Zack Austin

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Photo by: Alex Mowrey/Pitt Athletics

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-7
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Winston-Salem, NC
High School:
Moravian Prep

CAREER

Posted 1,408 points, 710 rebounds, 230 blocks, and 213 three-pointers in 128 career games ... joined Shane Battier (Duke) and Jake Stephens (VMI, Chattanooga) as the only players in NCAA history to post at least 1,400 points, 700 rebounds, 200 three-point field goals, and 200 blocks in a career
Became the first player in NCAA history to record three seasons with at least 50 three-point field goals and 50 blocked shots
Averaged 11.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.7 three-point field goals, and 1.8 blocks in 128 career games at Pitt and High Point ... posted 7.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.3 three-point field goals, and 1.5 blocks in 65 games (54 starts) at Pitt
Shot 42.3 percent (479-of-1132) from the field, including 33.5 percent (213-of-636) from three-point range ... also shot 78.2 percent (237-of-303) from the free throw line
Topped the 20+ point mark 14 times ... 73 career double-figure scoring efforts
Had 12 double-doubles and 14 double-figure rebounding games in his career
Blocked two or more shots in a game 63 times, including nine games with five or more blocks ... had 23 games with two or more blocks and two or more steals
Nine-time Big South Player of the Week in two seasons at High Point

2024-25

Named to the All-ACC Defensive Team ... Pitt’s first selection to the all-defensive team since joining the conference
Lefty Driesell Award Finalist (CollegeInsider.com) Defensive Player of the Year
Averaged 9.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, and a team-best 1.59 blocks in 32.1 minutes per game ... led the team with 56 three-point field goals on shooting 38.1 percent (56-of-147) from beyond the arc
Led the ACC in blocks (51) to join Charles Smith (Big East - 1987) as the only Panthers to lead the conference in blocks in a season
Joined Mouhamdou Gueye (2021-22) as the only Panthers to lead the team in blocks and three-pointers in a season
Shot 42.4 percent (92-of-217) from the field and 90.2 percent (55-of-61) from the foul line
Scored in double-figures 12 times, while making two or more threes in a game 16 times ... had 15 games with two or more blocked shots
Was one of six players the NCAA with 50 or more three-point field goals (56) and 50 or more blocks (51) on the season
Was one of seven players (eight times) in ACC history to record at least 50 blocks and 50 three-point field goals in a season
Made a pair of threes and finished with eight points and four rebounds in the ACC Tournament against Notre Dame (3/11)
Had 15 points and five rebounds, while going 3-of-8 from three-point range at No. 19 Louisville (3/1)
Went 8-of-10 from the field, including 3-of-4 from three-point range, in a 19-point effort against Syracuse (2/18) ... added four rebounds, three steals and three blocks in the win
Recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds against Miami (2/15) ... went 4-of-4 from the foul line to extend his made free throw streak to 29, while also holding Hurricane leading scorer Matthew Cleveland to just eight points on 4-of-16 shooting from the field
Made his 200th career three-pointer at SMU (2/11) and finished the game with eight points, six rebounds, two assists, and three blocks
Went 3-of-5 from three-point range and finished with nine points, six rebounds, three steals, and two blocks at North Carolina (2/8)
Posted 15 points, three rebounds, and five blocks in a win over North Carolina (1/28). He was 5-of-7 from the field and 3-of-5 from three-point range, while delivering two key blocked shots in the closing minutes of the game
Hit two big three-pointers in the final seven minutes of play and added a dunk and a pair of game clinching free throws in a win at Syracuse (1/25) ... finished with 10 points, five rebounds, two steals, and three blocks versus the Orange
Knocked down a pair of threes and finished with eight points, five rebounds, and two steals at Florida State (1/15)
Went 2-of-3 from three-point range and finished with eight points, six rebounds, three steals, and three blocks against Louisville (1/11)
Had 11 points, four rebounds, two steals, and two blocks in a win over Stanford (1/4) ... posted his 200th career block in the win
Delivered a Pitt career-high 23 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the field (5-of-9 3FG) in a win over Sam Houston (12/21)
Scored 18 points to go along with four rebounds and three blocks against Eastern Kentucky ... went 6-of-10 from the field (2-of-3 3FG) and 4-of-4 from the foul line
Contributed nine points, five rebounds, and a steal in the road win over Virginia Tech (12/7)
Knocked down a pair of three-pointers and finished with eight points and five rebounds at Mississippi State (12/4)
Made a game-winning three with 0.4 seconds remaining in overtime at Ohio State ... finished the day with 16 points, five rebounds, and two steals ... went 5-of-8 from three-point range to match a career high with five made three-pointers
Scored 10 points in a win over LSU (11/22) and added eight points, while going 2-of-4 from three-point range against No. 19 Wisconsin (11/24) in the Greenbrier Tip-Off
Finished with seven points, three rebounds, and three blocks in a win over West Virginia (11/15)
Recorded 10 points, five rebounds, four blocks, and two steals against Gardner-Webb (11/11)
Posted eight rebounds and five blocked shots in a win over Murray State (11/8)

2023-24

Made 33 appearances, starting all but two games
Had eight double-figure scoring games and grabbed seven or more rebounds on five occasions
Averaged 6.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.33 blocks in 22.6 minutes per game ... scored in double figures eight times and grabbed seven or more rebounds on five occasions
Led the team with 44 blocks and was second with 32 steals ... finished seventh in the ACC in blocks per game
Posted eight points, five rebounds, and two blocks against Florida State (3/5) … went 2-of-4 from three-point range
Went 2-of-3 from three-point range and finished with 10 points in a win at Boston College (3/2)
Knocked down a pair of threes and finished with 10 points and six rebounds at Clemson (2/27)
Grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds to go along with five blocks and nine points in a win over Virginia Tech (2/24) … became just the fifth Pitt player with 10+ rebounds and 5+ blocks in a game since the 2010-11 season
Had 11 points, two steals, and two blocks against No. 11 Duke (1/9) … also reached the 500-rebound mark for his career in the game
Set season highs in points (20), three-pointers (4), assists (3), and steals (4) in a road win over Louisville (1/6) … surpassed the 1,000-point mark for his career on a first half three and was 4-of-9 from beyond the arc in the win
Went 3-of-3 from three-point range and finished with nine points, four rebounds, and a steal in 19 minutes at Syracuse (12/30)
Delivered 12 points, six rebounds, two assists, one steal, and one block in 21 minutes in a win over Purdue Fort Wayne (12/20)
Austin came off the bench to post 12 points, five rebounds, and two blocks in a win over South Carolina St. (12/16)
Opened ACC play with seven points, seven rebounds, two steals, and two blocks against Clemson (12/3)
Scored 19 points to go along with eight rebounds and two steals in a win over Oregon State (11/24) … was 5-of-9 from the field, including 3-of-6 from three-point range
Had 10 points, nine rebounds, one block, and one steal against Florida (11/22)
Posted seven rebounds and a season high four blocks in a win over Jacksonville (11/17)

2022-23 (HIGH POINT)

Named Big South Honorable Mention and Big South Preseason All-Conference
Appeared in 31 games with 26 starts
Averaged 14.1 points per game and shot 43.7 percent (149-of-341) from the field, 33.3 percent (62-of-186) from beyond the arc and 78.6 percent (77-of-98) from the free throw line
Played a total 906 minutes to average 29.2 minutes per game
Scored in double figures in 26 games and scored 20+ points in four games
Second on the team in rebounding, totaling 167 boards and averaging 5.4 per game … ranked 15th overall in Big South
Collected three double-doubles against Wofford (11/12), 16 points and 10 rebounds; at Winthrop (2/25), 17 points and 13 rebounds; and against Charleston Southern (3/1) at the Big South Tournament, 13 points and 12 rebounds.
Had a season-high 12 rebounds against Charleston Southern (3/1)
Recorded a season-high six assists against Charleston Southern (2/4)
Matched season high with 26 points at Radford (1/21), going 8-for-13 from the field, 5-for-9 from three-point range and 5-for-5 from the line.
Named Big South Player of the Week (1/23) after averaging 22.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, and four blocks in two games against Winthrop (1/18) and Radford (1/21)
Second on the team in scoring and eighth overall in the Big South (14.1 ppg).
Led the team in blocked shots with 66, averaging 2.1 per game … ranked second overall in Big South
Had a season-high six blocks against Winthrop (1/18).
Totaled 36 steals and opened the season with a season-best four steals against Pfeiffer (11/7)

2021-22 (HIGH POINT)

Set season-high with 26 points against UNC Asheville (2/5) … went 9-of-16 from the field, 3-of-7 from beyond the arc, and 5-of-6 from the foul line … added 11 rebounds (nine defensive), three steals and two assists
Named Big South Co-Freshman of the Year, Big South All-Freshman Team and CollegeInsider.com Kyle Macy Freshman All-American
Eight-time Big South Player of the Week
Finished in the Top-5 statistical categories of 3-point field goals attempted (208 - 1st), 3-point field goals made (67 - 1st), rebounds (257 - 1st), points (460 - 2nd), minutes played (1109 - 2nd), field goals made (165 - 2nd), field goals attempted (399 - 2nd), free throws made (63 - 2nd), free throw percentage (.724 - 2nd), 3-point field goal percentage (.322 - 2nd), steals (49 - 2nd), assists (49 - 3rd) and free throws attempted (87 - 4th)
Set season-high with 16 rebounds and scored 24 points against Hampton (3/2)
Recorded fifth double-double of the season against Hampton (2/26) with 21 points and 10 rebounds and six blocks
Enjoyed a 24-point performance with seven rebounds against Radford (2/19), hitting 10-of-13 from the field and went 4-of-7 from three-point range
Grabbed 11 rebounds (10 defensive) against Campbell (2/12)
Capped off five straight double-digit outings with a 21-point outing at Campbell (12/29) … went 8-of-16 from the field and 4-of-9 from three-point range and added seven boards
Hauled in 13 rebounds (11 defensive) at USC Upstate (12/12)
Followed with another 20-point performance against South Carolina State (12/10) … added six rebounds, five blocks and two steals
Scored 20 points with five rebounds and forced three steals at Elon (12/4)
Recorded first double-double against Georgia State (11/21), recording 11 points and 11 rebounds … finished with a trio of 3-pointers while making his single-game season-high seven blocks and forcing three steals
Swatted a season-high seven blocks with 14 points, eight rebounds, and forced three steals against Howard (11/20)
Scored in double digits in each of the first 14 games of his Panther career (11/9-12/31)
Made collegiate debut against Shenandoah (11/9), scoring 20 points going 7-of-11 from the field and 4-of-4 with nine rebounds, four blocks and forcing three steals

2020-21 (HIGH POINT)

Redshirt season ... did not play as a true freshman

HIGH SCHOOL

Spent one season at Moravian Prep
Named Blue Division MVP at 2020 Big Shots Prep National Post Grad Tournament after averaging 22.7 points per game
Played on the junior varsity for two years and two years on varsity for Winston-Salem Prep
Won state championship with Winston-Salem Prep ... averaged 6.8 points per game during his junior year
Played AAU for Team Winston

PERSONAL

Son of the late Cynthia Austin ... wears #55 to honor his mother, who passed away at the age of 55 in 2017
Has and older sister, Santana, and an older brother, Charles