Minyor 2015 Pernik inks Austin Price, ex Pelister

Austin Price

Minyor 2015 Pernik (NBL) signed 30-year old American guard Austin Price (193cm-84kg-1995, college: Lehigh). He started the season at Pelister in North Macedonian Super League. He managed to play in three leagues this year. The team played in three different competitions (!!!) that year, and he had a chance to explore basketball on different levels. In four Super League games he recorded very impressive stats: 15.5ppg, 2.3rpg, 1.8apg and 1.8spg. Price also played 6 games in FIBA Europe Cup where he averaged 7.3ppg, 2.7rpg and 1.8apg. And finally he recorded 1 game in Basketball Champions League where he got 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block. The last season he played at BCM U FC Arges Pitesti (Liga Nationala) in Romanian league. Similarly like in the last season, the team also played in three different competitions that year, and he had a chance to explore basketball on different levels.
He is a highly experienced player. Price has also played professionally in Belgium (Limburg United), Holland (Den Bosch), Israel (Maccabi Raanana and Ironi Nes Ziona), Romania, Sweden (Koping Stars), and Bulgaria (Beroe).
In 2025, his team reached the Romanian Cup Final Four. In 2018, he was named Eurobasket.com All-Swedish Superettan Import Player of the Year.
Price graduated from Lehigh University in 2017 and is currently in his ninth season as a professional player.