John W. Austin (born August 31, 1944) is a retired American basketball player. Born in Washington, D.C., Austin played at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland, then collegiately for Boston College, the first African American basketball player in Boston College's history. During a 107–92 victory over Georgetown at the Roberts Center in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, on February 21, 1964, Austin made history by scoring 49 points, setting a Boston College single-game record scoring record as well as the record for points scored against Georgetown by an opponent in a single game. Both records still stood as of 2018.