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 [3]
| GP | Games 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 | 2.0 | 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
| GP | Games 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
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Minnesota | 8 | 0 | 5.8 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | |
| 2006† | Detroit | 26 | 1 | 6.7 | .278 | .143 | .571 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 | |
| Career | 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
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006† | Detroit | 4 | 0 | 2.3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 1 year, 1 team | 4 | 0 | 2.3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Vital statistics
- Position: Forward
- Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
- College: University of Notre Dame
- Team(s): Minnesota Lynx, Detroit Shock
Awards and honors
- Fifth team All-American (2004)
- Honorable mention All-American (2004)
- Naismith Award finalist in 2004
- First team All Big East in 2004
- Second team All Big East in 2002, and 2003
- Big East Rookie of the Year in 2002
References
- ^ "Three Irish Alums On 2005 WNBA Opening Day Rosters". Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ^ "SHOCK: Shock Acquires Jacqueline Batteast in Draft-Day Trade". www.wnba.com. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
External links
- 1983 births
- Living people
- All-American college women's basketball players
- American women's basketball coaches
- American women's basketball players
- Basketball players from South Bend, Indiana
- Detroit Shock players
- Minnesota Lynx draft picks
- Minnesota Lynx players
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball players
- Power forwards