Justin Greene

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Brooklyn, N.Y.
High School:
Lincoln

Continues to grow into a formidable post presence following an up-and-down rookie season in 2008-09 ... Has vastly improved his offensive agility and movement ... Did not play organized basketball until his freshman year of high school ... Adds a winning mentality and needed size to the Golden Flashes line-up.

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 ... Undecided on major.