Jacqueline Batteast

Who is Jacqueline Batteast?

Jacqueline Batteast is a professional basketball player from South Bend, Indiana, who last played in the Women's National Basketball Association for the Detroit Shock.

Batteast attended the University of Notre Dame, where she became the school's 4th all time leading scorer with 1,874 career points. She started a school record 97 consecutive games prior to graduating in 2005.

Following her collegiate career, she was selected 17th overall in the 2005 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx. On April 5, 2006, Batteast was dealt to Detroit for Ambrosia Anderson.

Batteast played one season for Detroit, averaging 1.4 points and 1.0 rebounds in 26 games as Detroit won the 2006 WNBA championship. On May 18, 2007, she was waived by Detroit.

Batteast is now an assistant coach for the Washington High School Lady Panthers, where she graduated, in South Bend and is a management assistant at Enterprise Rent A Car.