Shane Courtney Battier (born September 9, 1978 in
Birmingham, Michigan) is an American professional
basketball player with the Houston Rockets of the
National Basketball Association and the U.S.
national team.
Battier was born and raised in Birmingham, Michigan,
and attended Derby Middle School, before starting
his basketball career at Detroit Country Day School
in Beverly Hills, Michigan, where he won many awards
including 1997 "Mr. Basketball of Michigan" while
playing for coach Kurt Keener. On September 11,
2007, Shane returned to Detroit Country Day School
as they retired his jersey, number 55. Shane joined
Chris Webber as only the second player to have his
athletic number retired by Detroit Country Day
School.
