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Zachary Elias "Zach" Auguste (born July 8, 1993) is an American college basketball player for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the NCAA Division I. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Auguste started playing high school basketball for Marlborough. In 2011 he moved to university preparatory New Hampton School, where he was nominated for the 2012 McDonald's Game. After graduating from New Hampton, Auguste enrolled in the University of Notre Dame to play for the Fighting Irish. Spending his freshman and sophomore seasons mainly as a reserve player, Auguste rose to prominence during his junior season in 2014-2015, when the team won the ACC Tournament title and went to the NCAA Elite Eight. ==High school career== Auguste played at Marlborough High School for three seasons, growing 3 inches in each of these seasons. As a junior in 2009-10, Auguste averaged 22 points and received All-Star accolades from the Mid-Wachusett (Central Massachusetts) league and local newspapers the Telegram & Gazette and The MetroWest Daily News.〔 He scored a total 631 points throughout his career at Marlborough.〔 He moved to university preparatory New Hampton School after that season, reclassifying to the class of 2012. He cited his desire to get academically and physically ready for college as the main factors behind that decision.〔 After adapting to the higher competition level, he improved dramatically in time, putting on 28 pounds and developing his post game to transition from a perimeter player to a forward.〔 He finished with an average of 15 points and 8 rebounds for his senior season.〔 Nominated for the 2012 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, he didn't make the final selection. Soon after joining New Hampton, he was noticed by Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) conference Notre Dame's assistant coach Anthony Solomon,〔 however he later cut the school from his selection list, which included Division I schools West Virginia, Georgia Tech, Florida and Marquette.〔 Despite this, Solomon's steadfast attempts to recruit the player, widely ranked a 4-star recruit,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Zach Auguste )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Zach Auguste )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Zach Auguste, New Hampton, Power Forward )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Zach Auguste - recruiting )〕 convinced Auguste to visit the campus; he committed to Notre Dame on the spot in September 2011.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zach Auguste」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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