Justice Sueing
No. 14 – Ohio State Buckeyes | |
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Position | Small forward |
League | Big Ten Conference |
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Born | Honolulu, Hawaii | March 15, 1999
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
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Justice Sueing Jr. (born March 15, 1999) is an American college basketball player for the Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for the California Golden Bears.[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]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Justice Sueing SF |
Honolulu, Hawaii | Mater Dei (CA) | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Feb 1, 2017 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: — 247Sports: 206 ESPN: — | ||||||
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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.[5] 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]
Career statistics[]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017–18 | California | 32 | 31 | 32.0 | .434 | .311 | .672 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | .5 | 13.8 |
2018–19 | California | 31 | 30 | 34.5 | .432 | .302 | .782 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 | .5 | 14.3 |
2019–20 | Ohio State | |||||||||||
2020–21 | Ohio State | 31 | 31 | 28.3 | .491 | .361 | .750 | 5.5 | 1.5 | .9 | .2 | 10.7 |
Career | 94 | 92 | 31.6 | .447 | .317 | .739 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | .4 | 13.0 |
Personal life[]
Sueing's father, Justice Sr., played college basketball for Hawaii and professionally in Israel and Luxembourg.[2]
References[]
- ^ Gerdeman, Tony. "Cal Leading Scorer Justice Sueing Visiting Ohio State". TheOzone.
- ^ a b Goethals, Sophie. "Poetic Justice: For Justice Sueing, it's more than just a name". The Daily Californian.
- ^ Johnston, Andy. "Justice Sueing has committed to Cal Basketball!". California Golden Blogs.
- ^ "Justice Sueing, Ohio State". 247Sports.
- ^ a b "Justice Sueing College Stats". Sports Reference.
- ^ Gorcey, Ryan. "Justice Sueing's Career-High 27 Not Enough Against Washington". BearTerritory.
- ^ Jardy, Adam. "Ohio State basketball power rankings: No. 13 Justice Sueing". BuckeyeExtra.
- ^ De Los Santos, Justice. "Cal men's basketball's star forward announces his intent to transfer". The Daily Californian.
- ^ Wynn, Sarah. "Ohio State Basketball announces Justice Sueing has transferred from California". ABC6.
- ^ Gulick, Brendan. "Justice Sueing Shines in Ohio State Debut". Buckeyes NowFN.
- ^ Murphy, Patrick (November 18, 2021). "Ohio State's Justice Sueing out for 'extended period of time'". 247 Sports. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
External links[]
- 1999 births
- Living people
- African-American basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball players
- California Golden Bears men's basketball players
- Sportspeople from Honolulu
- Basketball players from Hawaii
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople