Victor Batista
Encyclopedia
Víctor Arístides Batista Lemos (born October 2, 1979 in Tamayo
) is a male volleyball
player from the Dominican Republic
, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team
at the 2008 Pan American Cup
in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He play as wing spiker.
Víctor studied in Brigham Young University
, majoring in Leisure Services Management. With the BYU Cougar's he won the 2004 NCAA National Collegiate Championship
playing as a middle blocker, and winning the 2003-2004 VCA All-America Second Team, 2004-2005 All-MPSF Second Team and Asics/Volleyball Magazine and All-American Second Team, and finally 2005-2006 All-MPSF Honorable Mention; finishing with a .378 career hitting percentage, fourth in BYU history.
Played with Puerto Rican team Patriotas de Lares for the 2007 season. Next year joined the Turkish team Tokat Plevne Belediye. Later same season, joined the A2 Italian team Samgas Crema to play the 2008/2009 season.
Returned to Puerto Rican
LVSM with Indios de Mayagüez for the 2008 season, and Los Caribes de San Sebastian for the 2009/2010 season.
Joined the for the 2009/2010 the Spanish team CAI Voleibol Teruel
, the 2010 Spanish Superliga. The next year, Batista played with his friend and countrymate José Miguel Cáceres
. Víctor win MVP awards for his performances during the regular season and the playoffs. And won the 2011 King's Cup and the Superliga.
(2009–2011) GFCO Ajaccio (2011-2012)
Tamayo (Dominican Republic)
Tamayo is a city and a municipality in the Baoruco province of the Dominican Republic.-Geographical context:Tamayo is a small town filled with simple, fascinating people...
) is a male volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
player from the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team
Dominican Republic men's national volleyball team
The Dominican Republic men's national volleyball team represents the Dominican Republic in international volleyball competitions. In the 1950s the squad twice ended up in fourth place at the Pan American Games...
at the 2008 Pan American Cup
2008 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The 2008 Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the third edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by seven countries from June 2 to June 7, 2008 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The event served as a qualifier for the 2009 America's Cup in Brazil...
in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He play as wing spiker.
Career
Playing with Bameso, he won two times the 2004 and 2005 USA Open Volleyball Championship, being awarded MVP and All-Tournament both times.Víctor studied in Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
, majoring in Leisure Services Management. With the BYU Cougar's he won the 2004 NCAA National Collegiate Championship
NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship
The NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship is the tournament that determines the national championship of American college volleyball.The "Final Four" is a term used exclusively by NCAA Basketball but is commonly used to describe the Men's Volleyball Championship...
playing as a middle blocker, and winning the 2003-2004 VCA All-America Second Team, 2004-2005 All-MPSF Second Team and Asics/Volleyball Magazine and All-American Second Team, and finally 2005-2006 All-MPSF Honorable Mention; finishing with a .378 career hitting percentage, fourth in BYU history.
Played with Puerto Rican team Patriotas de Lares for the 2007 season. Next year joined the Turkish team Tokat Plevne Belediye. Later same season, joined the A2 Italian team Samgas Crema to play the 2008/2009 season.
Returned to Puerto Rican
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
LVSM with Indios de Mayagüez for the 2008 season, and Los Caribes de San Sebastian for the 2009/2010 season.
Joined the for the 2009/2010 the Spanish team CAI Voleibol Teruel
CAI Voleibol Teruel
CAI Voleibol Teruel, is a professional volleyball team based in Teruel, Spain. It plays in the Superliga and in the CEV Champions League.-External links:*...
, the 2010 Spanish Superliga. The next year, Batista played with his friend and countrymate José Miguel Cáceres
José Miguel Cáceres
José Miguel Cáceres is a male volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 2008 Pan American Cup in Winnipeg, Manitoba...
. Víctor win MVP awards for his performances during the regular season and the playoffs. And won the 2011 King's Cup and the Superliga.
Clubs
Bameso (1998–2005) Patriotas de Lares (2007) Tokat Plevne Belediye (2008–2009) Indios de Mayagüez (2008) Samgas Crema (2008–2009) Caribes de San Sebastián (2009) CAI Voleibol TeruelCAI Voleibol Teruel
CAI Voleibol Teruel, is a professional volleyball team based in Teruel, Spain. It plays in the Superliga and in the CEV Champions League.-External links:*...
(2009–2011) GFCO Ajaccio (2011-2012)
Individuals
- 2004 USA Open Volleyball Championship "Most Valuable Player"
- 2005 USA Open Volleyball Championship "Most Valuable Player"
- 2011 Spanish Superliga Final Series "Most Valuable Player"
College
- 2004 AVCA All-America Second Team
- 2005 All-MPSF Second Team
- 2005 Asics/Volleyball Magazine All-American Second Team
- 2006 All-MPSF Honorable Mention
Clubs
- 2004 USA Open Volleyball Championship -
Champion, with Bameso - 2005 USA Open Volleyball Championship - Champion, with Bameso
- 2010 Spanish SuperligaSuperliga de Voleibol MasculinaThe Superliga de Voleibol Masculina, ' is the top level of the Spanish volleyball. The championship was founded in 1983. Formerly known as Campeonato Nacional de División de Honor Masculina, and, since 1983 as the current name...
- Champion, with CAI Voleibol Teruel - 2011 Spanish King's Cup -
Champion, with CAI Voleibol Teruel - 2011 Spanish SuperligaSuperliga de Voleibol MasculinaThe Superliga de Voleibol Masculina, ' is the top level of the Spanish volleyball. The championship was founded in 1983. Formerly known as Campeonato Nacional de División de Honor Masculina, and, since 1983 as the current name...
- Champion, with CAI Voleibol Teruel