John W. Austin (born August 31, 1944) is a retired American

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, Austin played at

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basketball player in Boston College's history. During a 107–92 victory over Georgetown at the

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, 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. Both records still stood as of 2018. 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

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for four games in 1966 and the

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in the American Basketball Association for 41 games in 1967–1968.

Career statistics

NBA/ABA

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Regular season

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