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Jeff Battle Promoted To Associate Head Coach
10/15/2021 1:59:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Battle spent the previous six seasons as an assistant coach.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Providence College men's basketball Head Coach Ed Cooley announced today (Oct. 15) that Jeff Battle has been promoted to Associate Head Coach.
Battle has spent the past six seasons an assistant coach for the Friars. In his six seasons with the Friars, Battle has helped lead the team to a 115-79 mark (.592), which included three NCAA Tournament appearances and one NIT bid.
"Jeff has a tremendous amount of basketball knowledge and experience," Cooley said. "This is a well-deserved promotion. During his six years at Providence, he has proven to be a great leader, mentor, evaluator and ambassador for our program."
Prior to coming to Providence, Battle had been the Associate Head Coach at Wake Forest from 2001-14. Battle spent 13 seasons on the Wake Forest basketball staff, serving as associate head coach under Skip Prosser, Dino Gaudio and Jeff Bzdelik.
Battle was instrumental in Wake Forest's success over his 13 seasons as the Deacons reached a No. 1 national ranking in 2005 and again in 2009, won a school-record 27 games in 2005, advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in 2004 and won the 2003 ACC regular season title. Wake Forest averaged almost 20 wins per season and made six NCAA Tournament appearances during Battle's tenure.
During his tenure at Wake Forest, Battle played a key role in the development of former NBA All-Stars Chris Paul (Phoenix Suns) and Jeff Teague (Milwaukee Bucks) as well as current point guard Ish Smith (Charlotte Hornets).
Battle went to Wake Forest after spending seven seasons at Xavier University as an assistant coach under Skip Prosser. Battle coached alongside Prosser for 14 years and at three different institutions. He was on the Loyola (Md.) College staff in 1993-94 when Prosser made his head coaching debut, then joined him on the sidelines at Xavier before going to Winston-Salem prior to the start of the 2001-02 season.
Prior to Loyola, Battle was an assistant coach for three seasons at Delaware State from 1990-93. He also served as head coach at Caesar Rodney High School in Dover, Del. from 1986-88.
Battle began his college coaching career as a graduate assistant at Delaware (1986-88) under coach Steve Steinwedel.
As an undergraduate, Battle played four seasons at Marshall, helping the Thundering Herd compile a record of 82-38 from 1982-85. Battle was the starting point guard and a captain in his junior and senior seasons, guiding Marshall to two consecutive NCAA Tournament berths.
Battle received his bachelor's degree in physical education from Marshall. He also received his master's degree in physical education from Delaware in 1988.
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