U.S. Olympic Athletes

Seimone Augustus

  • Home:  Bozier City, LA
  • Birthday:  4/30/1984

Position: Forward 
Height: 6-1 / 185 cm 
Weight: 170 lbs. / 77 kg
Born: April 30, 1984 in Baton Rouge, La.
WNBA: Minnesota Lynx 
College: Louisiana State University ‘06

USA Basketball Notes

Gold Medals: 2008 Olympic Games, 2007 FIBA Americas Championship (Olympic qualifier), 2006 Opals World Challenge, 2005 World University Games, 2003 FIBA World Championship For Young Women (U21).

Silver Medal: 2007 FIBA World League Tournament.

Bronze Medal:  2006 FIBA World Championship.

Honors: 2003 USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year, MVP of the 2003 FIBA World Championship For Young Women (U21).

  • Named to the 2008 U.S. Women's Olympic Basketball Team on May 31, 2008.
  • Assisted the USA to a 2-0 mark in its 2008 Spain training, averaged 12.5 ppg. and 4.0 rpg.
  • Started all eight games of the USA's 2007 College Tour, averaged team third-bests of 12.9 ppg. and 3.0 apg., while adding 3.3 rpg.
  • Aided the 2007 USA Select Team to a 3-2 record and the silver medal at the 2007 FIBA World League Tournament in Ekaterinburg, Russia, averaged 9.0 ppg. and 2.4 rpg.
  • Member of the 2007 USA FIBA Americas Championship Team that competed in Valdivia, Chile, posted an unblemished 5-0 slate, captured the gold medal and qualified the United States for the 2008 Olympic Games; averaged 10.6 ppg. off the bench.
  • Prior to the FIBA Americas Championship, aided the USA to a pair of victories against the Australia National Team, averaged 9.0 ppg.
  • Named to the 2007-08 USA Basketball Women's National Team on March 6, 2007.
  • Member of the 2006 USA World Championship Team that posted an 8-1 record and took home the bronze medal; averaged 4.8 ppg. in less than 10 mintues a game.
  • Aided the U.S. to a 56-49 exhibition victory over eventual World Championship gold medalist Australia prior to the Worlds.
  • One of two WNBA rookies-to-be named to the 2006 USA Basketball Senior National Team that recorded a 4-1 slate and won the Australia-hosted 2006 Opals World Challenge.
  • Missed the first two games due to the WNBA Draft, averaged 8.3 ppg. and 3.7 rpg. in the USA's final three games.
  • Ranked 14th among the four-team field for scoring and rebounding, and ranked fourth for field goal percentage (.571) and steals (1.67 spg.).
  • Member of the 2005 USA World University Games Team that captured the gold medal with a perfect 7-0 record in Izmir, Turkey; finished the 20-team tournament ranked among all participants eighth for scoring (14.2 ppg.) and third for field goal percentage (.615).
  • Member of the 2003 USA World Championship For Young Women Team (U21) that captured the gold medal with a 7-1 record in Sibenik, Croatia; started all eight games and averaged a team best 10.6 ppg., was credited for a team second best 19 steals and added 3.8 rpg.
  • Selected by the media as the 2003 FIBA World Championship For Young Women MVP after scoring her tournament best of 18 points in the gold medal game.
  • Helped the U.S. to a 4-0 record in exhibition play against Australia and Brazil's young women national teams, started all four games and averaged a team seventh best 5.0 ppg.
  • Was the youngest participant and only high school athlete at the 2002 USA Young Women (U20) National Team Trials.

Professional Notes:
Drafted: No. 1 in 2006 by the Minnesota Lynx.
All-WNBA second team: 2006, 2007
WNBA All-Star Games:  2006, 2007
WNBA Rookie of the Year: 2006
WNBA All-Rookie Team: 2006

  • Returned to play for Moscow Dynamo during the 2007-08 season and aided the squad to the Eighth Finals (Sweet Sixteen) and a 6-6 mark, averaged 16.8 ppg., 5.0 rpg. and 2.1 apg.
  • Collected the WNBA Player of the Week honor in the second week of her rookie campaign, averaged 25.7 ppg.
  • Finished the 2007 season ranked second among league leaders for scoring (22.6 ppg.) and capped her rookie season ranked second in the league for scoring (21.9 ppg.) and fifth for free throw percentage (.897).
  • Notched a career-high of 39 points versus Sacramento (7/29/07).
  • Played the 2006-07 season for Moscow Dynamo and averaged 12.5 ppg. and 3.6 rpg. in helping Dynamo to the 2007 EuroCup crown.

College Notes:

  • In her four years (2003-06) at Louisiana State University, helped lead the Lady Tigers to a 121-19 (.864) record, the 2003 Southeastern Conference (SEC) Tournament crown, 2005 SEC regular season title, and advanced as far as the 2003 NCAA Elite Eight and 2004, 2005 and 2006 NCAA Final Fours.
  • Helped lead LSU in her senior campaign back to the Final Four and a 31-4 slate in 2005-06; started all 35 games and led the nation in scoring (22.7 ppg.).
  • The consensus 2005 and 2006 National Player of the Year, winning the Wade Trophy, the Naismith Award, the John R. Wooden Award and the Associated Press National Player of the Year honors as a junior and a senior.
  • Named the 2005-2006 Roy F. Kramer SEC Female Athlete of the Year by a vote of the league's athletics directors and was the 2005 and 2006 SEC Player of the Year for women's basketball.
  • Collected the 2006 Senior C.L.A.S.S. Award and was a unanimous selection to the 2006 Associated Press (A.P.).
  • All-America first team; was an A.P. All-America first team selection in 2005; member of the Kodak All-America Team in 2004, 2005 and 2006.
  • Earned 2004, 2005 and 2006 NCAA Regional Most Outstanding Player honors.
  • Selected to the All-SEC first team by the coaches and the A.P. in 2004, 2005 and 2006; a four-time SEC All-Tournament Team selection; and named 2003 All-SEC second team, SEC Freshman of the Year and SEC All-Freshmen.
  • Named the 2003 National Freshman of the Year by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) and Basketball Times.
  • Capped her career ranked second among all-time LSU scorers and fifth in the SEC with 2,702 points; also set the NCAA record for most career double-figure scoring games (132).
  • Started an LSU-record 140 games during her career.

Personal Notes

  • Daughter of Seymore and Kim Augustus.
  • Once listed a funeral home as the strangest place she's ever played basketball.
  • Has done volunteer work at the Gus Young Center in Baton Rouge and received its "Community Service Award" during the 2001 NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet.
  • Graduated from LSU in August ‘05 with a general studies degree, continued working toward a second degree in business during her senior campaign.
  • Enjoys fashion and classic cars, including Chevy Impalas from the 1960's.
  • Compiled 3,600 points, 1,728 rebounds, 864 assists, 576 blocks and 432 steals in her career at Capital High School (La.), where she led her school to Louisiana state titles in 2001 and 2002.
  • Named 2002 USA Today All-USA first team, 2001 All-USA third team, 2002 Parade Magazine All-American first team and was the 2001 and 2002 Gatorade Circle of Champions Louisiana Player of the Year.