American basketball player (born 1984)
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.
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.
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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Regular season
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Playoffs
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EuroLeague
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Domestic leagues
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Season
|
Team
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League
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2006?07
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Anaheim Arsenal
|
D-League
|
8
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27.4
|
.679
|
?
|
.818
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8.9
|
.9
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1.0
|
.8
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10.1
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2008?09
|
Gran Canaria
|
Liga ACB
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35
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24.1
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.568
|
.200
|
.667
|
6.1
|
.9
|
.9
|
.8
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7.7
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2009?10
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36
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24.7
|
.506
|
.167
|
.839
|
7.1
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
.4
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8.6
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2010?11
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Power Electronics Valencia
|
17
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15.8
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.448
|
.000
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1.000
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4.2
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.5
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.4
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.2
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4.2
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2011?12
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UCAM Murcia
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34
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27.0
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.614
|
.500
|
.711
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8.3
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1.2
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1.1
|
.9
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12.7
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2012?13
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Khimki
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Russian PBL
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12
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19.8
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.563
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?
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.765
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5.0
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1.5
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1.0
|
.3
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7.1
|
VTB United League
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25
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19.6
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.614
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.000
|
.571
|
5.1
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1.3
|
.6
|
.6
|
6.6
|
2013?14
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19
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24.8
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.710
|
.500
|
.741
|
6.8
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1.4
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1.1
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1.1
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12.7
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2014?15
|
27
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20.9
|
.605
|
.167
|
.742
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5.7
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1.4
|
.9
|
.7
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9.0
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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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Augustine, Fisher finalize Gran Canaria roster
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Roa, Published por Alberto de.
"Power Electronics Valencia signs James Augustine to a one-year contract"
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"UCAM Murcia lands James Augustine"
. Archived from
the original
on 2012-04-03
. Retrieved
2011-08-09
.
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a
b
"Latest News | EuroLeague"
.
Euroleague Basketball
. October 21, 2023.
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"Thank you, James!"
.
cskabasket.com
. July 8, 2017
. Retrieved
July 8,
2017
.
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"Unicaja shores up frontourt with Augustine"
.
Euroleague.net
. August 3, 2017
. Retrieved
August 3,
2017
.
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a
b
c
d
e
f
g
Player Bio: James Augustine :: Men's Basketball
Archived
2006-06-19 at the
Wayback Machine
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Augustine visits D-League to get some playing time
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permanent dead link
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by Brian Schmitz,
Orlando Sentinel
, retrieved January 12, 2007
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