Justin Turner (basketball)
| No. 1 – Bowling Green Falcons | |
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| Position | Shooting guard / Point guard |
| League | Mid-American Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 12, 1998 Detroit, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Renaissance (Detroit, Michigan) |
| College | Bowling Green (2016–present) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Justin Turner (born March 12, 1998) is an American college basketball player for the Bowling Green Falcons of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).
Early life and high school career
Turner was born and grew up in Detroit, Michigan and attended Renaissance High School.[1] As a senior, he averaged 21 points, seven rebounds, and five assists per game and was named first team All-City and second team All-State.[2][3] He committed to the Bowling Green Falcons over several other Mid-American Conference schools.[3]
College career
Turner played in four games as a true freshman before using a medical redshirt due to a season-ending injury. He was named to the Mid-American Conference (MAC) All-Freshman team and honorable mention all-conference after averaging 15.9 points per game as a redshirt freshman.[4] Turner averaged 18.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game and was named first team All-MAC the following season.[5][6]Turner scored his 1,000th career point on a late layup to help the Falcons to 73-69 win over Akron on February 19, 2019, part of a 23-point performance.[7] He initially declared for the 2019 NBA draft but withdrew after working out for several teams, returning to Bowling Green for his redshirt junior season.[8] Turner was named first team All-MAC for a second straight season after averaging 18.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.[9] After the season Turner entered the transfer portal and was widely considered to be one of the best graduate transfer players available.[10][11] Turner ultimately decided to return to Bowling Green for his redshirt senior season.[12]
References
- ^ Goricki, David (January 18, 2019). "Ex-Detroit Renaissance star Justin Turner has Bowling Green on the rise". The Detroit News. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ "All-Detroit boys basketball teams". Detroit Free Press. April 7, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ a b Hunter, Branden (April 12, 2016). "Justin Turner stays close to home, at Bowling Green". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ Daniels, Evan (March 23, 2020). "Long list of schools after Bowling Green transfer Justin Turner". 247Sports.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ Piotrowicz, Nicholas (November 2, 2019). "180 is the magic number for BGSU's Justin Turner". The Blade. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ Mitchell, Greg (November 4, 2019). "Justin Turner and the Bowling Green Falcons look to cash in on big expectations in an open MAC". MidMajorMadness.com. SB Nation. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ Carle, Jack (February 19, 2019). "Turner hits game winner and 1,000th point". Sentinel-Tribune. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ Piotrowicz, Nicholas (May 29, 2019). "Justin Turner reflects on NBA draft process, decision to return". The Blade. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ Steele, Ben (April 2, 2020). "Marquette has reached out to several transfer players, including Bowling Green's Justin Turner". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ Daniels, Evan (March 27, 2020). "Graduate transfer Justin Turner cuts his list to six". 247Sports.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ "Prized transfer target Justin Turner has Missouri in final four as decision looms". Columbia Missourian. April 5, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ Borzello, Jeff (April 13, 2020). "Justin Turner opts to stay at Bowling Green rather than transfer". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.