Justin Cerasoli
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Justin Cerasoli

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.
High School:
West Aurora
Last College:
Mississippi
Height / Weight:
6-5 / 190
Position:
G

2008-09: Ranked second on the team with averages of 11.2 ppg and 2.9 apg, while leading the team with 2.1 spg...his 66 total steals are the most by a Rambler since Earl Brown had 67 in 1997-98...scored in double digits on 19 occasions, topping the 20-point plateau four times...reached double figures in scoring in four straight contests, Feb. 15-27...averaged 15.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 4.6 apg, 1.2 bpg and 2.0 spg over the final five games of the season...started the season by making 32 consecutive free throws...Loyola went 5-2 when he scored 15 or more points...his .940 (47 for 50) free throw percentage is the best ever by a Rambler with 50 or more attempts in a single season...notched 12 points in a victory over Georgia in the Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off...posted a team-high 14 points and had four steals in a loss at No. 11 Purdue...tallied 21 points, seven rebounds, four assists, three blocks and three steals in a victory versus William & Mary and followed that performance with 24 points, five boards, a pair of assists, two blocks and three steals in a loss at UIC...scored a career-best 28 points and added four rebounds, four helpers and five steals in a home win versus Valparaiso...scored 17 points and added four rebounds, five assists and a pair of steals in a victory at No. 15 Butler...totaled 26 points, seven boards, six assists and two blocks versus Bradley...dished out a career-best seven assists and chipped in 13 points, four boards, two blocks and three steals versus UIC in the regular-season finale.

2007-08: Became eligible after the first semester and contributed 9.5 ppg to rank fourth on the club in scoring...reach double figures in scoring in six of his first seven games after becoming eligible...converted 19 of his final 22 (.864) foul shots...tallied 12.1 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.3 apg and 1.0 spg in seven starting assignments...Loyola won the last three games in which he scored in double digits off the bench...tossed in 12 points off the bench at Saint Louis in his Rambler debut...recorded 17 points, six rebounds, five assists and four steals in only 21 minutes versus Saint Mary's (Minn.)...had 12 points and seven boards in a home loss to No. 14 Butler...sprung for a season-high 21 points, six caroms, two assists, a block and a steal at UIC...recorded 16 points in 21 minutes of time in a heartbreaking home loss to Wright State...in Loyola's home finale victory over Valparaiso, accounted for 19 points, seven rebounds, four steals and two blocks...hit all three of his triple tries, and totaled 18 points, four assists and no turnovers in a victory at William & Mary...posted 10.5 ppg in Loyola's wins.

At Mississippi: Played in seven games and averaged 3.4 points, and 1.1 rebounds per game in 2006-07 before transferring after the first semester...tallied a season-high 10 points, four rebounds and three assists in a 69-54 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette...posted seven points against Central Arkansas...tossed in two points at Connecticut.

At Seton Hall: As a freshman in 2004-05, averaged 5.9 ppg, 2.9 rpg and 2.5 apg and shot a team-best 81 percent from the foul line...saw action in 26 of the Pirates' 28 contests and made 10 starts...dropped in a career-best 16 points and chipped in five boards and four helpers against Notre Dame...went for eight points and four rebounds versus Georgetown in the BIG EAST Tournament...recorded his first career double-digit-scoring effort with 10 points, seven caroms, five assists and only one turnover in 30 minutes against Drexel...earned his first career start at Davidson and came up with eight points and six set-ups...registered 10 points, six boards, six assists and five steals in a season-high 35 minutes versus Connecticut.

High School: A standout at West Aurora High School, where he was a teammate of former Illinois star Shaun Pruitt, he ranked as high as the No. 29 senior player in the nation by Athlon's...helped West Aurora to a 32-2 record and a third-place finish at the state tournament as a senior...averaged 11 ppg, 4 rpg and 3 apg as a senior...in his two seasons at West Aurora, the team compiled a dazzling 55-5 ledger...named co-MVP of the Gymrats Midnight Madness East-West All-America games in Voorhees, N.J., prior to his senior campaign...selected to the EA Sports Roundball Classic, which featured many of the nation's top talent...played at Providence St. Mel High School as a freshman and sophomore...high school coach was Gordie Kerkman...played AAU for Ft. Sooy No Limit.