After two seasons at Illinois where he established himself as the face of the Flyin’ Illini, Battle was named to the Illini All-Century Team in 2005. He averaged 16.1 points over his two seasons at Illinois, for a total of 1,112 points, after also topping 1,000 points in his two seasons at Northern Illinois and becoming one of the few players to top 1,000 points at two different schools. Battle was named Third-Team All-Big Ten in ’88 and Second-Team All-B1G in ’89 when he helped lead the Flyin’ Illini to the Final Four. He was a First-Round NBA Draft pick in ’89 by the Detroit Pistons and played in four seasons for the Phoenix Suns, Denver Nuggets, Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors. He earned Honorable-Mention All-America honors at both NIU and Illinois and is a member of the NIU Athletics Hall of Fame. In 1986, Battle was named the NABC National Dunker of the Year.