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Message: [QUOTE="jordville, post: 2163983, member: 3388"] [URL="http://www.cityofbasketballlove.com/news_article/show/781865?referrer_id="]Team Final Scrimmage: Recruiting Notebook[/URL] The April live recruiting periods will be a fresh start for Battle, as the Trenton Catholic guard took the court with Team Final for the time after moving over from Sports U (N.J.). It’s an especially welcome time, considering the younger brother of Syracuse’s [B]Tyus Battle [/B]missed his entire sophomore season with back pains due to a growth spurt; he’s now up to 6-4 and 170 pounds, and ready to roll. “By the time [I was healthy] it was like playoff time, it was too late,” he said. “I wish I could have helped my team this year but I’ll be back next year.” His brother’s pedigree helped him pull in early offers from Rutgers and Iona, but ultimately it’s something of a new start for Battle’s recruitment as well. The younger Battle looked ready to get back out in front of college coaches, dropping 19 points in a loss to Team Takeover in a 16U matchup; he hit four 3-pointers along the way, including several from near NBA range. “I want to get better in all aspects but try to knock my shots down, get to the basket, be aggressive on defense and offense at all times,” he said. Battle's certainly benefitted from having an older brother who was a five-star prospect in his own right, as the Syracuse sophomore and his younger brother used to duke it out in one-on-one battle after another. “It was definitely a challenge, he beat up on me a lot, he made me better and tougher mentally," Khalif Battle said, but those on-court beatings came with valuable lessons as well: “[He taught me to] work hard, don’t ever take time off on the court, be a good student and have good character and everything else will take care of itself.” [/QUOTE]

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