- Esteban Batista
infobox Euroleague Player
image_size = 120px
caption = Batista with Maccabi.
name = Esteban Batista
nickname =
position = Forward-Center
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 10
weight_lbs = 268
league = Israeli LeagueEuroleague
team = Maccabi Tel Aviv
nationality =Uruguayan
birth_date = birth date and age|1983|9|2
birth_place =Montevideo ,Uruguay
highschool =
college =
draft =undrafted
draft_year = 2005
draft_team =
career_start = 2001
career_end =
former_teams = C.A. Welcome (Uruguan League) (2001–03)
Salto (Uruguan League) (2003)
Pozuelo (Spanish LEB) (2003)
Nacional (Uruguan League) (2004)
Trouville (Uruguan League) (2004)
Aguas de Calpe (Spanish LEB) (2005)
Atlanta Hawks (2005–07)
awards =Esteban Damián Batista Hernández (born
September 2 ,1983 , inMontevideo ) is aUruguay an professionalbasketball player. He is the first ever UruguayanNBA player. He currently plays with the pro club Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Israeli League.Pro career
Batista began his pro career in the Uruguayan League in 2001. He then moved to the second division of Spain, the Spanish LEB League in 2003.
NBA
Batista was signed as a free agent by the
Atlanta Hawks onSeptember 12th ,2005 . He made his NBA debut onNovember 2nd of that year, going scoreless in 6 minutes of play time against theGolden State Warriors . In his first NBA season, Batista averaged 1.8 points per game and 2.5 rebounds per game in 8.7 minutes per game, in 57 games played.On
September 26th ,2007 , Batista signed a non-guaranteed contract with theBoston Celtics . [ Peter May, [http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/extras/celtics_blog/2007/09/camp_roster_set.html Camp Roster Set] , "The Boston Globe".] OnOctober 16th , 2007, however, Batista was waived by the team. [ Marc Spears, [http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/extras/celtics_blog/2007/10/batista_waived.html Batista Waived] , "The Boston Globe".]Israel
On the same day that he was released by the Celtics, he signed with the
Euroleague club Maccabi Tel Aviv. [ [http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/16155/180/item Maccabi signs center Esteban Batista] October 22, 2007.] [http://www.sport5.co.il/Articles/Article.274.26664.html he icon] [http://www.solobasket.com/contenido.php?id=16136 es icon]Uruguayan national team
Batista is a member of the Uruguayan national basketball team. During the
2007 FIBA Americas Championship , which was held from August 22nd through September 2nd, in Las Vegas, Batista averaged 20.8 points per game and 12.4 rebounds per game.References
External links
* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/esteban_batista/ NBA.com Profile - Esteban Batista]
*basketball-reference|id=b/batises01|name=Esteban Batista
* [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?clubcode=tel&pcode=DHD Euroleague.net Player Profile]
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