Justin Greene

Class:
Senior
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:
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

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

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

2011-12 Senior Season

• First Team All-MAC

• First Team NABC District 14

• All-MAC Tournament Team

• MAC East Player of the Week (Jan. 16)

• Averaged 14.0 points and 6.0 rebounds.

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

2010-11 Junior Season

• Associated Press Honorable Mention All-America

• CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major All-America

• CollegeHoops.net Second Team Mid-Major All-America

• MAC Player of the Year

• First Team All-MAC

• First Team NABC District 14

• All-MAC Tournament Team

• Six-time MAC East Player of the Week

• Only player in the MAC ranked in the top 10 in points (6th - 15.4 ppg), rebounds (3rd - 8.3 rpg), blocked shots (5th - 1.4 bpg) and field goal percentage (9th - .478)

• Led the Golden Flashes with 15.4 points and 8.3 rebounds per game

• During the Golden Flashes NIT postseason run, scored the go-ahead basket with five seconds left in an opening round upset at Saint Mary's

• Recorded five straight double-doubles at one point in March and his season total of 13 were the most by a Kent State player in 31 years

• Golden Flashes went 7-1 when he scored 20+ points

• Reached the 1,000 career point plateau in regular season finale vs Akron, Greene making him just the fifth Kent State player to reach the milestone as a junior

2009-10 Sophomore Season

• Second Team All-MAC

•Second Team NABC District14

•Three-time MAC East Player of the Week

• Led the team with 13.6 points and 6.9 rebounds pergame

• Was the only player in the country to increase his 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 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 surpassingTrevor 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 (1.8rpg) 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 points 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 andSecond 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 asenior

• 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 former NBA stars Sebastian Telfair and Stephon Marbury

• His teammate, Lance Stephenson, played at Cincinnati and was a second round selection of the Indiana Pacers in the 2010 NBA Draft

• Did not play organized basketball until his freshman year of high school

Personal
• Born on Aug. 13, 1989

• Parents are Chris and Glenda Greene

• Has two younger siblings Jaman and Trevor Greene

• Majoring in General Studies

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