# Augustine Rubit

Augustine Cuero Rubit (born August 14, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Kuwait SC of the Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League. He is a 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) tall power forward-center. He played college basketball at the University of South Alabama. Rubit was an All-American player at South Alabama, and was one of the nation's best rebounders.

## High school

Rubit, a native of Houston, Texas, played high school basketball at Christian Life High School. He then chose University of South Alabama for college, where he red-shirted the 2009–10 season.

## College career

As a red-shirt freshman in 2010–11, Rubit started the majority of the season. He averaged 13.1 points and 11.0 rebounds per game. His rebounding total was good for first in the Sun Belt Conference and sixth nationally. At the close of the season, Rubit was named third team All-conference and the leagues' freshman of the year.
In his second season, Rubit became one of the Jaguars' primary scoring options, leading the team at 15.2 per game. He also continued his strong rebounding (9.2 per game - best in the Sun Belt) and shot blocking (.9 per game), earning first team All-Sun Belt and NABC All-District honors. In his junior year, Rubit became the conference's top player, averaging 19.4 points and 10.2 rebounds per game and leading the Jaguars to the 2013 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. At the close of the season, Rubit was named Conference Player of the Year and an AP honorable mention All-American.

## Professional career
### Tigers Tübingen (2014–2015)

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Rubit started his professional career by signing with Tigers Tübingen of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BSL) on July 28, 2014.

### Ratiopharm Ulm (2015–2017)

On June 16, 2015, Rubit signed a two-year contract with fellow Bundesliga side ratiopharm Ulm.

### Brose Bamberg (2017–2019)

On July 2, 2017, Rubit signed a three-year deal with German League champions Brose Bamberg of the EuroLeague. On June 3, 2019, Rubit mutually parted ways with the team.

### Olympiacos (2019–2020)

On July 8, 2019, Rubit signed a two-year contract with the Greek EuroLeague club Olympiacos.

### Žalgiris Kaunas (2020–2021)

On July 13, 2020, Rubit signed with Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague. Rubit averaged 8.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. He parted ways with the team on July 26, 2021.

### Bayern Munich (2021–2023)

On August 24, 2021, Rubit returned to Germany by signing with Bayern Munich of the Basketball Bundesliga and the EuroLeague. On July 6, 2022, he re-signed with the team for an additional year. On February 20, 2023, Rubit was ruled out for the rest of the season after suffering an Achilles injury.

## Career statistics
### EuroLeague

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
| 2017–18 | Brose Bamberg | 30 | 17 | 21.6 | .527 | .368 | .794 | 4.7 | .9 | .7 | .3 | 10.1 | 12.1 |
| 2019–20 | Olympiacos | 26 | 4 | 15.2 | .596 | .500 | .822 | 3.0 | .6 | .4 | .4 | 6.0 | 7.3 |
| 2020–21 | Žalgiris | 31 | 1 | 19.1 | .505 | .267 | .829 | 4.2 | .7 | .6 | .3 | 8.1 | 9.4 |
| 2021–22 | Bayern | 36 | 34 | 25.4 | .484 | .356 | .867 | 4.9 | 1.4 | .6 | .3 | 10.5 | 12.8 |
| 2022–23 | Bayern | 20 | 15 | 23.2 | .515 | .300 | .809 | 4.0 | 1.4 | .8 | .2 | 10.9 | 13.8 |
| Career | Career | 143 | 71 | 21.1 | .515 | .357 | .825 | 4.2 | 1.0 | .6 | .3 | 9.2 | 11.1 |