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Justin Powell Season 2020-21

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Justin Powell Season 2020-21

PositionG
Weight205 lbs
Height6-6
ClassFreshman
HometownProspect, Ky.

2020-21 (Freshman): Averaged 11.7 points, 6.1 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 0.9 steals in 27.5 minutes per game … played in the first 10 games of the season with seven starts … missed the final 17 games due to injury … shot 42.9 percent from the floor, including 44.2 percent from downtown, and shot 76.5 percent from the charity stripe … in his collegiate debut, scored 17 points and had seven rebounds in an overtime win vs. Saint Joseph’s (Nov. 26) … pulled down six or more rebounds in seven of the 10 games he played in … scored 26 points vs. South Alabama (Dec. 4), which matched an Auburn freshman record for points in a home debut exactly 47 years to the day by Eddie Johnson (Dec. 4, 1974) … in that same game, set Auburn freshman home debut records with nine assists and seven 3-pointers … followed that performance up with another 26-point outing vs. Memphis (Dec. 12) … in that same game, shot 4-of-6 from downtown and contributed eight boards … named the SEC Freshman of the Week on Dec. 14.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Labeled as a four-star prospect by ESPN and a three-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals … tabbed as the No. 76 player in the country by ESPN and No. 151 by 247Sports … selected as the top player from the state of Kentucky by ESPN and the second ranked by 247Sports … tabbed all-state and all-league as a senior after averaging 24.7 points and 8.7 rebounds per game … also shot 59 percent from the floor … was named MVP of King of Bluegrass Holiday Classic … played two years at Trinity High School in Louisville before transferring to Montverde Academy in Florida … played with Indy Heat in the Nike EYBL circuit … averaged 13.2 points and shot 50 percent from the floor including 55 percent from 3 … also averaged 2.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists.