John Battle (basketball)

John Sidney Battle (born November 9, 1962) is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6' 2" (1.88 m) guard from Rutgers University, Battle was selected in the fourth round of the 1985 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks. He ended his career with 5,338 points. Battle had three nicknames: "J.B.," "Cricket," and "Pickle." Battle is married to R&B singer/recording artist Regina Belle.

John Battle
Personal information
Born (1962-11-09) November 9, 1962
Washington, D.C.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolMcKinley (Washington, D.C.)
CollegeRutgers (1981–1985)
NBA draft1985 / Round: 4 / Pick: 84th overall
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career1985–1995
PositionPoint guard
Number12, 10
Career history
19851991Atlanta Hawks
19911995Cleveland Cavaliers
Career highlights and awards
  • 2x First-team All-A10 (1984, 1985)
Career NBA statistics
Points5,338 (8.7 ppg)
Assists1,257 (2.1 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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
1985–86 Atlanta 64010.0.455.000.7281.01.20.40.04.3
1986–87 Atlanta 64812.6.457.000.7380.91.90.50.16.0
1987–88 Atlanta 67118.3.454.390.7501.72.40.50.110.6
1988–89 Atlanta 82020.4.457.324.8151.72.40.50.19.5
1989–90 Atlanta 604824.6.506.154.7561.72.60.50.110.9
1990–91 Atlanta 79223.6.461.286.8542.02.70.60.113.6
1991–92 Cleveland 76221.5.480.118.8481.52.10.50.110.3
1992–93 Cleveland 41012.1.415.167.7780.71.30.20.15.4
1993–94 Cleveland 51116.0.476.263.7530.81.60.40.06.6
1994–95 Cleveland 28010.0.377.355.7310.41.30.30.04.1
Career 6126217.8.464.273.7931.32.10.40.18.7

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1986 Atlanta 604.5.364.000.7500.70.30.30.01.8
1987 Atlanta 809.8.441.400.9131.31.00.10.06.6
1988 Atlanta 12013.8.478.000.6801.72.20.20.06.8
1989 Atlanta 5023.6.435.000.7502.63.20.40.09.8
1991 Atlanta 5021.4.364.400.9602.02.20.20.011.6
1992 Cleveland 15013.5.415.000.9130.81.00.30.15.9
1993 Cleveland 106.0.0001.01.00.00.00.0
1994 Cleveland 108.01.0002.00.00.00.02.0
1995 Cleveland 203.5.667.0000.00.50.00.02.0
Career 55013.1.429.182.8481.31.50.20.06.3

Personal life

In 1991, Battle married singer Regina Belle.[1]

References

  1. "Singer Regina Belle Marries Basketball Star John Battle". Jet. Vol. 80 no. 24. Johnson Publishing Company. 30 Sep 1991. p. 24.

muse: Kobe Bryant

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.