^ abcdReagan, John, "Forgotten Rivals," The Georgetown Basketball History Project, June 4, 2018 Accessed 26 June 2021
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john, austin, basketball, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, november, 2014, learn, when, remove, this, template,. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations November 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message John W Austin born August 31 1944 is a retired American basketball player John AustinPersonal informationBorn 1944 08 31 August 31 1944 age 78 Washington D C NationalityAmericanListed height6 ft 0 in 1 83 m Listed weight170 lb 77 kg Career informationHigh schoolDeMatha Hyattsville Maryland CollegeBoston College 1963 1966 NBA draft1966 Round 4 Pick 38th overallSelected by the Boston CelticsPlaying career1966 1969PositionPoint guardNumber34 33Career history1966Baltimore Bullets1966 1967Scranton Miners1967 1968New Jersey Americans1968 1969Scranton MinersCareer highlights and awardsFirst 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 statisticsPoints340 7 6 ppg Rebounds71 1 6 rpg Assists62 1 4 apg Stats at NBA comStats at Basketball Reference comBorn 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 References Edit a b c d Reagan John Forgotten Rivals The Georgetown Basketball History Project June 4 2018 Accessed 26 June 2021External links EditCareer statistics and player information from NBA com and Basketball Reference com This biographical article relating to a United States basketball player coach or other figure born in the 1940s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Austin basketball amp oldid 1031001133, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
