NBA Birthdays: Celebrating Players born on November 9th

With over 5,000 players in NBA history, at least one player was born on every day of the calendar year – including three leap day ballers. Our day-by-day breakdown of the players born on each day of the year continues.

Below are the most notable NBA players born on Nov 9. 

John Battle (1962):

Battle was selected 84th overall in the 1985 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks. He made two First-Team All-Atlantic 10 teams while playing at Rutgers University. The shooting guard spent his first six seasons with the Hawks before playing his final four seasons for the Cleveland Cavaliers. The man known as “Cricket” played his best basketball in Atlanta, averaging 11.2 points, 1.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 0.5 steals in his final four seasons with the Hawks. In total, Battle averaged 8.7 points, 1.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 0.4 steals throughout his 10-year career. 

Want to see every NBA player born on Nov. 9? Here is the rest of the list in chronological order: