Zack Austin
| No. 16 – Oklahoma City Blue | |
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| Position | Small forward |
| League | NBA G League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 11, 2001 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 216 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| College |
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| NBA draft | 2025: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2025–present |
| Career history | |
| 2025–present | Oklahoma City Blue |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Zack Austin (born August 11, 2001) 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
[edit]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.[1]
College career
[edit]High Point
[edit]Austin began his college basketball career with the High Point Panthers as a redshirt freshman.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5] After the season, Austin transferred to Pitt.[6]
Pittsburgh
[edit]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.[7]
In his final college season, Austin averaged 9.2 points per game and led the ACC in blocks per game, with 1.6.[3] He was named to the All-ACC Defensive Team.[8]
Professional career
[edit]Austin was not drafted in the 2025 NBA draft, but signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder on June 27, 2025.[9][10] He was waived prior to the start of the regular season on October 18, and joined their G League affiliate the Oklahoma City Blue.[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ DiPaola, Jerry (October 8, 2023). "Pitt's Zack Austin brings loyalty, respect for teammates from his 2 seasons at High Point". TribLive.com. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
- ↑ "Zack Austin - 2022-23 - Men's Basketball". High Point University Athletics. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- 1 2 "Zack Austin College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ↑ "Big South Announces 2021-22 Men's Basketball Annual Award Winners". bigsouthsports.com. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ↑ "Big South Announces 2022-23 Men's Basketball Annual Award Winners". bigsouthsports.com. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ↑ Hiles, Noah (2023-04-11). "Pitt basketball lands High Point's Zack Austin through transfer portal". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ↑ Michalowski, George (2024-01-06). "Pitt's Zack Austin Surpasses 1,000 Career Points". Pittsburgh Sports Now. Archived from the original on 2024-11-12. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ↑ "Zack Austin - Men's Basketball". Pitt Panthers #H2P. 2025-10-19. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
- ↑ "Austin Signs Exhibit 10 Deal with Oklahoma City Thunder". Pitt Panthers #H2P. 2025-10-19. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ↑ Pruitt, Marc (2025-07-01). "Zack Austin, former player at Winston-Salem Prep, signs deal with Oklahoma City". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ↑ "OKC Thunder Ink Interesting Sharpshooter to Two-Way Pact". si.com. Retrieved October 24, 2025.