Shane Battier

Quick Facts

Full Name	Shane Battier
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 9, 1978(1978-09-09)
Age	46
Birthplace	Birmingham
Country	United States
Birth City	Michigan
Horoscope	Virgo

Shane Battier Biography

Shane Battier is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on September 9, 1978 in Birmingham, Michigan, United States. NBA defensive specialist, who was named as a member of the All-Defensive team twice during his NBA career. He also was the first player to win an NBA Championship as a member of the Miami Heat in 2012.

He along with He and Dwyane Wade became teammates on the Miami Heat. became teammates for the Miami Heat.

Shane Courtney Battier (born September 9, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player who played for various teams of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has also been a member of the U.S. national basketball team.

Battier was born and raised in Birmingham, Michigan, and attended Detroit Country Day School in nearby Beverly Hills, where he won many awards including the 1997 Mr. Basketball award. He went on to play four years of college basketball at Duke, where he captured the 2001 National Championship and swept the major National Player of the Year awards. Battier was selected with the sixth overall pick of the 2001 NBA draft by the Vancouver Grizzlies (who soon became the Memphis Grizzlies). He was traded five years later to the Houston Rockets, and was then traded back to the Memphis Grizzlies during the 2010–2011 NBA season. He signed with the Miami Heat in 2011. His number has been retired by both Detroit Country Day School and Duke University. He has been recognized for his aggressive defense and has “routinely guarded the league’s most dangerous offensive players”. He is the only basketball player to have ever won both the Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award (1997) and the Naismith College Player of the Year (2001). Battier won two NBA championships with the Miami Heat in 2012 and 2013.

He had two kids, Zeke and Eloise, with his high school sweetheart, and wife Heidi Ufer.

Shane Battier Net Worth

Shane Battier is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Shane Battier 's net worth $25 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His name was spelled the Mr. Basketball for Michigan in his senior year in high school. Detroit Country Day.

He was a three-time defensive Award-winning player, and the only NCAA Champion, while playing for Duke University.

On February 24, Battier was traded by the Houston Rockets back to the Memphis Grizzlies, where Battier was originally drafted and played the first years of his career, in exchange for center Hasheem Thabeet, DeMarre Carroll, and a 1st round draft pick. On April 17, with Memphis down by two, Battier made the game-winning three, helping Memphis to its first playoff win in franchise history, following losses in its first 12 playoff games.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Shane Battier height 6 ft 8 in Shane weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Shane Battier Dating?

According to our records, Shane Battier married to Heidi Ufer. As of December 1, 2023, Shane Battier’s is not dating anyone.

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On June 28, 2006, Battier was traded by the Grizzlies to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Stromile Swift and the Rockets’ number 8 selection Rudy Gay in the 2006 NBA draft.

Facts & Trivia

Shane Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Shane Battier celebrates birthday on September 9 of every year.

In summer 2004, Battier married Heidi Ufer, his high school sweetheart. They had their first son, Zeke Edward Battier, on June 2, 2008. On April 17, 2011, Heidi had their second child, a daughter named Eloise.

What happened to Shane Battier?

Seeking something new? Battier left his role as Heat vice president of analytics and basketball development in June. He’s currently linked to front-office positions throughout the league, including the Utah Jazz , where former teammate Dwyane Wade is now a co-owner.

Is Shane Battier white?

Early years. Battier was an outlier from his childhood; by the time he entered Country Day as a seventh-grader, he was already 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m), and was 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) a year later. He was also the only child in the school with a black father and a white mother.

Where did Shane Battier go to college?

Duke University

Did Shane Battier win NCAA championship?

Battier led Duke’s national championship run in 2001 , earning Co-ACC Player of the Year, consensus National Player of the Year and Final Four Most Outstanding Player honors after averaging 19.9 points and 7.3 boards per game.

Where did Shane Battier go to high school?

Education