2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster
Battle, Joseph
Jersey Number 15
Joseph Battle
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 181
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Abbeville, S.C.
- High School:
- Abbeville HS
Bio
CAREER AT TULSA — Letterwinner who appeared in 14 games and totaled 13 points and nine rebounds during the campaign … left school after his freshman season.
2016-17 — Appeared in 14 games and totaled 13 points and nine rebounds in 52 minutes of action … made his collegiate debut with three minutes off the bench against Wichita State (Nov. 16) … scored three points in contests against Texas State (Dec. 17), Stephen F. Austin (Dec. 22) and Illinois State (Dec. 25) … also pulled down a season-best four rebounds against the Lumberjacks … scored a season-high four points in five minutes off the bench in the win against UCF (Jan. 28).
HIGH SCHOOL –– Was the 2015-16 Gatorade Men’s Basketball Player of the Year, as well as Mr. Basketball for the state of South Carolina . . . averaged 31 points, seven rebounds and three steals as a senior at Abbeville High School, earning Class 2A Player of the Year honors, and leading the Panthers to the Class 2A state championship . . . scored 32 points in the state title game . . . averaged 23 points and six rebounds as a junior, and shot better than 50 percent from the field in each of his last two years . . . averaged 23 points, 6.6 rebounds and two steals per game for his career . . . set a school record, scoring more than 1,800 points during his career at Abbeville High . . . the state’s leading scorer as a senior, and also earned Class 2A Region 2 Player of the Year honors . . . also a prolific dual-threat quarterback, Battle led AHS to the 2015 Class 2A football state title, accounting for six touchdowns in the championship game . . . South Carolina high school football Offensive Player of the Year.
PERSONAL –– Began playing basketball at age four . . . favorite NBA players are LeBron James, Russell Westbrook and Damian Lillard . . . favorite movie is The Purge, and favorite TV shows are “Criminal Minds” and “Full House” . . . parents are Joseph and Pamela Battle . . . has four sisters . . . born Oct. 9, 1998 . . . major is business management accounting.
2016-17 — Appeared in 14 games and totaled 13 points and nine rebounds in 52 minutes of action … made his collegiate debut with three minutes off the bench against Wichita State (Nov. 16) … scored three points in contests against Texas State (Dec. 17), Stephen F. Austin (Dec. 22) and Illinois State (Dec. 25) … also pulled down a season-best four rebounds against the Lumberjacks … scored a season-high four points in five minutes off the bench in the win against UCF (Jan. 28).
HIGH SCHOOL –– Was the 2015-16 Gatorade Men’s Basketball Player of the Year, as well as Mr. Basketball for the state of South Carolina . . . averaged 31 points, seven rebounds and three steals as a senior at Abbeville High School, earning Class 2A Player of the Year honors, and leading the Panthers to the Class 2A state championship . . . scored 32 points in the state title game . . . averaged 23 points and six rebounds as a junior, and shot better than 50 percent from the field in each of his last two years . . . averaged 23 points, 6.6 rebounds and two steals per game for his career . . . set a school record, scoring more than 1,800 points during his career at Abbeville High . . . the state’s leading scorer as a senior, and also earned Class 2A Region 2 Player of the Year honors . . . also a prolific dual-threat quarterback, Battle led AHS to the 2015 Class 2A football state title, accounting for six touchdowns in the championship game . . . South Carolina high school football Offensive Player of the Year.
PERSONAL –– Began playing basketball at age four . . . favorite NBA players are LeBron James, Russell Westbrook and Damian Lillard . . . favorite movie is The Purge, and favorite TV shows are “Criminal Minds” and “Full House” . . . parents are Joseph and Pamela Battle . . . has four sisters . . . born Oct. 9, 1998 . . . major is business management accounting.
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