Temple University Athletics
2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Battle, Khalif
G
/ Men's BasketballG
/ Men's BasketballG
/ Men's BasketballF
/ Men's BasketballF
/ Men's BasketballF
/ Men's BasketballF
/ Men's BasketballG
/ Men's BasketballF
/ Men's BasketballG
/ Men's BasketballG
/ Men's BasketballF
/ Men's BasketballG
/ Men's BasketballF
/ Men's BasketballG
/ Men's Basketball
Jersey Number 0
Khalif Battle
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Hillside, N.J.
- High School:
- Trenton Catholic
Bio
2022-23: Preseason Second Team All-American Athletic Conference.
2021-22: Suffered a season-ending injury to his left foot (fractured fifth metatarsal) in La Salle game (12/1)...Scored game-highs in five of the first seven contests...Led the AAC in scoring (21.4 ppg), and the team in field goal percentage (.538/2nd AAC), three-point percentage (.488/1st AAC) and threes per game (3.0/2nd AAC) at time of injury....Named AAC Player of the Week for his 29 point effort in win over Delaware....Scored 20 or more points in five games.
2020-21: Second Team All-Philadelphia Big 5...Third Team All-American Athletic Conference...Led team in scoring at 15.0 ppg while ranking second in rebounding (6.4 rpg)..Joined starting lineup at Tulsa and led team in scoring and assists in all four of his starts and rebounding in three of four...Scored career-high 32 points vs, USF (2/21) and grabbed 10 rebounds for his second double-double...Also dished a career-high five assists...In first start at Tulsa, led the team in points (21), rebounds (7) and minutes (35)...Scored 22 points and grabbed six rebounds in win over USF...Played in 11 games, averaging 31.4 mpg (2nd on team)...Had first collegiate double-double, scoring 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in win over Tulsa (1/26)...Also had a double-double, 18 points, 10 rebounds in season-ending loss to USF in AAC Tournament...Scored 14 points and grabbed six rebounds in 32 minutes (2nd most on team) in loss to #8 Houston...Scored in double figures eight times...Missed first five games due to hamstring injury.
2019-20 (Butler): Saw action in 24 games, averaging 11 minutes per game (the season was canceled March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic)...Posted double-figures in two games with his season-high of 11 points coming in the season-opening win over IUPUI Nov. 6...Averaged 3.0 points per game...Scored 10 points in the Dec. 14 win over Southern, adding a season-high four rebounds...Shot 33 percent from the field, including 30 percent (13-of-43) from three-point range...His four assists at Creighton Feb. 23 were a season-high.
High School: Ranked as the 82nd-best prospect in the 2019 class by ESPN, as well No. 120 by Rivals and No. 126 by 247sports (all three rated him as a four-star recruit)…averaged 23.7 points per game as a senior at Trenton Catholic…2018-19 Times of Trenton Boys Basketball Player of the Year…The Trentonian’s Area Player of the Year…scored at least 30 points eight times during his senior season …participated in the 2019 American Family Insurance High School Slam Dunk Contest as part of Final Four Weekend…scored more than 1,000 points in high school despite missing his sophomore season due to injury…team won the Burlington County Scholastic League-Liberty Division title and the 2019 Mercer County Tournament crown…in the four-game Mercer County Tournament, he scored 123 points (30.8 ppg) to win MVP honors…NJHoops.com All-Mercer County Team…averaged 18.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game as a junior at Trenton Catholic...previously attended St. Joseph's High School alongside his brother, Tyus…played on the 2017 summer circuit with New Jersey Playaz, and averaged 13.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists in Nike EYBL play…played at Trenton Catholic for both Fred Falchi and Eric Elliott.
2021-22: Suffered a season-ending injury to his left foot (fractured fifth metatarsal) in La Salle game (12/1)...Scored game-highs in five of the first seven contests...Led the AAC in scoring (21.4 ppg), and the team in field goal percentage (.538/2nd AAC), three-point percentage (.488/1st AAC) and threes per game (3.0/2nd AAC) at time of injury....Named AAC Player of the Week for his 29 point effort in win over Delaware....Scored 20 or more points in five games.
2020-21: Second Team All-Philadelphia Big 5...Third Team All-American Athletic Conference...Led team in scoring at 15.0 ppg while ranking second in rebounding (6.4 rpg)..Joined starting lineup at Tulsa and led team in scoring and assists in all four of his starts and rebounding in three of four...Scored career-high 32 points vs, USF (2/21) and grabbed 10 rebounds for his second double-double...Also dished a career-high five assists...In first start at Tulsa, led the team in points (21), rebounds (7) and minutes (35)...Scored 22 points and grabbed six rebounds in win over USF...Played in 11 games, averaging 31.4 mpg (2nd on team)...Had first collegiate double-double, scoring 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in win over Tulsa (1/26)...Also had a double-double, 18 points, 10 rebounds in season-ending loss to USF in AAC Tournament...Scored 14 points and grabbed six rebounds in 32 minutes (2nd most on team) in loss to #8 Houston...Scored in double figures eight times...Missed first five games due to hamstring injury.
2019-20 (Butler): Saw action in 24 games, averaging 11 minutes per game (the season was canceled March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic)...Posted double-figures in two games with his season-high of 11 points coming in the season-opening win over IUPUI Nov. 6...Averaged 3.0 points per game...Scored 10 points in the Dec. 14 win over Southern, adding a season-high four rebounds...Shot 33 percent from the field, including 30 percent (13-of-43) from three-point range...His four assists at Creighton Feb. 23 were a season-high.
High School: Ranked as the 82nd-best prospect in the 2019 class by ESPN, as well No. 120 by Rivals and No. 126 by 247sports (all three rated him as a four-star recruit)…averaged 23.7 points per game as a senior at Trenton Catholic…2018-19 Times of Trenton Boys Basketball Player of the Year…The Trentonian’s Area Player of the Year…scored at least 30 points eight times during his senior season …participated in the 2019 American Family Insurance High School Slam Dunk Contest as part of Final Four Weekend…scored more than 1,000 points in high school despite missing his sophomore season due to injury…team won the Burlington County Scholastic League-Liberty Division title and the 2019 Mercer County Tournament crown…in the four-game Mercer County Tournament, he scored 123 points (30.8 ppg) to win MVP honors…NJHoops.com All-Mercer County Team…averaged 18.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game as a junior at Trenton Catholic...previously attended St. Joseph's High School alongside his brother, Tyus…played on the 2017 summer circuit with New Jersey Playaz, and averaged 13.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists in Nike EYBL play…played at Trenton Catholic for both Fred Falchi and Eric Elliott.
Elevate the Owls: Temple Athletics' Competitive Excellence Fund
Tuesday, September 02
Ep. 1: Head Football Coach K.C. Keeler || XC's David Litvin & WLAX's Amelia Wright
Friday, August 29
Introducing The Owl Pod: The Official Podcast of Temple Athletics!
Friday, August 22
Temple Men's Basketball Mic'd Up: CJ Hines
Wednesday, July 30
