Julian Batts - 2018-19 Men's Basketball - LIU Brooklyn


 #1 Julian Batts

Position: Guard
Height: 6-0
Weight: 175
Class: Junior
Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pa.
Previous School: Jeannette (St. Thomas More)
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2018-19: Played in and started all 32 games for the Blackbirds… Finished the season averaging 9.0 points per game, 4.0 rebounds per game and 2.4 assists per game… Also averaged 1.4 steals per game… Led the team in steals, with 44… Second on the team with 66 assists… Finished eighth in the NEC free throw percentage, at .835, and ninth in the league in steals per game (1.38)… Scored in double digits in 13 games for LIU… Had a season-high 26 points against Brown, including going 3-for-6 from three-point range… Also had six rebounds, four steals, two assists and a block that game… Set a new career high with 10 rebounds at Sacred Heart… Had 20 points and four steals at Bryant, going 3-for-5 from three-point range… Had 19 points in the NEC tournament against Saint Francis U., going 5-for-7 from long distance… Also had five rebounds against the Red Flash… Had a season-high five assists five different times throughout the year.

2017-18: Played in all 35 games for the Blackbirds in his sophomore season, including 34 starts… Finished the season with a 10.0 points per game average, 4.3 rebounds per game and 2.3 steals per game… Led the team in steals, with 47 on the season… Also led the team in made three-pointers, with 66…. Scored in double digits in 19 games for LIU… Had a career-high 27 points at Bryant, going 7-for-13 from three point range… Also had nine rebounds against the Bulldogs… Had a near triple double against Bryant at home, with 17 points, nine assists and eight rebounds… Had 20 points at Brown… Had 17 points, six steals, five assists and five rebounds against Hartford… Had 21 points against Wagner in the regular season… Had 13 points, six assists, four rebounds and a career-high three blocks against St. Francis Brooklyn… Finished the season with a 13-point, eight-rebound performance in the NCAA tournament against Radford.

2016-17: Played in 32 games in his freshman season, including 18 starts... Finished the year averaging 23.3 minutes per game, along with 4.3 points per game... Also averaged 2.1 rebounds per game and 1.7 assists per game. Had a career-high 14 points and seven assists against Saint Francis U... Grabbed a career-high seven rebounds against Robert Morris... Also scored 13 points in a win over Northeastern... Had nine points and two assists against Boston University... Had 11 points, three assists and four rebounds in win over Central Connecticut State.

Background: Spent one year playing for prep powerhouse St. Thomas More… Helped the Chancellors to a 31-7 record and a trip to the National Prep School Championship finals… Prior to prep school, attended Jeannette High School... Was named the 2015 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette WPIAL Class A Player of the Year… Averaged 22.4 points, 9.9 rebounds and 8.4 assists in his senior season, en route to a state title game appearance… Amassed over 1,800 points during his high school career.

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