University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Jamon Battle
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Richmond, Va.
- Prev School:
- LC Bird HS
2023-24 Season (Fifth Year) - In his final season as a Bulldog, Battle played in 32 games, making eight starts…He is No. 3 in program history in career games played with 148…He averaged 16.1 minutes per game…He shot 49.4 percent from the field…Scored 103 points and grabbed 86 rebounds…Against Wofford on Nov. 25, Battle recorded season-highs in point’s scored (17), minutes played (41), field goals made and attempted (7/15), 3-point field goals made and attempted (2/5), eight rebounds and five assists.
2022-23 Season (Senior) - Battle played in all 35 games for Asheville in 2022-23...He currently has played 103 straight games for the Bulldogs...He shot 55.2 percent from the field on the season...Posted a stretch of six straight games where he scored in double figures in December...Has scored 224 points and grabbed 122 rebounds on the season...Scored a career-high 21 points in a victory over East Tennessee State in mid-December...Stepped up & scored 16 points, shot 8-for-10 from the field in a victory over Gardner-Webb in mid-February that clinched the Big South Regular Season Championship.
2021-22 Season (Junior) - As a junior, Battle appeared in all 32 games for the Bulldogs...The Richmond, Virginia native averaged 8.1 points and 4.1 rebounds on the season and ranked second on the team with 14 blocks...Had nine games where he scored in double figures, including a season-high 19-point effort at North Carolina in late November...Nearly had a double-double in early February at Hampton with 14 points and a season-high eight rebounds.
2020-21 Season (Sophomore) - Played all 20 games, starting 12...Averaged 8.0 points, 3.7 rebounds (3rd on team) and 23.4 minutes per game...Scored in double figures six times, scoring a career-high 18 points against Western Carolina and Hampton...Registered double-double (18 points, 10 rebounds) against Western Carolina...Led team in rebounding four times, hauling in five or more six times...Had a field goal percentage of 64.8, adding 10 blocks and seven steals.
2019-20 Season (Freshman) - Played 249 minutes in his first collegiate season and scored 49 points, pulled down 53 rebounds and blocked 16 shots … Came off the bench in 29 games … Scored a season-best 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting against Brevard (11/16) to become one of two Bulldogs to score in double digits off the bench … Blocked three shots at Western Carolina (12/7) to become the first player on the 2019-20 roster with a three-block game … Set career-highs with five rebounds and three steals at Winthrop (2/1) … Also recorded three steals at Campbell (2/29).
Prior to UNC Asheville - Native of Richmond, Va. ... Product of LC Bird High School where he played basketball and football ... Was a Virginia High School League Class 5 All-State selection during his senior season as well as an All-Region selection ... Averaged 16 points per game as a senior.
