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Jersey Number 25
Tyus Battle
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Edison, N.J.
- High School:
- Gill St. Bernard's School/St. Joseph's (N.J.)
Bio
Junior Year: Battle recorded a team-high six assists in the exhibition win over COLLEGE OF ST. ROSE ... He recorded 13 points in the Orange exhibition game against LE MOYNE ... Battle led the Orange with 23 points and hit nine free throws versus MOREHEAD STATE ... He had 16 points and four rebounds in the loss against CONNECTICUT ... He scored a team-high 17 points versus OREGON ... Battle was 3-of-3 from behind the arc and scored 24 points in a win against COLGATE ... Battle led the Orange with 20 points in a win versus OHIO STATE ... Battle paced the Orange with 26 points while adding 5 rebounds in a win versus CORNELL ... Battle provided three assists in a win against NORTHEASTERN ... Battle scored a game-winning jumper while also pouring in a team-high 26 points in a win over GEORGETOWN ... Battle scored a team-high 23 points in a loss against OLD DOMINION ... Battle provided 11 points in a loss against BUFFALO ... Battle posted 7 points and had 2 steals in a win over ARKANSAS STATE ... Battle netted a team-high 21 points and recorded a career-high 6 steals in a win over ST BONAVENTURE ... Battle provided 17 points in a road-win against NOTRE DAME ... Battle chipped in 12 points during a win against CLEMSON ... Battle scored 11 points in a loss against GEORGIA TECH ... Battle explodes for a season-high 32 points in a win over #1 DUKE which won him Syracuse Male Performance of the Year... Battle nets a team-high 22 points in a win over PITTSBURGH ... Battle tallied season-highs with 6 rebounds and 9 assists in a victory over MIAMI ... Battle scored 10 points in a loss against VIRGINIA TECH ... Battle lead the Orange with 4 three-pointers and 31 points in a road-win against BOSTON COLLEGE ... Battle scored 6 points with 5 assists in a road-victory over PITT... Battle recorded a team-high 23 points in a loss to FLORIDA STATE ... He scored 21 points in the win over BOSTON COLLEGE ... Battle scored 11 points and dished out 7 assists in win against #18 LOUISVILLE ... Battle led the Orange with 16 points in a loss against #1 DUKE ... Battle provided 29 points and hit 11 free throws in a loss at #5 NORTH CAROLINA ...Battle recorded 21 points to go along with three rebounds and five steals in a win against WAKE FOREST...Battle scored 11 points while also providing five rebounds and 3 assists in a loss to #2 VIRGINIA ... Battle scored 10 points and grabbed 3 rebounds in a loss to CLEMSON ... Battle scored 16 points and added 3 assists in the NCAA Tournament first-round loss to BAYLOR ... Battle announced he will forego his senior season and enter the 2019 NBA Draft ...
Sophomore Year: He entered the NBA Draft process but did not sign with an agent. On May 30 he announced that he was withdrawing his name ... Battle earned Second Team All-ACC recognition ... He was named to the All-ACC Academic Team ... Battle was selected to the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) All-District 2 Team ... He was named National Association of Basketball Coaches First Team All-District 2 ... Battle was a semifinalist for the 2018 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award ... He led Division I in average minutes played (39.0) ... Battle averaged 40.1 minutes in 16 ACC outings ... He played all 40 minutes in 15-of-the-last-18 games ... Battle set school records for season minutes average (39.0) and season minutes (1,443) ... He ranked third in the ACC in scoring, averaging 19.2 points ... He was the team’s leading scorer in 23-of-37 games ... Battle scored 20 or more points in 15-of-37 contests ... He scored Syracuse’s last nine points and finished with 18 in the win against MARYLAND ... He scored 29 points, including eight in overtime, in 45 minutes at GEORGETOWN ... He played all 50 minutes versus FLORIDA STATE and had a career-high 37 points ... Battle scored a team-high 34 against WAKE FOREST ... Battle scored 17 points versus CLEMSON and surpassed 1,000 career points ... He was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll after the 2017 Fall semester.
Freshman Year: Battle was named to the All-ACC Academic Men’s Basketball Team ... He scored in 33-of-34 games, including 16 times in double digits, in his rookie season ... Battle played in all 34 games and started 25 of those ... His 43 steals ranked third at SU ... Battle accumulated 60 3-pointers, the fourth-best freshman total in SU history ... Battle had six points in his first outing in the Orange uniform when Syracuse defeated COLGATE in the season-opener ... He added a career-high nine points and four assists in the victory over HOLY CROSS ... Battle contributed nine points and three rebounds in the ‘Cuse win versus MONMOUTH ... In his first-career start, Battle had a career-high 19 points paired with two rebounds in the Orange win over NORTH FLORIDA ... Battle had seven points and two assists in Syracuse’s loss to CONNECTICUT ... He led the team with 18 points off the bench in the Orange win over EASTERN MICHIGAN ... Battle had eight points and three assists off the bench versus ST. JOHN’S ... He tallied 16 points with three rebounds in Syracuse’s win over CORNELL ... Battle had seven points, four rebounds and four assists at BOSTON COLLEGE ... He had nine points and three boards versus MIAMI ... Battle tallied 15 points and a team-leading three steals when Syracuse defeated PITTSBURGH ... He contributed 13 points and one rebound at VIRGINIA TECH ... Battle led the Orange in scoring for the first time in his career with a career-best 21 points paired with three steals versus BOSTON COLLEGE ... He had 13 points and a team-leading four steals in Syracuse’s loss to NORTH CAROLINA ... Battle added 17 points and three rebounds to the Orange effort at NOTRE DAME ... He had nine points and four assists in Syracuse’s home victory over WAKE FOREST ... Battle added nine points, four assists and four boards in Syracuse’s upset of #6 FLORIDA STATE ... He had six points in Syracuse’s overtime victory over NORTH CAROLINA STATE ... Battle led the Orange to the upset of #9 VIRGINIA with a game-leading and career-high 23 points ... He hit a last-second buzzer-beating 3-pointer to claim the 82-81 road victory at CLEMSON ... Battle had 11 points and four assists at GEORGIA TECH ... He tallied 18 points and four rebounds in Syracuse’s upset of #10 DUKE ... Battle had a team-high 20 points and two rebounds at LOUISVILLE ... He had 22 points and four rebounds in SU’s 90-61 senior day victory over GEORGIA TECH ... Battle tallied his fifth-straight, double-digit game with 14 points and three assists in Syracuse’s ACC Tournament second round loss to MIAMI ... He had 20 points, four assists and a team-high three steals in Syracuse’s NIT first round victory over UNC-GREENSBORO ... Battle had 17 points, four rebounds and two assists in Syracuse’s NIT second- round loss to OLE MISS.
St. Joseph’s High School: Battle enrolled in St. Joseph’s High School in Metuchen, N.J. for the 2015-16 school year ... He was coached by David Turco ... The Falcons reached the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) semifin.als before completing the season with a 22-6 record ... Battle was named the New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year ... He was a NJ.com First-Team All-Non Public School selection ... Battle averaged 19.1 points, 9.1 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 2.7 steals for the Falcons ... Battle tallied 22 points in a 63-36 win against Columbia ... He followed that effort with 21 points in a victory versus Piscataway ... Battle’s first double-double of the campaign came when the Falcons defeated North Brunswick ... He had 20 points and 10 rebounds ... In a 68-60 defeat to Paul VI, Battle had 19 points and 10 rebounds ... He posted another double-double the next night out, contributing 27 points and 12 rebounds when the Falcons won at South Brunswick, 62-51 ... In another road victory at Piscataway, Battle posted 23 points and 10 rebounds ... He had a season-high 30 points when St. Joseph’s won at East Brunswick, 67-50 ... When the Falcons defeated North Brunswick, 87-31, he recorded 23 points, 14 boards and 10 assists ... The Falcons won the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament in February ... He had 27 points in his club’s tournament-opening victory against Bishop George AHR ... Battle’s 15 points and 10 boards contributed to a quarterfinal triumph against Spotswood ... St. Joseph’s defeated Woodbridge in the semifinals, thanks in part to 21 points from Battle ... The Falcons claimed the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament crown by beating South Brunswick, 56-48 ... When St. Joseph’s defeated Notre Dame in the quarterfinals of the NJSIAA Tournament, Battle contributed a triple-double -- 20 points, 11 boards and 10 assists ... He had 15 points but the Falcons lost to St. Augustine in the NJSIAA Tournament semifinal ... He was ranked 35th overall and a four-star prospect in the Class of 2016 by ESPN.com ... Scout.com rated Battle eighth among small forwards and 33rd overall in the Class of 2016 ... Rivals.com had Battle as a five-star prospect and 25th overall ... 247sports.com put Battle 38th overall and with four stars.
Gill St. Bernard High School: Battle was the Somerset County Player of the Year as a sophomore ... He averaged 22.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game ... He was named NJ.com Second-Team All-State ... Battle received sophomore honorable mention All-American recognition from MaxPreps.com ... He opened the 2013-14 campaign with 26 points in a 72-46 victory against Bishop Ford ... He had 26 points again when the Knights beat Franklin, 64-39 ... Battle produced 25 points and Gill St. Bernard beat DePaul, 60-44 ... His first double-double of the campaign was a 15-point, 11-rebound showing in a loss to Hudson Catholic ... His 26 points at Teaneck were not enough as the Knights lost, 61-54 ... When Gill St. Bernard defeated Bridgewater-Raritan, 61-50, Battle contributed 28 points ... He posted a season-high 31 points in a 60-41 triumph at Immaculata ... The next time out, he accumulated 22 points and 12 rebounds in a 67-53 win against Hunterdon Central ... A wrist injury caused Battle to miss five January games ... He had back-to-back 30-point outings in victories against Watchung Hills and Somerville ... The Knights’ 77-58 win against Ridge featured 30 points and 11 rebounds from Battle ... In the first round of the NJSIAA Tournament, the Knights defeated St. Rose, 69-51, and Battle had 24 points ... He had 29 points in the quarterfinals, a game which ended in favor of Holy Spirit, 67-52 ... Battle missed a large portion of his junior campaign because of a foot injury ... He had 20 points when the Knights defeated Franklin, 70-34 ... Just two nights later, Battle had 22 points and Gill St. Bernard defeated Bridgewater-Raritan, 76-46 ... In a road encounter with Bridgewater-Raritan two weeks later, Battle had 24 points and the Knights won, 72-54 ... He was coached at Gill St. Bernard by Mergin Sina.
USA Basketball Under-17 Team: Battle played on a gold-medal winning team at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship ... The team was coached by Iowa City High School’s Don Showalter ... The squad was a perfect 7-0 in competition ... Battle saw action in each of the seven contests ... He contributed eight points and five boards in a 99-56 defeat of Angola ... He had seven points in Team USA’s 89-68 victory against Serbia in the semifinals.
Personal: Tyus Akili Battle was born in September 1997 in Livingston, N.J. ... He is the son of Gary and Daniella Battle ... He’s enrolled in the School of Information Studies and majoring in information management and technology.
Sophomore Year: He entered the NBA Draft process but did not sign with an agent. On May 30 he announced that he was withdrawing his name ... Battle earned Second Team All-ACC recognition ... He was named to the All-ACC Academic Team ... Battle was selected to the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) All-District 2 Team ... He was named National Association of Basketball Coaches First Team All-District 2 ... Battle was a semifinalist for the 2018 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award ... He led Division I in average minutes played (39.0) ... Battle averaged 40.1 minutes in 16 ACC outings ... He played all 40 minutes in 15-of-the-last-18 games ... Battle set school records for season minutes average (39.0) and season minutes (1,443) ... He ranked third in the ACC in scoring, averaging 19.2 points ... He was the team’s leading scorer in 23-of-37 games ... Battle scored 20 or more points in 15-of-37 contests ... He scored Syracuse’s last nine points and finished with 18 in the win against MARYLAND ... He scored 29 points, including eight in overtime, in 45 minutes at GEORGETOWN ... He played all 50 minutes versus FLORIDA STATE and had a career-high 37 points ... Battle scored a team-high 34 against WAKE FOREST ... Battle scored 17 points versus CLEMSON and surpassed 1,000 career points ... He was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll after the 2017 Fall semester.
Freshman Year: Battle was named to the All-ACC Academic Men’s Basketball Team ... He scored in 33-of-34 games, including 16 times in double digits, in his rookie season ... Battle played in all 34 games and started 25 of those ... His 43 steals ranked third at SU ... Battle accumulated 60 3-pointers, the fourth-best freshman total in SU history ... Battle had six points in his first outing in the Orange uniform when Syracuse defeated COLGATE in the season-opener ... He added a career-high nine points and four assists in the victory over HOLY CROSS ... Battle contributed nine points and three rebounds in the ‘Cuse win versus MONMOUTH ... In his first-career start, Battle had a career-high 19 points paired with two rebounds in the Orange win over NORTH FLORIDA ... Battle had seven points and two assists in Syracuse’s loss to CONNECTICUT ... He led the team with 18 points off the bench in the Orange win over EASTERN MICHIGAN ... Battle had eight points and three assists off the bench versus ST. JOHN’S ... He tallied 16 points with three rebounds in Syracuse’s win over CORNELL ... Battle had seven points, four rebounds and four assists at BOSTON COLLEGE ... He had nine points and three boards versus MIAMI ... Battle tallied 15 points and a team-leading three steals when Syracuse defeated PITTSBURGH ... He contributed 13 points and one rebound at VIRGINIA TECH ... Battle led the Orange in scoring for the first time in his career with a career-best 21 points paired with three steals versus BOSTON COLLEGE ... He had 13 points and a team-leading four steals in Syracuse’s loss to NORTH CAROLINA ... Battle added 17 points and three rebounds to the Orange effort at NOTRE DAME ... He had nine points and four assists in Syracuse’s home victory over WAKE FOREST ... Battle added nine points, four assists and four boards in Syracuse’s upset of #6 FLORIDA STATE ... He had six points in Syracuse’s overtime victory over NORTH CAROLINA STATE ... Battle led the Orange to the upset of #9 VIRGINIA with a game-leading and career-high 23 points ... He hit a last-second buzzer-beating 3-pointer to claim the 82-81 road victory at CLEMSON ... Battle had 11 points and four assists at GEORGIA TECH ... He tallied 18 points and four rebounds in Syracuse’s upset of #10 DUKE ... Battle had a team-high 20 points and two rebounds at LOUISVILLE ... He had 22 points and four rebounds in SU’s 90-61 senior day victory over GEORGIA TECH ... Battle tallied his fifth-straight, double-digit game with 14 points and three assists in Syracuse’s ACC Tournament second round loss to MIAMI ... He had 20 points, four assists and a team-high three steals in Syracuse’s NIT first round victory over UNC-GREENSBORO ... Battle had 17 points, four rebounds and two assists in Syracuse’s NIT second- round loss to OLE MISS.
St. Joseph’s High School: Battle enrolled in St. Joseph’s High School in Metuchen, N.J. for the 2015-16 school year ... He was coached by David Turco ... The Falcons reached the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) semifin.als before completing the season with a 22-6 record ... Battle was named the New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year ... He was a NJ.com First-Team All-Non Public School selection ... Battle averaged 19.1 points, 9.1 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 2.7 steals for the Falcons ... Battle tallied 22 points in a 63-36 win against Columbia ... He followed that effort with 21 points in a victory versus Piscataway ... Battle’s first double-double of the campaign came when the Falcons defeated North Brunswick ... He had 20 points and 10 rebounds ... In a 68-60 defeat to Paul VI, Battle had 19 points and 10 rebounds ... He posted another double-double the next night out, contributing 27 points and 12 rebounds when the Falcons won at South Brunswick, 62-51 ... In another road victory at Piscataway, Battle posted 23 points and 10 rebounds ... He had a season-high 30 points when St. Joseph’s won at East Brunswick, 67-50 ... When the Falcons defeated North Brunswick, 87-31, he recorded 23 points, 14 boards and 10 assists ... The Falcons won the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament in February ... He had 27 points in his club’s tournament-opening victory against Bishop George AHR ... Battle’s 15 points and 10 boards contributed to a quarterfinal triumph against Spotswood ... St. Joseph’s defeated Woodbridge in the semifinals, thanks in part to 21 points from Battle ... The Falcons claimed the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament crown by beating South Brunswick, 56-48 ... When St. Joseph’s defeated Notre Dame in the quarterfinals of the NJSIAA Tournament, Battle contributed a triple-double -- 20 points, 11 boards and 10 assists ... He had 15 points but the Falcons lost to St. Augustine in the NJSIAA Tournament semifinal ... He was ranked 35th overall and a four-star prospect in the Class of 2016 by ESPN.com ... Scout.com rated Battle eighth among small forwards and 33rd overall in the Class of 2016 ... Rivals.com had Battle as a five-star prospect and 25th overall ... 247sports.com put Battle 38th overall and with four stars.
Gill St. Bernard High School: Battle was the Somerset County Player of the Year as a sophomore ... He averaged 22.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game ... He was named NJ.com Second-Team All-State ... Battle received sophomore honorable mention All-American recognition from MaxPreps.com ... He opened the 2013-14 campaign with 26 points in a 72-46 victory against Bishop Ford ... He had 26 points again when the Knights beat Franklin, 64-39 ... Battle produced 25 points and Gill St. Bernard beat DePaul, 60-44 ... His first double-double of the campaign was a 15-point, 11-rebound showing in a loss to Hudson Catholic ... His 26 points at Teaneck were not enough as the Knights lost, 61-54 ... When Gill St. Bernard defeated Bridgewater-Raritan, 61-50, Battle contributed 28 points ... He posted a season-high 31 points in a 60-41 triumph at Immaculata ... The next time out, he accumulated 22 points and 12 rebounds in a 67-53 win against Hunterdon Central ... A wrist injury caused Battle to miss five January games ... He had back-to-back 30-point outings in victories against Watchung Hills and Somerville ... The Knights’ 77-58 win against Ridge featured 30 points and 11 rebounds from Battle ... In the first round of the NJSIAA Tournament, the Knights defeated St. Rose, 69-51, and Battle had 24 points ... He had 29 points in the quarterfinals, a game which ended in favor of Holy Spirit, 67-52 ... Battle missed a large portion of his junior campaign because of a foot injury ... He had 20 points when the Knights defeated Franklin, 70-34 ... Just two nights later, Battle had 22 points and Gill St. Bernard defeated Bridgewater-Raritan, 76-46 ... In a road encounter with Bridgewater-Raritan two weeks later, Battle had 24 points and the Knights won, 72-54 ... He was coached at Gill St. Bernard by Mergin Sina.
USA Basketball Under-17 Team: Battle played on a gold-medal winning team at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship ... The team was coached by Iowa City High School’s Don Showalter ... The squad was a perfect 7-0 in competition ... Battle saw action in each of the seven contests ... He contributed eight points and five boards in a 99-56 defeat of Angola ... He had seven points in Team USA’s 89-68 victory against Serbia in the semifinals.
Personal: Tyus Akili Battle was born in September 1997 in Livingston, N.J. ... He is the son of Gary and Daniella Battle ... He’s enrolled in the School of Information Studies and majoring in information management and technology.
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