# Austin Luke

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**Austin Luke** (born October 27, 1994) is an American [basketball](/source/Basketball) player for [Donar](/source/Donar_(basketball_club)) of the [BNXT League](/source/BNXT_League) and the [ENBL](/source/European_North_Basketball_League). He primarily plays as [point guard](/source/Point_guard).

## College career

Luke played four years of college basketball for [Belmont](/source/Belmont_Bruins_men's_basketball). He was named to the All-[OVC](/source/Ohio_Valley_Conference) First Team twice, in 2017 and 2018.[1] As a senior, Luke averaged 9.2 points, 7.5 assists, and 2.9 rebounds per game.[2]

## Professional career

In July 2018, Luke started his professional career in Latvia, signing with [VEF Rīga](/source/BK_VEF_R%C4%ABga).[3] He was released after 6 games. He later signed with [VfL Kirchheim Knights](/source/VfL_Kirchheim_Knights) in the German [ProA](/source/ProA).

In the 2019–20 season, Luke played for [Club Melilla Baloncesto](/source/Club_Melilla_Baloncesto) in the Spanish [LEB Oro](/source/LEB_Oro).[4]

On August 17, 2020, Luke signed with [Basketball Community Gelderland](/source/Basketball_Community_Gelderland) of the [Dutch Basketball League](/source/Dutch_Basketball_League) (DBL).[5] The team later changed its name to Yoast United. Luke averaged 16.2 points and a league-high 9.6 assists over the regular season.

On April 30, 2021, Luke sent Yoast United to the final of the [2021 DBL Cup](/source/2021_DBL_Cup) after an impressive performance against [Landstede Hammers](/source/Landstede_Hammers). In the semi-final, he recorded 52 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, including 10 three-point field goals.[6] As a result, the seventh-ranked team Yoast reached the cup final in its debut season.

On June 4, 2021, Luke signed a one-year contract with [Donar](/source/Donar_Groningen) in the DBL.[7] On May 20, 2022, he won the [Dutch Basketball Cup](/source/Dutch_Basketball_Cup) with Donar, leading the team with team-highs of 15 points and 8 assists in the final.[8] On June 8, Luke scored a team-high 31 points in a decisive 101–100 semifinal win over [Heroes Den Bosch](/source/Heroes_Den_Bosch) to bring Donar to its first ever BNXT finals.[9]

On December 28, 2024, Luke signed a contract with [Bosna Visit Sarajevo](/source/KK_Bosna) in the [Bosnian League](/source/Basketball_Championship_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina).[10] With Bosna he won the [ABA League second division](/source/ABA_League_Second_Division), earning them a promotion back to the [ABA League](/source/ABA_League).

He himself however, signed a contract with [Donar](/source/Donar_(basketball_club)) again for the [2025-26](/source/2025%E2%80%9326_BNXT_League) season. [11]

## References

1. ["Austin Luke Player Profile"](https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Austin-Luke/Summary/57445). *basketball.realgm.com*

1. ["VEF RIGA ADDS AUSTIN LUKE AND OSKARS ERNSTEINS TO THE TEAM"](https://web.archive.org/web/20191230235337/http://www.vefriga.com/en/news/news/vef-riga-adds-austin-luke-and-oskars-ernsteins-to-the-team-2436). *VEF Riga*. July 27, 2018. Archived from [the original](https://www.vefriga.com/en/news/news/vef-riga-adds-austin-luke-and-oskars-ernsteins-to-the-team-2436) on December 30, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

1. Boclair, David (July 27, 2018). ["Another Belmont player signs a pro contract"](https://www.nashvillepost.com/sports/area-colleges/blog/21015364/another-belmont-player-signs-a-pro-contract). *[Nashville Post](/source/Nashville_Post)*. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

1. ["Belmont's Austin Luke heading to Spain"](https://herald-citizen.com/stories/belmonts-austin-luke-heading-to-spain,36372). *[Herald-Citizen](/source/Herald-Citizen)*. August 3, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

1. ["Austin Luke versterkt het DBL team van Basketball Community Gelderland"](https://basketballcommunitygelderland.nl/2020/08/17/austin-luke-versterkt-het-dbl-team-van-basketball-community-gelderland/). Basketball Community Gelderland. August 17, 2020.

1. ["Yoast United naar de finale"](https://www.dutchbasketballleague.nl/nieuws/yoast-united-naar-de-finale/?&WHurl=%2Fmatch%2F1878436%2Fboxscore%3F) (in Dutch). *Dutch Basketball League*. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

1. Brink, Adriaan van den. ["Donar contracteert Austin Luke"](https://www.donar.nl/nieuws/donar-contracteert-austin-luke/) (in Dutch). *Donar*. Retrieved 6 June 2021.

1. ["Donar is na het winnen van een zinderende finale tegen Heroes voor de zevende maal bekerkampioen geworden."](https://www.basketball.nl/nieuwsoverzicht/donar-pakt-basketball-cup-een-zinderende-finale-tegen-heroes-den-bosch/) (in Dutch). *Basketball.nl*. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.

1. ["Donar na winnende thriller in Den Bosch naar finale BNXT-League"](https://www.gic.nl/sport/donar-na-winnende-thriller-in-den-bosch-naar-finale-bnxt-league) (in Dutch). *www.gic.nl*. Retrieved 2022-07-16.

1. ["Bosna angažovala najboljeg asistenta dosadašnjeg dijela sezone u ABA dva ligi"](https://www.klix.ba/sport/kosarka/bosna-angazovala-najboljeg-asistenta-dosadasnjeg-dijela-sezone-u-aba-dva-ligi/241228057) (in bs). *Klix.ba*. Retrieved 28 December 2024.

1. ["Austin Luke terug bij Donar"](https://www.donar.nl/nieuws/austin-luke-terug-bij-donar) (in Dutch). Retrieved July 15, 2025.

## External links

- [Belmont Bruins bio](https://belmontbruins.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/austin-luke/456)

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