Redraiders.com · Apr 16, 2015
Texas Tech's Amber Battle seeking chance in WNBA
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Amber Battle wasn’t even on the scouting report.
Candi Whitaker, then an associate head coach at Oklahoma State under Jim Littell, barely knew of the little-used Texas Tech sophomore.
In two games against the Cowgirls, Battle played nine minutes. She didn’t score a basket and had five rebounds and an assist.
The next two seasons — after Whitaker took over as women’s basketball coach at Texas Tech — Battle became a force, scoring more than 16 points per game.
Now, she is listed as one of the top 50 prospects for the WNBA draft, which begins Thursday at 6 p.m.