James Augustine 40

Position: Forward
Height: 6-10
Weight: 235
College: Illinois
Birthdate: 2-27-84
Acquired: Second round (41st overall) of the 2006 NBA Draft by Orlando.

LAST SEASON (2006-07)
Appeared in two games for Orlando, averaging 1.0 ppg., 1.5 rpg. and 1.0 apg. in 3.5 minpg….Made his NBA debut on Feb. 2 vs. New Jersey, tallying two points, three rebounds and two assists in five minutes…Assigned to Anaheim of the NBA Development League on Jan. 10 (recalled on Jan. 25)…Averaged 10.1 ppg., 8.9 rpg., 1.0 apg. and 1.00 stlpg. in 27.1 minpg. during eight games with Anaheim…On the Inactive List 70 times…DNP-CD in nine outings.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS
Selected by Orlando in the second round (41st overall) of the 2006 NBA Draft.

COLLEGE CAPSULE
Played four seasons at the University of Illinois, averaging 10.1 ppg., 7.5 rpg., 1.1 apg., 1.03 stlpg. and 1.01 blkpg. in 27.1 minpg. during 137 career games…Became the first player in Illini history to record 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds and is the 12th player in Big Ten history to accomplish the feat…Finished his collegiate career as Illinois’ all-time leader in rebounding (1,023) and field goal percentage (.617), ranked fourth in blocked shots (139) and 17th in scoring (1,383 points)…As a senior (2005-06), averaged 13.6 ppg. and 9.1 rpg. and was named First Team All-Big Ten by the league coaches and Second Team by the media…Ranked second in the Big Ten in field goal percentage (.624, ninth in nation) and third in rebounding…Led the team in scoring 10 times and recorded 12 double-doubles…During his junior campaign (2004-05), earned Third Team All-Big Ten honors, averaging 10.1 ppg. and 7.6 rpg….Led the team in rebounding (fifth in Big Ten) and blocked shots, while shooting a conference-best .621 from the field…Named Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player (12.7 ppg. and 10.3 rpg. in three games) and helped the Illini reach the NCAA Championship game...Honorable Mention All-Big Ten selection as a sophomore (2003-04), after leading the team (fourth in Big Ten) in rebounding, averaging 7.3 rpg….Averaged 7.0 ppg. and 5.8 rpg. during his freshman season (2002-03) and was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team.

ONE-ON-ONE
Full name is James Dale Augustine…Father, Dale, played football and mother, Barb, was a swimmer at Wisconsin-Oshkosh…Majored in Sports Management at Illinois...In high school, played football (under his father) and baseball…Was a quarterback until his senior year, when he decided to concentrate solely on basketball…Uncle, Jerry Augustine, played professional baseball in the Milwaukee Brewers organization from 1973-85…Uncle, Dick Sorensen, played football at the University of Miami from 1965-70, while cousin, Nick Sorensen, played defensive back at Virginia Tech from 1995-2000 and is a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars…Served Thanksgiving breakfast to residents at a local homeless shelter…Assisted teammate Pat Garrity with his food/toiletry donation for needy families at a local community center…Bought and distributed toys to underprivileged children and families over the holidays…Donated tickets to community organizations and met with the groups pre-game.