University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics

2010 Men's Basketball Roster

Colby Batiste
Jersey Number 12

Colby Batiste

  • Position:
    Center
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-9 / 225
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Lafayette, La.
  • High School:
    Teurlings Catholic

Major: General Studies

 2009-10

  • Appeared in all 30 games. Averaged 17.1 minutes per game
  • More than doubled scoring production from previous season (42 points in '08-09 to 105 points in '09-10)
  • Second on the team with 31 blocked shots. Blocked at least one shot in 19 games
  • Second on the team in total rebounds (111) and offensive rebounds (45). Posted five or more rebounds 10 times
  • In the first four games, made each field goal he attempted. Began season 5-for-5 from the floor
  • Made a career-high seven free throws at Sam Houston State
  • Played in a career-high 23 minutes and posted a career-high 11 rebounds in the Sun Belt opener vs. Florida Atlantic (Dec. 12)
  • Shot 10-of-12 at the free throw line in the SHSU & FAU games combined
  • Registered a career-high six field goal makes and 12 points at Lamar which marked first career game scoring double figures
  • Established a new career-high playing 32 minutes against Denver and recorded a career-high five blocked shots
  • Tied for the team lead with six rebounds and had two key blocked shots in the final 16 seconds of win over Arkansas State Feb. 18 at Cajundome
  • Scored a field goal with 4:58 remaining against UL Monroe (Feb. 20) for a 70-64 lead, then made a free throw with 2:15 left to tie the score at 71-all. Those points factored in UL winning and finishing undefeated at the Cajundome in Sun Belt play (UL won 73-71)

2008-09

  • First season with the Cajuns after transferring from Laramie County Community College
  • Second on the team with 22 blocked shots. Blocked at least one shot in 14 games
  • Had three different stretches of at least one block in three straight games
  • Made his Division I regular season debut vs. Louisiana Tech and scored six points
  • Blocked three shots in the Oral Roberts game. Also tied season-high with four boards vs. ORU - second straight game with four rebounds
  • Set a new season-high with 10 rebounds vs. Louisiana College
  • Pulled down 18 boards in the Alabama and Louisiana College games combined (9.5 rebounds per game)
  • Grabbed five rebounds in 15 minutes of action at LSU
  • Started nine straight games Dec. 13 through Jan. 10
  • Scored a layup at 12:05 vs. FIU in SBC Tournament which jumpstarted a game-ending 28-10 run by the Cajuns

Prior to Louisiana

  • Attended Laramie County Community College during the 2007-08 season
  • Redshirted at Hill College in 2006-07

 High School

  • Lettered two years at Teurlings Catholic in Lafayette
  • Named to the district All-Defensive team

 Personal

  • Born on May 8, 1988
  • Son of Monica Batiste
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