46. Robert Battle - Drexel - 6'8" 230 lb. SR. PF
Right handed player that takes good shots. Big NBA body. Doesn't have great speed but he does run the floor. ...From Philadelphia. ...Averaged 15 points, 8 rebounds, and nearly 4 blocks per game as a senior at Drexel. In 2001-02 Battle emerged as one of the top big men in the CAA and was named the leagues Defensive Player of the Year. ...Also a First Team All-Conference selection. ...Led the league with a .543 field-goal percentage, 9.0 rebounds and 3.25 blocks per game..finished the season 10th in the nation in blocks per game..led the club with 14.5 points per game..closed the season by making 54 of his last 68 free-throw attempts (.794). ...Played two seasons of basketball at Northeast high school. ...Was a defensive end and back on the football team. ...Selected Second Team All-Public and Honorable Mention All-City in football. An education major son of Barbara Battle has one brother, Jamal.
