University of Evansville Athletics

DID YOU KNOW? Justin is the team’s number one ranked musician. He’s an accomplished acoustic guitar player. 2005-06 – Finished his junior year having played in all 86 games of his career...suffered a broken nose in a November exhibition game, slowing his progress...13-for-27 from the field in his last 11 games after going 10-for-36 in his first 18 games...starting forward in the first two games; one of the first frontcourt players off the bench for the remainder of the year...scored a season-high nine points Feb. 7 against Creighton, hitting four of five shots...grabbed four rebounds in three games, and made a pair of assists in four games. 2004-05 – One of UE’s top frontcourt reserves as a sophomore...led UE with nine rebounds Jan. 25 at Illinois State...scored in double figures twice, with a season-high 11 points in Nov. 19 season opener against Central Michigan and 10 in the next game against Coastal Carolina...23-for-25 at the free throw line for the best free throw percentage on the team (.920)...didn’t miss a free throw after Jan. 12...played 20 minutes or more in 12 games. 2003-04 – Played 20 minutes or more in four of UE’s last eight games...scored 29 points at the free throw line in Missouri Valley Conference games, third best on the team behind Clint Cuffle and Matt Webster...shooting improved late in the season...11-for-17 overall from the field and 8-for-12 from three-point range in the Aces’ final five games...scored a career-high 14 at Drake on February 28...pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds December 31 at Indiana State. High School – Honorable mention all-state as a senior...averaged 15.4 points and 6.0 rebounds to help lead Perry Meridian to a 22-5 record...shot 58 percent...first team all-conference and all-Marion County as a junior and senior...helped lead Falcons to sectional championship in 2001...team was 67-23 in his last three seasons...played at Perry Meridian High School for Mark Barnhizer...four-year letterman...played AAU basketball for former Indiana Mr. Basketball Billy Shepherd...AAU teammate of UE’s Matt Webster. Personal – Justin James Petty...born Sept. 3, 1984 in Indianapolis...only child of Guy and Kerry Petty...grandfather, Jim, played basketball at Butler...on target to graduate in May with a degree in secondary education. WHY EVANSVILLE? “It had everything I was looking for, but most of all, the people love basketball.”