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James Augustine

James Augustine (born February 27, 1984) is a retired American professional basketball player who played as a forward. During the career he played college basketball for the Illinois Fighting Illini before being drafted 41st overall in the 2006 NBA draft by the Orlando Magic. Later he relocated in Europe and concluded his playing career for Malaga. Augustine has played over 400 official games in different clubs.

James Augustine
Augustine playing with Khimki
Personal information
Born (1984-02-27) February 27, 1984 (age 40)
Midlothian, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High schoolLincoln-Way Central
(New Lenox, Illinois)
CollegeIllinois (2002–2006)
NBA draft2006: 2nd round, 41st overall pick
Selected by the Orlando Magic
Playing career2006–2018
PositionPower forward
Number40, 5
Career history
2006–2008Orlando Magic
2007→Anaheim Arsenal
2008–2010Gran Canaria
2010–2011Power Electronics Valencia
2011–2012UCAM Murcia
2012–2016Khimki
2016–2017CSKA Moscow
2017–2018Unicaja
Career highlights and awards
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Early life

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Augustine was born in Midlothian, Illinois, but eventually moved to Mokena, Illinois, where he attended Lincoln-Way Central High School in New Lenox, Illinois where he graduated in 2002. While at Lincoln-Way, Augustine played both football and basketball.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
James Augustine
PF / C 		Midlothian, IL Lincoln-Way Central (Illinois) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Aug 10, 2001 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 14 (PF)   Rivals: 11 (C)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2002 Illinois Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  • "2002 Illinois Basketball Commitment List". Scout.com. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  • "2002 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 20, 2015.

College career

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Augustine played for the University of Illinois men's basketball team from 2002 to 2006. As a freshman, Augustine was a starter for a team that finished second in the Big Ten. Playing both the power forward and center positions, his career with the Illini included many team records, a trip to the national championship game, and several awards including the Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player for his play in the 2005 Big Ten men's basketball tournament. Throughout his college career, Augustine was often complimented by announcers for his athleticism for a big man. Many attributed this ability to the fact that Augustine played Quarterback for his high school football team. Augustine is the first player in school history and just the 12th player in Big Ten history with 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds. Augustine finished his college career with 1,383 points and 1,023 rebounds. He is also the school-record holder for career field goal percentage at 61.7 percent (534–865), which also ranks fifth in Big Ten history. Augustine Played in 137 games, starting 134 of them during his college career, the second most games played in school history (tied with Dee Brown).

Professional career

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Augustine was selected with the 41st pick by the Orlando Magic in the 2006 NBA draft. In August 2008, after playing two seasons in the NBA and its affiliate Development League, Augustine signed with Gran Canaria of the Spanish league.[1]

On July 30, 2010, he signed a one-year contract with Power Electronics Valencia.[2]

In August 2011 he signed with UCAM Murcia.[3]

In May 2012, he signed a contract with the Russian team Khimki.[4]

On July 4, 2016, Augustine signed with CSKA Moscow.[4] On July 8, 2017, CSKA announced the termination of their contract with Augustine.[5]

On August 3, 2017, Augustine signed with Spanish club Unicaja for the 2017–18 season.[6] After season he was released from the club.

Retirement

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On 20 October 2019, at age 35, Augustine announced that he would retire from professional sport. “In summer I thought it was too much. Now I am enjoying life after active sport. I had a very long career," he said.

Augustine has expressed a desire to be a coach in the future.

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

NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2006–07 Orlando 2 0 3.5 .333 .000 .000 1.5 1.0 .0 .0 1.0
2007–08 Orlando 25 0 6.0 .529 .000 .500 1.2 .1 .2 .1 1.6
Career 27 0 5.8 .514 .000 .500 1.2 .1 .2 .1 1.6

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008 Orlando 1 0 2.0 1.000 .000 .000 1.0 .0 .0 .0 2.0
Career 1 0 2.0 1.000 .000 .000 1.0 .0 .0 .0 2.0

EuroLeague

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* Led the league
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2010–11 Valencia 8 2 14.7 .500 .000 .500 3.1 .5 .3 .1 3.4 4.3
2012–13 Khimki 22 22 22.7 .603 .333 .698 4.7 1.7 .6 .7 5.7 10.5
2015–16 23 17 27.5 .688 .375 .600 6.7 1.7 1.0 1.0 11.0 16.8
2016–17 CSKA Moscow 34 6 16.2 .672 .333 .578 4.5 .4 .8 .4 6.0 8.5
2017–18 Málaga 29 15 23.3 .642 .333 .578 6.7 1.4 1.0 .5 9.2 14.4
Career 116 62 21.4 .645 .227 .607 5.4 1.2 .8 .6 7.6 11.7

Domestic leagues

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Season Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2006–07 Anaheim Arsenal D-League 8 27.4 .679 – .818 8.9 .9 1.0 .8 10.1
2008–09 Gran Canaria Liga ACB 35 24.1 .568 .200 .667 6.1 .9 .9 .8 7.7
2009–10 36 24.7 .506 .167 .839 7.1 1.0 1.0 .4 8.6
2010–11 Power Electronics Valencia 17 15.8 .448 .000 1.000 4.2 .5 .4 .2 4.2
2011–12 UCAM Murcia 34 27.0 .614 .500 .711 8.3 1.2 1.1 .9 12.7
2012–13 Khimki Russian PBL 12 19.8 .563 – .765 5.0 1.5 1.0 .3 7.1
VTB United League 25 19.6 .614 .000 .571 5.1 1.3 .6 .6 6.6
2013–14 19 24.8 .710 .500 .741 6.8 1.4 1.1 1.1 12.7
2014–15 27 20.9 .605 .167 .742 5.7 1.4 .9 .7 9.0

Records and awards

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Augustine holds the school record for career rebounds with 1,023.[7] He became the first Fighting Illini player and the 12th player in Big Ten Conference history to accumulate 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds.[7] This feat was last accomplished Indiana's by Alan Henderson, who played from 1992 to 1995. Augustine holds the school record for career field goal percentage at 61.7[7] and shares the school award for career victories with Dee Brown, with 114 wins.[7]

Augustine was also named Most Outstanding Player in the 2005 Big Ten tournament.[7]

Before playing in a regular-season game with the Magic, Augustine was assigned to an affiliate NBA Development League team, the Anaheim Arsenal, in January 2007,[8] appearing in 8 games and averaging 10 points and eight rebounds. He recorded 4 double-doubles in his 8 games. Augustine made his first appearance in a regular-season game on February 2, 2007, against the New Jersey Nets, recording two points, two assists, and three rebounds in four minutes of playing time.

Personal life

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His uncle, Jerry Augustine, played professional baseball for the MLB's Milwaukee Brewers from 1975 to 1984 and was the head baseball coach at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee[7] for the 1995–2006 seasons. Augustine is also the cousin of former NFL safety Nick Sorensen.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Augustine, Fisher finalize Gran Canaria roster
  2. ^ Roa, Published por Alberto de. "Power Electronics Valencia signs James Augustine to a one-year contract".
  3. ^ "UCAM Murcia lands James Augustine". Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Latest News | EuroLeague". Euroleague Basketball. October 21, 2023.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Thank you, James!". cskabasket.com. July 8, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  6. ^ "Unicaja shores up frontourt with Augustine". Euroleague.net. August 3, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g Player Bio: James Augustine :: Men's Basketball Archived 2006-06-19 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Augustine visits D-League to get some playing time[permanent dead link‍] by Brian Schmitz, Orlando Sentinel, retrieved January 12, 2007
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