Justin Turner (basketball)

Justin Turner (born March 12, 1998) is an American college basketball player for the Bowling Green Falcons of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

Justin Turner
No. 1 – Bowling Green Falcons
PositionShooting guard / Point guard
LeagueMid-American Conference
Personal information
Born (1998-03-12) March 12, 1998
Detroit, Michigan
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolRenaissance
(Detroit, Michigan)
CollegeBowling Green (2016–present)
Career highlights and awards
  • 2x First team All-MAC (2019, 2020)
  • MAC All-Freshman Team (2018)

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
  1. Goricki, David (January 18, 2019). "Ex-Detroit Renaissance star Justin Turner has Bowling Green on the rise". The Detroit News. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  2. "All-Detroit boys basketball teams". Detroit Free Press. April 7, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  3. Hunter, Branden (April 12, 2016). "Justin Turner stays close to home, at Bowling Green". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  4. Daniels, Evan (March 23, 2020). "Long list of schools after Bowling Green transfer Justin Turner". 247Sports.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  5. Piotrowicz, Nicholas (November 2, 2019). "180 is the magic number for BGSU's Justin Turner". The Blade. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  6. 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.
  7. Carle, Jack (February 19, 2019). "Turner hits game winner and 1,000th point". Sentinel-Tribune. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  8. Piotrowicz, Nicholas (May 29, 2019). "Justin Turner reflects on NBA draft process, decision to return". The Blade. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  9. 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.
  10. Daniels, Evan (March 27, 2020). "Graduate transfer Justin Turner cuts his list to six". 247Sports.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  11. "Prized transfer target Justin Turner has Missouri in final four as decision looms". Columbia Missourian. April 5, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  12. Borzello, Jeff (April 13, 2020). "Justin Turner opts to stay at Bowling Green rather than transfer". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
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