2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster
Aaron Augustin
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 185
- Position:
- G
- Hometown:
- Suwanee, Ga.
- High School:
- Miller Grove HS
2017-18 (Sophomore) | Southland Conference All-Defensive Team...Right from the get-go, locked himself in as the team's floor general by increasing his productivity across all areas during a splendid sophomore season...Took part in 35 of the 'Jacks' 35 games and made 27 appearances in the starting lineup...Averaged 4.1 points, 2.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.1 blocked shots while averaging 23.4 minutes of playing time per game...Hit 40.2-percent (43-of-107) of his field goal attempts, 36.7-percent (18-of-49) of his three-point field goal tries and 63-percent (34-of-54) of his tries from the free throw stripe...Led the team and ranked 10th in the Southland Conference in assists per game...Led the team, ranked second in the Southland Conference and 115th in NCAA Division I men's basketball with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.06...Ranked second on the team, 13th in the Southland Conference and 148th nationally in steals per game...Ranked second on the team, ninth in the Southland Conference and 106th in the nation with 52 total steals...Began the season in impressive fashion by amassing eight points, five rebounds, four steals and one blocked shot to go along with a career-best eight assists in 32 minutes in the team's season-opening win at non-conference foe Longwood (11/11)...Enjoyed the first double-digit scoring outing of his career by amassing 10 points which included a game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer in a thrilling non-conference home victory over Louisiana-Monroe (12/2)...Also set career bests in both minutes played (35) and three-point field goal attempts (four) in the win over Louisiana-Monroe (12/2)...Swished a career-best two three-pointers twice, most recently in a non-conference road win at SEC adversary LSU (12/16)...Poured in a career-best 13 points while hitting a career-best five field goals in a high-scoring Southland Conference road victory at McNeese (2/8)...Amassed five steals twice, most recently in a Southland Conference road triumph at Incarnate Word (2/17)...Tied a career-high by grabbing seven rebounds during a Southland Conference home win over Central Arkansas (2/21)...Aided the 'Jacks in winning the Southland Conference Tournament as the third seed in order to punch the program's fourth NCAA Tournament ticket in the last five seasons.
2016-17 (Freshman) | Utilized primarily off the bench during his first season of collegiate competition...Played in all 33 of SFA's games and made four appearances in the starting lineup...Averaged 1.5 points, 0.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game...Shot 31.5-percent (17-of-54) from the field, 25-percent (5-for-20) from three-point range and 43.5-percent (10-for-23) from the free throw stripe...Made his collegiate debut by coming off the bench for 11 minutes of action in SFA's season-opening setback at No. 2-ranked Kentucky where he finished with two points, two rebounds, two assists (11/11)...Moved into the starting lineup for the first time in SFA's home opener against Big South opponent Longwood (11/15)...Set season highs in points (six) and assists (five) in his 21 minutes versus Longwood...Drilled the first three-pointer of his collegiate career in SFA's home loss to UAB (12/7)...Logged a season-best 31 minutes of playing time in a road setback at Rice (12/10)...Grabbed a season-high five rebounds and tied a season-high with two steals in a Southland Conference road victory over Central Arkansas in overtime (2/25).
High School | Made a name for himself as one of the premier floor generals in the state of Georgia as a prep at Miller Grove High School...Coached by 2014 USA Today Coach of the Year and current Georgia State assistant coach Sharman White...Ranked as a three-star recruit as well as the 39th-best 2016 point guard recruit in the nation according to ESPN...As a senior in 2016, led MGHS to the Georgia High School Association class AAAAA state title...Brought an efficient mix of scoring, passing and defense to the table by averaging 10.6 points, 8.4 assists and 4.5 steals per game in his last prep campaign...Among all DeKalb country boys basketball competitors in 2015-16, his per-game averages in both assists and steals were unmatched and his scoring average was the 25th-highest.
Personal | Born Aaron Augustin on February 24, 1998...Son of Peggy Jean and Rudy Augustin...is majoring in sociology at SFA.
