Loyola Marymount University Athletics

BRIEFLY... Justice "Juice" Hill played one season at LMU in 2023-24 after previously playing at LSU, Murray State, and Salt Lake Community College... Named First Team All-OVC, NABC All-District 18, OVC All-Tournament, and OVC Tournament MVP while playing for Murray State in 2022.

FIFTH SEASON – LMU (2023-24)
Played in 23 games and made 20 starts in his lone season at LMU… Missed eight games due to a broken hand but still led the team with 97 assists and 4.2 assists per game… Ranked fourth in the West Coast Conference with 4.2 assists per game and eighth in the WCC in total assists at 97… Third on the team and 22^nd in the conference with 11.2 points scored per game… Shot 41.0 percent from the field and 36.3 percent from three… Averaged 29.1 minutes per game, which ranked second on the team and 16^th in the conference… Earned WCC Player of the Week honors after scoring 23 points on 8-for-12 shooting from the field and 5-for-6 from three with 8 assists against Jackson State (11/14) and then 24 points on 7-for-12 from the field, 4-for-6 from three, and a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line against Stephen F. Austin (11/19)… Scored 19 points and was a perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line at Gonzaga (1/30)… Posted a 24-point and 7-assist game in the win at Pacific (2/24)… Closed his career with team-highs 20-points and six rebounds in the WCC Tournament against Portland (3/8).

SENIOR SEASON – LSU (2022-23)
The transfer from Murray State played in 30 games for Coach Matt McMahon with 17 starts … Averaged 5.6 points, 1.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game … Averaged 22.7 minutes per game … 81 assists to 41 turnovers, a 2.0 assist-to-turnover ratio … Six games in double figures, 34 in his career … Had 14 versus Akron (11/22) in the Cayman Islands Classic and 13 against Kansas City (11/9) and 13 at Missouri (2/1) … Had seven games of five assists or more, topped by seven in the opening against Kansas City … Four games with three three-point field goals … Made 27 three-point field goals for the season, 112 for his career … Career best four steals versus Kansas City … Played in 90 games to date, 61 starts … Made the game winning layup with 2.1 seconds left in the Wake Forest game (12/10) at Holiday Hoopsgiving in Atlanta; also had six assists and no turnovers in the game which LSU won, 72-70.
 
JUNIOR SEASON — Murray State (2021-22)
One of the most improved players in all of NCAA Division I in his second season with the Racers … Started all 34 games and had per game averages of 13.4 ppg (8th in the OVC) and 2.2 rpg … Third in the OVC (32nd NCAA) with 173 assists (5.1 apg) … Finished sixth all-time at MSU in assist total for a season … Was 17th in NCAA in assist to turnover ratio at 2.66 … Scored 36 points at Belmont (1/15) on 10-of-19 shooting from the field, including 8-of-11 from the 3-point line and the free throw line … It was the third highest scoring game in the OVC for 2021-22 … He was the 35th player in MSU history to score 36 points or more in a game … Hill posted 25 games in double figures and five of 20 or more points … 28 double figure games to date … Scored 25 points vs. SEMO (12/30), with six three-pointers and had 20 points with five treys, six assists in a win at Memphis (12/10) … Was the OVC Tournament MVP after scoring 21 points against Morehead State (3/5) in the championship game … Had a season-high 10 assists vs. Tennessee Tech (1/27) and doubled with 20 points … Scored 19 points and five treys in the NCAA Tournament win over San Francisco (3/19) … In two seasons at Murray, scored 603 points with a scoring average of 10.1 ppg … 266 assists, fifth all-time for two-year players and 18th all-time … In 60 career games, shot 41.1 percent from the field (219-533), 34.6 percent from three-point range (85-246) and 72.1 percent from the free throw line (80-111)
 
SOPHOMORE SEASON — Murray State (2020-21)
In a pandemic shortened season, saw action in 26 games, starting the first 10 games of the season … Averaged 5.7 points per game, 2.1 assists and 2.0 rebounds and 21.8 minutes on the floor …. Three double figure points games – 17 vs. Austin Peay (12/21), 15 vs. Illinois State (12/5) and 14 vs. SIUE (2/20) … 93 total assists, topped by 11 assists (11/29) vs. Greenville, a game in which he also had 10 rebounds.
 
PRIOR TO DIVISION I
Came to Murray State from Salt Lake Community College in Salt Lake, Utah, where he was named a NJCAA First Team All-American following the 2019-20 season and was named the Region 18 POY … Helped Salt Lake to the Scenic West Athletic Conference championship with a 29-4 record, averaging 13.9 points and 4.3 assists … Led team with 142 assists and made 40 steals … Two double doubles (20 pts., 11 asts.) against Pensacola; 14 pts., 10 asts. vs. Tohono O’odham … In high school, was a multi-sport athlete in football, basketball and track and field at Little Rock Christian … In 2018, named Gatorade POY in football for Arkansas after passing for 3,084 yards and 37 touchdowns … Led Little Rock Christian to the school’s first state football title … Also finished second in the Arkansas State 5A track meet in the high jump (6-2) and fifth in the long jump (21-3) … 3-time All-State in hoops at point guard for Coach Clarence Finley.
 
PERSONAL
Born in Arkadelphia, Arkansas … Parents are Fitzgerald and Cynthia Hill … Father was football recruiting coordinator from 1998-2000 at the University of Arkansas and head coach at San Jose State (2001-04) … Two siblings: Destiny, Faith … Likes to listen to music to relax … Favorite food is pasta.