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Clyde Austin
Clyde Edward Austin (November 1, 1957 – August 16, 2025) was an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the NC State Wolfpack and was a second round pick by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1980 NBA draft. Austin spent eight years with the Harlem Globetrotters. After his retirement from playing, he was involved in the United States Basketball League (USBL) as the head coach of the Carolina Cardinals and founded the Raleigh Cougars. Austin worked as a pastor until he was imprisoned for his involvement in running a pyramid scheme that swindled money from investors including his seminar attendees.
Austin was raised in Jackson Ward in Richmond, Virginia, in a family of 13 children. He frequently witnessed his mother receive beatings from his stepfather. When Austin was 15, his stepfather shot his mother in the head and left her unable to walk or talk.
As a teenager, Austin sold pills on the streets of Richmond until his high school coach found out and encouraged him to stop.
Nicknamed "Clyde the Glide", Austin emerged as a basketball prospect while playing for Maggie L. Walker High School in Richmond. He is considered one of the area's greatest high school basketball players.
Austin played college basketball for the NC State Wolfpack and was an honorable mention All-American during his sophomore season. He was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers as the 44th overall pick in the 1980 NBA draft but never played in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Austin played for the Philadelphia Kings of the Continental Basketball Association for 13 games in 1980. He then joined the Harlem Globetrotters for eight years.
After his retirement from playing, Austin became an ordained minister and served as a pastor for a church in Cary, North Carolina, and Heavens Light Christian Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Austin was the head coach for the Carolina Cardinals of the United States Basketball League (USBL) in 1996 and accumulated a 6–12 record. Austin also had an ownership interest in the team. The Cardinals became the first USBL team to cease operations during a season when they folded before the conclusion of the 1996 season.
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Clyde Austin
Clyde Edward Austin (November 1, 1957 – August 16, 2025) was an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the NC State Wolfpack and was a second round pick by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1980 NBA draft. Austin spent eight years with the Harlem Globetrotters. After his retirement from playing, he was involved in the United States Basketball League (USBL) as the head coach of the Carolina Cardinals and founded the Raleigh Cougars. Austin worked as a pastor until he was imprisoned for his involvement in running a pyramid scheme that swindled money from investors including his seminar attendees.
Austin was raised in Jackson Ward in Richmond, Virginia, in a family of 13 children. He frequently witnessed his mother receive beatings from his stepfather. When Austin was 15, his stepfather shot his mother in the head and left her unable to walk or talk.
As a teenager, Austin sold pills on the streets of Richmond until his high school coach found out and encouraged him to stop.
Nicknamed "Clyde the Glide", Austin emerged as a basketball prospect while playing for Maggie L. Walker High School in Richmond. He is considered one of the area's greatest high school basketball players.
Austin played college basketball for the NC State Wolfpack and was an honorable mention All-American during his sophomore season. He was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers as the 44th overall pick in the 1980 NBA draft but never played in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Austin played for the Philadelphia Kings of the Continental Basketball Association for 13 games in 1980. He then joined the Harlem Globetrotters for eight years.
After his retirement from playing, Austin became an ordained minister and served as a pastor for a church in Cary, North Carolina, and Heavens Light Christian Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Austin was the head coach for the Carolina Cardinals of the United States Basketball League (USBL) in 1996 and accumulated a 6–12 record. Austin also had an ownership interest in the team. The Cardinals became the first USBL team to cease operations during a season when they folded before the conclusion of the 1996 season.
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