Jamison Battle is getting a shot to realize his NBA dreams.
The Toronto Raptors scooped up the former Ohio State forward with a Summer League deal, giving him a shot to prove his mettle with the squad this July despite going unselected in the 2024 NBA draft. KSTP’s Darren Wolfson first reported the news.
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Following two years at George Washington and two at Minnesota, Battle transferred to Ohio State for his final season of college basketball and experienced one of the best 3-point shooting seasons in team history.
Battle posted the fifth-best shooting percentage from behind the arc in Ohio State history at 43.3%, which ranked third in the Big Ten among shooters who attempted at least four triples per game in 2023-24. He made 91 threes in total, sixth-most in school history and third-most by a player not named Jon Diebler in a single season at Ohio State.
A well-rounded scorer on the whole, Battle collected 15.3 points per game while shooting 51.2% from 2-point range and 92.6% at the free-throw line, an Ohio State record. He pulled in 5.2 rebounds per contest, second-most on the Buckeyes last season.
For his five-year college career, Battle shot 36.9% from outside and recorded 14.6 points per game, amassing a total of 2,016 points in his five seasons of college basketball.
Battle will now hope to make the Raptors' roster or perhaps land with a G-League affiliate this winter. Summer League play starts for Toronto on July 7.
