St. John's University Athletics
2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
Cole, Justin
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Jersey Number 23
Justin Cole
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Guard
- Hometown:
- Rockville Centre, N.Y.
- High School:
- Archbishop Molloy
Bio
2019-20
Made eight appearances, all as a reserve… averaged 0.3 points and 0.1 rebounds in 2.0 minutes per game… recorded a steal… made his season debut against Mercer, playing four minutes (Nov. 6)… grabbed a rebound in the team’s win at DePaul (Jan. 25)… played four minutes in the first half against No. 10/11 Creighton, sinking a jumper and registering a steal (March 1)… logged two minutes in the first half of the Red Storm’s regular season finale against Marquette at Madison Square Garden (March 7).
2018-19
Played in six games, averaging 0.8 points in 1.5 minutes per contest… shot 2-of-3 from the field… went 1-of-2 from the line in his season debut against UMES (Nov. 27)… made his lone shot attempt against St. Francis Brooklyn (Dec. 19)… scored two points against Marquette in the BIG EAST Tournament (March 14).
2017-18
Saw action in six games for the Red Storm … averaged 0.7 rebounds in 3.7 minutes per outing … made his season debut against Central Connecticut State (Nov. 14) … grabbed a rebound against Molloy (Nov. 20) … played 10 minutes at Providence, corralling a rebound and coming up with a crucial late-game steal in the second half (March 3).
2016-17
Played in two games for the Red Storm as a walk-on ... made his St. John's debut at Syracuse, grabbing one rebound (Dec. 21) ... saw the floor against Villanova during the BIG EAST Tournament (March 9).
Before College
Two-year captain at Archbishop Molloy… helped lead the Stanners to a CHSAA Brooklyn-Queens Division Championship as a junior.
Personal
Justin Robert Devon Cole … born in Queens, N.Y … son of Andrea and Marlon Cole … has an older sister, Jazmin… a member of the National Honor Society at Molloy … chose St. John’s for its location close to home and its resources to help him become successful in life … aspires to be a physician’s assistant … lists his parents as the people he admires most and Gilbert Arenas as his favorite athlete … on wearing a St. John’s uniform: “It’s an honor wearing a St. John’s uniform because I grew up watching the Red Storm and ever since I was a kid I always used to say that I wanted to play basketball at St. John’s.”
Made eight appearances, all as a reserve… averaged 0.3 points and 0.1 rebounds in 2.0 minutes per game… recorded a steal… made his season debut against Mercer, playing four minutes (Nov. 6)… grabbed a rebound in the team’s win at DePaul (Jan. 25)… played four minutes in the first half against No. 10/11 Creighton, sinking a jumper and registering a steal (March 1)… logged two minutes in the first half of the Red Storm’s regular season finale against Marquette at Madison Square Garden (March 7).
2018-19
Played in six games, averaging 0.8 points in 1.5 minutes per contest… shot 2-of-3 from the field… went 1-of-2 from the line in his season debut against UMES (Nov. 27)… made his lone shot attempt against St. Francis Brooklyn (Dec. 19)… scored two points against Marquette in the BIG EAST Tournament (March 14).
2017-18
Saw action in six games for the Red Storm … averaged 0.7 rebounds in 3.7 minutes per outing … made his season debut against Central Connecticut State (Nov. 14) … grabbed a rebound against Molloy (Nov. 20) … played 10 minutes at Providence, corralling a rebound and coming up with a crucial late-game steal in the second half (March 3).
2016-17
Played in two games for the Red Storm as a walk-on ... made his St. John's debut at Syracuse, grabbing one rebound (Dec. 21) ... saw the floor against Villanova during the BIG EAST Tournament (March 9).
Before College
Two-year captain at Archbishop Molloy… helped lead the Stanners to a CHSAA Brooklyn-Queens Division Championship as a junior.
Personal
Justin Robert Devon Cole … born in Queens, N.Y … son of Andrea and Marlon Cole … has an older sister, Jazmin… a member of the National Honor Society at Molloy … chose St. John’s for its location close to home and its resources to help him become successful in life … aspires to be a physician’s assistant … lists his parents as the people he admires most and Gilbert Arenas as his favorite athlete … on wearing a St. John’s uniform: “It’s an honor wearing a St. John’s uniform because I grew up watching the Red Storm and ever since I was a kid I always used to say that I wanted to play basketball at St. John’s.”