2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Larry Austin Jr.
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 182
- Hometown:
- Springfield, Ill.
- High School:
- Vanderbilt
- Previous School:
- Vanderbilt
2019 Second Team All-MAC
2019 MAC All-Defensive Team
2018 Junkanoo Jam MVP
4X MAC West Player of the Week (11/19, 12/10, 2/4, 3/10)
Central Michigan single-season assists record holder (209)
Central Michigan single-season steals record holder (78)
2018-19: Named Second Team All-MAC and Second Team NABC All-District ... became the first Chippewa to be honored on the MAC All-Defensive Team ... received MVP honors at the 2018 Junkanoo Jam ... four-time MAC West Player of the Week (11/19, 12/10, 2/4, 3/10) ... set the CMU single-season record for assists (209) and steals (78) in 2018-19 ... shot 248 free throw attempts, which ranks third on CMU single-season list ... his 611 points rank No. 8 on the CMU single-season scoring list ... one of three Chippewas to start all 35 games ... led CMU and ranked No. 5 in the Mid-American Conference in scoring, averaging 17.5 points per game ... scored in double figures in a team-high 32 games and was CMU's leading scorer in 13 games ... led the MAC in assists (6.0 app) and steals per game (2.2 spg) ... ranked No. 7 in the MAC in assist/turnover ratio (1.7), No. 13 in field goal percentage (.497) and No. 16 in rebounding (6.3)... tied for the team lead with eight double-doubles ... scored a season-high 30 points vs. Weber State (11/16) at the Junkanoo Jam ... earned his first double-double of the season in win at Youngstown State (12/4) (24 points, 11 rebounds) ... had 20 points and 11 rebounds vs. UMKC (12/19) ... tallied a season-high 11 assists vs. Akron (1/8) and Kent State (2/19) ... totaled 26 points and 11 rebounds against Bowling Green (1/12) ... had 19-12-8 versus Northern Illinois (3/5) ... averaged 22.0 points and 9.7 rebounds in three wins over Western Michigan ... notched a season-high five steals at WMU (3/8) ... just missed a triple-double in first round MAC Tournament win over WMU (3/11), posting 24 points, a season-high 13 rebounds and nine assists ... finished his CMU career strong, averaging 20.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 2.6 steals per game over the last seven games of the season.
2016-18 (Vanderbilt): Redshirted the 2016-17 season ... played in 23 games and made three starts in 2017-18 ... averaged 2.5 points per game in 11.0 minutes ... played a season-high 32 minutes against USC, scoring a season-high 13 points on five made field goals to go along with a career-high six assists ... played 17 minutes at Tennessee ... scored eight points at Arkansas.
2014-16 (Xavier): Played 60 games with the Musketeers from 2014-16, averaging 1.3 points and 0.8 assists per game ... as a sophomore (2015-16), averaged 9.8 minutes in 30 games ... scored a career-high 12 points to go with five rebounds and four assists in 17 minutes at DePaul ... as a freshman, appeared in 26 games and scored a season-high four points in 11 minutes at Creighton ... made his first collegiate start at Villanova, contributing three assists and a steal.
High School: Prepped at Lanphier High School in Springfield, Ill. ... named a 2014 Class 3A unanimous First Team All-State selection by the Associated Press, Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times ... averaged 22.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 4.2 steals as a senior, while shooting 38 percent from 3-point territory and 73 percent from the free-throw line ... led his team to a 27-2 overall record, including a 25-0 start that set a new record for both the school and the city ... honored as conference player of the year and earned MVP honors at three in-season tournaments: Dekatur Turkey Tourney, Pekin Holiday Tournament and the Highland Optimist Shootout ... at Highland, led the team to a win over national-ranked and eventual Missouri state champion Christian Brothers College High School ... was an honor roll student at Lanphier, in addition to earning Lanphier's Good Citizenship Award.
