Player Report: Darius Austin

Name: Darius Austin

Birthdate: December 10th, 1995

Hometown: Centreville, Illinois (USA)

Nationality: United States

Agent: Vedran Pavličević

Height: 198 cm (6'6'' ft)

Weight: 100 kg (220 lbs)

Wingspan: 206 cm (6'9'' ft)

Position: Shooting Guard/Small Forward

Photo: www.gojsutigers.com

Schools:

•         Cahokia High School, Class 2014

•         Missouri-Kansas City, NCAA Division 1, 2014-2016

•         Jackson State, NCAA Division 1, 2016-2018

Statistics:

• 2014/15 - 33 games, 19,3 min, 4,4 pts, 4,2 reb, 0,8 ast, 0,7 stl, 0,7 blk, 40% FG, 33% 3PT, 50% FT in Freshman year for Missouri-Kansas City

Complete stats 2014/15:

https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Darius-Austin/GameLogs/81435/NCAA/2015

• 2015/16 - 30 games, 25,4 min, 7,3 pts, 4,5 reb, 1,5 ast, 0,8 stl, 0,4 blk, 36% FG, 29% 3PT, 62% FT as Sophomore for Missouri-Kansas City

Complete stats 2015/16:

https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Darius-Austin/GameLogs/81435/NCAA/2016

• 2016/17 – Red-shirted as Junior for Jackson State
• 2017/18 - 30 games, 21,9 min, 6,3 pts, 3,8 reb, 1,2 ast, 0,9 stl, 0,2 blk, 37% FG, 36% 3PT, 51% FT as Senior for Jackson State

Complete stats 2017/18:

https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Darius-Austin/GameLogs/81435/NCAA/2018

Darius Austin is 198 cm (6'6'' ft) tall Swingman from United States. He hase just graduated at Jackson State. After finishing his High School education at Cahokia High School, Darius spent first two college years at Missouri – Kansas City and then graduated at Jackson State, where  he spent his Junior and Senior years.

Playing style

Athleticism:

•         physically strong player with good musculature

•         has solid footwork, can create some space with first step

•         solid direction changing when running with the ball

                           

Offense:

•         shooting well pull-up jumpers, likes to finish it with step-back shots

•         good spot-up shooter

•         drives to both sides equally well, using his strenght to play against bigger opponent

•         can score in many different ways when driving

•         solid agresiveness on offensive rebounds - grabs solid 2,4 offensive rebounds per 40 minutes and 32% of his total rebounds coming on offensive end

•         has decent passing with good court vision

Defense:

•         strong defender, plays hard and sacrificing defense

•         has good defensive awareness and fundamentals

•         has the ability to defend 1-4 positions, even to switch on undersized Center

•         solid stealing awareness (1,7 steals per 40 minutes as Senior)