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2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster

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Kylie Macziewski, St. Cloud State
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Jen Jurgens, Jurgens Photography
Josh Jurgens, Jurgens Photography
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Gene Smith
Stephen Brua

10 Austin Slater

  • Position Forward/Center
  • Ht./Wt. 6-9 / 225
  • Year Redshirt Senior
  • Major Master of Business Administration
  • Hometown Andover, MN
  • High School Wayzata

Biography

CAREER: Has played in 100 career games with 55 starts… has 519 total points averaging 5.2… has shot 42.7 percent from the field making 161 of 377 shots… has made 28.8 percent of his three-point attempts making 17-59… has made 68.4 of his free throws making 180-263… has averaged 5.3 rebounds with 532 total, 190 offensive and 342 defensive… has accumulated 93 assists, 39 blocks, and 35 steals… named to Academic All-NSIC Team in 2018-19 and 2019-20 as well as named to NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence in 2020-21… in 2019-20 he was also a D2 ADA Academic Achievement recipient… has 15 double-digit scoring games, two games over 20… has 12 double-digit rebound games with 5 double-doubles… career high in points is 22 which came on November 8th 2019 against Lincoln, MO when he had 22, he had 16 free throw makes that day… career high in rebounds came against Augustana on Februrary 17, 2022 when he had 18

2021-2022:
- Played in 25 games with 18 starts for 571 minutes (22.8 per game)
- Shot 41.3 percent from the field with 33 made shots on 80 attempts
- Made 25-of-47 free-throws for 53.2 percent
- Grabbed 156 rebounds (56 offensive and 100 defensive) for 6.2 per game
- Totaled 39 assists, 12 blocks, and nine steals
- Finished with 91 points for 3.6 per game

2020-2021:
- Played and started in 12 games
- Shot 29.0 percent from the field with 18 makes in 62 shot
- Was 0-3 from beyond the arc
- Made 22-33 of his free throws for a 66.7 percent
- Averaged the second most rebounds on the Cougars with 5.8, he had 70 total with 28 offensive and 42 defensive
- Had 14 assists, four blocks, and six steals
- Averaged 4.8 points with 58 total and had a season high of 11 against SMSU
- Had two double-digit point games, and three double-digit rebound games

2019-2020:
- Played and started in 30 games as a Redshirt Junior
- Logged 835 minutes or 27.8 per game
- Averaged nine points, 6.8 rebounds, 0.4 steals and 1.4 assists per game
- Was 75-of-177 for 42.4 percent from the field and made 11-of-36 three point shots
- Hit 108-of-154 free throws for 70.1 percent
- Had 205 rebounds with 68 off the offensive glass and another 137 on defense... committed 84 fouls and fouled out twice
- Had 41 assists, 9 blocks, 11 steals with 269 total points
- Tallied 13 double-digit scoring games along with four double-digit rebound games
- Scored in 29-of-30 games.
 
2018-2019: 
- Played in 24 games with 5 starts for 323 total minutes (13.5 per game)
- Averaged a 50 field goal percentage with 28 made shots on 56 attempts
- Went 14-for-23 at the free-throw line for 60.9 percentage and 2-for-5 on 3-pointers
- Grabbed 107 rebounds (40 offensive and 67 defensive) for 4.5 per game
- Totaled 8 assists, 7 blocks, and 8 steals
- Ended with 72 points for 3 per game.

2017-2018:
- Played and started in 1 game for 20 total minutes
- Averaged a 71.4 field goal percentage with 5 made shots on 7 attempts
- Went 7-for-8 at the free-throw line for 87.5 percentage
- Grabbed 4 rebounds (2 offensive and 2 defensive)
- Made 1block and 17 points

2016-2017: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: 
- In 2014-15, he was named first team All Lake Conference as a power forward at Wayzata HS, averaging 11.5 ppg, 10.1 rpg, 1.6 apg, 1.9 bpg, 1.2 spg
- Hit 34 percent from three point range and 49 percent from the field overall
- Earned Academic All-Lake Conference honors
- Community service work included participation with Feeding by Starving Children, Tie Blankets for the Homeless and readying boos to elementary students
- Assisted in setting up Church events at Saint Stephens in Anoka, Minn.

PERSONAL: Son of Curt and Kim Slater with two sisters: Alecia and Abby, who was on the USF Women's Basketball Team from 2017-20
- Enrolled in Master of Business Administration program.

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Historical Player Information

  • 44

    2016-17Freshman

    Forward/Center
    6'8" 223 lbs
    44
  • 44

    2017-18Redshirt Freshman

    Forward/Center
    6'9" 220 lbs
    44
  • 44

    2018-19Redshirt Sophomore

    Forward/Center
    6'9" 220 lbs
    44
  • 10

    2019-20Redshirt Junior

    Forward/Center
    6'9" 220 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2020-21Redshirt Senior

    Forward/Center
    6'9" 220 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2021-22Redshirt Senior

    Forward/Center
    6'9" 225 lbs
    10