Michael James Batiste (born November 21, 1977) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach for the

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of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A two-time All-EuroLeague selection, Batiste won three EuroLeague championships in

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, and

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with Panathinaikos.

College career

Batiste played college basketball for Long Beach City College and

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. With the Arizona State Sun Devils, 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

Spirou Charleroi Spirou Charleroi, commonly known simply as Spirou, is a Belgian professional basketball club that is located in Charleroi. The club competes in the BNXT League, the highest tier of basketball in Belgium. The club's home arena is the Spiroudome whi ...

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

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, Batiste played with the Memphis Grizzlies. 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 Los Angeles Clippers 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

Panathinaikos Athens Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

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

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) and 5 consecutive Greek Cups (2005–2009). With Panathinaikos, he also won the EuroLeague championship, by winning the EuroLeague Final Four, 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 Turkish Super League team Fenerbahçe Ülker. He won the Turkish Cup 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 basketball coach. He started his coaching career as assistant coach with the Canton Charge of the NBA G League. He then worked in the

, as a player development assistant for the Brooklyn Nets, and later as an assistant coach of the

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and the

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. Batiste joined the Washington Wizards 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 Miami Heat. On July 3, 2022, the

hired Batiste as an assistant coach.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2000–01 , style="text-align:left;", Spirou , 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;", Panathinaikos , 16 , , 6 , , 16.8 , , .439 , , .333 , , .793 , , 3.2 , , .4 , , .8 , , .2 , , 7.9 , , 7.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2004–05 , style="text-align:left;", Panathinaikos , 24 , , 21 , , 23.9 , , .546 , , .355 , , .731 , , 4.8 , , .7 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 11.4 , , 11.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2005–06 , style="text-align:left;", Panathinaikos , 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† , style="text-align:left;", Panathinaikos , 19 , , 13 , , 22.3 , , .627 , , .222 , , .746 , , 6.1 , , .5 , , .9 , , .5 , , 12.8 , , 15.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , style="text-align:left;", Panathinaikos , 19 , , 12 , , 24.5 , , .623 , , .000 , , .776 , , 5.3 , , .7 , , .8 , , .3 , , 11.9 , , 13.7 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2008–09† , style="text-align:left;", Panathinaikos , 22 , , 14 , , 22.7 , , .635 , , .125 , , .728 , , 4.9 , , .3 , , .9 , , .4 , , 12.5 , , 14.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2009–10 , style="text-align:left;", Panathinaikos , 11 , , 6 , , 28.6 , , .615 , , .167 , , .735 , , 5.7 , , .8 , , .6 , , .5 , , 15.5 , , 17.5 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;",

2010–11 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

† , style="text-align:left;", Panathinaikos , 20 , , 13 , , 26.5 , , .590 , , .000 , , .727 , , 5.5 , , .8 , , .8 , , .9 , , 13.3 , , 14.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , style="text-align:left;", Panathinaikos , 23 , , 13 , , 20.7 , , .477 , , .500 , , .814 , , 4.6 , , .7 , , .7 , , .3 , , 9.7 , , 9.6 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

, 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 , , 148 , , 21.0 , , .564 , , .283 , , .742 , , 4.7 , , .5 , , .8 , , .3 , , 10.5 , , 11.4

NBA

Regular season

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2002–03 , style="text-align:left;", Memphis , 75 , , 2 , , 16.6 , , .422 , , .222 , , .784 , , 3.4 , , .7 , , .6 , , .2 , , 6.4 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 75 , , 2 , , 16.6 , , .422 , , .222 , , .784 , , 3.4 , , .7 , , .6 , , .2 , , 6.4

Awards and achievements

*9× Greek League Champion: (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014) *7× Greek Cup Winner: (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014) *6× Greek League All-Star (2005, 2006, 2008–2011) *2×

EuroLeague MVP of the Week The EuroLeague MVP (Most Valuable Player) of the Round, previously known as the EuroLeague MVP of the Week, is an award of Europe's premier level basketball league, the EuroLeague, that is given to the best player of each round of the season. Eac ...

: 2005–06 (Regular Season, Week 10), 2008–09 (Top 16, Week 6) * EuroLeague MVP of the Month: (November 2006) *3× EuroLeague Champion: (2007, 2009, 2011) *5× Greek League Best Five: (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) *2× Triple Crown Champion: (2007, 2009) * Greek League MVP: (2010) * Greek League Finals MVP: (2010) * All-EuroLeague First Team: (

) * EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer: (2011) * All-EuroLeague Second Team: (

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) * Turkish Cup Winner:

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References

External links

Euroleague.net Profile

Eurobasket.com Profile

Greek Basket League Profile

TBLStat.net Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Batiste, Michael 1977 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball players Basketball coaches from California Basketball players from Long Beach, California Brooklyn Nets assistant coaches Canton Charge coaches Centers (basketball) Charlotte Hornets assistant coaches Fenerbahçe men's basketball players Houston Rockets assistant coaches Long Beach City Vikings men's basketball players Memphis Grizzlies players Orlando Magic assistant coaches Pallacanestro Biella players Panathinaikos B.C. players Power forwards (basketball) Small forwards Spirou Charleroi players Sportspeople from Long Beach, California Undrafted National Basketball Association players Washington Wizards assistant coaches