James Augustine
{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1984)}}
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{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = James Augustine
| image = 200px
| caption = Augustine playing with Khimki
| league =
| team =
| number =
| position = Power forward
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 238
| nationality = American
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|2|27}}
| birth_place = Midlothian, Illinois
| high_school = Lincoln-Way Central
(New Lenox, Illinois)
| college = Illinois (2002–2006)
| draft_year = 2006
| draft_round = 2
| draft_pick = 41
| draft_team = Orlando Magic
| career_start = 2006
| career_end = 2018
| career_number = 40, 5
| years1 = {{nbay|2006|start}}–{{nbay|2007|end}}
| team1 = Orlando Magic
| years2 = 2007
| team2 = →Anaheim Arsenal
| years3 = 2008–2010
| team3 = Gran Canaria
| years4 = 2010–2011
| team4 = Power Electronics Valencia
| years5 = 2011–2012
| team5 = UCAM Murcia
| years6 = 2012–2016
| team6 = Khimki
| years7 = 2016–2017
| team7 = CSKA Moscow
| years8 = 2017–2018
| team8 = Unicaja
| awards =
- EuroCup champion (2015)
- All-EuroCup Second Team (2010)
- VTB United League champion (2017)
- VTB United League Sixth Man of the Year (2014)
- All-VTB United League First Team (2014)
- Liga ACB rebounding leader (2012)
- EuroLeague Top Rebounder (2018)
}}
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
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.
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| highschool = Lincoln-Way Central (Illinois)
| feet = 6
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| commitdate = August 10, 2001
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| rivals overall = 11 (C)
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| accessdate = 2015-01-20
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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.[http://www.euroleague.net/ulebcup/home/news/i/34463/448/augustine-fisher-finalize-gran-canaria-roster Augustine, Fisher finalize Gran Canaria roster]
On July 30, 2010, he signed a one-year contract with Power Electronics Valencia.{{Cite web|url=http://thehoopsmarket.blogspot.com/2010/07/power-electronics-valencia-signs-james.html|title=Power Electronics Valencia signs James Augustine to a one-year contract|first=Published por Alberto de|last=Roa}}
In August 2011 he signed with UCAM Murcia.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/spain/30294/ucam_murcia_lands_james_augustine.html |title=UCAM Murcia lands James Augustine |access-date=2011-08-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403223628/http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/spain/30294/ucam_murcia_lands_james_augustine.html |archive-date=2012-04-03 |url-status=dead }}
In May 2012, he signed a contract with the Russian team Khimki.{{Cite web|url=https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/euroleague/news/|title=Latest News | EuroLeague|date=October 21, 2023|website=Euroleague Basketball}}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
On July 4, 2016, Augustine signed with CSKA Moscow. On July 8, 2017, CSKA announced the termination of their contract with Augustine.{{cite news|title=Thank you, James!|url=http://www.cskabasket.com/news/?id=16193&lang=en|access-date=July 8, 2017|work=cskabasket.com|date=July 8, 2017}}
On August 3, 2017, Augustine signed with Spanish club Unicaja for the 2017–18 season.{{cite news|title=Unicaja shores up frontourt with Augustine|url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/7yj6nl6l3w4ykubn|access-date=August 3, 2017|work=Euroleague.net|date=August 3, 2017}} 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
{{Euroleague player statistics legend}}
=NBA=
==Regular season==
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" | Orlando
| 2 || 0 || 3.5 || .333 || .000 || .000 || 1.5 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || 1.0
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | Orlando
| 25 || 0 || 6.0 || .529 || .000 || .500 || 1.2 || .1 || .2 || .1 || 1.6
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|Career
| 27 || 0 || 5.8 || .514 || .000 || .500 || 1.2 || .1 || .2 || .1 || 1.6
{{s-end}}
==Playoffs==
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | 2008
| align="left" | Orlando
| 1 || 0 || 2.0 || 1.000 || .000 || .000 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 2.0
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|Career
| 1 || 0 || 2.0 || 1.000 || .000 || .000 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 2.0
{{s-end}}
=EuroLeague=
| class="wikitable" |
| style="background:#CFECEC; width:1em"|*
| Led the league |
{{Euroleague player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2010–11
| style="text-align:left;"| Valencia
| 8 || 2 || 14.7 || .500 || .000 || .500 || 3.1 || .5 || .3 || .1 || 3.4 || 4.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2012–13
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| Khimki
| 22 || 22 || 22.7 || .603 || .333 || .698 || 4.7 || 1.7 || .6 || .7 || 5.7 || 10.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16
| 23 || 17 || 27.5 || .688 || .375 || .600 || 6.7 || 1.7 || 1.0 || 1.0 || 11.0 || 16.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17
| style="text-align:left;"| CSKA Moscow
| 34 || 6 || 16.2 || .672 || .333 || .578 || 4.5 || .4 || .8 || .4 || 6.0 || 8.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18
| style="text-align:left;"| Málaga
| 29 || 15 || 23.3 || .642 || .333 || .578 || style="background:#CFECEC;"|6.7 || 1.4 || 1.0 || .5 || 9.2 || 14.4
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|Career
| 116 || 62 || 21.4 || .645 || .227 || .607 || 5.4 || 1.2 || .8 || .6 || 7.6 || 11.7
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= Domestic leagues =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
! Season ! Team ! League ! {{Tooltip|GP|Games played}} ! {{Tooltip|MPG|Minutes per game}} ! {{Tooltip|FG%|Field goal percentage}} ! {{Tooltip|3P%|3 point field goal percentage}} ! {{Tooltip|FT%|Free throw percentage}} ! {{Tooltip|RPG|Rebounds per game}} ! {{Tooltip|APG|Assists per game}} ! {{Tooltip|SPG|Steals per game}} ! {{Tooltip|BPG|Blocks per game}} ! {{Tooltip|PPG|Points per game}} | ||||||||||||
| 2006–07 | Anaheim Arsenal | D-League | 8 | 27.4 | .679 | – | .818 | 8.9 | .9 | 1.0 | .8 | 10.1 |
| 2008–09 | rowspan="2"| Gran Canaria | rowspan="4"| Liga ACB | 35 | 24.1 | .568 | .200 | .667 | 6.1 | .9 | .9 | .8 | 7.7 |
| 2009–10 | 36 | 24.7 | .506 | .167 | .839 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .4 | 8.6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Power Electronics Valencia | 17 | 15.8 | .448 | .000 | 1.000 | 4.2 | .5 | .4 | .2 | 4.2 | |
| 2011–12 | UCAM Murcia | 34 | 27.0 | .614 | .500 | .711 | 8.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | .9 | 12.7 | |
| rowspan="2"| 2012–13 | rowspan="4"| Khimki | Russian PBL | 12 | 19.8 | .563 | – | .765 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | .3 | 7.1 |
| rowspan="3"| VTB United League | 25 | 19.6 | .614 | .000 | .571 | 5.1 | 1.3 | .6 | .6 | 6.6 | ||
| 2013–14 | 19 | 24.8 | .710 | .500 | .741 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 12.7 | ||
| 2014–15 | 27 | 20.9 | .605 | .167 | .742 | 5.7 | 1.4 | .9 | .7 | 9.0 |
Records and awards
Augustine holds the school record for career rebounds with 1,023. 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.[http://fightingillini.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/augustine_james00.html Player Bio: James Augustine :: Men's Basketball] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060619144426/http://fightingillini.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/augustine_james00.html |date=2006-06-19 }} 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 and shares the school award for career victories with Dee Brown, with 114 wins.
Augustine was also named Most Outstanding Player in the 2005 Big Ten tournament.
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,[http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/basketball/magic/orl-mnotes1107jan11,0,7102275.story?coll=orl-magic Augustine visits D-League to get some playing time]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} by Brian Schmitz, Orlando Sentinel, retrieved January 12, 2007 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 for the 1995–2006 seasons. Augustine is also the cousin of former NFL safety Nick Sorensen.
References
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External links
- {{basketballstats|nba=200788|James Augustine|bbr=a/augusja01}}
- [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=001438 James Augustine] at euroleague.net
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060619144426/http://fightingillini.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/augustine_james00.html James Augustine] at fightingIllini.com
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121018022227/http://www.nba.com/draft2006/profiles/JamesAugustine.html Draft Profile at NBA.com]
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