Justin Off The Court |
| Nickname: Juz Blaze |
| Favorite Food: Macaroni |
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| My teammates laugh at me because of: My Brooklyn accent |
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| I am the best on the team at: Dressing fly |
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| 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 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 12 | .250 | 23 | 33 | 56 | 1.8 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 67 | 2.2 | |
| 2009-10 | 34-34 | 957 | 28.1 | 158 | 290 | .545 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 148 | 185 | .800 | 86 | 147 | 233 | 6.9 | 73 | 2 | 45 | 70 | 30 | 27 | 464 | 13.6 | |
| 2010-11 | 37-36 | 1208 | 32.6 | 222 | 464 | .478 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 127 | 179 | .709 | 99 | 209 | 308 | 8.3 | 105 | 2 | 61 | 111 | 53 | 39 | 571 | 15.4 | |
| TOTAL | 102-70 | 2439 | 23.9 | 412 | 814 | .506 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 278 | 376 | .739 | 208 | 389 | 597 | 5.9 | 206 | 4 | 108 | 195 | 94 | 77 | 1102 | 10.8 | |



















