Robert Battle (basketball)
Robert Battle (born May 5, 1981) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Quimsa of the Liga Nacional de Basquetbol of Argentina (LNB). Standing at 6-foot 8-inches, 240 pounds, Battle, a power forward/center, is a two-time Super 8 champion in Argentina, one-time league champion in Argentina, Venezuela, Mexico, and in Spain's LEB Oro. He is also a six-time Argentina Allstar, two-time Import Player of the Year in Argentina, one-time Player of the Year and MVP in LEB Oro, and a one-time Finals MVP in Mexico.
Robert Battle was a three-sport athlete until accepting a full scholarship to Drexel University to play basketball. At Drexel, he played four years though not receiving much playing time his freshmen and sophomore year under coach Steve Seymour. Not until his junior and senior year, under coach James Bruiser Flint, did Battle become one of the top players in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). Before his college-career came to an end, he became a one thousand-point scorer, two-time defensive player of the year, two-time CAA first team selectee, and still holds the single season record in blocks with 116 and the single game record for blocks with nine.[1]
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- ↑ ""Pienso que nadie es mejor que yo" - El Liberal Digital". Elliberal.com.ar. Retrieved 2015-07-12.