#34 - Justin Greene
Position: F
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.
High School: Lincoln H.S.
Height: 6-8
Weight: 230

 

Justin Off The Court

Nickname:
Juz Blaze
Favorite Food:
Macaroni

Favorite music artist:
Jay-Z

Favorite spot at Kent State:
The M.A.C Center

Favorite TV Show(s):
Fresh Prince, Smart Guy

Favorite activity away from the court:
Bowling

Favorite pro sports team:
L.A. Lakers

My teammates laugh at me because of:
My Brooklyn accent

Funniest player on the team:
Randal Holt, Greg Avlia, Tryee Evans, Myself and Coach Ford

I am the best on the team at:
Dressing fly

Talent outside of basketball:
Bowling

I chose Kent State because:
I felt it was the right fit for me

The best thing about Coach Ford:
He played the game himself

In 10 years I plan to be:
Making a lot of money

If I were president of the U.S. I would:
Have college athletes be paid

Favorite part about the Italy trip: Getting to play games against professional players

• After a breakout season in 2009-10 became just the third player in school history to be named the Mid-American Conference Player of the Year in 2010-11
• Has led the team in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots the past two years and is on pace to end his career ranked top five all-time at Kent State in all three categories
• Did not play organized basketball until his freshman year of high school

2010-11 Junior Season
A.P. Honorable Mention All-American
MAC Player of the Year
First Team All-MAC
First Team NABC District 14
MAC All-Tournament Team
• Named a Mid-Major All-American by Collegeinsider.com and a Second Team Mid-Major All-American by CollegeHoops.net
• Set a single season school record with six MAC East Player of the Week Awards (Nov. 15, Nov. 22, Dec. 27, Jan. 17, Jan. 31, Feb. 14) and a career record with nine
• Started 36 of the 37 games
• Led the team in scoring (15.4 ppg), rebounding (8.3 rpg) and blocked shots (1.4 bpg) for the second straight year
• Is only the second player in Kent State history (Tony Banks, 1991 & 1992) to lead the team in all three categories in consecutive years
• His 8.3 rebounds per game was the highest average by a Kent State player since Jay Peters averaged 8.5 in 1986-87 (24 years) while his 308 total rebounds were the fourth most in school history and the highest total since Trent Grooms had 319 in 1979-80 (31 years)  
• Had 13 double-doubles for the highest total at Kent State since 1979-80
• His 53 blocks were the third most in a single season in school history
• Ranked sixth in the MAC in scoring, third in rebounds and fifth in blocks making him the only player in the league ranked in the top six in all three categories
• Had nine 20-point games for the season in which the Golden Flashes went 8-1
• Led the team in scoring 15 times (12-3 record) and rebounding 28 times (19-9 record)
• Became the 28th Kent State player to score 1,000 career points when he reached the milestone on March 4 in a win over Akron
• Is one of only five players in school history to accomplish the feat in his junior year and the first to do so since Trevor Huffman in 2000-01
• Averaged 16.3 points and 10.0 rebounds in three games to earn a spot on the MAC All-Tournament Team
• Was selected for the World Vision Classic All-Tournament Team at the start of the year following a three game span in which he averaged 18.3 points and 7.7 rebounds  


2009-10 Sophomore Season
 

Second Team All-MAC 

Second Team NABC District 14 

Three-time MAC East Player of the Week 

• Led the team with 13.6 points and 6.9 rebounds per game 

• Was the only player in the country to increase him numbers by more than 10 points, five rebounds and a full assist from 2008-09 

• Ranked fifth in the country with a +11.4 points per game scoring increase from 2008-09 to 2009-10 

• Was the only Golden Flashes to start all 34 games 

• Shot 54.5 percent from the field, ranking him second in the league 

• Also ranked 10th in the MAC in scoring, 6th in rebounding and 10th in free throw percentage 

• Shot a team best 80 percent (148-185) from the foul line 

• His 148 free throws made are the sixth most in school history and set a Kent State sophomore class record surpassing Trevor Huffman’s previous mark of 138 set in 1999-00 

• Made 24 consecutive free throws at on point during the season, giving him the sixth longest streak in school history 

• Had seven games with 20+ points and 24 double-digit scoring games 

• Led the Golden Flashes with 30 blocks ranking him 11th in the MAC 

• Recorded six double-doubles on the year 

• Had a career high 13 rounds and 23 points in a win over Akron (Jan. 23) 

• Totaled a career high 26 points along in a victory at Bowling Green (Feb. 24) 

• Named to the Santa Clara Classic All-Tournament team after averaging 20.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in two games.

Summer 2009 In Italy
• Had one of the most impressive performances on the team 

• Averaged 9.0 points and 7.0 rebounds 

• Shot a team high 62.5 percent (15-24) from the field.

2008-09 Freshman Season

• Played in 31 games as a true freshman averaging 8.8 minutes per game 

• Scored 67 points (2.2 ppg) and grabbed 56 rebounds (1.8 rpg) on the season 

• Shot 53.3 percent (32-60) from the field 

• Scored a career high 10 points on 5-7 shooting and grabbed six rebounds in 14 minutes at Miami (Mar. 1) 

• The career night capped off a four game stretch in which he shot 72.7 percent (8-11) from the field and averaged 5.7 pointer per game 

• Recorded seven rebounds and had six points plus two blocks vs Toledo (Feb. 3)

• Averaged 5.6 rebounds in three straight wins vs Eastern Michigan (Jan. 27), Western Michigan (Jan. 31) and Toledo (Feb. 3) 

• Posted a season best eight rebounds and added six points and two blocks in 15 minutes of action vs Shawnee State (Dec. 30) 

• Had seven points and a pair of offensive rebounds in just nine minutes vs Youngstown State (Dec. 15) 

• Scored eight points on 4-5 shooting and had four rebounds in his first collegiate game vs NC Central (Nov. 17).

Prior to Kent State

• Played at traditional basketball power Abraham Lincoln High where he was a three-time All-PSAL performer 

• Earned First Team All-PSAL, First Team All-City and Second Team All-State accolades as a senior for a Railsplitters team that finished the year ranked No. 11 in the USA Today Super 25 boys basketball rankings 

• Averaged 11 points and 11 rebounds a game as a senior 

• Was a part of three PSAL championship teams 

• Helped guide the Railsplitters to two consecutive state Federation ‘AA’ titles 

• Played in the Jordan Brand Classic regional game in April 2008 

• Played for the high school alma mater of NBA stars Sebastian Telfair of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Stephon Marbury of the New York Knicks 

• His teammate Lance Stephenson is widely regarded as the number one high school player in the nation for the class of 2009.

Personal

• Born on Aug. 13, 1989 

• Parents are Chris and Glenda Greene 

• Has two younger siblings Jaman and Trevor Greene 

• Majoring in General Studies with a focus on Sports Administration

 

 Career Stats 
  Minutes  Total  3-Point  F-Throws  Rebounds   
Year  gp-gs  min  avg  fg  fga  pct  fg  fga  pct  ft  fta  pct  off  def  tot  avg  pf  fo  ast  t/o  blk  stl  pts  avg 
2008-09   31-0  274  8.8  32  60  .533  .000  12  .250  23  33  56  1.8  28  14  11  11  67  2.2 
2009-10   34-34  957  28.1  158  290  .545  .000  148  185  .800  86  147  233  6.9  73  45  70  30  27  464  13.6 
2010-11   37-36  1208  32.6  222  464  .478  .000  127  179  .709  99  209  308  8.3  105  61  111  53  39  571  15.4 
TOTAL  102-70  2439  23.9  412  814  .506  .000  278  376  .739  208  389  597  5.9  206  108  195  94  77  1102  10.8