#34 - Justin Greene
Position: F
Year: Sr.
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

2011-12 Senior Season                                            

• Named Preseason All-MAC in The Sporting News College Basketball preview.

• Averaged 14.0 points and 6.0 rebounds.

• Led team with 217 rebounds, 68 of them offensively.

 


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

 

 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