Jacqueline Batteast

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Jacqueline Batteast (born March 26, 1983) is a professional basketball player from South Bend, Indiana, who last played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for the Detroit Shock.

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Batteast attended the University of Notre Dame, where she became the school's 4th all-time leading scorer with 1,874 career points. She started a school record 97 consecutive games prior to graduating in 2005. [1]

Following her collegiate career, she was selected 17th overall in the 2005 WNBA draft by the Minnesota Lynx. On April 5, 2006, Batteast was dealt to Detroit for Ambrosia Anderson. [2]

Batteast played one season for Detroit, averaging 1.4 points and 1.0 rebounds in 26 games as Detroit won the 2006 WNBA championship. On May 18, 2007, she was waived by Detroit.

Batteast is now an assistant coach for the Washington High School Lady Panthers, where she graduated, in South Bend and is an assistant manager at Enterprise Rent A Car in Elkhart, IN

Notre Dame statistics

Source [3]

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  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
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2001-02 Notre Dame 26 358 40.4 33.3 67.0 7.8 2.0 1.3 1.4 13.8
2002-03 Notre Dame 32 445 38.8 19.6 67.2 8.3 2.5 2.01.613.9
2003-04 Notre Dame 32 512 45.234.562.7 8.62.3 1.5 1.2 16.0
2004-05 Notre Dame 3355941.2 34.0 78.46.6 2.61.2 1.3 16.9
Career Notre Dame 123 1874 41.5 30.5 69.3 7.8 2.4 1.5 1.4 15.2

WNBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader
†Denotes seasons in which Batteast won a WNBA championship

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2005 Minnesota 805.8.000.000.0000.60.40.00.10.40.0
2006 † Detroit 2616.7.278.143.5711.00.30.10.10.21.4
Career2 years, 2 teams3416.5.250.143.267.5710.90.30.10.10.21.1

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2006 † Detroit 402.3.000.000.0000.00.30.00.00.00.0
Career1 year, 1 team402.3.000.000.0000.00.30.00.00.00.0

Vital statistics

Awards and honors

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References

  1. ↑ "Three Irish Alums On 2005 WNBA Opening Day Rosters" . Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  2. ↑ "SHOCK: Shock Acquires Jacqueline Batteast in Draft-Day Trade". www.wnba.com. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  3. ↑ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
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