Michael James Batiste (born November 21, 1977) is an American professional

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coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach for the

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of the

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(NBA). A two-time All-EuroLeague selection, Batiste won three

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championships in

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

, and

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

with the

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club Panathinaikos. In 2018, he was named one of the 101 Greats of European Basketball. He was inducted into the

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in 2022.

College career

Batiste played

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for

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and

Arizona State University Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public university, public research university in Tempe, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1885 as Territorial Normal School by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, the university is o ...

. With the

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, he led the

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(Pac-10) in blocked shots during the 1997–98 season, and was named first-team All-Pac-10 for the 1998–99 season.

Professional career

After leaving Arizona State, Batiste had a European stint, representing

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in the

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(2000–01) and Lauretana Biella (2001–02) in the Italian League. During the

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, Batiste played with the

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. In 75 games played, he averaged 6.4 points per game and 3.4 rebounds per game, in 16.6 minutes per game. He was also signed by the

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in September 2002, but he was waived before playing in any regular season games. In July 2003, following his

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season, Batiste joined the Greek powerhouse

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, and he then played a major role in a team that won 8 consecutive Greek League championships (

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

) and 5 consecutive Greek Cups (2005–2009). With Panathinaikos, he also won the EuroLeague championship, by winning the

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, in

, and

, and the coveted Triple Crown in both 2007 and 2009. In 2010, he was named the Greek League MVP. On July 13, 2012, Batiste signed a one-year contract with the

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team Fenerbahçe Ülker. He won the

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with Fenerbahçe. On August 7, 2013, Batiste signed a contract for the next season with his ex-team Panathinaikos. He retired from playing professional basketball, at the end of the 2013–14 season.

Coaching career

After he retired from playing professional basketball in 2014, Batiste began a career working as a

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. He started his coaching career as assistant coach with the

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of the

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On July 5, 2016, Batiste was hired as a player development assistant for the

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. On June 7, 2017, Batiste was hired as an assistant coach of the

Charlotte Hornets The Charlotte Hornets are an American professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Hornets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The team ...

. On June 26, 2018, Batiste was hired by the

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as an assistant coach. Batiste joined the

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coaching staff for the

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. On February 10, 2022, he was suspended for two games without pay after attempting to confront a fan three days earlier, during a 100–121 loss to the

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. On July 3, 2022, the

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hired Batiste as an assistant coach. On July 4, 2023, the

hired Batiste as an assistant coach.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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EuroLeague

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, 10 , , 9 , , 28.6 , , .500 , , .300 , , .765 , , 9.2 , , .4 , , .9 , , .3 , , 16.1 , , 16.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2003–04 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="9", Panathinaikos , 16 , , 6 , , 16.8 , , .439 , , .333 , , .793 , , 3.2 , , .4 , , .8 , , .2 , , 7.9 , , 7.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2004–05 , 24 , , 21 , , 23.9 , , .546 , , .355 , , .731 , , 4.8 , , .7 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 11.4 , , 11.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2005–06 , 23 , , 22 , , 25.9 , , style="background:#CFECEC;", .641* , , .364 , , .679 , , 6.6 , , .6 , , 1.4 , , .5 , , 13.3 , , 17.1 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2006–07† , 19 , , 13 , , 22.3 , , .627 , , .222 , , .746 , , 6.1 , , .5 , , .9 , , .5 , , 12.8 , , 15.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , 19 , , 12 , , 24.5 , , .623 , , .000 , , .776 , , 5.3 , , .7 , , .8 , , .3 , , 11.9 , , 13.7 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2008–09† , 22 , , 14 , , 22.7 , , .635 , , .125 , , .728 , , 4.9 , , .3 , , .9 , , .4 , , 12.5 , , 14.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2009–10 , 11 , , 6 , , 28.6 , , .615 , , .167 , , .735 , , 5.7 , , .8 , , .6 , , .5 , , 15.5 , , 17.5 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;",

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, style="text-align:left;", Fenerbahçe , 23 , , 16 , , 15.8 , , .482 , , .333 , , .786 , , 2.7 , , .3 , , .6 , , .1 , , 5.4 , , 4.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , style="text-align:left;", Panathinaikos , 27 , , 1 , , 8.3 , , .463 , , .167 , , .692 , , 1.5 , , .4 , , .1 , , .0 , , 3.5 , , 2.5 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 237 , , 145 , , 21.0 , , .564 , , .283 , , .742 , , 4.7 , , .5 , , .8 , , .3 , , 10.5 , , 11.4

Awards and achievements

*9× Greek League Champion: (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014) *7×

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Winner: (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014) *6× Greek League All-Star (2005, 2006, 2008–2011) *3× All-Greek League Second Team: (2005, 2006, 2008) *2× EuroLeague MVP of the Week: 2005–06 (Regular Season, Week 10), 2008–09 (Top 16, Week 6) * EuroLeague MVP of the Month: (November 2006) *3×

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: (

) *5× Greek League Best Five: (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) *2× Triple Crown Winner: (2007, 2009) * Greek League MVP: (2010) *2× Greek League Finals MVP: (2010, 2011) *

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First Team: (

) *

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: (2011) *

Second Team: (

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

) *

Winner:

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

*101 Greats of European Basketball: (2018) *

: (2022)

References

External links

*
Euroleague.net Profile

Eurobasket.com Profile

Greek Basket League Profile

TBLStat.net Profile
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