Augustine Cuero Rubit (born August 14, 1989) is an American professional

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player for

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of the Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League. He is a tall

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- center. He played

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at the

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. Rubit was an

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player at South Alabama, and was one of the nation's best rebounders.

High school

Rubit, a native of

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, played high school basketball at Christian Life High School. He then chose

for college, where he red-shirted the 2009–10 season.

College career

As a red-shirt freshman in

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, Rubit started the majority of the season. He averaged 13.1

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and 11.0

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. His rebounding total was good for first in the

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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

Professional career

Tigers Tübingen (2014–2015)

After going

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in the

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, Rubit started his professional career by signing with Tigers Tübingen of the German

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(BSL) on July 28, 2014.

Ratiopharm Ulm (2015–2017)

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

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Brose Bamberg (2017–2019)

On July 2, 2017, Rubit signed a three-year deal with German League champions

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of the

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. 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

club

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Žalgiris Kaunas (2020–2021)

On July 13, 2020, Rubit signed with Žalgiris Kaunas of the

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(LKL) and the

. 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

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of the

and the

. 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

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, 26 , , 4 , , 15.2 , , .596 , , .500 , , .822 , , 3.0 , , .6 , , .4 , , .4 , , 6.0 , , 7.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2020–21 , style="text-align:left;", Žalgiris , 31 , , 1 , , 19.1 , , .505 , , .267 , , .829 , , 4.2 , , .7 , , .6 , , .3 , , 8.1 , , 9.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , style="text-align:left;"rowspan=2,

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, 36 , , 34 , , 25.4 , , .484 , , .356 , , .867 , , 4.9 , , 1.4 , , .6 , , .3 , , 10.5 , , 12.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2022–23 , 20 , , 15 , , 23.2 , , .515 , , .300 , , .809 , , 4.0 , , 1.4 , , .8 , , .2 , , 10.9 , , 13.8 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Career , 143 , , 71 , , 21.1 , , .515 , , .357 , , .825 , , 4.2 , , 1.0 , , .6 , , .3 , , 9.2 , , 11.1

References

External links

Basketball Bundesliga profile
(in German)
Euroleague.net profile
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South Alabama Jaguars bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rubit, Augustine 1989 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania American men's basketball players Basketball players from Houston BC Žalgiris players Bamberg Baskets players Centers (basketball) FC Bayern Munich basketball players Olympiacos B.C. players Power forwards Ratiopharm Ulm players Rostock Seawolves players South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball players Tigers Tübingen players Kuwait SC basketball players