An exceptional scorer who possesses great quickness and athleticism, Battle posted more than 2,000 career points while leading Bishop Maginn High School to prominence as one of the top teams in the state of New York...A top 100 ranked recruit, Battle is also a terrific passer and his ability to push the ball in transition and penetrate and get others involved has the Penn State coaching staff excited...A good shooter from behind the arc, he made 136 three-pointers while averaging better than 26 points per game in his last two high school seasons and will challenge for immediate playing time at either the point or off-guard positions in his freshman season.

HIGH SCHOOL
Named to the first team Class AA (largest) New York State Sportswriters Association Boys Basketball All-Star Team as a senior...Named the Large School Player-of-the-Year by the Albany Times Union...Averaged 26.7 points, 5.7 assists, 5.2 rebounds and 4.3 steals per game as he led Bishop Maginn to the Class AA state title game...Rated a top 100 recruit in the ESPN 150, the No. 17 point-guard recruit in the nation by Rivals.com and No. 25 among point-guards by Scout.com...Ended his career as the fifth leading scorer all-time in New York Section II history with 2,161 points...Led Maginn to the Section II Class AA championship in 2007, the school's first boy's basketball title, and a 23-4 record, the most wins in school history...Ranked third in Section II in scoring and seventh making 54 three-pointers...Posted a season high 47 points in a victory over Troy and had 11 games scoring over 30 points, including a 34-point outing in the state playoffs...Named the Section II tournament Most Valuable Player after rallying his team from a 26-16 halftime deficit to defeat three-time defending champion Christian Brothers Academy in the final...Averaged 29.4 points, 5.4 assists and 5.9 rebounds a game as a junior leading Section II in scoring and posting two 40-point games...Second in Section II with 82 three-pointers while hitting nearly 40 percent from the arc...Named the Big 10 Division Player-of-the-Year and earned multiple Player-of-the-Year honors from the Troy Record, Schenectady Gazette and Fox 23 Sports...Honorable-mention 2006-07 Street & Smith's Boys High School All-America Team...Invited to the Nike All-America Camp...A four-year varsity starter, Battle spent one year at Catholic Central High School in Troy, New York before moving to Maginn...Also lettered in baseball.

PERSONAL
Born in Harrisburg, Pa., on Sept. 16, 1988... He lived there until the age seven...Has many family members still residing in the area...One of nine children, he has four brothers (one older and three younger) and four sisters (one older and three younge)....A member of the National Honor Society, he carried over a 90 percent average in high school and was enrolled in advanced placement classes.