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43 Justus Shelton
Justus Shelton
  • Height:
    6-9
  • Weight:
    195
  • Year:
    Fr
  • Hometown:
    Mars Hill, N.C.
  • Position:
    F
  • Previous School:
    Mountain Heritage
  • gp
    15
  • pts/g
    3.2
  • fg %
    60.0
  • 3pt %
    0.0
  • ft %
    30.0
  • reb/g
    2.4
  • a/g
    0.1

Bio

Career:
2020-2021 will be first year with program.

High School:
Graduated from Mountain Heritage High School in Burnsville, N.C.
Two-time Western Highlands Conference Player of The Year
Averaged 18 points, 10.5 rebounds and 3.5 blocks during his senior year.
Selected to the Annual Blue-White All Star Game.
Has the Highest Field Goal Percentage in School History.

Personal:
Son of Susie and Jackie Shelton
One Brother: Jesse
Mother played four years for the Mars Hill Women’s Basketball Program and went on to play in the inaugural WNBA season with the Charlotte Sting.
Majoring in Business and Education.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Feb 17 at Carson-Newman L, 76-56
Feb 18 Carson-Newman L, 98-66
Feb 20 Newberry L, 82-74
Feb 22 Virginia-Wise
Feb 24 Anderson W, 88-79
Feb 27 at Wingate L, 104-83
  Total Conference
Games 15 14
Games started - -
Minutes 133 125
Minutes per game 8.9 8.9
FG 21-35 21-34
FG Pct 60.0 61.8
3PT 0-3 0-2
3PT Pct 0.0 0.0
FT 6-20 6-20
FT Pct 30.0 30.0
Off rebounds 14 14
Def rebounds 22 20
Total rebounds 36 34
Rebounds per game 2.4 2.4
Personal fouls 10 9
Disqualifications - -
Assists 2 2
Turnovers 5 5
Assist to turnover ratio 0.4 0.4
Steals 0 0
Blocks 9 9
Points 48 48
Points per game 3.2 3.4
Points per 40 min 14.4 15.4

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Dec 9 at Radford L, 98-50 - 8 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 12 at Wingate L, 89-69 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 69-65 - 4 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 17 at Lander   - - - - - - - - -
Dec 19 Catawba L, 83-81 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 16 at Lincoln Memorial   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 23 Queens (N.C.)   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 25 at Lincoln Memorial L, 102-71 - 20 2-3 66.7 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 5
Jan 27 at Limestone W, 74-68 - 9 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Jan 30 at Catawba L, 83-81 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 at Tusculum L, 78-75 - 3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 4 Limestone L, 100-81 - 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 0
Feb 6 Wingate L, 92-70 - 8 3-3 100.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 7
Feb 8 at Virginia-Wise L, 104-85 - 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 10 Tusculum L, 86-65 - 19 5-10 50.0 0-1 0.0 1-5 20.0 11
Feb 11 at Queens (N.C.) L, 95-70 - 14 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 4
Feb 13 at Coker   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 71-65 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 17 at Carson-Newman L, 76-56 - 10 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 2-7 28.6 4
Feb 18 Carson-Newman L, 98-66 - 22 6-10 60.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 12
Feb 20 Newberry L, 82-74 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 22 Virginia-Wise   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 24 Anderson W, 88-79 - 8 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 27 at Wingate L, 104-83 - 8 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Dec 9 at Radford L, 98-50 - 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dec 12 at Wingate L, 89-69 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 69-65 - 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dec 17 at Lander   - - - - - - - - -
Dec 19 Catawba L, 83-81 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 16 at Lincoln Memorial   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 23 Queens (N.C.)   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 25 at Lincoln Memorial L, 102-71 - 20 1 4 5 1 1 0 1
Jan 27 at Limestone W, 74-68 - 9 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Jan 30 at Catawba L, 83-81 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 at Tusculum L, 78-75 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 4 Limestone L, 100-81 - 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Feb 6 Wingate L, 92-70 - 8 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
Feb 8 at Virginia-Wise L, 104-85 - 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Feb 10 Tusculum L, 86-65 - 19 2 4 6 0 0 0 1
Feb 11 at Queens (N.C.) L, 95-70 - 14 3 2 5 0 0 0 0
Feb 13 at Coker   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 71-65 - 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Feb 17 at Carson-Newman L, 76-56 - 10 2 3 5 0 0 0 3
Feb 18 Carson-Newman L, 98-66 - 22 3 2 5 0 1 0 1
Feb 20 Newberry L, 82-74 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 22 Virginia-Wise   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 24 Anderson W, 88-79 - 8 0 1 1 1 1 0 1
Feb 27 at Wingate L, 104-83 - 8 0 2 2 0 0 0 0

Game Log - Ball control extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Dec 9 at Radford L, 98-50 - 0 - -
Dec 12 at Wingate L, 89-69 - - - -
Dec 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 69-65 - 0 - -
Dec 17 at Lander   - - - -
Dec 19 Catawba L, 83-81 - - - -
Jan 16 at Lincoln Memorial   - - - -
Jan 23 Queens (N.C.)   - - - -
Jan 25 at Lincoln Memorial L, 102-71 - 3 - 1.0
Jan 27 at Limestone W, 74-68 - 0 - -
Jan 30 at Catawba L, 83-81 - - - -
Feb 3 at Tusculum L, 78-75 - 1 - -
Feb 4 Limestone L, 100-81 - 0 - -
Feb 6 Wingate L, 92-70 - 0 - 0.0
Feb 8 at Virginia-Wise L, 104-85 - 0 - -
Feb 10 Tusculum L, 86-65 - 0 - -
Feb 11 at Queens (N.C.) L, 95-70 - 0 - -
Feb 13 at Coker   - - - -
Feb 15 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 71-65 - 1 - 0.0
Feb 17 at Carson-Newman L, 76-56 - 2 - -
Feb 18 Carson-Newman L, 98-66 - 2 - 0.0
Feb 20 Newberry L, 82-74 - 0 - -
Feb 22 Virginia-Wise   - - - -
Feb 24 Anderson W, 88-79 - 0 - 1.0
Feb 27 at Wingate L, 104-83 - 1 - -

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 15 8.9 1.4-2.3 0.0-0.2 0.4-1.3 3.2
Conference 14 8.9 1.5-2.4 0.0-0.1 0.4-1.4 3.4
Exhibition 1 8.0 1.0-3.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 2.0
Location            
Home 7 9.4 2.1-3.4 0.0-0.1 0.3-1.1 4.6
Away 8 8.4 0.8-1.4 0.0-0.2 0.5-1.5 2.0
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result            
Wins 2 8.5 1.0-1.5 0.0-0.0 0.5-1.0 2.5
Losses 13 8.9 1.5-2.5 0.0-0.2 0.4-1.4 3.3
Month            
December 1 4.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 2 14.5 1.5-2.5 0.0-0.5 1.0-2.0 4.0
February 12 8.3 1.5-2.5 0.0-0.2 0.3-1.3 3.3

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 15 - 133 21-35 60.0 0-3 0.0 6-20 30.0 48
Conference 14 - 125 21-34 61.8 0-2 0.0 6-20 30.0 48
Exhibition 1 - 8 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Location                    
Home 7 - 66 15-24 62.5 0-1 0.0 2-8 25.0 32
Away 8 - 67 6-11 54.5 0-2 0.0 4-12 33.3 16
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins 2 - 17 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 5
Losses 13 - 116 19-32 59.4 0-3 0.0 5-18 27.8 43
Month                    
December 1 - 4 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
January 2 - 29 3-5 60.0 0-1 0.0 2-4 50.0 8
February 12 - 100 18-30 60.0 0-2 0.0 4-16 25.0 40

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 15 133 8.9 6.3-10.5 0.0-0.9 0.0 1.8-6.0 14.4
Conference 14 125 8.9 6.7-10.9 0.0-0.6 0.0 1.9-6.4 15.4
Exhibition 1 8 8.0 5.0-15.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 10.0
Location                
Home 7 66 9.4 9.1-14.5 0.0-0.6 0.0 1.2-4.8 19.4
Away 8 67 8.4 3.6-6.6 0.0-1.2 0.0 2.4-7.2 9.6
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result                
Wins 2 17 8.5 4.7-7.1 0.0-0.0 - 2.4-4.7 11.8
Losses 13 116 8.9 6.6-11.0 0.0-1.0 0.0 1.7-6.2 14.8
Month                
December 1 4 4.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 2 29 14.5 4.1-6.9 0.0-1.4 0.0 2.8-5.5 11.0
February 12 100 8.3 7.2-12.0 0.0-0.8 0.0 1.6-6.4 16.0

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 15 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.6
Conference 14 1.0 1.4 2.4 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.6
Exhibition 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Location                
Home 7 1.0 1.3 2.3 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.6
Away 8 0.9 1.6 2.5 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.6
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 2 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5
Losses 13 1.0 1.5 2.5 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.6
Month                
December 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
January 2 1.0 2.5 3.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5
February 12 1.0 1.4 2.4 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.6

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 15 - 14 22 36 2 5 0 9
Conference 14 - 14 20 34 2 5 0 9
Exhibition 1 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Location                  
Home 7 - 7 9 16 1 3 0 4
Away 8 - 7 13 20 1 2 0 5
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 2 - 1 2 3 1 1 0 1
Losses 13 - 13 20 33 1 4 0 8
Month                  
December 1 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
January 2 - 2 5 7 1 1 0 1
February 12 - 12 17 29 1 4 0 7

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 15 4.2 6.6 10.8 0.6 1.5 0.0 2.7
Conference 14 4.5 6.4 10.9 0.6 1.6 0.0 2.9
Exhibition 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.0
Location                
Home 7 4.2 5.5 9.7 0.6 1.8 0.0 2.4
Away 8 4.2 7.8 11.9 0.6 1.2 0.0 3.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 2 2.4 4.7 7.1 2.4 2.4 0.0 2.4
Losses 13 4.5 6.9 11.4 0.3 1.4 0.0 2.8
Month                
December 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.0
January 2 2.8 6.9 9.7 1.4 1.4 0.0 1.4
February 12 4.8 6.8 11.6 0.4 1.6 0.0 2.8

News Mentions

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Johnson leads Lions' offense in home contest versus C-N

The Mars Hill men's basketball team (1-14, 1-14 SAC) was defeated 98-66 by the hands of Carson-Newman (13-5, 11-5 SAC) Thursday night.

February 18, 2021

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Daniel records season-high six blocks on road versus Eagles

The Mars Hill men's basketball team (1-13, 1-13 SAC) was downed by a score of 76-56 on the road Wednesday evening versus Carson-Newman (12-5, 10-5...

February 17, 2021

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Strong Tusculum first half holds down Lions

The Mars Hill men's basketball team (1-10, 1-10 SAC) was downed by a score of 86-65 versus Tusculum (9-4, 9-4 SAC) Wednesday night inside Chambers...

February 10, 2021

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Mars Hill felled at home by Bulldogs

The Mars Hill men's basketball team (1-8, 1-8 SAC) was defeated at home versus Wingate (8-6, 8-5 SAC) by a score of 92-70 Saturday afternoon.

February 6, 2021

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Lions knock off Limestone for first win of season

The Mars Hill men's basketball team (1-4, 1-4 SAC) emerged victorious on the road versus Limestone (1-8, 1-8 SAC) Wednesday night by a score of...

January 27, 2021