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PLAYER PROFILES JUSTIN BILLINGSLEA #32 Forward • 6-8, 235 • Senior Lithia Springs, Ga. Lithia Springs H.S. AT GEORGIA STATE: Big man who has started 25 games in his first three seasons . Good rebounder and defender who is improving offensively . Can run run the floor and be very active defensively . Will also be looked upon for leadership. Has played in 74 games in three years, averaging 4.1 points and 2.2 rebounds in 15.1 minutes per game . Also has 31 blocked shots . Career field goal percentage of 48.6 percent (126-for-259) . Has nine double-figure scoring games and one double-figure rebounding effort in his career . Most productive season was his sophomore year, when he averaged 7.6 points and 2.5 rebounds. 2006-07: Played in 19 games with three starts, averaging 12.1 minutes per game . Averaged 2.3 points and 2.5 rebounds per game . Added 13 assists, six steals and three blocked shots. Missed the first 10 games of the season before becoming eligible for the Dec. 20 game at Iowa . Season ended prematurely after he broke a finger in practice prior to the CAA Tournament . Just before the injury, had a five-game stretch in which he averaged 4.8 points and 3.8 rebounds. Season highlight was career-best 12 rebounds, including seven on the offensive glass, in the ESPN BracketBuster win over Elon . Saw his first action of the season at Iowa and scored his season-high of seven points . Had six rebounds and three assists in overtime win over UNC Wilmington, when he made one of his three starts . Season high for minutes was 30 in the win over Northeastern, when he contributed four points, six rebounds, two assists and a steal. JUSTIN BILLINGSLEA’S CAREER STATISTICS Season G-GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg 2004-05 26-0 221 8.5 18- 36 .500 0- 1 .000 6- 15 .400 11- 23 34 1.3 12 7 4 42 1.6 2005-06 29-22 669 23.1 90- 170 .529 0- 0 .000 40- 67 .597 33- 51 84 2.9 21 21 8 220 7.6 2006-07 19-3 230 12.1 18- 53 .340 0- 0 .000 8- 18 .444 12- 36 48 2.5 13 3 6 44 2.3 Total 74-25 1120 15.1 126- 259 .486 0- 1 .000 54- 100 .540 56-110 166 2.2 46 31 18 306 4.1 58 GeorgiaStateSports.com PLAYER PROFILES 2005-06: Started 22 of 29 games at center in Georgia State’s first season in the CAA . Averaged 7.6 points and 2.9 rebounds per game . Led the team in field goal percentage (.529 on 90- of-170), was second in blocked shots (21), and fifth in scoring and rebounding. Made his first career start in the season opener against Delaware, also the first CAA game in school history, and scored 16 points on 8-for-13 shooting while contributing four rebounds and three blocked shots . That remains his career best against CAA opponents and the second-best scoring output of his career . Had his career-high with 19 points in win over Savannah State, when he connected on 8-of-13 field goals and 5-of-6 free throws . Scored 14 points on three occasions, against non-league foes Charlotte (7- for-9 FG), Charleston (6-for-6 FG) and Alabama State . Added 13 points at Hofstra (5-of-8 FG). Made better than 50 percent of his shots in 15 games . Had six games with five or more rebounds, including a season-best seven at Hofstra . Contributed 10 points and five rebounds in at James Madison and 14 points and five rebounds at Northeastern . Career-high four blocked shots at Alabama State, as well as three rejections against both Delaware and Hofstra . Blocked two shots in the CAA Tournament game against Final Four team George Mason. 2004-05: As a freshman, saw action in 26 of the 29 games . Averaged 1.6 points and 1.3 rebounds . Also dished out 12 assists, blocked seven shots, and made four steals . Shot 50 percent from the field on the season Recorded the first double-figure game of his college career with a 10-point day vs. conference rival Campbell . Scored eight points at Florida Atlantic and seven points at Troy . Top rebounding games were six boards vs. Lipscomb, five vs. Troy and four vs. Campbell . Had two blocked shots in games vs. Campbell and Florida Atlantic . Played a season-high 27 minutes against Troy, along with 26 minutes vs. Lipscomb and 22 vs. Florida Atlantic. Gained experience by playing against five teams that went on to make the NCAA Tournament field (Kentucky, Texas Tech, Louisiana-Lafayette, Charlotte and Nevada) . Scored the first points of his college career against Kentucky at Rupp Arena on Nov. 26, 2004. Named to the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Academic team for his excellence in the classroom. HIGH SCHOOL: All-region and all-state honorable mention in Class AAAA . Selected for the South squad in the Georgia North-South All-Star game . Averaged 19 points, 11 rebounds and five CAREER HIGHS blocked shots per game for the 22-7 Lithia Springs team Points .................................................................... 19 vs. Savannah State, 1-30-06 coached by Jason Slate, helping his team reach the state playoffs . Averaged 17 points and 10 rebounds as a junior . Field Goals Made ............................................... 8 vs. Delaware, 11-22-05 (13 att.) . “Around the Peach” by Adidas listed him as No. 15 on the list Field Goals Attempted .................................... 13 vs. Delaware, 11-22-05 (8 made) of the Top 25 seniors in the state of Georgia and Free Throws Made ........................................ 5 vs. Savannah State, 1-30-06 (6 att.) HoopScoopOnline.com rated him No. 26 overall in the state at Free Throws Attempted ..........................................9 vs. Iowa, 12-20-06 (3 made) any position. Rebounds .............................................................................. 12 vs. Elon, 2-17-07 Top high school scoring games were a 34-point night vs. Asstists ......................................... 3 vs. Hofstra, 2-9-06; UNC Wilmington, 1-13-07 Hiram as a junior and 29 points as a senior against Forest Park Steals ....................................................................... 2 vs. Florida Atlantic, 2-17-05 . Produced a unique triple-double game as a junior with 25 Blocks ..................................................................... 4 vs. Alabama State, 12-30-05 points, 14 rebounds and 11 blocks vs. rival Douglas County . Minutes ............................................................................ 34 vs. Towson, 2-21-06 . Scored more than half of his team’s total with a 23-point effort 2007-08 Basketball 59 PLAYER PROFILES JUSTIN BILLINGSLEA’S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2006-07 ................. MP FG 3FG FT O- D Rb As TO Bl St Pts VCU ........................ *19 4-7 0-0 1-2 2- 0 2 3 2 1 1 9 @Iowa ...................... 18 2-2 0-0 3-9 0- 4 4 1 2 0 0 7 @Savannah St ........ *25 7-11 0-0 5-6 1- 2 3 0 0 0 1 19 @Clemson ................ 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0- 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 @JMU ..................... *27 3-3 0-0 4-5 1- 4 5 0 3 1 0 10 Drexel........................ 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0- 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 @W&M ................... *17 0-2 0-0 1-4 1- 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 Towson ....................... 3 1-2 0-0 0-1 0- 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Hofstra .................. *23 1-2 0-0 1-2 0- 5 5 2 2 3 0 3 W&M ........................ 18 2-4 0-0 0-0 0- 2 2 0 1 0 0 4 UNCW ..................... *23 1-3 0-0 3-4 0- 3 3 0 2 0 0 5 @Northeastern ........ 10 1-4 0-0 0-0 0- 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 @ODU ....................... 14 0-1 0-0 1-2 0- 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 @UNCW .................. *18 0-2 0-0 2-2 1- 5 6 3 2 0 0 2 @Charleston............. 26 6-6 0-0 2-2 1- 1 2 2 3 1 0 14 @Delaware ............ *14 1-4 0-0 0-0 0- 3 3 0 4 0 1 2 Towson ..................... 24 3-7 0-0 0-0 0- 3 3 0 0 2 0 6 JMU ........................ *10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0- 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 @UNCW .................... 11 1-3 0-0 0-0 1- 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 Hofstra ...................... 5 1-2 0-0 0-0 0- 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 Towson (CAA) .......... 15 4-6 0-0 0-0 2- 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 @W&M ....................... 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0- 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Mason (CAA) ........... 15 1-2 0-0 0-0 0- 2 2 0 1 2 0 2 @ODU ....................... 11 1-4 0-0 0-0 0- 3 3 2 1 0 0 2 UNCW ......................... 9 1-3 0-0 0-0 1- 1 2 0 4 0 1 2 2004-05 ................. MP FG 3FG FT O- D Rb As TO Bl St Pts @VCU ........................... DNP Southern Miss ............ 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ODU .......................... 11 1-2 0-0 1-2 1- 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 @Nevada ................... 7 0-4 0-1 0-0 1- 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 @Towson .................