Kenny Battle Explained

Kenny Battle
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lb:210
Birth Date:10 October 1964
Birth Place:Aurora, Illinois, U.S.
High School:West Aurora (Aurora, Illinois)
College:
Draft Year:1989
Draft Round:1
Draft Pick:27
Draft Team:Detroit Pistons
Career Start:1989
Career End:2000
Career Number:3, 5, 8, 33
Career Position:Small forward
Years1:–
Team1:Phoenix Suns
Team2:Denver Nuggets
Years3:1991–1992
Team3:La Crosse Catbirds
Team5:Golden State Warriors
Years6:1992
Team6:La Crosse Catbirds
Team7:Boston Celtics
Years8:1992–1994
Team8:La Crosse Catbirds
Years9:1994–1995
Team9:Quad City Thunder
Years10:1995
Team10:Olimpia de Venado Tuerto
Years11:2000
Team11:Fargo-Moorhead Beez
Highlights:
  • First-team All-MAC (1986)

Kenneth R. Battle (born October 10, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player.

High school career

In 1984, Battle led Aurora West High School to third place in the Illinois High School Association Class AA state basketball tournament. Battle led the tournament with 86 points in four games for third-place finisher Aurora West.[1]

In 2007, the Illinois High School Association named Battle one of the 100 Legends of the IHSA Boys Basketball Tournament.[2]

College career

Battle played collegiately at Northern Illinois University from 1984–1986 before transferring to the University of Illinois.[3] [4] [5] He was known as "King of the 360s" while playing at Northern Illinois. He was the captain of the 1989 Illinois team nicknamed the Flyin' Illini.[6] The team reached the Final Four before being topped by Michigan. Battle was a fan favorite due to his hustle and spectacular slam dunks. The Illini awards the Kenny Battle Inspirational Award to the player who shows the most hustle during the season.[7]

Professional career

Battle was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 1st round (27th overall) of the 1989 NBA draft and then traded on draft day to the Phoenix Suns along with Micheal Williams in exchange for the Suns' first round draft choice (24th overall pick), Anthony Cook. Battle played in 4 NBA seasons for the Phoenix Suns, Denver Nuggets, Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors. His best year as a pro came during the 1991-92 NBA season when he split time with the Suns and Nuggets, appearing in 56 games and averaging 6.1 ppg. However, Battle's best game as a pro came on November 10, 1990 when he scored 23 points on 8/14 shooting in a Suns 173 – 143 victory over the Nuggets. Prior to that, he competed in the 1990 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, where he finished in last place (8th).[8] Battle briefly joined the Fargo-Moorhead Beez of the International Basketball Association in 2000.[9] Currently Kenny is the director of basketball at Camp Judaea in Hendersonville, North Carolina.

Honors

Basketball

College statistics

Northern Illinois University

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1984–852754420.1195369.528154234.6581676.2592.2602.2
1985–862752819.6201354.568126193.6531756.5592.267*2.5
Totals541,07219.9396723.548280427.6563426.31182.21272.4

University of Illinois

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1987–883351615.6197341.578122179.6821835.5551.7722.2
1988–893659616.6218361.604151200.7551744.8641.889*2.5
Totals691,11216.1415702.591273379.7203575.21191.71612.3

Combined college statistics

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1984–891232,18417.88111,425.569553806.6866995.72371.92882.3

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played MPG Minutes per game
 FG% Field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage
 RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game
 PPG Points per game Bold Career high
†Denotes season in which Battle won an NBA championship
Led the league

Regular season

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGPPG
1989–90Phoenix59 12.4 .547 .671 2.1 0.6 4.1
1990–91Phoenix16 16.4 .442 .690 3.3 0.9 6.0
1990–91Denver40 17.1 .485 .781 3.1 1.2 6.1
1991–92Boston8 5.8 .750 1.000 1.1 0.0 1.8
1991–92Golden State8 5.8 .615 .500 0.9 0.5 2.3
1992–93Boston3 9.7 .462 1.000 3.7 0.7 4.7
Career134 13.4 .504 .725 2.4 0.8 4.7

Playoffs

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGPPG
1990Phoenix8 4.3 .308 1.000 0.6 0.0 1.1
Career8 4.3 .308 1.000 0.6 0.0 1.1

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IHSA's March Madness -- 1984 Class AA Boys . 2009-03-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090923025741/http://www.marchmadness.org/records/yearly/1984baa.htm . 2009-09-23 .
  2. Web site: Legends. www.ihsa.org.
  3. Web site: The First Century Northern Illinois Men s Basketball Media Guide PDF Free Download. docplayer.net. 25 April 2024.
  4. https://niuhuskies.com/sports/2016/6/13/hallfame-niu-hallfame-roster-sorting-html.aspx?id=2343 NIU Huskies Hall of Fame
  5. Web site: 100 years of memories, basketball at NIU . 2019-04-26 . 2019-04-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190424191126/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/niu/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/p81_100.pdf . dead .
  6. Web site: 1988-89 Men's Basketball Roster. University of Illinois Athletics. 25 April 2024.
  7. Web site: Basketball Individual Career Records (PDF). University of Illinois Athletics. 25 April 2024.
  8. Web site: NBA.com: All-Star: Slam Dunk Year-by-Year Results . . 2007-08-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161219112512/http://www.nba.com/history/allstar/slamdunk_year_by_year.html . 2016-12-19 . dead .
  9. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=ADHB&p_theme=adhb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ECF1957106DB3F2&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM NewsBank.com
  10. Web site: 2017-18 NIU Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). NIU Athletics. 25 April 2024.
  11. Web site: FightingIllini.com. 25 April 2024.
  12. http://basketballmuseumofillinois.com/hall-of-fame/players IBCA Hall of Fame
  13. Web site: NIU Announces All Century Team. getsomemaction.com. 25 April 2024.
  14. Web site: Kenny Battle College Stats. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

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