James Augustine

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James Augustine
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Augustine playing with Khimki
Personal information
Born (1984-02-27) February 27, 1984 (age 41)
Midlothian, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school Lincoln-Way Central
(New Lenox, Illinois)
College Illinois (2002–2006)
NBA draft 2006: 2nd round, 41st overall pick
Drafted by Orlando Magic
Playing career2006–2018
Position Power forward
Number40, 5
Career history
20062008 Orlando Magic
2007Anaheim Arsenal
2008–2010 Gran Canaria
2010–2011 Power Electronics Valencia
2011–2012 UCAM Murcia
2012–2016 Khimki
2016–2017 CSKA Moscow
2017–2018 Unicaja
Career highlights
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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.

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Early life

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 recruiting information
NameHometownSchoolHeightWeightCommit 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 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  4 stars.svg     Rivals:  4 stars.svg    
Overall recruit ranking:    Scout: 14 (PF)    Rivals: 11 (C)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  • "2002 Illinois Basketball Commitment List". Scout. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  • "2002 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved January 20, 2015.

College career

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

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

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

Legend
  GPGames 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

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2006–07 Orlando 203.5.333.000.0001.51.0.0.01.0
2007–08 Orlando2506.0.529.000.5001.2.1.2.11.6
Career2705.8.514.000.5001.2.1.2.11.6

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2008 Orlando 102.01.000.000.0001.0.0.0.02.0
Career102.01.000.000.0001.0.0.0.02.0

EuroLeague

*Led the league
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2010–11 Valencia 8214.7.500.000.5003.1.5.3.13.44.3
2012–13 Khimki 222222.7.603.333.6984.71.7.6.75.710.5
2015–16 231727.5.688.375.6006.71.71.01.011.016.8
2016–17 CSKA Moscow 34616.2.672.333.5784.5.4.8.46.08.5
2017–18 Málaga 291523.3.642.333.5786.71.41.0.59.214.4
Career1166221.4.645.227.6075.41.2.8.67.611.7

Domestic leagues

SeasonTeamLeagueGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2006–07 Anaheim Arsenal D-League 827.4.679.8188.9.91.0.810.1
2008–09 Gran Canaria Liga ACB 3524.1.568.200.6676.1.9.9.87.7
2009–103624.7.506.167.8397.11.01.0.48.6
2010–11 Power Electronics Valencia 1715.8.448.0001.0004.2.5.4.24.2
2011–12 UCAM Murcia 3427.0.614.500.7118.31.21.1.912.7
2012–13 Khimki Russian PBL 1219.8.563.7655.01.51.0.37.1
VTB United League 2519.6.614.000.5715.11.3.6.66.6
2013–141924.8.710.500.7416.81.41.11.112.7
2014–152720.9.605.167.7425.71.4.9.79.0

Records and awards

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

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

  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. 1 2 "Latest News | EuroLeague". Euroleague Basketball. October 21, 2023.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. "Thank you, James!". cskabasket.com. July 8, 2017. Archived from the original on July 13, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  6. "Unicaja shores up frontourt with Augustine". Euroleague.net. August 3, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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