Justinian Jessup

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Justinian Jessup
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Jessup with Boise State in 2020
New Zealand Breakers
Position Shooting guard
League NBL
Personal information
Born (1998-05-23) May 23, 1998 (age 25)
Longmont, Colorado, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school Longmont
(Longmont, Colorado)
College Boise State (2016–2020)
NBA draft 2020: 2nd round, 51st overall pick
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–2022 Illawarra Hawks
2022–2023 Zaragoza
2023–present New Zealand Breakers
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-Mountain West (2020)
  • Third-team All-Mountain West (2019)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Justinian Jessup (born May 23, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the New Zealand Breakers of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Boise State Broncos and was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the 51st overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft.

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Early life and high school career

Jessup lived in Boise during fourth and fifth grades and played club basketball under former Bronco basketball player Roberto Bergersen. [1] He spent long hours in the gym as a small child improving his basketball game. [2]

Jessup lettered four years at Longmont High School. As a junior, he led the team in every major statistical category with averages of 17.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 3.2 steals per game while leading Longmont to the state title game. He was named the 2015 Colorado 4A Player of the Year, Northern League Athlete of the Year, and was selected to the all-state first team. [1]

In his senior season, he was ranked the No. 8 prospect in Colorado. He signed his letter of intent to play for Boise State on September 12, 2015. [3] He averaged 18.3 points and 4.9 rebounds per game and led Longmont to a 25–2 record, while once again being selected to the all-state first team and named the Northern League Athlete of the Year. [1]

College career

In his first nine games for Boise State, Jessup averaged 9.4 points per game. He scored 20 points in a win over Presbyterian, becoming the 11th Bronco freshman to score 20 points in a game. Jessup's play drew comparison to former Boise State player Anthony Drmic. “His feel for the game is so good, and he’s a worker,” coach Leon Rice said. [4]

Jessup averaged 15.0 points per game in the first nine games of his sophomore season and led the team to an 8–1 start. [5] Jessup was publicly reprimanded after his role in a court scuffle in a win against New Mexico on February 6, 2018. [6] He averaged 11.6 points per game as the second option behind Chandler Hutchison and hit 46 percent of his three-point attempts. [7]

As a junior, Jessup led the Broncos in scoring (14.0 points per game), rebounds (4.5 per game), assists (2.7 per game), steals and blocks. [8] Jessup was named to Third-Team All Mountain West following his junior season. [9] He played most of the season through knee pain and had surgery in April 2019. [10]

On December 7, 2019, Jessup set career highs with 27 points and seven 3-pointers, as Boise State defeated the Colorado State Rams 75–64. [11] Jessup made his 276th career three-pointer in a game against UNLV on January 8, 2020, breaking Anthony Drmic's Boise State record. He finished with 18 points to help the Broncos win 73–66. [12] On February 4, 2020 Jessup broke the Mountain West Conference record for career three-pointers when he passed BYU's Jimmer Fredette's mark of 296. [13] At the conclusion of the regular season, Jessup was named to the Second Team All-Mountain West. [14] He averaged 16.0 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game. [15]

Professional career

Illawarra Hawks (2020–2022)

Jessup was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the 51st pick in the 2020 NBA draft. [16] He joined the Illawarra Hawks of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) for the 2020–21 season as part of the league's Next Stars program. [17]

After playing for the Golden State Warriors in the 2021 NBA Summer League, Jessup re-joined the Illawarra Hawks for the 2021–22 NBL season for his second season of his NBL Next Stars contract. [18]

Zaragoza (2022–2023)

After playing for the Warriors in the 2022 NBA Summer League, Jessup joined Basket Zaragoza of the Spanish Liga ACB for the 2022–23 season. [19] He averaged 11.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.1 assists, across 28 games. [20]

New Zealand Breakers (2023–present)

On August 10, 2023, Jessup signed with the New Zealand Breakers for the 2023–24 NBL season, returning to the league for a second stint. [20]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2016–17 Boise State 323123.6.377.355.7672.81.41.0.37.4
2017–18 Boise State 322529.5.465.457.7954.71.81.3.611.6
2018–19 Boise State 333235.5.445.410.7314.52.71.1.514.0
2019–20 Boise State 323236.0.426.397.9594.42.11.4.516.0
Career12912031.2.432.408.8314.12.01.2.512.3

NBL

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2020–21 Illawarra 38−30.9.420.343.7503.71.71.2.613.2
2021–22 Illawarra 28−31.84.450.360.8603.791.641.18.513.33

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