Demetric Austin

Demetric Austin (born January,1,1995) is an American professional basketball player. Standing at 2.01 m (6'7"), he plays the power forward position. After two years at Dillard University, Austin entered the 2017 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

Demetric Austin
Free agent
PositionPower forward
Personal information
Born (1995-01-01) January 1, 1995
Washington, D.C.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High schoolSpringbrook
(Silver Spring, Maryland)
College
NBA draft2017 / Undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018Barreirense
2018Pertevniyal
2018–2019Panionios
2019–2020SOMB
2020Sporting CP

High school career

Austin played high school basketball at Springbrook High School, in Silver Spring, Maryland.

College career

After graduating from Springbrook High School, Austin played college basketball for the Dillard University from 2015 to 2017.

Playing career

After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft Austin started his professional career with Barreirense of the Portuguese LPB. With Barreirense, he averaged 19.4 points and 7.9 rebounds per game.

After his first pro year, Austin joined Pertevniyal in Turkey.[1]

On December 13, 2018, he left the club and joined Panionios of the Greek Basket League until the end of the season.[2] On August 31, 2019, Austin renewed his contract with Panionios. Three days later, he was unexpectedly released due to having to attend to a serious personal matter in the United States.

On February 7, 2020, he joined Sporting CP, team of the Portuguese Basketball League.[3] Twenty five days later, he left the club.[4]

Personal life

When he was 10 years old, Austin became a victim of a gunshot wound. After the incident, Austin was afraid to go outside due to the gunshot. His fear came to an end after attending at the Springbrook High School.[5]

References
  1. "Bakirkoy signs Demetric Austin, ex Barreirense". eurobasket.com. July 24, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  2. "Panionios signed Demetric Austin". a1basket.gr. December 13, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  3. "Demetric Austin joins Sporting CP". zerozero.pt. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  4. "Demetric Austin". sporting.pt. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  5. "Springbrook's Demetric Austin finds the healing power of school and basketball". washingtonpost.com. January 23, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
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