Nate Austin Athlete Profile - MBKB

Nate Austin

Forward #33

Ht/Wt

11"

245 lbs.

Class

Senior

Hometown

Alpine,

Utah

Last School

Lone Peak High School

Roster Years

2011-2016

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

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 former 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

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2011-2012

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

Sophmore Year 2012-2013

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
Led 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

Junior Year 2013-2014

Ranked 53rd in the nation in total rebounds and 97th in rebounds per game
Ranked 3rd in the WCC in rebounding, 4th in offensive rebounds, 5th in defensive rebounds and 11th in blocks
In the BYU record book, totaled the 3rd most offensive rebounds in a season, 2nd most personal fouls in a season and 5th most games started in a season
Posted season highs of 12 points (at Stanford), 16 rebounds (San Francisco), 4 assists (Prairie View A&M), 4 steals (Prairie View A&M), 3 blocks (North Texas), 5 field goals made (at Stanford) and 5 free throws made (at Portland)
Scored in double figures twice, had double figure rebounds 10 times, had 1 double-double and had 3-plus steals once and 3-plus blocks once
Led the team in rebounding 17 times and assists once
Averaged 3.8 assists, 7.9 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 0.9 blocks and shot .545 from the field and .654 from the free throw line

Senior Year 2015-2016

A team captain
Received the most Inspirational Player Award at the annual team banquet
Received the Dale McCann Spirit of Sport Award at the Y Awards
In the BYU record book, concluded his career 1st in games played, 2nd in offensive rebounds, 5th in victories played in and T-10th in blocks
Posted season highs of 9 points (at LMU), 14 rebounds (at Saint Mary's), 2 assists (4 times), 3 steals (at LMU) and 3 blocks (twice)
Had double figure rebounds 4 times, 3-plus steals once and 3-plus blocks twice
Led BYU in rebounds 5 times
Received 2015-16 Dale McCann Spirit of Sport Award at annual Y Awards

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year 2014-2015

Medical Redshirt Year 2014-2015

\r\n Started all 10 games played
\r\n Posted season highs of 8 points (Arkansas-Little Rock), 11 rebounds (Arkansas-Little Rock), 3 assists (twice), 2 steals (Arkansas-Little Rock) and 2 blocks (Long Beach State)
\r\n Had 6 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assist and 2 blocks vs. Long Beach State
\r\n Totaled 8 points, 11 rebounds and 2 steals vs. Arkansas-Little Rock
\r\n Posted 5 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal at Utah State
\r\n Suffered a season-ending hamstring injury vs. Utah on Dec. 10, 2014
\r\n Led the team in rebounds 3 times

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