John Austin
Personal information
Born (1944-08-31) August 31, 1944
Washington, D.C.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolDeMatha (Hyattsville, Maryland)
CollegeBoston College (1963–1966)
NBA draft1966: 4th round, 38th overall pick
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career1966–1969
PositionPoint guard
Number34, 33
Career history
1966Baltimore Bullets
1966–1967Scranton Miners
1967–1968New Jersey Americans
1968–1969Scranton Miners
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points340 (7.6 ppg)
Rebounds71 (1.6 rpg)
Assists62 (1.4 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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.

Career statistics

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

NBA/ABA

Source[2]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG PPG
1966–67 Baltimore (NBA) 415.3.227.8131.81.05.8
1967–68 New Jersey (ABA) 4116.9.387.000.7211.61.47.7
Career 4516.7.375.000.7311.61.47.6

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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 12 August 2023.


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