Mario Austin

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Mario Austin

BC Kyiv
Center
Personal information
Date of birth	February 26, 1982
Place of birth	Livingston, Alabama
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in
Listed weight	260 lbs
Career information
College	Mississippi State
NBA Draft	2003; Round: 2 / Pick: 36th
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Pro career	2003-present
League	Ukrainian Basketball League
Career history
CSKA Moscow (2003) Lauretana Biella (2004–2005) Hapoel Jerusalem (2005–2007) Benetton Treviso (2007–2008) Beşiktaş Cola Turka (2008–2009) Meridiano Alicante (2009–2010) Atléticos de San Germán (2010) Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (2010–2011) Shahrdari Gorgan Municipality (2011) BC Kyiv (2011–present)
Career highlights and awards

Mario Trevon Austin (born February 26, 1982, in Livingston, Alabama) is an American professional basketball player. He recently played center for Hapoel Jerusalem in Israel. He was drafted in the 2003 NBA Draft 36th overall by the Chicago Bulls. He began his profesional career with CSKA Moscow, but was released after an injury and dispute with the team before playing an official game. He then spent the remainder of the season in the WBA league. In 2004 he signed with Italian team Lauretana Biella and had a decent season. In 2005 he signed with Jerusalem, where he played until 2007 and helped bring them the State Cup.

In summer of 2007 he played with the Chicago Bulls summer league team.

For the 2007/08 season he has signed for Benetton Treviso.