Augustine Cuero Rubit (born August 14, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Kuwait SC of the Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League. He is a 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) tall[1] power forward-center. He played college basketball at the University of South Alabama. Rubit was an All-American player at South Alabama, and was one of the nation's best rebounders.
No. 11 – Kuwait SC | |
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Position | Power forward / center |
League | Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League |
Personal information | |
Born | Houston, Texas, U.S. | August 14, 1989
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Christian Life Center Academy (Humble, Texas) |
College | South Alabama (2010–2014) |
NBA draft | 2014: undrafted |
Playing career | 2014–present |
Career history | |
2014–2015 | Tigers Tübingen |
2015–2017 | ratiopharm Ulm |
2017–2019 | Brose Bamberg |
2019–2020 | Olympiacos |
2020–2021 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
2021–2023 | Bayern Munich |
2024 | Rostock Seawolves |
2024–present | Kuwait SC |
Career highlights and awards | |
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High school
editRubit, a native of Houston, Texas, played high school basketball at Christian Life High School. He then chose University of South Alabama for college, where he red-shirted the 2009–10 season.
College career
editAs a red-shirt freshman in 2010–11, Rubit started the majority of the season. He averaged 13.1 points and 11.0 rebounds per game. His rebounding total was good for first in the Sun Belt Conference and sixth nationally. At the close of the season, Rubit was named third team All-conference and the leagues' freshman of the year.[2]
In his second season, Rubit became one of the Jaguars' primary scoring options, leading the team at 15.2 per game. He also continued his strong rebounding (9.2 per game - best in the Sun Belt) and shot blocking (.9 per game), earning first team All-Sun Belt and NABC All-District honors.[2] In his junior year, Rubit became the conference's top player, averaging 19.4 points and 10.2 rebounds per game and leading the Jaguars to the 2013 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. At the close of the season, Rubit was named Conference Player of the Year[3] and an AP honorable mention All-American.[4]
Professional career
editTigers Tübingen (2014–2015)
editAfter going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Rubit started his professional career by signing with Tigers Tübingen of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BSL) on July 28, 2014.[5]
Ratiopharm Ulm (2015–2017)
editOn June 16, 2015, Rubit signed a two-year contract with fellow Bundesliga side ratiopharm Ulm.[6]
Brose Bamberg (2017–2019)
editOn July 2, 2017, Rubit signed a three-year deal with German League champions Brose Bamberg of the EuroLeague.[7][8] On June 3, 2019, Rubit mutually parted ways with the team.[9]
Olympiacos (2019–2020)
editOn July 8, 2019, Rubit signed a two-year contract with the Greek EuroLeague club Olympiacos.[10]
Žalgiris Kaunas (2020–2021)
editOn July 13, 2020, Rubit signed with Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague.[11] Rubit averaged 8.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. He parted ways with the team on July 26, 2021.[12]
Bayern Munich (2021–2023)
editOn August 24, 2021, Rubit returned to Germany by signing with Bayern Munich of the Basketball Bundesliga and the EuroLeague.[13][14] On July 6, 2022, he re-signed with the team for an additional year.[15] On February 20, 2023, Rubit was ruled out for the rest of the season after suffering an Achilles injury.[16]
Career statistics
editGP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague
editYear | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2017–18 | Brose Bamberg | 30 | 17 | 21.6 | .527 | .368 | .794 | 4.7 | .9 | .7 | .3 | 10.1 | 12.1 |
2019–20 | Olympiacos | 26 | 4 | 15.2 | .596 | .500 | .822 | 3.0 | .6 | .4 | .4 | 6.0 | 7.3 |
2020–21 | Žalgiris | 31 | 1 | 19.1 | .505 | .267 | .829 | 4.2 | .7 | .6 | .3 | 8.1 | 9.4 |
2021–22 | Bayern | 36 | 34 | 25.4 | .484 | .356 | .867 | 4.9 | 1.4 | .6 | .3 | 10.5 | 12.8 |
2022–23 | 20 | 15 | 23.2 | .515 | .300 | .809 | 4.0 | 1.4 | .8 | .2 | 10.9 | 13.8 | |
Career | 143 | 71 | 21.1 | .515 | .357 | .825 | 4.2 | 1.0 | .6 | .3 | 9.2 | 11.1 |
References
edit- ^ RUBIT, AUGUSTINE HEIGHT: 2.03.
- ^ a b "Augustine Rubit South Alabama Jaguars bio". South Alabama Jaguars. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
- ^ Hicks, Tommy (March 6, 2013). "South Alabama's Augustine Rubit named Sun Belt Player of Year". AL.com. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
- ^ "South Alabama's Augustine Rubit named to AP All-America team". AL.com. April 1, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
- ^ Hicks, Tommy (July 28, 2014). "Former South Alabama standout Augustine Rubit signs contract to play professionally in Germany". AL.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ "ratiopharm Ulm holt Power Forward Rubit". ran.de (in German). June 16, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ "Rubit joins Brose Bamberg with a 3-year contract". EuroHoops. July 2, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ "Brose Bamberg verpflichtet Augustine Rubit". Brose Bamberg (in German). June 30, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Brose Bamberg, Augustine Rubit parted ways". Sportando. June 3, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ "Augustine Rubit, Olympiacos sign 1+1 deal". EuroHoops. July 8, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ "Zalgiris sign Augustine Rubit, ex Olympiacos". Eurobasket.com. July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ "Augustine Rubit officially leaves Zalgiris Kaunas". Sportando. July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "FCBB signs Augustine Rubit". Bayern Munich. August 24, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ "FC Bayern officially signs Augustine Rubit". Sportando. August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- ^ "Bayern signs Rubit to one-year extension". EuroLeague. July 6, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ "Bayern's Rubit, out indefinitely". EuroLeague. July 6, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2023.