2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
Athletic Honors
- 2020-21 All-Sun Belt Preseason Second Team
- 2019-20 All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team
- 2019 2K Empire Classic Riverside Regional All-Tournament Team
- Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week - Nov. 30, 2022
- Career Points (total): 1,157
- Career Assists: 292 (9th)
- Career Points (GSU): 1,028 (23rd)
Academic Honors
• Fall 2021 Athletic Director's Honor Roll
• Spring 2020 Athletic Director's Honor Roll
• Currently majoring in speech communications
2021-22
Started in 24 of 28 games played averaging 11.2 points (22nd in the Sun Belt), 2.6 assists, and 3.2 rebounds per game… Scored 314 points total, shooting 38.5 percent and made 47 3-pointers (11th in the Sun Belt), shooting 35.9 percent from beyond the arc… Averaged 1.4 steals per game picking up 38 total (13th in the Sun Belt) and grabbing 90 rebounds… Dished out 74 assists to bring his Georgia State career total to 292, which ranks 9th all-time…
Finished with career-high six steals and 19 points against Brewton-Parker in opener… Scored 22 points while knocking down four 3-pointers in win over Northeastern… Just missed a career-high with 25 points and five rebounds at High Point to earn Legends Classic All-Tournament Team honors… Shot 4-of-7 from beyond the arc and scored 17 points against Troy… Scored 13 points, grabbed five rebounds, and dished out five assists in win over Georgia Southern, followed up that performance with 14 points including three 3-pointers at Georgia Southern… Finished with 15 points going 5-of-7 from the floor with six rebounds against ULM … Scored 1,000 career points in a GSU uniform in SBC Tournament Quarterfinals against Arkansas State, finishing with eight points… Filled up the stat line with nine points, seven rebounds, and six assists in the SBC Tournament Championship… Contributed across the board once again with 11 points, six rebounds, and five assists in the NCAA Tournament game against Gonzaga.
2020-21
Earned All-Sun Belt Preseason Second Team honors before averaging 13.2 points, a team-high 4.7 assists, and 3.7 rebounds per game as a junior . . . Started all 22 games while averaging 30.5 minutes per contest, shooting 43.8 percent from the floor, 35.0 percent from 3-point range and 73.8 percent from the free throw line . . . Led the team with 35 steals while holding a 2.24 assist/turnover ratio which ranked No. 1 in the conference and No. 54 in the country . . . Ranked 65th in the nation and third in the league in assists per game . . . Ranked 121st in the nation with 1.59 steals per game.
Scored a career-high 26 points and tied a career-high with nine rebounds in a quadruple overtime win over Georgia Tech on opening night of the season while playing 44 minutes . . . Finished with 23 points going 9-of-10 from the floor with five 3-pointers in home opener against Toccoa Falls . . . Garnered first career double-double with 14 points and a career-high 10 assists against Carver . . . Finished with 20 points and six assists against College of Charleston . . . Tied a career-high with five steals at Coastal Carolina . . . Scored a team-high 21 points going 5-of-5 from the line against Georgai Southern . . . Just missed a double-double with 12 points and nine assists against Troy and then a night later just missed another double-double with 13 points and nine assists against the Trojans . . . Just missed a double-double with 17 points and eight rebounds in the Sun Belt Tournament quarterfinals against Arkansas State.
2019-20
Started all 32 games in his first season at GSU averaging 13.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game to earn All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team honors . . . Averaged 30.7 minutes per game while shooting 41.7 percent from the floor, 40.4 percent from 3-point range, and a team-best 86.6 percent from the free throw line . . . Swiped a team-high 49 steals that ranked No. 6 in the Sun Belt Conference and No. 118 in the NCAA . . . Assist/turnover ratio of 1.62 ranked No. 7 in the league and No. 175 in the country . . . Average of 3.6 assists per game ranked No. 7 in the league . . . Total of 1.53 steals per game ranked No. 7 in the league and No. 147 in the nation . . . Made 69 3-pointers which ranked No. 2 on the team, No. 6 in the league, and No. 149 in the country.
Scored 22 points going 7-of-9 from the floor and 7-of-10 from the free throw line at College of Charleston . . . Finished with 15 points, four rebounds, and four assists at Georgetown . . . Named to the 2K Empire Classic Riverside Regional All-Tournament Team after scoring 14 points and tying a career-high with five steals and six rebounds at California Baptist . . . Made four 3-pointers en route to 16 points to go along with four rebounds and three steals against Charlotte . . . Filled up the box score with 13 points, six assists, three rebounds, and three steals at Mercer . . . Tied a career-high with five steals while scoring 16 points and grabbing six rebounds and dishing out six assists against UT Arlington . . . Scored 22 points while also setting career-highs with nine rebounds and seven assists against Middle Georgia State . . . Finished up with 16 points and seven rebounds, including five on offense, at Coastal Carolina . . . Scored a career-high 23 points including seven 3-pointers against ULM . . . Knocked down six 3-pointers and scored 20 points at South Alabama . . . Tied for a team-high with 17 points and three assists at Louisiana . . . Just missed a double-double with nine points and seven rebounds at ULM . . . Led team with 17 points including five 3-pointers with four rebounds and four assists against Appalachian State . . . Scored 17 points and dished out six assists against Coastal Carolina . . . Led team with 21 points going 5-of-8 from 3-point range with four assists against Georgia Southern.
2018-19
Redshirt season after transferring from DePaul per NCAA rules.
2017-18 (DEPAUL)
Played in 30 games as a freshman averaging 4.3 points, 2.1 assists and 1.2 rebounds per game . . . Averaged 15.1 minutes per game while shooting 37.8 percent from the floor, 32.4 percent from 3-point range and 71. 4 percent from the free throw line.
Scored 19 points and added five rebounds and five assists at Illinois . . . Scored 16 points and grabbed four rebounds at Xavier . . . Finished with 10 points, two rebounds and three assists against Seton Hall . . . Finished with nine points, three assists and three rebounds at Seton Hall . . . Dished out a season-high six assists against Villanova.
Prep
Played senior season at Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nev., earning a McDonald’s All-American nomination . . . Led the Pilots to a 33-3 record and No. 3 national ranking by USA Today . . . The Pilots fell to La Lumiere in the Dick’s Sporting Goods Nationals semifinals . . . Findlay Prep was also ranked No. 1 the Pacific Region by USA Today . . . Named to the ‘Iolani Prep Classic All-Tournament Team . . . Prior to Findlay Prep, starred at Pike High School in Indianapolis (same high school as former Panther R.J. Hunter) where he averaged 16.8 points, 3.7 assists and 2.2 steals per game as a junior . . . Rated as a four-star recruit by Scout.com and ESPN.com . . . Selected to the Indiana Junior All-Star team and was a second-team selection to the All-Central Indiana Super Team in 2016 . . . Played for Spiece Indy Heat on the AAU circuit and averaged 11.9 points and 3.2 assists per game during play in the EYBL.
Personal
Full name is Justin Aaron Roberts . . . Born on May 26, 1998, in Indianapolis, Ind. . . . Son of Anthony and Tezra Roberts . . . Has one older brother John . . . Father played football at Ball State . . . Step-mother ran Track at Purdue . . . Hobbies include watching “Martin” and singing.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2018-19Sophomore
Guard
5'10"
165 lbs
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2019-20Redshirt Sophomore
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5'11"
170 lbs
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2020-21Junior
Guard
6'0"
170 lbs
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2021-22Senior
Guard
5'10"
170 lbs
