GRADUATE SENIOR (2021-22): After beginning the season as a graduate assistant in academics, Justice was granted eligibility to play one final season on Nov. 10… Married on Nov. 13 and made his first appearance for the Hilltoppers on Nov. 14… Played in 30 games, starting in 26 of those contests… Averaged 14.7 points, the second-most on the team, with 3.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 32.6 minutes per game… Was 10th in the league in points per game, sixth in 3-point field goal percentage and in 3-point field goals made… Scored WKU career-high 27 points on 12 of 15 shooting at Marshall on March 2… Played a WKU career-high 29 minutes at Louisiana Tech, shooting 5 of 7 from the 3-point line… Scored 25 points with five 3-pointers against Louisville on Dec. 18 and was named C-USA Player of the Week for the performance… Named C-USA All-Conference Honorable Mention… Named to C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
GRADUATE SENIOR (2019-20): Played in 27 of 30 games, starting for WKU in 18 contests… Was limited and/or out for about a month of league play because of a bulging disc in his back… Averaged 27.6 minutes, 10.1 points and 1.4 assists per game… Shot 37.3 percent from the field, making 48 of 146 attempts (32.9 percent) from behind the arc and 50 of 64 (78.1 percent) at the free-throw line… Made 6 of 8 3-pointers and scored 23 points against Austin Peay on Nov. 9… Scored 15 points and made two 3-pointers in WKU debut vs. Tennessee Tech on Nov. 5… Transferred to WKU in summer 2019 and was immediately eligible after graduating from IUPUI.
IUPUI: Averaged 18.6 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game as a redshirt junior, and was named to the All-Horizon League second team… Made 90 of 256 3-pointers (35.2 percent) and 135 of 158 free throws (85.4 percent)… Finished the season ranked third in the Horizon League in scoring and was among the league’s top 10 in 3-pointers made, assists, steals, free throws made, free-throw percentage and minutes played… Scored in double-digits in all but three games and scored 20-plus points 14 times… Sat out at IUPUI in 2017-18 as a junior after transferring from Vanderbit.
VANDERBILT: Appeared in seven games as a sophomore before opting to transfer at the close of the fall semester… Appeared in 27 games as a true freshman in 2015-16 while averaging 3.3 points and shooting 38.9 percent from 3-point range.
HIGH SCHOOL: Rated four-star prospect by ESPN coming out of Knott County Central High School and was named both Kentucky Mr. Basketball and Gatorade Player of the Year in 2015… Led his squad to four straight Sweet 16 appearances and averaged 28.5 points per game as a senior… Finished his prep career ranked third in Kentucky high school history in career points (3,588) and made 3-pointers (393).
HILLTOPPERS TO WEAR NUMBER 55:
Marcus Vasquez (1913)
Anthony Sally (2009-2010)
Brian Allenspach (2000-01)
Clarence Martin (1983, 1985-87)
Jon Lawson (1984)
Alex Mosley (1980-82)
Jack Washington (1979)
James Johnson (1976-78)
Mike Fuller (1974-75)
Jerry Bundy (1973)
Jerry Dunn (1971-72)
Steve Cunningham (1964-66)
Ralph Crosthwaite (1957-59)
John McCreary (1937-38)
Harry Hardin (1933-35)
*Note: Justice wore #5 in the 2019-20 season.
