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PERSONAL
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- His full name is
Demetrius Antonio Battie
- Lists Dell Battie as his
hero
- Has one sister, Sharon
Freeman
- Majored in
communications at Texas Tech
- Lists his favorite
non-NBA team as the Dallas Cowboys
- Lists his favorite movie
as Batman
- His brother, Derrick,
was a starter for the Temple University Owls
- Was a member of PALS
(Peer Assistance Leadership Program) program in high
school, a group that mentors grade school students
- Wears uniform number
four in honor of his mother's birthday, March 4
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BACKGROUND
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2000-2001:
Played in 40 games, starting in 25 ... Played 30-plus
minutes nine times ... Scored 15-plus points four times ...
Scored 10-plus points nine times ... Grabbed 10-plus
rebounds seven times ... Grabbed seven-plus boards 18 times
... Recorded three-plus blocks 12 times ... Led the team in
rebounds nine times ... DNP-CD once ... Activated on
3/30/01, after missing 41 games ... Placed on injured list
with a sprained left ankle on 1/2 ... Scored 18 points and
grabbed 11 rebounds in 25 minutes versus Detroit (12/26) for
his fourth double-double of the season ... In 33 minutes,
scored 12 points, grabbed seven boards and blocked four
shots versus Denver (12/10) ... Grabbed 12 boards and a
season-high 19 points in a season-high 40 minutes versus
Minnesota (12/1) ... Grabbed a season-high 13 boards in 35
minutes versus Milwaukee (11/30) ... Blocked a season-high
five shots in 23 minutes versus Houston (11/22) ... Grabbed
a team-high 10 boards and scored nine points in 33 minutes
versus Toronto (11/3), marking the first time since 3/10/00
that he was the team's sole high rebounder for a contest.
1999-2000:
Notched 11 points and 11 rebounds in a 93-77 win over
Philadelphia on 3/12 ... Posted 15 points and 12 rebounds in
a 115-90 win over Denver on 12/8 ... Tallied 16 points and
15 rebounds in a 77-74 loss in Philadelphia on 12/4 ...
Registered 9 points, 5 blocks and a game-high 12 rebounds in
a 96-84 win over Miami on 12/3 ... Totaled 18 points (8-13
FG) and 9 rebounds in a 103-100 victory over Charlotte on
11/5
1998-1999:
Posted 14 points (6-9 FG) and team-highs of 10 rebounds and
3 blocked shots against the New York Knicks on 5/3 ...
Registered 11 points and game-highs of 13 rebounds and 4
blocked shots against the Milwaukee Bucks on 5/1 ...
Recorded 15 points (6-8 FG, 3-3 FT) and game-highs of 12
rebounds and 4 blocked shots in a 100-71 win over the
Chicago Bulls on 4/23 ... Scored 13 points (6-9 FG) and
grabbed a team-high 12 rebounds against the Philadelphia
76ers on 4/21 ... Totaled 10 points and game-highs of 11
rebounds and 7 blocked shots against the Chicago Bulls on
3/21 ... Posted 14 points, on 7-of-8 field-goal shooting,
and 9 rebounds in a 118-84 victory over the L.A. Clippers on
3/17 ... Registered 12 points (6-8 FG), 4 rebounds and 4
blocked shots against the New Jersey Nets on 3/1 ...
Recorded a season-high 16 points (8-14 FG), adding 5
rebounds and 3 blocked shots against the Portland Trail
Blazers on 2/19
1997-1998:
Posted a game-high 18 points (9-14 FG) and 7 rebounds
against the Golden State Warriors on 2/20 ... Totaled 10
points (4-5 FG) and season-highs of 13 rebounds and 8
blocked shots a 112-99 win over the Boston Celtics on 2/10
... Recorded 19 points and 7 rebounds in a 110-98 victory
over the Dallas Mavericks on 1/31 ... Registered 17 points,
9 rebounds and 5 blocked shots against the Vancouver
Grizzlies on 1/20 ... Posted 16 points and a team-high 10
rebounds, all off the offensive boards, against the L.A.
Lakers on 1/14 ... Scored a team-high 17 points (8-13 FG),
adding 5 rebounds and 3 steals, against the San Antonio
Spurs on 1/7 ... Totaled a season-high 19 points (9-12 FG)
and a team-high 10 rebounds against the L.A. Clippers on
12/27 ... Recorded 16 points and a team-high 11 rebounds
against the New York Knicks on 11/11 ... Registered 13
points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocked shots against
the Utah Jazz on 11/7 ... Posted 15 points and 6 rebounds,
in his NBA debut, against the San Antonio Spurs on 10/31
COLLEGE:
Early entry candidate for the 1997 NBA Draft after three
seasons at Texas Tech ... Selected on the first round by the
Denver Nuggets, the fifth overall pick of the draft ... Was
Texas Tech's all-time leading shotblocker with 162 blocks,
6-11 ... Was named honorable mention All-America by The
Associated Press as a junior and Second Team All-America by
Basketball Times and Basketball Weekly ... Was the only Big
12 player to average double figures in both scoring (18.8
ppg) and rebounding (Big 12-leading 11.8 rpg, fourth in
nation) and only Big 12 player to rank among top five in
scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage (.579, 20th
nationally) and blocks (2.5 bpg, 23rd nationally) ... Broke
his own school record with 71 blocked shots ... Was named to
the All-SWC Second Team and All-Defensive Team as a
sophomore, and was named to the SWC's All-Freshman Team.
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