Justin Greene

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Brooklyn, N.Y.
High School:
Lincoln H.S.

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 fromthe court:
Bowling

Favorite pro sports team:
L.A. Lakers

My teammates laugh at me because of:
My Brooklyn accent

Funniest player on theteam:
Randal Holt, Greg Avlia, Tryee Evans, Myself and CoachFord

I am the best on the team at:
Dressing fly

Talent outside ofbasketball:
Bowling

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

The best thing about CoachFord:
He played the game himself

In 10 years I plan tobe:
Making a lot of money

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

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

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

2010-11 Junior Season
• A.P. Honorable MentionAll-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 aSecond Team Mid-Major All-American by CollegeHoops.net
• Set a single season school record with six MAC East Playerof 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 (TonyBanks, 1991 & 1992) to lead the team in all three categories inconsecutive years
• His 8.3 rebounds per game was the highest average by a KentState player since Jay Peters averaged 8.5 in 1986-87 (24 years)while his 308 total rebounds were the fourth most in school historyand the highest total since Trent Grooms had 319 in 1979-80 (31years)
• Had 13 double-doubles for the highest total at Kent Statesince 1979-80
• His 53 blocks were the third most in a single season inschool history
• Ranked sixth in the MAC in scoring, third in rebounds andfifth in blocks making him the only player in the league ranked inthe top six in all three categories
• Had nine 20-point games for the season in which the GoldenFlashes went 8-1
• Led the team in scoring 15 times (12-3 record) andrebounding 28 times (19-9 record)
• Became the 28th Kent State player to score 1,000 careerpoints when he reached the milestone on March 4 in a win overAkron
• Is one of only five players in school history to accomplishthe feat in his junior year and the first to do so since TrevorHuffman in 2000-01
• Averaged 16.3 points and 10.0 rebounds in three games toearn a spot on the MAC All-Tournament Team
• Was selected for the World Vision ClassicAll-Tournament Team at the start of the yearfollowing a three game span in which he averaged 18.3 points and7.7 rebounds

2009-10 SophomoreSeason

• Second Team All-MAC

•Second Team NABC District14

•Three-time MAC East Player of theWeek

• Led the team with 13.6 points and 6.9 rebounds pergame

• Was the only player in the country to increase himnumbers by more than 10 points, five rebounds and a full assistfrom 2008-09

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

• Was the only Golden Flashes to start all 34games

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

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

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

• His 148 free throws made are the sixth most in schoolhistory and set a Kent State sophomore class record surpassingTrevor Huffman’s previous mark of 138 set in1999-00

• Made 24 consecutive free throws at on point during theseason, giving him the sixth longest streak in schoolhistory

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

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

• Recorded six double-doubles on the year

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

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

• Named to the Santa Clara ClassicAll-Tournament team after averaging 20.5 points and8.5 rebounds in two games.

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

• Averaged 9.0 points and 7.0 rebounds

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

2008-09 Freshman Season

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Prior to Kent State
• Played at traditional basketball power Abraham LincolnHigh where he was a three-time All-PSAL performer

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

• Averaged 11 points and 11 rebounds a game as asenior

• Was a part of three PSAL championship teams

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

• Played in the Jordan Brand Classic regional game inApril 2008

• Played for the high school alma mater of NBA starsSebastian Telfair of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Stephon Marburyof the New York Knicks

• His teammate Lance Stephenson is widely regarded as thenumber one high school player in the nation for the class of2009.

Personal
• Born on Aug. 13, 1989

• Parents are Chris and Glenda Greene

• Has two younger siblings Jaman and TrevorGreene

• Majoring in General Studies with a focus on SportsAdministration

CareerStats

		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