Michael Batiste
 
EXPERT ANALYSIS
  "He's a great player. He's an in-and-out player. His game is made for the NBA. He can shoot 3s. He's going to be really good."
-- Former Arizona and current Houston Rockets guard Michael Dickerson
College: Arizona State
Height: 6-8
Weight: 225 pounds
Position: Forward
Age: 21 (Nov. 21, 1977)
Birthplace: Inglewood, Ariz.

Career highlights

  • Earned all-tournament honors at the Nike Desert Classic, averaging 12.3 points and shooting 58 percent from the field on his home floor at Arizona State University
  • Was 28-for-65 (.431) from three-point range in Pac-10 games in final two seasons of college play
  • Scored 1,120 points in 76-game career, averaging 14.7 points per game

    College highlights
    Senior

  • Earned All-Pac-10 honors from the conference's coaches and first-team District 15 honors from the NABC
  • Missed the first eight games of the season due to academic problems, then averaged 16.7 points (5th in Pac-10) and 6.9 rebounds (10th in Pac-10)
  • Averaged a career-high 32 minutes per game
  • Led the team in scoring three times and in rebounding nine times
  • Had 23 points and 18 rebounds in 3-OT win at Texas A&M, his first game of the season
  • Had a season-high 28 points at Washington and 22 points and 11 rebounds at sixth-ranked Stanford

    Junior

  • Led the Pac-10 in blocks per game (1.59, becoming the fourth ASU player to accomplish that feat)
  • Averaged 15.3 points per game, which ranked 15th in the conference and shot .556 from the field (fourth in the conference)
  • Led or shared the ASU rebounding lead in 12 games and was ASU's leading scorer in six games

    Sophomore

  • Missed the first eight games of sophomore season after finishing his associate of arts degree from Compton Community College (California) in first semester of 1996-97 academic year
  • Was named to the Pac-10 All-Newcomer Team and averaged 12 points and 6.7 rebounds per game
  • Started the final 21 games of the season while averaging 28.2 minutes per game
  • Had 25 points and seven rebounds against Stanford
  • Recorded 25 points and seven rebounds versus Arizona

    At Long Beach City College
    Freshman

  • Was the South Coast Conference Player of the Year
  • Posted eight 30-point games and was the team's MVP
  • Best game was a 38-point, 24-rebound effort

    College statistics
    SEASON G FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT REB AST PTS AVG
    Long Beach City College (California)
    SEASONGFGMFGAPCTFTMFTAPCTREBASTPTSAVG
    1995-9618180303.59475107.7012075145125.1
    Three-point field goals: 1995-96, 16-for-50 (.320).
    Arizona State
    SEASONGFGMFGAPCTFTMFTAPCTREBASTPTSAVG
    1996-972298245.4005272.7221471826412.0
    1997-9832199358.55680124.6452483148915.3
    1998-9922153302.5074270.6001525236716.7
    TOTALS76450905.497174266.654547101112014.7
    Three-point field goals: 1996-97, 16-for-66 (.242); 1997-98, 11-for-34 (.324); 1998-99, 19-for-53 (.358). Totals, 46-for-153 (.301).











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