Nate Austin Athlete Profile

#33 Nate Austin

Nate Austin
Position: Forward Height: 6-11 Weight: 230 Class: Sophomore Roster Years: 2011-2013 Hometown: Alpine, UT Mission: McAllen, TX Last School: Lone Peak High School

Personal

  • Parents are Randy and Leslie Austin
  • Served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in McAllen, Texas
  • Also recruited by Boise State and Utah State

Before BYU

Lone Peak High School

  • Helped Lone Peak to a 22-3 record as a senior
  • Earned first-team all-state honors as a senior
  • Averaged 11.5 points while helping the Knights to a trip to the state title game in 2009
  • Helped Lone Peak win the 2008 state title
  • Played with fellow Cougars Tyler Haws and Josh Sharp at Lone Peak
  • Coached by Quincy Lewis
  • Played for Salt Lake Metro club team directed by Dave Hammer and coached by Marty Haws
  • At Las Vegas Spring Showcase scored 24 points and grabbed 22 rebounds in a gold bracket quarterfinal game

2011-2012 | Freshman Year

  • Played in every game this season and started 1 game
  • Posted season highs of 15 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks
  • Tied for 10th in the WCC in offensive rebounds in league games
  • Career-high 15 points came on 7 of 8 shooting vs. Weber State
  • Hit 3-pointers in four-straight games (Northern Arizona, Oregon, Weber State, Utah)
  • Averaged 4.1 points and 3.8 rebounds and added 15 blocks and 9 steals
  • Shot .553 from the field and .304 from three

2012-2013 | Sophomore Year

  • Was 17th in the WCC in rebounding, 13th in blocked shots, 9th in offensive rebounds
  • Played in all 36 games and started 7, including the last 5-straight
  • Recorded 3-plus steals once and at least one block in 14 games
  • Recorded double-figure rebounds once, against Baylor in the final game of the season
  • Let the team in rebounding 4 times
  • Posted season highs of 9 points (at Gonzaga, vs. Baylor), 11 rebounds (vs. Baylor), 4 assists (vs. Eastern New Mexico), 3 steals (at Iowa State) and 3 blocks (twice)
  • Averaged 3.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 0.6 blocks, shot .477 from the field and .585 from the free throw line
  • Hit 14 of 22 from the field (.636) in the last 8 games of the season

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