Durham College Athletics

Augusto Duquesne was born in Havana, Cuba in 1969 and began his storied involvement at Durham College in 1994 following the World Basketball Championships in Toronto.  Making the difficult decision to leave his family and friends behind in his homeland, Augusto enrolled at Durham in ESL and quickly established himself as a force in the OCAA Basketball World.  During his three year collegiate career, he twice led the OCAA in scoring (94-95 and 95-96); he was named an OCAA All-Star twice; OCAA Championship All-Star twice; plus being named a CCAA All-Canadian, not once but, twice (94-95 and 95-96).  An excellent “team first” personality allowed Augusto to succeed regularly on the court. During the 1995-96 season he set the Durham College single game scoring record of 40 points. He also set the OCAA All-Star Game record for most points in a game with 42, that same year on his home court.  Augusto’s college career was well documented by the Toronto Star, TSN, CTV and many other media outlets and certainly the national attention was well deserved.  His success both on the court and establishing himself personally and academically in his new country are remarkable stories.  In 1995-96 Augusto was named DC Male Athlete of the Year.  In his final year (96-97) he helped lead the Lords to the school’s first National Championship title in Men’s Basketball!

No doubt the best College Basketball player to ever wear a Durham College uniform.