Kyle Austin

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Kyle Armani Austin (born Oct 18, 1988) is an American professional basketball player currently playing for Club Nacional de Basketball of the Uruguayan Basketball League. [1] He played collegiately at USC [2] and then transferred to UC Riverside. [3]

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Early life and high school

Austin was born to parents Carol Austin and Greg Ware in Pasadena, California. Austin attended Pasadena high school where he went on to be San Gabriel valley player of the year in consecutive seasons. He led his team to the CIF division 2 championship game where they lost in the final to Compton Dominguez. Austin received state player of the year honors becoming one of only two players to do so on the losing team.

College career

Austin signed to University of Southern California where he was given a scholarship made available due to the tragic death of then USC point guard Ryan Francis.

UC Riverside

Austin then played for UC Riverside. [4]

Professional career

Awards and honors

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References

  1. "Hispano Americano | Liga Nacional de Básquet". www.laliganacional.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  2. "Kyle Austin – 2007–08 Men's Basketball Roster | USCTrojans.com". usctrojans.com. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  3. "Kyle Austin – 2008–09" . Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  4. "Kyle Austin, Lateef McMullan Earn Big West Postseason Honors". UC Riverside. Retrieved 2017-10-15.