Austin Luke

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Austin Luke
No. 22FMP
Position Point guard
League Basketball League of Serbia
Adriatic League
Personal information
Born (1994-10-27) October 27, 1994 (age 29)
Rowlett, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Rowlett (Rowlett, Texas)
College Belmont (2014–2018)
NBA draft 2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018 VEF Rīga
2018–2019 Kirchheim Knights
2019–2020 Melilla
2020–2021 Yoast United
2021–2022 Donar
2022–2023 Helios Suns
2023 Heroes Den Bosch
2023–present FMP
Career highlights and awards

Austin Luke (born October 27, 1994) is an American basketball player for FMP of the Basketball League of Serbia and the Adriatic League. He primarily plays as point guard.

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College career

Luke played four years of college basketball for Belmont. He was named to the All-OVC First Team twice, in 2017 and 2018. [1] As a senior, Luke averaged 9.2 points, 7.5 assists, and 2.9 rebounds per game. [2]

Professional career

In July 2018, Luke started his professional career in Latvia, signing with VEF Rīga. [3] He was released after 6 games. He later signed with VfL Kirchheim Knights in the German ProA.

In the 2019–20 season, Luke played for Club Melilla Baloncesto in the Spanish LEB Oro. [4]

On August 17, 2020, Luke signed with Basketball Community Gelderland of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL). [5] The team later changed its name to Yoast United. Luke averaged 16.2 points and a league-high 9.6 assists over the regular season.

On April 30, 2021, Luke sent Yoast United to the final of the 2021 DBL Cup after an impressive performance against Landstede Hammers. In the semi-final, he recorded 52 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, including 10 three-point field goals. [6] As a result, the seventh-ranked team Yoast reached the cup final in its debut season.

On June 4, 2021, Luke signed a one-year contract with Donar in the DBL. [7] On May 20, 2022, he won the Dutch Basketball Cup with Donar, leading the team with team-highs of 15 points and 8 assists in the final. [8] On June 8, Luke scored a team-high 31 points in a decisive 101–100 semifinal win over Heroes Den Bosch to bring Donar to its first ever BNXT finals. [9]

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