Jacqueline Batteast Explained

Jacqueline Batteast
Position:Forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Birth Date:March 26, 1983
Birth Place:South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
High School:Washington
South Bend, Indiana
College:Notre Dame (2001–2005)
Draft Year:2005
Draft Round:2
Draft Pick:17
Draft Team:Minnesota Lynx
Draft League:WNBA
Team1:Minnesota Lynx
Team2:Detroit Shock
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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.

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

Year !Team GP !Points FG% !3P% FT% !RPG APG !SPG BPG !PPG - 2001-02 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 2.0 1.6 13.9 - 2003-04 Notre Dame 32 512 45.2 34.5 62.7 8.6 2.3 1.5 1.2 16.0 - 2004-05 Notre Dame 33 559 41.2 34.0 78.4 6.6 2.6 1.2 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

Denotes seasons in which Batteast won a WNBA championship

Regular season

|-| align="left" | 2005| align="left" | Minnesota| 8 || 0 || 5.8 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 0.6 || 0.4 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 0.4 || 0.0|-|style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| 2006| align="left" | Detroit| 26 || 1 || 6.7 || .278 || .143 || .571 || 1.0 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 0.2 || 1.4|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | 2 years, 2 teams| 34 || 1 || 6.5 || .250 || .143 || .267 || .571 || 0.9 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 0.2 || 1.1

Playoffs

|-|style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| 2006| align="left" | Detroit| 4 || 0 || 2.3 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 0.0 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | 1 year, 1 team| 4 || 0 || 2.3 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 0.0 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0

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Notes and References

  1. News: Three Irish Alums On 2005 WNBA Opening Day Rosters. 2017-08-31.
  2. Web site: SHOCK: Shock Acquires Jacqueline Batteast in Draft-Day Trade. www.wnba.com. 2017-08-31.