James Augustine (born February 27, 1984) is a retired American professional basketball player who played as a forward.

Sources: Augustine played for the University of Illinois men's basketball team from 2002 to 2006.

Playing both the power forward and center positions, his career with the Illini included many team records, a trip to the national championship game, and several awards including the Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player for his play in the 2005 Big Ten men's basketball tournament.

Throughout his college career, Augustine was often complimented by announcers for his athleticism for a big man.

Many attributed this ability to the fact that Augustine played Quarterback for his high school football team.

He is also the school-record holder for career field goal percentage at 61.7 percent (534–865), which also ranks fifth in Big Ten history.

[7] Before playing in a regular-season game with the Magic, Augustine was assigned to an affiliate NBA Development League team, the Anaheim Arsenal, in January 2007,[8] appearing in 8 games and averaging 10 points and eight rebounds.

Augustine made his first appearance in a regular-season game on February 2, 2007, against the New Jersey Nets, recording two points, two assists, and three rebounds in four minutes of playing time.