Kodi Justice
Justice in 2019
No. 21 – Śląsk Wrocław
PositionShooting guard
LeaguePolish Basketball League
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1995-04-03) April 3, 1995
Mesa, Arizona
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High schoolDobson
(Mesa, Arizona)
CollegeArizona State (2014–2018)
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019Parma
2019Zielona Góra
2019–2020Trieste
2020–2021Zadar
2021–presentŚląsk Wrocław
Career highlights and awards

Kodi Andrew Justice (born April 3, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Śląsk Wrocław of the Polish Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Arizona State Sun Devils.

Early life and high school career

Justice began playing basketball on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit in eighth grade. He was a varsity starter at Dobson High School in Mesa, Arizona since his freshman season.[1] As a senior, Justice averaged 15.4 points, 6.8 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game.[2]

College career

Justice played college basketball for Arizona State for four years. He missed the second half of his freshman season with a foot injury.[3] Justice averaged 7.9 points, 2.4 assists, and 2.2 rebounds per game.[4] As a junior, Justice averaged 9.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, shooting 41.7 percent from three-point range. He frequently had to play out of position at power forward due to the lack of size on the team.[5] On November 23, 2017, Justice scored a career-high 28 points in a 92–90 win over Kansas State.[6] He averaged 12.7 points per game as a senior and finished with over 1,000 career points.[7]

Professional career

On July 24, 2018, Justice signed with Russian club Parma of the VTB United League.[8] In 17 appearances, he averaged 10.6 points, 2.3 assists and 1.6 rebounds per game. On March 1, Justice signed with Zielona Góra of the Polish Basketball League and the VTB United League.[9] On August 4, he signed with Pallacanestro Trieste of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[10] Justice was named most valuable player of Round 11 of the LBA after recording 24 points, six rebounds and six assists in a 69–61 victory over Universo Treviso on December 1.[11] He averaged 9.8 points per game in 19 appearances for Trieste.[12] On November 7, 2020, Justice signed with KK Zadar of the HT Premijer liga and the ABA League.[13] He averaged 10.9 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game. On September 5, 2021, Justice signed with Śląsk Wrocław of the Polish Basketball League.[14]

Personal life

Justice has been diagnosed with dyslexia.[15] He did not speak publicly about his struggles with dyslexia until his junior year in college.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Jones, Kaelen (March 3, 2018). "Justice's Senior Day finale a reminder anything is possible". 247Sports. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Schnell, Lindsay (March 7, 2018). "Arizona State's Kodi Justice doesn't let learning disability slow him down". USA Today. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  3. ↑ Metcalfe, Jeff (February 3, 2017). "Steady Kodi Justice delivers for Arizona State basketball". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  4. ↑ Pelton, Connor (November 9, 2016). "ASU Basketball Backcourt Preview: Strong group of guards will be relied upon heavily". House of Sparky. SB Nation. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  5. ↑ Kaelan, Jones (October 2, 2017). "Decision to remain at ASU for final season easy for Kodi Justice". 247 Sports. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  6. ↑ Harris, Jack (November 23, 2017). "ASU downs Kansas State 92-90, moves to 5-0 behind Kodi Justice's 28 points". Rivals. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  7. ↑ Kaye, Jordan (March 20, 2020). "Catching up with Justice, on lockdown in Italy, reminiscing about Guard U". Rivals. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  8. ↑ Johnson, Chancellor (July 24, 2018). "ASU Men's Basketball: Kodi Justice on signing with Parma Basket". Cronkite Sports. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Kodi Justice And Michael Humphrey Join Zielona Gora From Parma". VTB United League. March 1, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  10. ↑ Carchia, Emiliano (August 4, 2019). "Trieste signs Kodi Justice". Sportando. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  11. ↑ Carchia, Emiliano (December 2, 2019). "Serie A, MVP undicesima giornata: Kodi Justice, Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste". Sportando (in Italian). Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Kodi Justice International Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  13. ↑ "UFFICIALE – Lo Zadar annuncia il tiratore Kodi Justice". BasketInside.com (in Italian). November 9, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Kodi Justice (ex Atomeromu) joins Slask". Eurobasket. September 5, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  15. ↑ Andrews, Malika (January 19, 2017). "Basketball has been Kodi Justice's release during life-long bout with dyslexia". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
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