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{{short description|American basketball player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Austin Luke
| name = Austin Luke
| image =
| image =
| number =
| number = 22
| position = [[Point guard]]
| position = [[Point guard]]
| height_ft = 6
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 200
| weight_lb = 200
| league = [[Dutch Basketball League]]
| league = [[Basketball League of Serbia]]<br />[[ABA League|Adriatic League]]
| team = FMP
| team = Basketball Community Gelderland
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|10|27}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|10|27}}
| birth_place = [[Rowlett, Texas]]
| birth_place = [[Rowlett, Texas]]
| nationality = American
| nationality = American
| high_school = [[Rowlett High School]]<br>(Rowlett, Texas)
| high_school = [[Rowlett High School|Rowlett]] ([[Rowlett, Texas]])
| college = [[Belmont Bruins men's basketball|Belmont]] (2013–2018)
| college = [[Belmont Bruins men's basketball|Belmont]] (2014–2018)
| draft_year = 2018
| draft_year = 2018
| draft_round =
| draft_pick =
| draft_team =
| draft_league =
| career_start = 2018
| career_start = 2018
| years1 = 2018
| years1 = 2018
| team1 = [[BK VEF Rīga|VEF Rīga]]
| team1 = [[BK VEF Rīga|VEF Rīga]]
| years2=2018–2019
| years2 = 2018–2019
| team2=[[Kirchheim Knights]]
| team2 = [[Kirchheim Knights]]
| years3=2019–2020
| years3 = 2019–2020
| team3=[[Club Melilla Baloncesto|Melilla]]
| team3 = [[Club Melilla Baloncesto|Melilla]]
| years4=2020–present
| years4 = 2020–2021
| team4=[[Basketball Community Gelderland]]
| team4 = [[Yoast United]]
| years5 = 2021–2022
| highlights =
| team5 = [[Donar (basketball club)|Donar]]
*2× All-[[Ohio Valley Conference|OVC]] First Team (2017, 2018)
| years6 = 2022–2023
*OVC All-Tournament Team (2018)
| team6 = [[Helios Suns]]
| bbr =
| bbr_wnba =
| years7 = 2023
| team7 = [[Heroes Den Bosch]]
| nba_profile =
| highlights = * [[Dutch Basketball Cup|Dutch Cup]] winner ([[2021–22 Dutch Basketball Cup|2022]])
| wnba_profile =
*[[DBL assists leader]] ([[2020–21 DBL season|2021]])
*2× First-team All-[[Ohio Valley Conference|OVC]] (2017, 2018)
| years8 = 2023–present
| team8 = [[KK FMP|FMP]]
}}
}}
'''Austin Luke''' (born October 27, 1994) is an American [[basketball]] player for [[Basketball Community Gelderland]] in the [[Dutch Basketball League]] (DBL). He primarily plays as [[point guard]].
'''Austin Luke''' (born October 27, 1994) is an American [[basketball]] player for [[KK FMP|FMP]] of the [[Basketball League of Serbia]] and the [[Adriatic League]]. He primarily plays as [[point guard]].


==Career==
==College career==
Luke played five years of college basketball for [[Belmont Bruins men's basketball|Belmont]]. He was named to the All-[[Ohio Valley Conference|OVC]] First Team twice.
Luke played four years of college basketball for [[Belmont Bruins men's basketball|Belmont]]. He was named to the All-[[Ohio Valley Conference|OVC]] First Team twice, in 2017 and 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Austin-Luke/Summary/57445|title=Austin Luke Player Profile|website=basketball.realgm.com}}</ref> As a senior, Luke averaged 9.2 points, 7.5 assists, and 2.9 rebounds per game.<ref>{{cite web |title=VEF RIGA ADDS AUSTIN LUKE AND OSKARS ERNSTEINS TO THE TEAM |url=https://www.vefriga.com/en/news/news/vef-riga-adds-austin-luke-and-oskars-ernsteins-to-the-team-2436 |website=VEF Riga |accessdate=August 30, 2020 |date=July 27, 2018}}</ref>


==Professional career==
He started his professional career in Latvia with [[VEF Riga]].<ref>[https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/1783/austin-luke]</ref> He was released after 6 games. He later signed with [[VfL Kirchheim Knights]] in the German [[ProA]].
In July 2018, Luke started his professional career in Latvia, signing with [[BK VEF Rīga|VEF Rīga]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Boclair |first1=David |title=Another Belmont player signs a pro contract |url=https://www.nashvillepost.com/sports/area-colleges/blog/21015364/another-belmont-player-signs-a-pro-contract |accessdate=August 30, 2020 |work=[[Nashville Post]] |date=July 27, 2018}}</ref> He was released after 6 games. He later signed with [[VfL Kirchheim Knights]] in the German [[ProA]].


In the 2019–20 season, Luke played for [[Club Melilla Baloncesto]] in the Spanish [[LEB Oro]].
In the 2019–20 season, Luke played for [[Club Melilla Baloncesto]] in the Spanish [[LEB Oro]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Belmont's Austin Luke heading to Spain |url=https://herald-citizen.com/stories/belmonts-austin-luke-heading-to-spain,36372 |accessdate=August 30, 2020 |work=[[Herald-Citizen]] |date=August 3, 2019}}</ref>


On August 17, 2020, Luke signed with [[Basketball Community Gelderland]] of the [[Dutch Basketball League]] (DBL).<ref>[https://basketballcommunitygelderland.nl/2020/08/17/austin-luke-versterkt-het-dbl-team-van-basketball-community-gelderland/]</ref>
On August 17, 2020, Luke signed with [[Basketball Community Gelderland]] of the [[Dutch Basketball League]] (DBL).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://basketballcommunitygelderland.nl/2020/08/17/austin-luke-versterkt-het-dbl-team-van-basketball-community-gelderland/|publisher=Basketball Community Gelderland|title=Austin Luke versterkt het DBL team van Basketball Community Gelderland|date=August 17, 2020}}</ref> The team later changed its name to Yoast United. Luke averaged 16.2 points and a league-high 9.6 assists over the regular season.

On April 30, 2021, Luke sent Yoast United to the final of the [[2021 DBL Cup]] after an impressive performance against [[Landstede Hammers]]. In the semi-final, he recorded 52 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, including 10 three-point field goals.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yoast United naar de finale |url=https://www.dutchbasketballleague.nl/nieuws/yoast-united-naar-de-finale/?&WHurl=%2Fmatch%2F1878436%2Fboxscore%3F |access-date=1 May 2021 |work=Dutch Basketball League |language=nl}}</ref> As a result, the seventh-ranked team Yoast reached the cup final in its debut season.

On June 4, 2021, Luke signed a one-year contract with [[Donar Groningen|Donar]] in the DBL.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brink |first1=Adriaan van den |title=Donar contracteert Austin Luke |url=https://www.donar.nl/nieuws/donar-contracteert-austin-luke/ |access-date=6 June 2021 |work=Donar |language=nl}}</ref> On May 20, 2022, he won the [[Dutch Basketball Cup]] with Donar, leading the team with team-highs of 15 points and 8 assists in the final.<ref>{{cite news |title=Donar is na het winnen van een zinderende finale tegen Heroes voor de zevende maal bekerkampioen geworden. |url=https://www.basketball.nl/nieuwsoverzicht/donar-pakt-basketball-cup-een-zinderende-finale-tegen-heroes-den-bosch/ |access-date=22 March 2022 |work=Basketball.nl |date=20 March 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> On June 8, Luke scored a team-high 31 points in a decisive 101–100 semifinal win over [[Heroes Den Bosch]] to bring Donar to its first ever BNXT finals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Donar na winnende thriller in Den Bosch naar finale BNXT-League |url=https://www.gic.nl/sport/donar-na-winnende-thriller-in-den-bosch-naar-finale-bnxt-league |access-date=2022-07-16 |website=www.gic.nl |language=nl}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
[[Category:Club Melilla Baloncesto players]]
*[https://belmontbruins.com/sports/m-baskbl/2017-18/bios/luke_austin_78q0?view=bio Belmont Bruins bio]
[[Category:BK VEF Rīga players]]
{{DBL assists leader}}
[[Category:VfL Kirchheim Knights players]]

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[[Category:1994 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American expatriate basketball people in Germany]]
[[Category:American expatriate basketball people in Latvia]]
[[Category:American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:American expatriate basketball people in Spain]]
[[Category:American men's basketball players]]
[[Category:Belmont Bruins men's basketball players]]
[[Category:Belmont Bruins men's basketball players]]
[[Category:Point guards]]
[[Category:BK VEF Rīga players]]
[[Category:Club Melilla Baloncesto players]]
[[Category:Donar (basketball club) players]]
[[Category:Dutch Basketball League players]]
[[Category:People from Rowlett, Texas]]
[[Category:People from Rowlett, Texas]]
[[Category:American men's basketball players]]
[[Category:Point guards]]
[[Category:1994 births]]
[[Category:Basketball players from Dallas County, Texas]]
[[Category:VfL Kirchheim Knights players]]
[[Category:Yoast United players]]
[[Category:KK Kansai Helios Domžale players]]
[[Category:21st-century American sportsmen]]

Latest revision as of 05:49, 28 August 2024

Austin Luke
No. 22 – FMP
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBasketball League of Serbia
Adriatic League
Personal information
Born (1994-10-27) October 27, 1994 (age 30)
Rowlett, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolRowlett (Rowlett, Texas)
CollegeBelmont (2014–2018)
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018VEF Rīga
2018–2019Kirchheim Knights
2019–2020Melilla
2020–2021Yoast United
2021–2022Donar
2022–2023Helios Suns
2023Heroes Den Bosch
2023–presentFMP
Career highlights and awards

Austin Luke (born October 27, 1994) is an American basketball player for FMP of the Basketball League of Serbia and the Adriatic League. He primarily plays as point guard.

College career

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Luke played four years of college basketball for Belmont. He was named to the All-OVC First Team twice, in 2017 and 2018.[1] As a senior, Luke averaged 9.2 points, 7.5 assists, and 2.9 rebounds per game.[2]

Professional career

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In July 2018, Luke started his professional career in Latvia, signing with VEF Rīga.[3] He was released after 6 games. He later signed with VfL Kirchheim Knights in the German ProA.

In the 2019–20 season, Luke played for Club Melilla Baloncesto in the Spanish LEB Oro.[4]

On August 17, 2020, Luke signed with Basketball Community Gelderland of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).[5] The team later changed its name to Yoast United. Luke averaged 16.2 points and a league-high 9.6 assists over the regular season.

On April 30, 2021, Luke sent Yoast United to the final of the 2021 DBL Cup after an impressive performance against Landstede Hammers. In the semi-final, he recorded 52 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, including 10 three-point field goals.[6] As a result, the seventh-ranked team Yoast reached the cup final in its debut season.

On June 4, 2021, Luke signed a one-year contract with Donar in the DBL.[7] On May 20, 2022, he won the Dutch Basketball Cup with Donar, leading the team with team-highs of 15 points and 8 assists in the final.[8] On June 8, Luke scored a team-high 31 points in a decisive 101–100 semifinal win over Heroes Den Bosch to bring Donar to its first ever BNXT finals.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Austin Luke Player Profile". basketball.realgm.com.
  2. ^ "VEF RIGA ADDS AUSTIN LUKE AND OSKARS ERNSTEINS TO THE TEAM". VEF Riga. July 27, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  3. ^ Boclair, David (July 27, 2018). "Another Belmont player signs a pro contract". Nashville Post. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "Belmont's Austin Luke heading to Spain". Herald-Citizen. August 3, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  5. ^ "Austin Luke versterkt het DBL team van Basketball Community Gelderland". Basketball Community Gelderland. August 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "Yoast United naar de finale". Dutch Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  7. ^ Brink, Adriaan van den. "Donar contracteert Austin Luke". Donar (in Dutch). Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  8. ^ "Donar is na het winnen van een zinderende finale tegen Heroes voor de zevende maal bekerkampioen geworden". Basketball.nl (in Dutch). March 20, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  9. ^ "Donar na winnende thriller in Den Bosch naar finale BNXT-League". www.gic.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved July 16, 2022.
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