Michael James Batiste (born November 21, 1977) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[1] A two-time All-EuroLeague selection, Batiste won three EuroLeague championships in 2007, 2009, and 2011 with the Greek Basket League club Panathinaikos. In 2018, he was named one of the 101 Greats of European Basketball. He was inducted into the Greek Basket League Hall of Fame in 2022.^[2]

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Michael Batiste

Batiste in 2007
Toronto Raptors
Position	Assistant coach
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1977-11-21) November 21, 1977 (age 46) Inglewood, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school	Wilson (Long Beach, California)
College	Long Beach CC (1995–1996) Arizona State (1996–1999)
NBA draft	1999: undrafted
Playing career	2000–2014
Position	Center / power forward
Number	8, 24
Coaching career	2014–present
Career history
As player:
2000–2001	Spirou Charleroi
2001–2002	Lauretana Biella
2002–2003	Memphis Grizzlies
2003–2012	Panathinaikos
2012–2013	Fenerbahçe Ülker
2013–2014	Panathinaikos
As coach:
2014–2016	Canton Charge (assistant)
2016–2017	Brooklyn Nets (player development assistant)
2017–2018	Charlotte Hornets (assistant)
2018–2021	Orlando Magic (assistant)
2021–2022	Washington Wizards (assistant)
2022–2023	Houston Rockets (assistant)
2023–present	Toronto Raptors (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player 3× EuroLeague champion (2007, 2009, 2011) EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer (2011) All-EuroLeague First Team (2011) All-EuroLeague Second Team (2012) 101 Greats of European Basketball (2018) Greek League Hall of Fame (2022) 9× Greek League champion (2004–2011, 2014) 7× Greek Cup winner (2005–2009, 2012, 2014) Greek League MVP (2010) 2× Greek League Finals MVP (2010, 2011) 5× All-Greek League First Team (2007, 2009, 2010–2012) 3× All-Greek League Second Team (2005, 2006, 2008) 6× Greek All-Star (2005, 2006, 2008–2011) Turkish Cup winner (2013) First-team All-Pac-10 (1999)
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Batiste played college basketball for Long Beach City College and Arizona State University. With the Arizona State Sun Devils, he led the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) in blocked shots during the 1997–98 season, and was named first-team All-Pac-10 for the 1998–99 season.

After leaving Arizona State, Batiste had a European stint, representing Spirou Charleroi in the Belgian League (2000–01) and Lauretana Biella (2001–02) in the Italian League.

During the 2002–03 NBA season, Batiste played with the Memphis Grizzlies. In 75 games played, he averaged 6.4 points per game and 3.4 rebounds per game, in 16.6 minutes per game. He was also signed by the Los Angeles Clippers in September 2002, but he was waived before playing in any regular season games.

In July 2003, following his NBA season, Batiste joined the Greek powerhouse Panathinaikos Athens, and he then played a major role in a team that won 8 consecutive Greek League championships (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) and 5 consecutive Greek Cups (2005–2009). With Panathinaikos, he also won the EuroLeague championship, by winning the EuroLeague Final Four, in 2007, 2009, and 2011, and the coveted Triple Crown in both 2007 and 2009. In 2010, he was named the Greek League MVP.^[3][4]

On July 13, 2012, Batiste signed a one-year contract with the Turkish Super League team Fenerbahçe Ülker.^[5] He won the Turkish Cup with Fenerbahçe.^[6]

On August 7, 2013, Batiste signed a contract for the next season with his ex-team Panathinaikos.^[6][7] He retired from playing professional basketball, at the end of the 2013–14 season.

After he retired from playing professional basketball in 2014, Batiste began a career working as a basketball coach. He started his coaching career as assistant coach with the Canton Charge of the NBA G League On July 5, 2016, Batiste was hired as a player development assistant for the Brooklyn Nets.^[8] On June 7, 2017 Batiste was hired as an assistant coach of the Charlotte Hornets.^[9] On June 26, 2018, Batiste was hired by the Orlando Magic as an assistant coach.^[10]

Batiste joined the Washington Wizards coaching staff for the 2021–22 NBA season. On February 10, 2022, he was suspended for two games without pay after attempting to confront a fan three days earlier, during a 100–121 loss to the Miami Heat.^[11]

On July 3, 2022, the Houston Rockets hired Batiste as an assistant coach.^[12]

On July 4, 2023, the Toronto Raptors hired Batiste as an assistant coach.^[13]

• 9× Greek League Champion: (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014)
• 7× Greek Cup Winner: (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014)
• 6× Greek League All-Star (2005, 2006, 2008–2011)
• 3× All-Greek League Second Team: (2005, 2006, 2008)
• 2× EuroLeague MVP of the Week: 2005–06 (Regular Season, Week 10), 2008–09 (Top 16, Week 6)
• EuroLeague MVP of the Month: (November 2006)
• 3× EuroLeague Champion: (2007, 2009, 2011)
• 5× Greek League Best Five: (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
• 2× Triple Crown Winner: (2007, 2009)
• Greek League MVP: (2010)
• 2× Greek League Finals MVP: (2010, 2011)
• All-EuroLeague First Team: (2011)
• EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer: (2011)
• All-EuroLeague Second Team: (2012)
• Turkish Cup Winner: 2013
• 101 Greats of European Basketball: (2018)
• Greek Basket League Hall of Fame: (2022)