{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1990)}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Austin Dufault | image = Austin Dufault.jpg | caption = Dufault playing for Colorado in 2011 | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 9 | weight_lbs = 225 | position = Power forward | league = | team = | number = 15 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|1|3}} | birth_place = Dickinson, North Dakota, U.S. | high_school = Killdeer (Killdeer, North Dakota) | college = Colorado (2008–2012) | draft_year = 2012 | career_start = 2012 | career_end = 2018 | years1 = 2012–2013 | team1 = NH Ostrava | years2 = 2013 | team2 = Prostějov | years3 = 2013–2014 | team3 = Kožuv | years4 = 2014–2015 | team4 = Souffelweyersheim | years5 = 2015–2016 | team5 = Salon Vilpas Vikings | years6 = 2016–2017 | team6 = Soproni KC | years7 = 2017–2018 | team7 = Niigata Albirex BB | highlights = *North Dakota Mr. Basketball (2008) }} '''Austin Lee Dufault''' (born January 3, 1990) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Niigata Albirex BB of the B.League.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Austin-Dufault/Hungary/Sopron-KC/163163|title = Austin Dufault Player Profile, Team Colorado, News, Stats – Eurobasket}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Austin-Dufault/Summary/3607|title = Austin Dufault Player Profile, Colorado, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards – RealGM}}</ref> He currently serves as the director of player development for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
== College statistics == {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"|2008–09 | style="text-align:left;"|Colorado | 31 || 31 || 30.7 || .425 || .245 || .671 || 3.7 || 1.0 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 8.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"|2009–10 | style="text-align:left;"|Colorado | 31 || 26 || 21.5 || .453 || .381 || .593 || 3.1 || 0.9 || 0.7 || 0.4 || 5.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"|2010–11 | style="text-align:left;"|Colorado | 38 || 38 || 22.2 || .523 || .192 || .629 || 4.2 || 0.7 || 0.6 || 0.6 || 6.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"|2011–12 | style="text-align:left;"|Colorado | 36 || 35 || 27.1 || .486 || .359 || .689 || 4.4 || 0.9 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 11.1 |- |- class="sortbottom" | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Career | 136 || 130 || 25.3 || .473 || .308 || .655 || 3.9 || 0.9 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 7.9 {{s-end}}
==Professional career== During his career, Dufault has played in Czech Republic, Macedonia, Finland, France and Hungary.
=== The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2016–present) ===
In the summers of 2016 and 2017, Dufault played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN with Team Colorado (Colorado Alumni). He competed for the $2 million prize, and for Team Colorado in 2017, he averaged 9.7 points per game shooting 54 percent inside the arc. As a No. 1 seed in the West Region, Dufault helped take Team Colorado to the Super 16 Round, but was defeated by Armored Athlete 84–75.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetournament.com/bracket|title=Bracket {{!}} The Basketball Tournament|website=www.thetournament.com|language=en|access-date=2018-02-16}}</ref>
==Executive career== On August 19, 2025, the Chicago Bulls named Dufault as their director of player development.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chicago Bulls Finally Name New Head of Player Development After Shocking Firing|url=https://www.bleachernation.com/bulls/2025/08/19/bulls-player-d-promote/|access-date=October 18, 2025|website=bleachernation.com|language=en}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.cubuffs.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2262 Colorado Buffaloes profile]
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