42   Armond Battle Class: Sophomore Hometown: Plymouth, Minn. High School: Benilde-St. Margaret Height / Weight: 6-7 / 185 Position: Forward Experience: HS

Tulsa -- In his first season at The University of Tulsa after leading his high school team to the Class 3A Minnesota State Championship as a senior . . . was tabbed as the top small forward recruit in Conference USA as selected by Rivals.com.

High School -- Was a four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at Benilde-St. Margaret High School . . . led his team to a 27-3 record and Class 3A state championship as a senior . . . averaged 22.3 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists his senior season . . . also shot 63-percent from the field and 32-percent from three-point range . . . entered senior season as one of the top players in the state of Minnesota and was named to the preseason Class 3A second-team all-state squad . . . earned all-state accolades as a senior and was a three-time all-conference selection . . . was named to the all-tournament team at the state championship and earned Conference MVP honors his senior season . . . completed his career as the school's all-time leading rebounder and ranked second in school history for scoring . . . scored 20.1 points and added 7.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.1 steals as a junior, while shooting 50-percent from the field . . . scored at a 15.4 clip and added 7.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.7 steals per game his sophomore season . . . had a field goal percentage of .520 and shot 41-percent from three-point range as a sophomore . . . also lettered one year in track . . . high school coach was John Moore.

Personal -- Favorite NBA team is the Phoenix Suns . . . lists Lebron James as his favorite NBA player . . . his favorite sport to play besides basketball is football . . . his favorite athlete is pro golfer Tiger Woods . . . other than the NBA, his favorite professional sports team is the New England Patriots . . . the three words he uses to best describe himself are "hard-worker, leader and competitor" . . . winning the state title as a prep senior is his most memorable event . . . nicknamed "Mondo," a name that he was given in the sixth grade . . . his older sister, Tia, played basketball at Vanderbilt and Ohio State, and he has a younger brother, Evan . . . majoring in business . . . parents are Ray and Caron . . . born August 7, 1990.