Augustine Rubit

Augustine Cuero Rubit (born August 14, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Maccabi Ashdod of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He is a tall power forward-center. He played college basketball at the University of South Alabama. Rubit was an All-American player at South Alabama, and was one of the nation's best rebounders.

High school Rubit, a native of Houston, Texas, played high school basketball at Christian Life High School. He then chose University of South Alabama for college, where he red-shirted the 2009–10 season.

College career As a red-shirt freshman in 2010–11, Rubit started the majority of the season. He averaged 13.1 points and 11.0 rebounds per game. His rebounding total was good for first in the Sun Belt Conference and sixth nationally. At the close of the season, Rubit was named third team All-conference and the leagues' freshman of the year.

In his second season, Rubit became one of the Jaguars' primary scoring options, leading the team at 15.2 per game. He also continued his strong rebounding (9.2 per game - best in the Sun Belt) and shot blocking (.9 per game), earning first team All-Sun Belt and NABC All-District honors. and an AP honorable mention All-American.

Professional career Tigers Tübingen (2014–2015) After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Rubit started his professional career by signing with Tigers Tübingen of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BSL) on July 28, 2014.

Ratiopharm Ulm (2015–2017) On June 16, 2015, Rubit signed a two-year contract with fellow Bundesliga side ratiopharm Ulm.

Brose Bamberg (2017–2019) On July 2, 2017, Rubit signed a three-year deal with German League champions Brose Bamberg of the EuroLeague. On June 3, 2019, Rubit mutually parted ways with the team.

Olympiacos (2019–2020) On July 8, 2019, Rubit signed a two-year contract with the Greek EuroLeague club Olympiacos.

Žalgiris Kaunas (2020–2021) On July 13, 2020, Rubit signed with Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague. Rubit averaged 8.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. He parted ways with the team on July 26, 2021.

Bayern Munich (2021–2023) On August 24, 2021, Rubit returned to Germany by signing with Bayern Munich of the Basketball Bundesliga and the EuroLeague. On July 6, 2022, he re-signed with the team for an additional year. On February 20, 2023, Rubit was ruled out for the rest of the season after suffering an Achilles injury.

Lietkabelis Panevėžys (2025) On August 11, 2025, Rubit signed with Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup. He signed a short-term deal as an injury replacement for Fardaws Aimaq. He quickly became the team leader for Lietkabelis.

Unicaja Malaga (2025-present) On November 24, 2025, Rubit signed with Unicaja Malaga. He had started the season with Lietkabelis Panevėžys and averaged 14 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game in 10 games. He also played 8 games in Eurocup where he averaged 15.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game.

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