Demetric Austin (born January 1, 1995) is an American professional

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player. Standing at , he plays the power forward position. After two years at

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, Austin entered the

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but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

High school career

Austin played high school basketball at

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, in

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College career

After graduating from Springbrook High School, Austin played college basketball for the

from 2015 to 2017.

Playing career

After going undrafted in the

Austin started his professional career with

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of the Portuguese LPB. With Barreirense, he averaged 19.4 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. After his first pro year, Austin joined

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Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

. On December 13, 2018, he left the club and joined

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...

of the Greek Basket League until the end of the season. 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

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. Twenty five days later, he left the club.

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

References

External links

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at njcaa.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Austin, Demetric 1993 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Portugal American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Barreirense Basket players Basketball players from Washington, D.C. Dillard Bleu Devils basketball players Sporting CP basketball players Panionios B.C. players Pertevniyal S.K. players Power forwards