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American basketball player (born 1944)

John Austin

Personal information
Born (1944-08-31) August 31, 1944 (age 80)Washington, D.C.
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight 170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school DeMatha (Hyattsville, Maryland)
College Boston College (1963–1966)
NBA draft 1966: 4th round, 38th overall pick
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career 1966–1969
Position Point guard
Number 34, 33
Career history
1966 Baltimore Bullets
1966–1967 Scranton Miners
1967–1968 New Jersey Americans
1968–1969 Scranton Miners
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-American – USBWA (1965) Second-team All-American – NABC (1966) Third-team All-American – AP, NABC (1965) Third-team All-American – UPI (1966) First-team Parade All-American (1962)
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points 340 (7.6 ppg)
Rebounds 71 (1.6 rpg)
Assists 62 (1.4 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

John W. Austin (born August 31, 1944) is a retired American basketball player.

Born in Washington, D.C., Austin played at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland,[1] then collegiately for Boston College, the first African American basketball player in Boston College's history.[1] During a 107–92 victory over Georgetown at the Roberts Center in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, on February 21, 1964, Austin made history by scoring 49 points, setting a Boston College single-game record scoring record as well as the record for points scored against Georgetown by an opponent in a single game.[1] Both records still stood as of 2018.[1]

The Boston Celtics selected Austin in the fourth round (38th pick overall) of the 1966 NBA draft. He played for the Baltimore Bullets in the National Basketball Association for four games in 1966 and the New Jersey Americans in the American Basketball Association for 41 games in 1967–1968.

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 Bold Career high

Source[2]

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG PPG
1966–67 Baltimore (NBA) 4 15.3 .227 .813 1.8 1.0 5.8
1967–68 New Jersey (ABA) 41 16.9 .387 .000 .721 1.6 1.4 7.7
Career 45 16.7 .375 .000 .731 1.6 1.4 7.6
  1. ^ a b c d Reagan, John, "Forgotten Rivals," The Georgetown Basketball History Project, June 4, 2018 Accessed 26 June 2021
  2. ^ "John Austin NBA/ABA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 12, 2023.