NBA / Oct 8, 2008 / 3:10 pm
The Next Big Thing: Jayshawn Augusto
11-year-old Jayshawn Augusto is better than you. At 4-9, this baller/track standout rarely misses a shot and can run a 4:40 mile. Yea, you’d didn’t misread that. 4:40. He’s set to break the world record for his age this year. Did I mention his aerobic metabolism is such that he hardly even sweats?
October 8th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
rkirby says:
could probly beat eddie curry for a rebound, definitely up the floor and back…
October 8th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
James F. Carter says:
He could give Eric Snow buckets right now.
October 8th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
rockstar says:
wasen’t this on betterthenlebron.com months ago?????????
October 8th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
fallinup says:
I wonder how well the kid can read?
October 8th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
G Lu says:
fallinup You’re a HATER.. You think a kid this disiplined at such a young age can’t learn to read?? I see you know how to read, and have done enough studying to earn your PHD.
October 8th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
srb says:
Did Dime already post this once? I’ve seen it before and I think it was linked from Dime..
October 8th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
bballinca says:
4:40 mile is just insane for most people let alone his age!
October 8th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
Jim says:
I’m pretty sure he can read just fine considering pops has him doing legit fundamental drills and not looking like he wants to be Hot Sauce.
The real question is…doesn’t everyone know what 21 is? KOMO viewers have to hear 2-on-1 make it take it?
October 8th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
Kobeef says:
“I don’t push him” except the 100 sit-ups and 200 push-ups before bed each night and 4 hours of practice each day and making the kid have the same hair style as me.
October 8th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
MoxWestCoastRep says:
This is a re-post.
The kid is amazing tho
October 8th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
QuEsT??? says:
this kid will be good, but if we ever played together and he tried to shoot, i would block his shot all the way to the parking lot
October 8th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
bballinca says:
Someone is trying to live their dreams through their kid.
October 8th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
king ralf says:
welcome to the internet
October 8th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Drink the Haterade (KB24 Chip 09) says:
I second bballinca
October 8th, 2008 at 7:27 pm
M Intellect says:
Please god forgive me for being jealous….
October 8th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
fallinup says:
Don’t get me wrong, this kid is waaaay good. The video and the news story proves that. It’s not hate to wonder if this kid is this good because of him or some outside force that’s making him this good. In that sense, why is it so bad to ask how well this kid can read?
He is 11 years old ya know. I believe kobeef’s (#9) response was quite accurate.
October 8th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
Timmy says:
Yo dime you shouldnt set these kids up.. the odds are he will fall.. i’m not a hater, but put an age limit on these articles, maybe puberty!!
looking forward to seeing this kid in college, and hopefully he gets his degree..
October 8th, 2008 at 8:39 pm
SayItAintSo says:
Hopefully he commits to play just down the street…we’re in poor form for UW athletics this seaso…err, decade.
October 8th, 2008 at 11:45 pm
Tim says:
i could out rebound him…
October 8th, 2008 at 11:52 pm
solomon says:
eddy curry could have him for lunch… literally…
October 9th, 2008 at 12:07 am
Mark says:
4:50 mile, not that it makes any difference.
I remember seeing this video awhile back. Amazing kid. Hope he stays on track and doesn’t get into trouble.
October 9th, 2008 at 1:24 am
jnuh says:
He did almost all of those dribbling drills with his head down.
Weak.
October 9th, 2008 at 2:06 am
tealish says:
It’s hard to tell if his 3 pointers were consecutive or not, but if they were — that’s the most impressive skill he has so far. The dribbling is nice, but really just average for relatively skilled players his age.
October 9th, 2008 at 3:16 am
USA < International all stars says:
Dime is getting so bad lately. I mean, the kid in this video is now like 15. Who ever posted this vid should be fired.
October 9th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
chrisGO says:
post #9
LOL. true.
November 6th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Hoopmaster1126 says:
they say his dad dosnt push him then the very next clip they show him whipping tennis balls at him
April 19th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
hazlett says:
i doubt his mile time its hard to belive he runs it that fast and there is no videos of him running it on the internet
June 11th, 2009 at 2:24 am
Richard says:
OOO forget basketball! a 4:40 mile? at 16 or 17 he might be at 3:30!!!!!!!
September 2nd, 2009 at 2:50 pm
Chris says:
post #24
He is not 15 now, seeing how that video was made in October of 2008, and he was 11. Do your math the kid is 12 now, and he still has a lot of years of basketball ahead of him. He can only get better.