2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

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21 Justin Abson

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-9
  • Weight 235
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Pompano Beach, Fla.
  • High School North Broward Prep

Biography

CAREER - 2022-24
» Played 66 games at App State, making 56 starts 
» Shot 61 percent from the field while averaging 7.1 points in his two years 
» Tallied 18 career double-digit point games, with 11 of those coming in his sophomore season 
» Finished with 166 career blocks, putting him third on the all-time list 
» Became the fastest player in program history to reach 100 career blocks (43 games) after swatting away his first shot against Gardner-Webb on Dec. 16, 2023
» Was the first player in program history to reach both 80 and 90 blocks in a season in 2023-24; finished with 96 blocks
» Set the program record for blocks-per-game average in 2023-24 with 2.8 a game
» Anchored a Sun Belt champion defense that posted the league's best scoring defense in both years he was at App State
» Helped pace the Mountaineers to the nation's best blocks-per-game average in the country in 2023-24
» Guided App State to a program record 230 blocks in 2023-24

SOPHOMORE - 2023-24
» Named App State's first Conference Defensive Player of the Year since Nathan Healy in 2012-13
» Blocked 96 shots in 2023-24, the most in a season in program history and the third-most in the country
» Set the program record for blocks-per-game average with 2.8
» Posted each of the four highest block tallies in a single game in the SBC 
» Was the only player in NCAA Division I with at least six six-block games in 2023-24
» Was one of two players (Enrique Freeman, Akron) in NCAA Division I to post a 15-point, 16-rebound, seven-block game in 2023-24, doing so against Georgia State on Feb. 1
» Tied the program record for blocks in a game with eight against JMU on Jan. 27
» Blocked at least two shots in all but 10 games 
» Tallied his first three career double-doubles, including one against Georgia Southern at the SBC Tournament
» Averaged a career-best 7.9 points and 7.1 rebounds
» Had seven games with at least 10 rebounds
» Scored a career-high 20 against Georgia Southern on Feb. 3
» Shot 62 percent from the field, a career-high 
» Drilled two threes 

FRESHMAN - 2022-23
» Appeared in all 32 games, making 23 starts
» Blocked 70 shots, the second-most ever by an App State player in a season and highest ever by a freshman
» Ranked 15th in the nation in blocks per game (2.19)
» Scored a career-high 16 points against Marshall to go along with eight rebounds and three blocks
» Grabbed 13 rebounds against South Alabama in the Sun Belt Tournament
» Averaged 6.2 points per game and 5.9 rebounds while shooting at a team-best 61% clip
» Tallied 38 assists and seven steals
» Scored in double figures seven times

HIGH SCHOOL
Abson was a three-time Sun Sentinel All-Broward County selection, including First Team honors last season. In addition, he was named Second Team 4A All-State by the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches, while playing for North Broward Prep in the 2020-21 season. Last season, he averaged a career-best 16.8 points and 12.0 rebounds, while recording double-doubles in 13 of the 16 games.

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2022-23Freshman

    Forward
    6'9" 235 lbs
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  • 21

    2023-24Sophomore

    Forward
    6'9" 235 lbs
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