GiGi Battle

Year:
Freshman
Hometown:
Edison, N.J.
Position:
Guard
Height:
6-0

PREP
A 2026 Jersey Mike’s Naismith High School Girls All-American who led DME Academy to the 2026 Chipotle Invitational title and No. 1 overall ranking to finish the 2025-26 season … rated as the No. 29 overall recruit by ESPNw and the No. 1 prep combo guard out of the state of Florida … named MVP of 2026 Chipotle National Invitational championship game, Ball is Life All-American game and Offensive MVP at Adidas All-American camp … in her three seasons at DME, she led the program to 20-plus wins in each season … played her first two high school seasons at Rutgers Prep, where she led them to a New Jersey non-public B state championship in 2022 where she was named First Team All-Tournament … attended the 2024 USA Basketball Women’s Junior National mini camps and 2023 USA Women’s U16 National Team trials.

PERSONAL
Birth date is July 8 … daughter of Tanya and Gary Battle … mom, Tanya, played basketball at University of Miami and dad, Gary, played at University of New Haven and is in their Hall of Fame … has two brothers, Tyus and Khalif … brother, Tyus, played at Syracuse and brother, Khalif, played at Gonzaga … intends to major in business or psychology.