#13 Justine Pissott
Guard/Forward
Class
Sophomore
Height
6-4
Hometown
Toms River, N.J.
High School
Red Bank Catholic
Major
Undeclared
As a Sophomore (2023-24)
- Appeared in 31 games and made 26 starts in her first season at Vanderbilt
- Averaged 6.8 points per game and made a team-high 51 3-pointers
- Averaged a team-best 1.6 made 3-point field goals per game
- Registered double-digit points in six games
- Scored a career-high 17 points against Dayton (Dec. 20)
- Made three or more 3-pointers in nine games
- Shot a team-high 38.6 percent from behind the arc
- Made a career-high five 3-pointers against Dayton (Dec. 20)
As a Freshman – at Tennessee (2022-23)
- Played 27 games as a true freshman at Tennessee
- Tied for seventh on the team with 12 made 3-point field goals
- Scored a career-best 14 points against UCF (12/14/22), hitting a career-high three 3-pointers against the Golden Knights
- Averaged 6.9 minutes per game
- Scored all nine of her points against Wofford by sinking three 3-point field goals in a minute of game time.
- Handed out a career-high four assists against Wright State (12/11/22)
- Helped Tennessee win a pair of NCAA Tournament games against Saint Louis (First Round) and Toledo (Second Round)
USA Basketball
- Won a gold medal with the 2022 USA U18 National Team at the FIBA U18 Women’s Americas Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Averaged 6.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists in a reserve role as the USA went 6-0.
- Scored in double figures twice, firing in 13 vs. Puerto Rico in Group play and knocking down four treys to net 12 points vs. Brazil in the semifinal round.
- Played with the Philadelphia Belles AAU program.
The Pissott File
- Transferred to Vanderbilt after one season at Tennessee
- 11-ranked overall player, No. 2 wing, in the 2022 espnW Top 100
- Ranked as a five star prospect by espnW
- USA TODAY High School Sports ranked her the No. 11 overall prospect in the class of 2022
- 14-ranked overall player, No. 2 wing in the nation, by ProspectsNation.com
- Ranked No. 27 overall by BlueStar Basketball and No. 32 by All Star Girls Report
- McDonald’s All-American (2022)
- WBCA All-American (2022)
- 2022 Jordan Brand Classic participant
- Two-time Jersey Mike’s Naismith Girls’ High School Trophy Watch List (2021 & 2022)
- Rose Classic Super Jam Tournament MVP (2022)
- 2022 Central Division Player of the Year
- 2022 Central Division First Team
- Two-time All-Shore Conference First Team (2021 & 2022)
- Scored 1,058 points in 76 career games at Red Bank Catholic High School
- Hit a RBCHS record 182 career 3-point field goals
- Averaged 17.4 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.4 blocks as a senior
- Led Red Bank to a 23-4 overall record during her final season with the Caseys, guiding them to a semifinals appearance at the 2022 NJSIAA Girls Basketball State Championships
- Full name is Justine P. Pissott
- Born on Feb. 4, 2004, in Brick, N.J.
- Has a twin sister, Georgia (Gia), who plays basketball at the U.S. Naval Academy, and a younger brother, Robby
- Plays the saxophone
- Also played soccer in high school
- Majoring in sport management
- Recipient of the Emily Yoakum Winners’ Circle Scholarship for Forwards.