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J. P. Batista
No. 13 – Flamengo
PositionPower forward
LeagueNovo Basquete Brasil
Personal information
Born (1981-10-29) October 29, 1981 (age 43)
Olinda, Pernambuco
NationalityBrazilian
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
CollegeWestern Nebraska CC (2002–2003)
Barton County CC (2003–2004)
Gonzaga (2004–2006)
NBA draft2006: undrafted
Playing career2006–present
Career history
2006–2008Lietuvos rytas
2008Barons Rīga
2008–2014Le Mans Sarthe
2014–2015Limoges CSP
2015–presentFlamengo
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Brazil
FIBA Americas Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 San Juan National team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team competition
South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2010 Neiva National team

João Paulo Lopes "J. P." Batista (born October 29, 1981) is a Brazilian professional basketball player who currently plays for Flamengo of the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB). Standing at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), he plays at the power forward position. He played college basketball at Gonzaga University.

Early life

Batista was born and raised in Olinda, Pernambuco, attended Colegio Atual school in Olinda and was named State Player of the Year as a senior in 2001.

College career

Batista arrived at Gonzaga in 2004, after spending the first year of his college career at Western Nebraska Community College and the second at Barton County Community College in Kansas, where he mentored teammate and fellow international student Antanas Kavaliauskas. He finished his first season with Gonzaga averaging 12 points and 6 rebounds per game, and was named the top newcomer in the West Coast Conference.

Playing alongside the All-American Adam Morrison, Batista finished the 2005-06 NCAA basketball season averaging over 19 points and 9 rebounds per game, while shooting a remarkable 59 percent from the field and 83 percent from the line.[1]

Professional career

Despite his impressive collegiate statistics, Batista was generally ignored by the scouts leading up to the 2006 NBA Draft, with his lack of athleticism and his age (he was nearly 25 at the time of the draft, unusually old for a college prospect) perhaps hindering his chances of being drafted. Batista played for the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves entry in the Las Vegas Summer League,[2] but he was not signed by the team.

He accepted an offer to play for Lietuvos rytas in Vilnius, Lithuania in the LKL and ULEB Cup. With Lietuvos rytas he played in the ULEB Cup and Lithuanian basketball Cup finals, and won the BBL championship. Their 2006-07 ULEB Cup run ended in a loss in the final to Real Madrid, but since Real had already qualified for the 2007-08 Euroleague through their league position, Lietuvos rytas received the Euroleague berth that normally goes to the ULEB Cup winners.

On June 16, 2014, he signed a two-year deal with French club Limoges CSP.[3] With them he won the 2014–15 LNB Pro A championship. On June 25, 2015, he parted ways with Limoges.[4]

On July 16, 2015, he returned to Brazil and signed with Flamengo.[5]

Brazilian national team

Batista represents the senior men's Brazilian national basketball team and he was a part of the 2010 FIBA World Championship squad.

References

  1. ^ Gonzaga Bulldogs Statistics – 2005-06
  2. ^ Spokesman-Review
  3. ^ Limoges signs JP Batista
  4. ^ Jamar Smith, Adrien Moerman and JP Batista leave Limoges CSP
  5. ^ "JP Batista é o novo atleta do basquete rubro-negro". Site Oficial do Flamengo (in Portuguese). Retrieved August 3, 2015.

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