John Battle (basketball)

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John Battle
Personal information
Born (1962-11-09) November 9, 1962 (age 62)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
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: 4th round, 84th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career1985–1995
PositionShooting guard
Number12, 10
Career history
1985–1991Atlanta Hawks
1991–1995Cleveland Cavaliers
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points5,338 (8.7 ppg)
Rebounds824 (1.3 rpg)
Assists1,257 (2.1 apg)
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John Sidney Battle (born November 9, 1962) is a retired American professional basketball player and pastor. 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.

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 64 0 10.0 .455 .000 .728 1.0 1.2 0.4 0.0 4.3
1986–87 Atlanta 64 8 12.6 .457 .000 .738 0.9 1.9 0.5 0.1 6.0
1987–88 Atlanta 67 1 18.3 .454 .390 .750 1.7 2.4 0.5 0.1 10.6
1988–89 Atlanta 82 0 20.4 .457 .324 .815 1.7 2.4 0.5 0.1 9.5
1989–90 Atlanta 60 48 24.6 .506 .154 .756 1.7 2.6 0.5 0.1 10.9
1990–91 Atlanta 79 2 23.6 .461 .286 .854 2.0 2.7 0.6 0.1 13.6
1991–92 Cleveland 76 2 21.5 .480 .118 .848 1.5 2.1 0.5 0.1 10.3
1992–93 Cleveland 41 0 12.1 .415 .167 .778 0.7 1.3 0.2 0.1 5.4
1993–94 Cleveland 51 1 16.0 .476 .263 .753 0.8 1.6 0.4 0.0 6.6
1994–95 Cleveland 28 0 10.0 .377 .355 .731 0.4 1.3 0.3 0.0 4.1
Career 612 62 17.8 .464 .273 .793 1.3 2.1 0.4 0.1 8.7

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1986 Atlanta 6 0 4.5 .364 .000 .750 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.0 1.8
1987 Atlanta 8 0 9.8 .441 .400 .913 1.3 1.0 0.1 0.0 6.6
1988 Atlanta 12 0 13.8 .478 .000 .680 1.7 2.2 0.2 0.0 6.8
1989 Atlanta 5 0 23.6 .435 .000 .750 2.6 3.2 0.4 0.0 9.8
1991 Atlanta 5 0 21.4 .364 .400 .960 2.0 2.2 0.2 0.0 11.6
1992 Cleveland 15 0 13.5 .415 .000 .913 0.8 1.0 0.3 0.1 5.9
1993 Cleveland 1 0 6.0 .000 – – 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1994 Cleveland 1 0 8.0 1.000 – – 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
1995 Cleveland 2 0 3.5 .667 .000 – 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 2.0
Career 55 0 13.1 .429 .182 .848 1.3 1.5 0.2 0.0 6.3

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. September 30, 1991. p. 24.