Evan Battey

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Evan Battey
Evan Battey 2020 (cropped).jpg
Battey with Colorado in 2020
No. 21–Rilski Sportist
Position Power forward
League NBL
FIBA Europe Cup
Personal information
Born (1998-09-27) September 27, 1998 (age 25)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight259 lb (117 kg)
Career information
High school
College Colorado (2018–2022)
NBA draft 2022: undrafted
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–present Rilski Sportist
Career highlights and awards

Evan Earl Battey (born September 27, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for Rilski Sportist of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Colorado Buffaloes. He was named second-team All-Pac-12 as a senior in 2022.

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High school career

Battey started playing high school basketball at the Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies in Los Angeles. He averaged 11 points and 11 rebounds per game as a freshman. As a sophomore, Battey averaged 20 points and 14 rebounds per game, leading his team to its second straight CIF Los Angeles City Section Division IV title. For his junior season, he transferred to Villa Park High School in Villa Park, California. In his fifth game of the season, Battey scored 44 points, two shy of the school record. [1] As a junior, he averaged 24 points and 12 rebounds per game. [2] Battey was ruled ineligible for his senior season, as he had repeated ninth grade and exhausted all eight semesters of athletic eligibility. [3] While sidelined, he served as a coach for Villa Park's big men and junior varsity team. [4] He committed to playing college basketball for Colorado over offers from Arizona State, Miami (Florida) and Purdue, among others. [5]

College career

Battey sat out for the 2017–18 season as an academic redshirt, because he did not graduate from high school in four years. [6] In December 2017, he suffered a stroke while playing basketball with his friends, and had two seizures later in the day. [7] Battey rehabilitated for five months, including physical therapy and speech therapy. [8] As a freshman at Colorado, he averaged 8.1 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. [9] In his sophomore season, Battey became a regular starter and averaged 8.9 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. [10] As a junior, he averaged 10.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, and was named to the All-Pac-12 honorable mention. [11] As a senior, Battey averaged 12.4 points and 4.7 rebounds per game and was named second-team All-Pac-12. [12]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 Colorado Redshirt.svg Redshirt
2018–19 Colorado 361121.3.484.188.7054.41.2.5.38.1
2019–20 Colorado 323224.8.526.353.6945.91.0.5.38.9
2020–21 Colorado 323225.7.498.118.8255.31.0.4.310.1
2021–22 Colorado 333328.5.502.488.7594.71.2.6.512.4
Career13310825.0.502.390.7485.01.1.5.49.8

Personal life

Battey's father, Earl III, played college baseball at UCLA and is a longtime Los Angeles Police Department officer. His grandfather, Earl Jr., was a five-time Major League Baseball All-Star and a three-time Gold Glove winner. Battey's uncle, Ed Sanders, was a boxer and won the gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics. [13]

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References

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