Justice Sueing Explained

Justice Sueing
Position:Small forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lbs:210
League:Polish Basketball League
Team:Czarni Słupsk
Birth Date:15 March 1999
Birth Place:Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
High School:
College:
Career Start:2023
Years1:2023–2024
Team1:Antwerp Giants
Years2:2024–present
Team2:Czarni Słupsk

Justice Lamont Sueing Jr. (born March 15, 1999) is an American college basketball player who plays for Czarni Słupsk in Polish Basketball League. He previously played for the California Golden Bears and the Ohio State Buckeyes.[1]

Early life and high school career

Sueing was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii and attended Maryknoll School in his hometown for his freshman and sophomore year.[2] Sueing moved to California and transferred to Mater Dei High School for his junior and senior year. During his time at Mater Dei, he played with teammates Bol Bol, Spencer Freedman, and Michael Wang. As a junior, Sueing averaged 10.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game. As a senior, Sueing averaged 17 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.5 steals per game.

Recruiting

Sueing was considered a four-star recruit by ESPN and a three-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals. On February 1, 2017, Sueing committed to playing college basketball for California over offers from Utah and Vanderbilt, among others.[3] [4]

College career

California

Sueing started all but one game in his freshman year, playing in all 32 games and averaging 13.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.[5] He scored a career-high 27 points against Washington.[6]

He once again started every game except for one during his sophomore season, playing in all 31 games and averaging 14.3 points and 6 rebounds per game. His best game of the season came against Arizona, when he matched his career-high with 27 points.[7] On April 7, 2019, Sueing announced his intent to transfer from California after former head coach Wyking Jones was fired.[8]

Ohio State

On May 22, 2019, Sueing announced that he was transferring to Ohio State.[9] In his first game at Ohio State, he scored 19 points and had 8 rebounds.[10] As a junior, Sueing averaged 10.7 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.

On November 18, 2021, it was announced that he would miss an extended period of time due to an abdominal injury,[11] which turned out to be the rest of the season. In two games, he averaged 6 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. Following the season, he announced he was taking advantage of the additional season of eligibility granted by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]

Career statistics

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18| style="text-align:left;"| California| 32 || 31 || 32.0 || .434 || .311 || .672 || 5.4 || 1.4 || 1.5 || .5 || 13.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19| style="text-align:left;"| California| 31 || 30 || 34.5 || .432 || .302 || .782 || 6.0 || 2.0 || 1.7 || .5 || 14.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| Ohio State| style="text-align:center;" colspan="11"| Redshirt|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| Ohio State| 31 || 31 || 28.3 || .491 || .361 || .750 || 5.5 || 1.5 || .9 || .2 || 10.7|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22| style="text-align:left;"| Ohio State| 2 || 0 || 15.5 || .385 || .000 || 1.000 || 3.5 || .0 || .5 || .0 || 6.0|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 96 || 92 || 31.3 || .446 || .313 || .740 || 5.6 || 1.6 || 1.4 || .4 || 12.8

Personal life

Sueing's father, Justice Sr., played college basketball for Hawaii and professionally in Israel and Luxembourg.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cal Leading Scorer Justice Sueing Visiting Ohio State. Tony. Gerdeman. TheOzone.
  2. Web site: Poetic Justice: For Justice Sueing, it's more than just a name. Sophie. Goethals. The Daily Californian. 23 February 2018 .
  3. Web site: Justice Sueing has committed to Cal Basketball!. Andy. Johnston. California Golden Blogs.
  4. Web site: Justice Sueing, Ohio State. 247Sports.
  5. Web site: Justice Sueing College Stats. Sports Reference.
  6. Web site: Justice Sueing's Career-High 27 Not Enough Against Washington. Ryan. Gorcey. BearTerritory.
  7. Web site: Ohio State basketball power rankings: No. 13 Justice Sueing. Adam. Jardy. BuckeyeExtra.
  8. Web site: Cal men's basketball's star forward announces his intent to transfer. Justice. De Los Santos. The Daily Californian.
  9. Web site: Ohio State Basketball announces Justice Sueing has transferred from California. Sarah. Wynn. ABC6.
  10. Web site: Justice Sueing Shines in Ohio State Debut. Brendan. Gulick. Buckeyes NowFN.
  11. News: Murphy . Patrick . Ohio State's Justice Sueing out for 'extended period of time' . November 19, 2021 . 247 Sports . November 18, 2021.
  12. Web site: Ohio State Forward Justice Sueing Returning For Extra Season Of Eligibility. Andrew. Lind. Buckeyes NowFN.