Zack Austin
Zack Austin is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the High Point Panthers and Pittsburgh Panthers.
High school career
Austin played basketball for one season at Moravian Preparatory School in Hudson, North Carolina after graduating from Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy. He was lightly recruited and committed to play college basketball at High Point, after considering an offer from Appalachian State.College career
High Point
Austin began his college basketball career with the High Point Panthers as a redshirt freshman. In his first year playing for High Point, Austin averaged 14.4 points and 2.2 blocks per game while leading the Big South in rebounds per game, with eight. Austin was named Big South Freshman of the Week a record 8 times and was named Big South Co-Freshman of the Year along with USC Upstate guard Jordan Gainey.In his second season, Austin again averaged over 14 points and 2 blocks per game, and was an honorable mention for the Big South All-Conference team. After the season, Austin transferred to Pitt.
Pittsburgh
In his first season at Pitt, Austin averaged 6.5 points and 1.3 blocks per game. He scored his 1,000th career point in January 2024, playing against Louisville.In his final college season, Austin averaged 9.2 points per game and led the ACC in blocks per game, with 1.6. He was named to the All-ACC Defensive Team.