Justine Gaziano

Class:
Junior
Position:
Guard
Height:
6-0
Hometown:
Natick, Mass.
High School:
Natick

Career Notes: In the Brown record books, finished her career ranked second in points (1,818 – 10^th in Ivy League history), third in 3-pointers (209), third in field goals (651), fifth in free throws (307), tied for fourth in games started (102), third in points per game (17.2), fourth in 3-point percentage (.367), eighth in field goal percentage (.464), and ninth in free throw percentage (.773) … In career, scored in double figures 89 times, scored 20 or more points 39 times, and scored 30 or more points four times … Earned All-Ivy honors in all four years; the sixth student-athlete in program history to do so … Ranked in the top four in the Ivy League in scoring in all four seasons.

2019-20: Earned Second Team All-Ivy honors … Gained Academic All-Ivy accolades … Served team as captain … Ranked fourth in the Ivy League in points per game (16.5), fourth in 3-point percentage (.357), fifth in 3-pointers per game (2.3), and fourth in minutes per game (33.6) … In Ivy League play only, stood fifth in points per game (16.2), fifth in 3-pointers per game (2.3), and first in minutes per game (35.6) … Scored in double figures 21 times and netted 20 or more points nine times … Played in 26 games with 24 starts … Averaged 33.6 minutes, 16.5 points, and 3.2 rebounds per game … Shot 43.8 percent from the field, 35.7 percent from 3-point distance, and 69.9 percent on free throws … Made three or more 3-pointers in each of 11 games … Scored a season-high 28 points on 10-of-20 field goals and 6-of-14 3-pointers vs. Cornell (Feb. 22) … Tallied 23 points on 9-of-15 field goals vs. Penn (Feb. 14) … Notched 21 points on 8-of-13 field goals and 5-of-8 treys at Penn (Feb. 29) … Netted 21 points vs. Harvard (Mar. 6) … Scored 27 points on 10-of-15 field goals at CCSU (Nov. 14) … Scored 26 points and hit 6-of-12 treys at South Florida (Dec. 30) … Netted 26 points on 9-of-13 field goals at Florida International (Dec. 29) … Scored 24 points and hit 5-of-9 triples vs. Holy Cross (Dec. 1) … Notched 22 points at Longwood (Nov. 16).

2018-19: Earned Honorable Mention All-Ivy honors … Gained Ocean State Tip-Off All-Tournament Team accolades … Won Ivy League Player of the Week on Dec. 3 … Scored her 1,000^th career point against Bucknell (Nov. 25) … Scored 526 points on the season, ranking second on Brown’s single-season points list; became just the third student-athlete in program history to score 500 points in a season … Ranked fourth in field goals made (194), fifth in 3-pointers made (64), and eighth in points per game (17.5) in Brown’s single-season records … Totaled 24 double-figure scoring games, 11 20-point games, one 30-point game, and two double-doubles … Stood second in the Ivy League in points per game (17.5), second in total points (526), second in field goals made (194), first in 3-point percentage (.360), third in minutes per game (34.8), fifth in 3-pointers made (64), fifth in free throws made (74), sixth in 3-pointers per game (2.1), and seventh in offensive rebounds per game (2.4) … Started all 30 games, one of two Bears to do so … Averaged 34.8 minutes, 17.5 points, and 4.7 rebounds per game … Shot 46.0 percent from the field, 36.0 percent from 3-point distance, and 70.5 percent from the free throw line … Added 1.1 assists and 1.0 steals per game … Netted a career-high 35 points vs. Bryant (Dec. 1), ranking sixth in program history in single-game points; made 13-of-18 field goals and 5-of-5 3-pointers … Posted a double-double on 29 points and 11 rebounds vs. New Hampshire (Nov. 15) … Scored 28 points vs. Harvard (Feb. 2), connecting on 10-of-18 field goals and 5-of-10 treys … Dropped 29 points at Chicago State (Dec. 30), hitting 6-of-7 3-pointers … Totaled 27 points and eight rebounds vs. Central Connecticut (Nov. 6) … Registered 26 points and made 4-of-6 treys vs. Columbia (Feb. 16) … Poured in 25 points with seven boards at Rhode Island (Dec. 2) … Netted 24 points at Yale (Jan. 26) … Scored 23 points at Princeton (Feb. 9) … Tallied 23 points and six boards at Holy Cross (Nov. 18) … Scored 21 points vs. Bucknell (Nov. 25).

2017-18: Gained Honorable Mention All-Ivy honors … Earned Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament MVP accolades … Won Ivy League Player of the Week on Dec. 4 … Scored 20 or more points in each of 13 games … Scored in double figures 23 times … Averaged 17.9 points per game, the seventh-highest average in a season in program history … Tallied 465 points, the ninth-most in a single season at Brown … Shot 87.2 percent from the free throw line, the third-best percentage in a single season in program history … Shot 39.7 percent from 3-point distance, the sixth-best percentage in a single season at Brown … Made 50 3-pointers, the ninth-most in a single season in program history … Played in and started 26 games … Ranked first in the Ivy League in free throw percentage (.872), third in points per game (17.9), third in field goal percentage (.486), and third in minutes per game (35.3) … Added 3.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game … Scored a season-high 30 points on 10-of-14 shooting vs. Cornell (Feb. 24); made 4-of-4 3-pointers and 6-of-6 free throws … Posted 28 points on 9-of-13 shooting at Harvard (Jan. 27); made 4-of-6 3-pointers and 6-of-6 free throws … Poured in 25 points on 8-of-10 shooting at Cornell (Feb. 9), sinking 5-of-5 3-pointers and 6-of-6 free throws … Notched 26 points on 11-of-19 shots vs. Bryant (Dec. 3) … Registered 26 points on 9-of-14 field goals and 5-of-5 free throws vs. Boston University (Dec. 22) … Tallied 21 points and connected on 10-of-10 free throws vs. Hampton (Nov. 24) … Won Team Co-MVP honors … Spent 30 days in Samoa from July 7 to August 5 through a Brown University Royce Sport and Society Fellowship.

2016-17: Earned Second Team All-Ivy honors … Gained USBWA National Freshman of the Week and Ivy League Rookie of the Week on Jan. 17 after scoring 33 points at Princeton (Jan. 13) … Ranked second in the Ivy League and led the team with 16.5 points per game … Stood second in the league in field goals made per game (5.9) and third in field goal percentage (47.5) … Played in 24 games with 22 starts, missing six games due to injury … Shot 35.7 percent from the 3-point line and 80.0 percent from the free throw line … Scored in double figures in each of 21 games, netted 20 or more points six times, and eclipsed 30 points twice … Scored 33 points at Princeton (Jan. 13), the eighth-most in a single game in school history, on 13-of-22 shooting … Tallied 30 points on 11-of-17 shooting from the field and 5-of-7 shooting from 3-point distance vs. RIC (Jan. 9) … Poured in 27 points on 11-of-16 shooting and 5-of-5 3-pointers vs. Cornell (Feb. 3) … Scored 24 points vs. Princeton (Feb. 18) and 22 points at Sacred Heart (Nov. 14) … Posted her first collegiate double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds at Morgan State (Dec. 31) … Won the team’s Rookie of the Year award … Garnered the Kate Silver ’86 Award, given to Brown’s most outstanding first-year female student-athlete.

Before Brown: Won Bay State Conference, Herget Division MVP honors in 2014 and 2016 … Earned All-Bay State Conference three times … Finished career as Natick’s all-time leading scorer with 1,278 points … Helped lead the RedHawks to a sectional title and the state finals in 2016 … Garnered Boston Globe All-Scholastic and Boston Herald “Dream Team” accolades as a senior … Took home MetroWest Daily News All-Star laurels as a sophomore, junior, and senior … Averaged over 19 points per game in each of last three seasons … Scored 24.8 points per game as a senior … Played four years for head coach Dan Hinnenkamp at Natick … Competed on the AAU level for Bay State Jaguars and coach Sam Doner; won a national title in 2015 … National Honor Society member.

Personal: Justine is the daughter of Kris and Jack Gaziano … Has two younger siblings, Claire and Matt … Born on April 23, 1998 … Sociology concentrator.

Why Brown? “Brown gives me the opportunity to do what I am most passionate about, which is playing basketball at the highest level, and also to receive an incredible education at a school that encourages me to choose my own path.”

CAREER HIGHS
Points: 35, vs. Bryant (12/1/18)
Rebounds: 12, vs. Morgan State (12/31/16)
Assists: 5, at Dartmouth (2/7/20)
Steals: 3, 4x, last vs. Columbia (2/21/20)
Blocks: 3, vs. Holy Cross (12/1/19)