Jacqueline Batteast is a professional basketball

Basketball

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 player from South Bend, Indiana

Indiana

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, who last played in the Women's National Basketball Association

Women's National Basketball Association

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 (WNBA) for the Detroit Shock

Detroit Shock

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Batteast attended the University of Notre Dame

University of Notre Dame

The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...

, where she became the school's 4th all time leading scorer with 1,874 career points. She started a school record 97 consecutive games prior to graduating in 2005.

Following her collegiate career, she was selected 17th overall in the 2005 WNBA Draft

2005 WNBA Draft

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 by the Minnesota Lynx

Minnesota Lynx

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. On April 5, 2006, Batteast was dealt to Detroit for Ambrosia Anderson

Ambrosia Anderson

- Collegiate career:A 2006 graduate of Brigham Young University, Anderson appeared in 120 games and averaged 10.7 ppg and 5.3 rpg during her career with the Cougars. As a senior in 2006, Ambrosia led BYU in both scoring and rebounding in 2005-2006. In the Mountain West Conference, Anderson...

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Batteast played one season for Detroit, averaging 1.4 points and 1.0 rebounds in 26 games as Detroit won the 2006 WNBA championship. On May 18, 2007, she was waived by Detroit.

Batteast is now an assistant coach for the Washington High School Lady Panthers, where she graduated, in South Bend.

Vital statistics

• Position: Forward
• Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
• College: University of Notre Dame
  University of Notre Dame
  The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
  
  
• Team(s): Minnesota Lynx
  Minnesota Lynx
  The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...
  
  , Detroit Shock
  Detroit Shock
  The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
  
  

Awards and honors

• Fifth team All-American (2004)
• Honorable mention All-American (2004)
• Naismith Award
  Naismith College Player of the Year
  The Naismith College Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to the top men's and women's collegiate basketball players. It is named in honor of the inventor of basketball , Dr. James Naismith....
  
   finalist in 2004
• First team All Big East in 2004
• Second team All Big East in 2002, and 2003
• Big East Rookie of the Year in 2002

External links

• WNBA Player profile