Mario Austin
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 26, 1982 Livingston, Alabama |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 264 lb (120 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Sumter County (York, Alabama) 1999-00 McDonald's all-american |
| College | Mississippi State (2000–2003) |
| NBA draft | 2003 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36th overall |
| Selected by the Chicago Bulls | |
| Playing career | 2003–2015 |
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| Career history | |
| 2003 | CSKA Moscow |
| 2004 | Jackson Rage |
| 2004–2005 | Lauretana Biella |
| 2005–2007 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| 2007–2008 | Benetton Treviso |
| 2008 | Beşiktaş Cola Turka |
| 2009 | Fujian Xunxing |
| 2009–2010 | Meridiano Alicante |
| 2010 | Atléticos de San Germán |
| 2010–2011 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
| 2011 | Titanes del Distrito Nacional |
| 2011 | Shahrdari Gorgan |
| 2011 | Kyiv |
| 2012–2013 | Al Kuwait |
| 2013–2014 | Kazma |
| 2015 | KB Peja |
| 2015 | Deportivo Valdivia |
Sumter County (York, Alabama)
Mario Trevon Austin (born February 26, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player.
Austin played 3 seasons at Mississippi State under head coach Rick Stansbury. He is well known for hitting a clutch 3-point shot in a 2002 win over Kentucky. Austin was named second team All-SEC that season (2001–02).
Austin returned to the Bulldogs in 2002–03 and was named first team All-SEC. Austin declared for the 2003 NBA Draft at the season, choosing not to return to Mississippi State for his senior year.
After being drafted 36th overall in the 2003 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls, Austin left to play overseas, starting his professional career with CSKA Moscow, but was released after an injury before playing an official game. Afterwards he signed with the Jackson Rage of the WBA where he spent the remaining of the season.
In 2004, he signed with Italian team Lauretana Biella and in 2005 he was with Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. who got sponsored by billionaire Arkadi Gaydamak shortly before, he quickly became one of the dominant players in the team and led it to the Uleb Cup semi-finals and to the Israeli League Finals
In the summer of 2007, he joined the Bulls for the 2007 NBA Summer League and later, he signed with Benetton Treviso.
On July 18, 2008, Austin signed with Beşiktaş Cola Turka.
At the start of the 2009–10 season, Austin was signed by Meridiano Alicante, but was released on January 21, 2010. On April 10, 2010, Austin was signed by the Atléticos de San Germán of the Puerto Rican league but was waived the next month.
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