavaliers
2004–2008	Orlando Magic
2009–2010	New Jersey Nets
2010–2012	Philadelphia 76ers
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Demetrius Antonio Battie (born February 11, 1976) is an American professional basketball player.

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]

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	.5	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
2011–12	Philadelphia	27	11	10.9	.373	.000	1.000	2.5	.6	.1	.2	1.6
Career		837	429	21.1	.488	.162	.690	5.1	.6	.5	.9	6.1

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2002	Boston	16	16	27.7	.488	.000	.619	7.6	.8	.6	1.9	6.1
2003	Boston	10	10	21.3	.564	.000	.500	4.9	.5	.4	1.4	6.6
2007	Orlando	4	4	21.8	.389	.000	.250	4.0	.3	.0	.0	3.8
2009	Orlando	21	0	6.1	.467	.000	.600	1.0	.1	.0	.1	2.1
2011	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	.3	.9	4.1

References

↑ "My High School: South Oak Cliff", The Dallas Morning News sports section online
↑ "Nets Acquire Rafer Alston, Tony Battie and Courtney Lee from Orlando". NBA.com. 2009-06-25. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
↑ Sixers sign free agent Tony Battie

External links

Career statistics and player information from NBA.com

Tony Battie at Basketball-Reference.com

v t e 1997 NBA Draft

First round	Tim Duncan Keith Van Horn Chauncey Billups Antonio Daniels Tony Battie Ron Mercer Tim Thomas Adonal Foyle Tracy McGrady Danny Fortson Olivier Saint-Jean Austin Croshere Derek Anderson Maurice Taylor Kelvin Cato Brevin Knight Johnny Taylor Chris Anstey Scot Pollard Paul Grant Anthony Parker Ed Gray Bobby Jackson Rodrick Rhodes John Thomas Charles Smith Jacque Vaughn Keith Booth

Second round	Serge Zwikker Mark Sanford Charles O'Bannon James Cotton Marko Milič Bubba Wells Kebu Stewart James Collins Marc Jackson Jerald Honeycutt Anthony Johnson Ed Elisma Jason Lawson Stephen Jackson Gordon Malone Cedric Henderson God Shammgod Eric Washington Alvin Williams Predrag Drobnjak Alain Digbeu Chris Crawford DeJuan Wheat C. J. Bruton Paul Rogers Mark Blount Ben Pepper Nate Erdmann Roberto Dueñas

Persondata
Name	Battie, Tony
Alternative names
Short description	American basketball player
Date of birth	February 11, 1976
Place of birth	Dallas, Texas
Date of death
Place of death

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