Dave Batton | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 10 |
Weight Lb: | 240 |
Birth Date: | 26 March 1956 |
Birth Place: | Baltimore, Maryland |
Nationality: | American |
High School: | Delaware County (Springfield, Pennsylvania) |
College: | Notre Dame (1974–1978) |
Draft Year: | 1978 |
Draft Round: | 3 |
Draft Pick: | 62 |
Draft Team: | New Jersey Nets |
Career Start: | 1978 |
Career End: | 1983 |
Career Number: | 40, 45 |
Career Position: | Center |
Years1: | 1978–1979 |
Team1: | Gabetti Cantù |
Years2: | 1980–1981 |
Team2: | Antonini Siena |
Team3: | Washington Bullets |
Team4: | San Antonio Spurs |
Bbr: | battoda01 |
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David Robert Batton (born March 26, 1956) is a retired American professional basketball player. At a height of 2.08 m (6'10") tall, he played at the center position.
Batton played college basketball at the University of Notre Dame, with the Fighting Irish.
After college, he was selected by the New Jersey Nets, in the 3rd round (62nd pick overall), of the 1978 NBA draft. He played for the Washington Bullets (1982–83), and San Antonio Spurs (1983–84), in the National Basketball Association, in 58 games.
|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Washington| 54 || 5 || 10.3 || .445 || .000 || .471 || 2.2 || 0.5 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 3.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio| 4 || 0 || 7.8 || .500 || – || – || 1.0 || 0.8 || 0.0 || 0.8 || 2.5|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 58 || 5 || 10.2 || .448 || .000 || .471 || 2.1 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 0.6 || 3.2