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Mario Austin has been selected to the WBA All-Decade 1st Team (F)

Mario
Austin

6'11" , 265 lbs.

Small Forward / Center

Alma: Mississippi State

BIO

After being drafted 36th overall in the 2003 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls, Austin left to play overseas, starting his professional career with CSKA Moscow, but was released after an injury before playing an official game. Afterwards he signed with the Jackson Rage of the WBA where he spent the remainder of the season.

Mario Austin WBA ACCOLADES

WBA All-Decade 1st Team (F)
2004 WBA League MVP (F)
2004 FIRST-TEAM ALL-WBA (F)

WBA Teams

2004 Season

WBA RUNNER-UP

Jackson Rage
Jackson, Mississippi
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Mario Austin Player Photos

Mario Austin signing with the Chicago Bulls

Player News

Jackson Rage's Mario Austin Named WBA Player of the Year

Wednesday, June 23, 2004 9:00 am

WBA

The first World Basketball Association regular season is over and the all-star selection are in with Mario Austin of the Jackson Rage getting the top selection as the Player of the Year and Litterial Green of the Southern Crescent Lightning being named the Coach of the Year. The all-star voting was done by the head coaches and owners of each WBA franchise. Also selected was the All – WBA Team, along with Defensive and Rookie players of the year.

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Rage Begins

Saturday, May 1, 2004 12:00 am

JFP Staff, Jackson Free Press

The Jackson Rage opened its inaugural season with an 87-86 victory over the Kentucky Reach Friday night at Elizabethtown, Ky. Former Mississippi State star and Russian refugee Mario Austin scored 28 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the Rage.

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WBA Announces All-Decade Teams

The WBA Exposure League has named it's All-Decade Teams of former stars and coaches highlighted by players Josh Powell, Jamario Moon, MaJic Dorsey, and more+

Best Team

Rome Gladiators

BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPIONS

Best Coach

Harold Ellis

Lionel Garrett

Best GM

Theo Ratliff

1st Team WBA All-Decade Team

Dorsey

Hannah

Moon

Powell

Davis

Austin

Point Guard

Combo Guard

Small Forward

Power Forward

Forward

Center

2nd Team WBA All-Decade Team

Young

Grundy

Allen

Puckett

Saunders

Tucker

Point Guard

Combo Guard

Combo Guard

Small Forward

Power Forward

Center

Edmund Saunders

FORMER WBA PLAYERS

F

6'8"

Arkansas State

W

6'0"

Bronx Manhattan Community College, NY

G

5'8"

Jackson State

F

6'8"

Macon State

PG

5'9"

Eau Claire High School

G

6'0"

Lee College/North Dakota

F

6'8"

Ole Miss

C

6'11"

Oklahoma

G

Deshawn Anderson

6'3"

Emporia State

F

6'11"

Evansville

F

Reggie Anderson II

6'6"

Carver Bible College

F

6'5"

Lipscomb

G

6'4"

Tennessee State/Georgia

G

6'1"

Model HS

SF

6'11"

Mississippi State

G

6'6"

Iona

F

6'9"

Nicholls St.

F

6'6"

Clemson University

F

6'8"

South Florida

G

6'4"

Brunswick CC

G

6'1"

Life College

F

6'6"

Wallace ST

G

6'1"

Wofford

C

6'9"

Charleston

F

Justin Billingslea

6'10"

Georgia State

Justin Billington

G

F

6'9"

Wichita State

F

6'7"

Mid Michigan Destroyers (PBL)

C

6'10"

Middle Tennessee State

SG

6'2"

Wofford College

SG

C

6'10"

Morehouse

G

Courtney Bradley

6'4"

Jacksonville State

PG

5'11"

Ashland University

F

Joshuas Brewster

6'8"

Albany State

PG

5'5"

Jacksonville State University

F

6'6"

G

6'4"

LSU

C

6'8"

Anderson University

F

6'9"

Alabama

SG

6'2"

Garden State

CG

Thomas Broughton

6'4"

Paine College

F

6'7"

Kennesaw State

SF

6'3"

Alderson Broaddus

F

6'7"

Georgia State

G

6'1"

Rust College

SG

6'1"

University of Maryland

SG

6'3"

Clark Atlanta

SG

Gariel Brownlee

6'7"

Miles College

G

William Brownlee

6'4"

Clark Atlanta U

F

Antoine Broxsie

6'10"

Oklahoma State

6'2"

G

6'4"

North Georgia

F

Johnathan Burris

6'6"

Bethune-Cookman

G

5'10"

Mississippi State

G

6'3"

Crichton College

C

Marcus Campbell

7'1"

Mississippi State

G

6'7"

Valdosta State

6'7"

Paine College

G

6'2"

Beaver County (PA)

C

6'9"

FAMU

C

6'9"

Xavier

G

Shannon Chambers

6'8"

6'4"

F

6’4

Montana

G

6'4"

Georgia Tech

CG

6'4"

Albany State

PF

6'8"

Alabama State

G

Nathaniel Cline

6'3"

I.U. East

F

6’11

Martin Method College

G

6'1"

North Dakota State

F

6'10"

Kennessaw State

C

Michael Corpening

6'7"

Southern Weslyan University

G

6'5"

Utah State

C

6'10"

Mississippi Valley Univ.

C

6'11"

Mississippi Valley State

C

Shelton State Community College

Larriques Cunnigham

6'6"

Lee Univ.

F

6'5"

Murray State

C

7'2"

Mercyhurst College

C

6'10"

Auburn

SF

6'5"

Georgia State

G

6'4"

Austin Peay State

G

"CD" Chris Davis

6'5"

North Texas

SG

6'3"

Tennessee Tech University

6'8"

St. Joseph College of Maine

SG

6'2"

Maryland Marvels

G

6'6"

Coahoma CC

G

6'4"

Sacramento State

PG

Travis De'Grout

6'3"

Czech Republic

PF

Gerard LeOnte' DeVaughn

6'8"

Stillman College

G

6'2"

Georgia/Middle Tennessee State

SF

6'5"

Brewton-Parker College

PG

5'8"

Alice Lloyd College

G

6'7"

G

6'0"

Clover HS

C

6'9"

Duquesne

F

6'6"

Tennessee Martin

PG

Daryl "MaJic" Dorsey

6'1"

Brevard Community College (FL)/ Southern Indiana

6'2"

Denmark Tech

G

6'6"

Jacksonville State

F

6'9"

C

PF

6'6"

Creak Side High

F

G

6'5"

University of Charleston

F

Chad Eichelberger

6'9"

F

6'6"

Sioux Falls

G

6'1"

Blue Mountain

G

6'0"

North Carolina A&T

G

5'9"

Georgia State

F

6'8"

Morehouse

C

7'0"

Houston

PG

5'8"

--

SG

6'3"

Winston-Salem

Marquist Foster

F

Tenarius Foster

6'0"

Coosa HS

G

5'10"

Wisconsin Milwaukee

G

6'6"

Ole Miss

PF

6'7"

Rwanda

G

6'6"

Indian River CC

6'10"

Claflin University

PF

6'7"

Western Kentucky/Tuskegee

G

Brandon Freeman

6'3"

F

Duke Freeman-McKamey

6'10

Fordham

Chucky Frierson

6'6"

Baerum (NOR)

G

6'3"

Oklahoma State

C

6'11"

Tuskegee

6'4"

Clayton State

Melvin Garrett Jr

6'6"

Salem International University

SF

6'5"

Ashland University

C

6'9"

G

6'1"

Belmont Abbey

F

6'6"

Tennessee State

SG

6'1"

G

6'5"

Delta College

F

F

6'6"

University of Memphis

G

Michael Griffin

6'0"

Lander

PG

6'3"

NC State

G

6'3"

Middle Tennessee State

SF

6'3"

Alice Lloyd College

F

6'6"

Virginia Tech

CG

6'1"

Chipola College/Missouri

F

6'7"

West Georgia College

F

6'11"

Paine College

F

6'8"

FAMU

SG

Freddie Harrell

6'1"

Toccoa Falls

SF

6'6"

G

Brandon Hartley

6'4"

PG

6'3"

Campbell University

C

6'9"

Tuskegee

F

6'4"

S. Mississippi

F

6'7"

S. Mississippi

F

6'8"

Tennessee

G

6'2"

G

6'3"

Livingstone College

G

Brandon Heredia

5'11"

Lon Morris Junior College

SF

Ervin Herron II

6'5"

Southern Poly Tech. College

F

6'6"

Ole Miss

G

6'5"

Cornell

G

6'5"

Kennesaw State

F

Karl Hollingsworth

6'5"

Stetson

F

Jerrell Houston

6'8"

Tennessee State

G

6'5"

North Carolina A&T

F/C

6'11"

Lithonia HS

G

6'2"

Huntingdon College

Terrance Hundley

6'3"

West Georgia College

G

5'11"

Kennesaw State/Western Kentucky

C

6'10"

Univ. of Illiniois

G

6'5"

Alabama A&M

F

6'6"

Oklahoma City

G

6'2"

So. Polytechnic St.

G

6'4"

Alcorn State

C

7'0"

University of Georgia

Jonathan Jackson

6'8"

L.A. Push

F

Emanuel Jackson

6'8"

Stephen F. Austin

G

6'5"

Oklahoma Wesleyan U

SF

6'4"

Southern Poly Tech State University

F

Shawson Johnson

6'9"

North Texas

G

6'4"

Livingston College

Toraino Johnson

F

Charles Johnson

6'5"

Itawamba CC

G

6'3"

Miles College

PF

6'8"

Livingstone

PF

6'8"

Southern Polytechincal University

C

6'8"

Emporia State

PF

6’7

Washburn University

G

Albany State

SF

6'6"

ASA College

G

6'2"

Texas College

G

6'3"

Mercer

F

6'9"

Life University

SG

6'4"

Mercer

PG

5’9

Benedict College

G

6'4"

Point U

C

6'11"

Indiana

F

Alabama State

SG

6'8"

Benedict College

G

F

6'6"

Clayton State University

G

6'0"

Rivier

G

6'4"

Georgia Tech

F

6'6"

Stillman

C

6'11"

Georgia State

G

Antonio Logwood

G

6'4"

Georgia State/Georgetown

F

6'9"

Dalton HS

F

6'7"

Robert Morris College

G

6'4"

North Alabama

5'9"

Paine College

G

6'5"

Kennesaw State

SG

Lekheythan Malone

6'6"

C

Jonathan Mandeldove

7'0

University of Connecticut

PF

6'9"

Creak Side High

G

6'3"

Shorter College

G

6'6"

LSU/ Texas Tech

PF

6'7"

Wofford

PG

6'2"

UT-Chattanooga

F

6'8"

Michigan

Stacy McAlister

6'6"

Claflin University

SG

C

Cedric McGinnis

6'9"

Georgia Southern

G

6'5"

G

Lamont McIntosh

6'3"

Georgia State

G

6'5"

Armstrong Atlantic University

G

Kenneth McKenzie

6'0"

Allen

C

Donovan McMullen

6'10"

Reinhardt

C

7'0"

G

6'4"

Loyola (IL)

Roderick Mcgahee

6'3"

Paine College/Saddleback Community College

6'5"

Georgia State University

G

5'11"

Seqoyah HS

C

Anthony "Pig" Miller

6'9"

Michigan State

PG

6'2"

Georgia Tech

G

Jakirra Millsap

6'0"

North Georgia

SG

6'2"

F

6'8"

Oklahoma State

SF

6'8"

Meridian CC

6'5"

Atlanta Metropolitan

6'8"

Morgan State

G

Buford HS

Marticus (Shawn) Morgan

6'4"

C

Sylvester Morgan

Georgia State

PF

6'10"

Alabama State

G

Franklin Moultrie

6'0"

Kutztown

G

6'3"

University of West Alabama

PG

5'11"

Clayton State University

G

6'5"

S. Mississippi

G

Anthony Neely, Jr.

6'6"

Tuskegee University

6'0"

Claflin University

F

6'5"

Humboldt State

C

6'9"

University of Memphis

G

6'5"

Edward Waters

G

Brandon O'Brien

6'6"

Clark Atlanta U

C

G

5'11"

C

6'10"

G

Alexander Owumi

6'4"

Alcorn State University

G

6'2"

New Mexico/Kentucky Wesleyan

G

6'1"

Lander University

G

6'7"

Georgia State

6'3"

North Sargent HS

Anthony Pettaway

6'8"

Dachau Spurs (GER)

G

Antoine Pettway

6'0"

Alabama

F

6'8"

Middle Tennessee State

G

6'2"

Texas A&M International

G

6'7"

6'4"

Chattanooga State

F

6'8"

University of South Carolina Aiken

F

6'8"

PG

6'2"

Flint Northwestern HS

PF

6'9"

NC State

F

6'4"

G

5'10"

C

David Przybyszewski

7'2"

Vanderbilt

PF

6'9"

Clayton State

Jarail Rakestraw

5'10"

Roane State

PG

6'0"

Savannah State

5'8"

Lander University

F

6'6"

East Central

G

6'2"

C

6'10"

UMass

F

6'7"

Georgetown, KY

G

6'5"

University of Memphis

PF

Brandon Robinson

SG

Furman Robinxon

6'3"

F

6'8"

Portland

F

Octreyvius Roebuck

6'7"

G

LSU

PG

6'3"

G

6'3"

Arkansas State

G

6'2"

Eastern New Mexico

F

6'7"

Bucaneroes (MEX)

F

6'7"

Indiana-Kokomo

G

6'0"

Macon State

6'3"

Coosa HS

G

6'4"

Mississippi

SF

6'7"

G

6'5"

C

Edmund Saunders

6'8"

Connecticut

F

6'7"

G

6'0"

PG

6'0"

Knoxville College

William Scruggs

F

6'3"

Model HS

PG

6'2"

Rutgers University

Josephe Shipley

6'3"

Abraham Lincoln HS

G

Patrick Shokpeka

6'4"

Armstrong Atlantic University

G

Terrence Simmons

6'3"

Idaho

6'9"

Claflin College

G

6'0"

University of Illinois

G

5'9"

Florida Atlantic

F

6'6"

Clayton State

F

6'9"

TCU

C

6'10"

Connors State

G

6'5

Ole Miss

Rodderick Smith

6'4"

Houston Baptist College

5'9"

So Weslyan Univ.

Elijah Smith IV

6'6"

San Bernadino Valley College

F

6'4"

G

Jermaine Spivey

6'3"

New Orleans

F

James St. Roberts

C

6'9"

G

Derrick Stevens

5'11"

6'4"

Spartanburg

G

5'10"

Drake

SF

6'5"

Georgia Tech

G

6'5"

Holy Family

F

6'6"

Delta State

G

6'5"

Virginia Commonwealth

G

Michigan State

F

6'8"

Baylor

F

6'8"

Middle Tennessee State

PF

6'8"

Bethune-Cookman

6'6"

Assis Basket (BRA)

C

6'9"

MTSU

Alvin Thomas Jr

5'8"

Southern Nazarene University

G

5'10"

F

6'6"

Florida

G

6'0"

Stillman

G

6'3"

Delaware State

G

6'2"

Albany State

G

5'11"

LSU

G

Mickell Vickers

6'5"

NYIT

6'6"

North Greenville

Quartarai Waddell

6'9"

UTC Shorter College

PG

6'1"

Morehouse College

G

6'5"

Belhaven

F

6'10"

G

6'5"

Eastern Kentucky

F

Virginia Union

C

6'6"

Jackson State University

6'9"

Kentucky State

F

Sirdonta Washington

6'6"

Alcorn State

SF

De'Andre Washington

6'5"

Washburn University

PF

Rogers Washington

6'7"

6'6"

UTC

F

Horatio Webster

6'7"

Mississippi State

G

6'2"

Chicago State

G

6'3"

Howard Payne

F

6'8"

6'7"

Campbellsville

F

G

6'1"

Connors State/Mississippi State

6'9"

PG

Antonio Wilborn

6'3"

St. Joseph/ Virginia Tech

Jon'tee Wilhite

6'1"

Eastern Illinois

G

Anthony Wilkins

6'7"

Kent State

SG

6'4"

Georgia

PF

6'9"

Alabama-Birmingham

F

Lataryl Williams

6'6"

University of Ole Miss

SG

6'3"

F

Latece Williams

6'8"

Rome HS

G

Darren Williams

6'2"

Carson Newman college

Jeremy Williams

6'1"

Tuskegee University

C

Maurice Williams

6'2"

Los Medanos JC

G

6'1"

Mississippi State

G

6'3"

SF

Anthony Witherspoon

6'5"

Georgia State

F

6'8"

Benedict College, SC

F

210

G

6'4"

District of Columbia

F

6'5"

6’3

F

6'8"

University of Alabama

SF

6'5"

Xavier/North Carolina Central

G

Enrique Zuñiga

6'4"

Grand Canyon/Arizona Western

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