The University of Akron Athletics
2012-13 Men's Basketball
Blake Justice
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Redshirt
- Hometown:
- Peebles, Ohio
- High School:
- Peebles High School
One of the best shooters in Ohio boys basketball history ...ranks second in career 3-pointers made (314) and 25th in careerpoints (2,183) in the Ohio record books ... is a hard worker, onand off the court ... has good basketball pedigree.
as a Freshman (2011-12): Utilized his redshirtseason.
at Peebles High School: Played all four seasonsfor PHS, averaging 24.2 points/game for his high school career ...finished his career with 314 made 3-point buckets, second-most inthe history of high school basketball in the state of Ohio (329Tyler Engle, Beverly Fort Frye, 2003-2007) ... passed former ZipsNick Dials (2,180), Jamie Bosley (2,077) and Nate Schindewolf(2,076) on the all-time career scoring list for the state of Ohiowith 2,183 points (25th all-time) ... his 13 made 3-pointers in agame are tied for third-most in state history ... was an APAll-State performer all four seasons, including second-team honorsas a senior ... averaged 27.2 points, 4.0 assists, 4.0 steals and5.6 rebounds per game as a senior ... broke the school single-gamescoring record with 50 points ... is the all-time leading scorer inSouthern Hills League history (2,183) ... helped PHS to an 70-20record in four seasons, including three sectional championships ...played in the North-South All-Star Game and Ohio-Kentucky All-StarClassic as a senior ... scored his 1,000th point as a sophomore ...dropped 46 points in his first varsity game as a freshman ... was amember of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Born Dec. 18, 1992, in Hillsboro, Ohio... son of Brett and Billie Jo Lynn Justice ... has one brother andone sister ... his father, Brett, and uncle played basketball atCapital University ... his mother, Billie Jo Lynn, playedbasketball and softball at the University of Rio Grande ...majoring in corporate financial management.
