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.

Augustine Rubit
Rubit in 2022
No. 11 – Kuwait SC
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueKuwaiti Division I Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1989-08-14) August 14, 1989 (age 35)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High schoolChristian Life Center Academy
(Humble, Texas)
CollegeSouth Alabama (2010–2014)
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015Tigers Tübingen
2015–2017ratiopharm Ulm
2017–2019Brose Bamberg
2019–2020Olympiacos
2020–2021Žalgiris Kaunas
2021–2023Bayern Munich
2024Rostock Seawolves
2024–presentKuwait SC
Career highlights and awards

High school

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Rubit, 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

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As 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

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Tigers Tübingen (2014–2015)

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After 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)

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On June 16, 2015, Rubit signed a two-year contract with fellow Bundesliga side ratiopharm Ulm.[6]

Brose Bamberg (2017–2019)

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On 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)

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On July 8, 2019, Rubit signed a two-year contract with the Greek EuroLeague club Olympiacos.[10]

Žalgiris Kaunas (2020–2021)

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On 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)

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On 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

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Legend
  GP 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

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
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

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  1. ^ RUBIT, AUGUSTINE HEIGHT: 2.03.
  2. ^ a b "Augustine Rubit South Alabama Jaguars bio". South Alabama Jaguars. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  3. ^ Hicks, Tommy (March 6, 2013). "South Alabama's Augustine Rubit named Sun Belt Player of Year". AL.com. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  4. ^ "South Alabama's Augustine Rubit named to AP All-America team". AL.com. April 1, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  5. ^ Hicks, Tommy (July 28, 2014). "Former South Alabama standout Augustine Rubit signs contract to play professionally in Germany". AL.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "ratiopharm Ulm holt Power Forward Rubit". ran.de (in German). June 16, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  7. ^ "Rubit joins Brose Bamberg with a 3-year contract". EuroHoops. July 2, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  8. ^ "Brose Bamberg verpflichtet Augustine Rubit". Brose Bamberg (in German). June 30, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Brose Bamberg, Augustine Rubit parted ways". Sportando. June 3, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  10. ^ "Augustine Rubit, Olympiacos sign 1+1 deal". EuroHoops. July 8, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  11. ^ "Zalgiris sign Augustine Rubit, ex Olympiacos". Eurobasket.com. July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  12. ^ "Augustine Rubit officially leaves Zalgiris Kaunas". Sportando. July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  13. ^ "FCBB signs Augustine Rubit". Bayern Munich. August 24, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  14. ^ "FC Bayern officially signs Augustine Rubit". Sportando. August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  15. ^ "Bayern signs Rubit to one-year extension". EuroLeague. July 6, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  16. ^ "Bayern's Rubit, out indefinitely". EuroLeague. July 6, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
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