| Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| Height | 6 ft |
| Height in | 4 |
| Weight lb | 200 |
| League | BNXT League ENBL |
| Team | Donar |
| Birth date | October 27, 1994 (age 31) |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | Rowlett (Rowlett, Texas) |
| College | Belmont (2014–2018) |
| Draft year | 2018 |
| Career start | 2018 |
| Years 1 | 2018 |
| Team 1 | VEF Rīga |
| Years 2 | 2018–2019 |
| Team 2 | Kirchheim Knights |
| Years 3 | 2019–2020 |
| Team 3 | Melilla |
| Years 4 | 2020–2021 |
| Team 4 | Yoast United |
| Years 5 | 2021–2022 |
| Team 5 | Donar |
| Years 6 | 2022–2023 |
| Team 6 | Helios Suns |
| Years 7 | 2023 |
| Team 7 | Heroes Den Bosch |
| Years 8 | 2023 |
| Team 8 | FMP |
| Years 9 | 2024 |
| Team 9 | Cedevita Junior |
| Years 10 | 2024 |
| Team 10 | Sutjeska |
| Years 11 | 2025 |
| Team 11 | Bosna |
| Years 12 | 2025-present |
| Team 12 | Donar |
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Austin Luke (born October 27, 1994) is an American basketball player for Donar of the BNXT League and the ENBL. He primarily plays as point guard.
College career
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
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]
On December 28, 2024, Luke signed a contract with Bosna Visit Sarajevo in the Bosnian League.[10] With Bosna he won the ABA League second division, earning them a promotion back to the ABA League.
He himself however, signed a contract with Donar again for the 2025-26 season. [11]
References
- ^ "Austin Luke Player Profile". basketball.realgm.com
- ^ "VEF RIGA ADDS AUSTIN LUKE AND OSKARS ERNSTEINS TO THE TEAM". VEF Riga. July 27, 2018. Archived from the original on December 30, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ Boclair, David (July 27, 2018). "Another Belmont player signs a pro contract". Nashville Post. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ "Belmont's Austin Luke heading to Spain". Herald-Citizen. August 3, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ "Austin Luke versterkt het DBL team van Basketball Community Gelderland". Basketball Community Gelderland. August 17, 2020.
- ^ "Yoast United naar de finale" (in Dutch). Dutch Basketball League. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ Brink, Adriaan van den. "Donar contracteert Austin Luke" (in Dutch). Donar. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Donar is na het winnen van een zinderende finale tegen Heroes voor de zevende maal bekerkampioen geworden." (in Dutch). Basketball.nl. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "Donar na winnende thriller in Den Bosch naar finale BNXT-League" (in Dutch). www.gic.nl. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
- ^ "Bosna angažovala najboljeg asistenta dosadašnjeg dijela sezone u ABA dva ligi" (in bs). Klix.ba. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "Austin Luke terug bij Donar" (in Dutch). Retrieved July 15, 2025.