Justin Abson

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-9
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Coconut Creek, Fla.
High School:
North Broward Prep
Prev Team:
Appalachian State
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• Recipient of the Thomas & Sara Cooney Scholarship for 2024-25.

2024-25 Season Highlights:
• Logged PT in 28 games, contributing 2.2 points and 2.1 rebounds in 9.5 minutes of action per game.
• Finished third on the team with 22 blocked shots and led Georgia in blocks in seven games.
• Posted five points, five rebounds and three blocks in UGA’s exhibition win over UCF.
• Active on the boards against Texas Southern, with six rebounds in 11 minutes of PT.
• Strong outing against Jacksonville that included season-high tallies of nine points and three blocks.
• More than doubled his season scoring output against Jacksonville, putting up eight points in the first seven contests before posting nine against the Dolphins.
• Came within a point of giving Georgia a seventh double-figure scorer against Jacksonville.
• Posted team-high tallies of nine rebounds, three blocks and two steals against Charleston Southern and – despite not taking a shot from the floor – produced a “+/-” of +24 against the Bucs.
• After averaging 1.6 ppg in the first 15 games of the season – with a pair of DNPs – contributed 5.0 ppg in the next three outings against No. 17 Oklahoma, No. 6 Tennessee and No. 1 Auburn.
• Enjoyed solid minutes against No. 17 Oklahoma, including a hook shot that put Georgia up for good with 10:36 left in the game and an extremely strong “+/-” of +7 in just six minutes of PT.
• Another solid “+/-” at No. 6 Tennessee, a team-best +8 in 10 MP.
• Equaled his season high with nine points in a season-most 21 minutes of action at No. 1 Auburn.
• In upset of No. 3 Florida in Athens, became the first Bulldog to solely lead Georgia in assists, blocks and steals in the same game during the 2024-25 campaign.

Appalachian State Career Highlights:
• Played in 66 games over two seasons, starting 56 contests and compiling 466 points (7.1 ppg), 428 rebounds (6.5 rpg) and 166 blocks (2.5 bpg).
• Notched 18 double-figure scoring games and 10 double-digit rebounding counts, leading to a trio of double-doubles.
• Ranked among the top-20 nationally in blocks as both a freshman (No. 19 at 2.2 bpg) and sophomore (No. 5 at 2.8 bpg).
• Though he only played two seasons in Boone, ranked No. 3 among the Mountaineers’ career leaders for blocks with 166 swatted shots.
• Also ranked No. 3 among App State’s career field goal percentage leaders at .613, connecting on 198-of-323 shots from the floor.

2023-24 Season Highlights:
• Started 33 of 34 games played and averaged 7.9 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.8 blocks in 24.3 minutes of action per game.
• Honored as the 2024 Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year in balloting of league coaches.
• Led the Mountaineers to a nation-leading 6.8 blocked shots per game as a team while ranking fifth individually among national leaders in blocks at 2.8 bpg.
• Was the only Division I player with six six-block performances in 2023-24.
• Helped App State post a school record for victories en route to a 27-7 record and an NIT bid.
• The Mountaineers went 16-2 in Sun Belt play to claim their first outright conference title since 1979.
• Shattered App State’s single-season record for blocked shots with 96 rejections, 21 more than the previous mark.
• Posted the first double-double of his career with 12 points and 10 rebounds in an overtime setback at Oregon State on Nov. 14.
• Collected a career-most 16 rebounds and put up 15 points – equaling his second-highest offensive output of the season – at Georgia State on Feb. 1.
• Equaled the Mountaineers’ single-game record for blocks with eight against James Madison on Jan. 27.
• Poured in a career-high 20 points at Georgia Southern on Feb. 3.

2022-23 Season Highlights:
• Started 23 of 32 games played and contributed 6.2 points, a team-high 5.9 boards and a team-leading 2.2 blocks in 22.5 minutes of PT per contest.
• Also paced the Mountaineers in field goal percentage at .606, knocking down 86 of his 142 attempts.
• Produced seven double-figure scoring outputs, with a season-high 16 points against Marshall on Feb. 2.
• Notched a trio of double-digit rebounding efforts, led by a season-most 13 boards against South Alabama in the Sun Belt Tournament.
• Blocked 70 shots, the most ever by an App State freshmen and third-best single-season tally in school history.
• Led the Mountaineers in rebounding in 12 contests.
• Opened his career with 10 points in 14 minutes of action against Warren Wilson.

High School Career Highlights:
• Coached by Casey Wohlleb at North Broward Prep School.
• Named all-state for Class 4A by the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches as both a junior and a senior.
• Tabbed All-Broward County by the South Florida Sun Sentinel three times, earning first-team honors as a junior and a senior after securing honorable mention status as a sophomore.
• Played in 97 games over four seasons with the Eagles and scored 1,348 points, grabbed 1,074 rebounds, blocked 283 shots and handed out 241 assists.
• Averaged a double-double of 13.9 points and 11.1 points over his career, with additional contributions of 2.9 blocks and 2.5 assists per game.
• Over 97 career contests, posted 77 double-digit scoring outputs, 16 20-point outings and a pair of 30-point performances.
• Notched 64 double-figure rebounding tallies en route to 56 double-doubles.
• Posted career highs of 32 points against Miami Country Day as a senior, 24 rebounds versus Gulliver Prep as a sophomore and 11 blocks against Word of God Christian Academy as a senior.
• As a senior, averaged 14.8 points and 10.0 boards as North Broward compiled a 27-3 record and reached the Round of 16 in the Florida 4A state tournament.
• Recorded a triple-double of 25 points, 14 rebounds and 11 blocks in a 73-71 decision over Word of God Christian Academy on Jan. 21, 2022.
• As a junior, led the Eagles in four major statistics – 16.8 points, 12.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 3.2 blocks per game – to help NBPS to a 14-7 finish and the Round of 16 of the Class 4A state tourney.
• As a sophomore, posted team-high averages of 15.9 points, 12.8 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game as North Broward finished 18-11.
• As a freshman, led the Eagles in rebounding (9.7 rpg) and blocks (2.9 bpg) while finishing third in scoring (8.6 ppg) to help NBPS to a 13-14 record.

Personal:
• Born October 31, 2003, Justin is the son of Cheryl McDonnough and intends to major in Sport Management.