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When he was, after only started playing about a year or two ago he moved out of home to pursue his dream -
Only after couple years of playing Basketball Augusto got invited to participate to NBA Academy program in Mexico City, Mexico -
Also in 2019 Augusto flew to Uruguay with the Academy for another tournament -
In the same year Augusto got an invitation to represent his country in the South American Cup -
Also in the same eventful year Augusto got to see snow when playing with NBA Academy program in Canada another country he visited -
Augusto got invited to a basketball camp made for the best international players of his age in Chicago called BWB -
During his stay in Chicago he got to watch the NBA All-Star Games -
Augusto and couple of his teammates flew to Boston to get his Mexican Visa, and they had so much fun in this trip exploring the great city of Boston -
After having a blast on and off the court Augusto unfortunately had to head home after due to a Covid pandemic which wasn’t all bad because he time to spend with his family which he really hasn’t in the past years -
After a year that everything was stopped he went back to the NBA Academy to keep going with his career. -
In the same year that he got back to activities not long later he got hurt and had to get surgery in his left knee in a different country very far from his family, that was a big moment in his life -
After his surgery he was moved to Australia to the NBA academy affiliate over there where they had more structure and resources to help him rehab and overcome this injury, but once again his was moving further from family and friends without knowing the language and having very little money. -
After a long rehab in another country he finally made his way back in the court which was so important for him. -
Shortly after he earned a scholarship to come play at Butler University in Indiana, Indianapolis where he spent two years of his life -
After two long years with the last one being a little short due to another injury he had to overcome, he decided to transfers out and landed at the University of Mississippi where he currently resides at