Courtesy: San Jose State Athletics	Justin Graham # 5 Guard - G Height: 6-4  Weight: 195 Junior Previous Affiliations    Ripon HS Previous Experience   2L Hometown    Ripon, Calif.
Courtesy: San Jose State Athletics Release: 08/01/2009
AT SAN JOSE STATE: In his fourth season at San Jose State...signed a National Letter-of-Intent during the 2005 Fall signing period...redshirted the 2006-07 season...team representative to the San Jose State University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee in 2007 and 2008...on the San Jose State career lists, he ranks eighth in steals (91) and ninth in assists (218)...set the single-season school record for steals with 51 in 2008-09...25 career double-figure scoring games heading into the 2009-10 season. 2008-09: Only San Jose State player to play and start in all 30 games...led the team in assists (142) and steals (51)...first Spartan in nine seasons to record 100 assists in a season...first San Jose State player in 12 seasons to record at least 100 assists and 100 rebounds (112) in a season...personal best 13 assists in the Northern Colorado win (Dec. 20) - the best one-game effort in the WAC for the season and matches the second highest single-game figure at San Jose State...only Spartan ranked among the WAC's top three in two different statistical categories at the end of the season...second in the WAC in assists per game and third in steals per contest...11 double-figure scoring contests...season scoring high of 19 in the Hawaii win (Jan. 17)...had a six-game streak (Jan. 5-22) in which he scored in double-figures...single-game high of 5 steals in the win at San Diego (Dec. 8). 2007-08 :  Had one of the best seasons for any San Jose State freshman...first San Jose State freshman in 18 years to lead the team in assists (2.9 avg.)...appeared in 26 games and started 25 times...played more minutes than any 2007-08 freshman in the Western Athletic Conference and led the Spartans in average minutes played per game at 31.96...set a San Jose State freshman single-game scoring record with 29 points vs. Hawai’i (1/5/08)...first San Jose State player to score 20 or more points in two games during the season with 20 points against Boise State (2/28/08)...was in double-figure scoring 14 times...had a six-game stretch (12/22/07-1/7/08) scoring in double figures in each contest...third on the team in scoring with his 10.7 average...whirling dervish in the open court who was third in the WAC in steals at 1.54 per game...had two four-steal games and 11 over a three-game span against South Dakota State (12/30/07), at Boise State (1/2/08) and against Hawaii...clutch player in the closing moments who helped the Spartans win in a number of ways...handed off an assist on the game-winning basket at Middle Tennessee (11/15), scoring the game-winning basket against Appalachian State (11/16) and nailed a pair of free throws in the final seconds of the second half to send the Portland State game (12/28) into overtime and a San Jose State victory...averaged 12.3 points per game in the 2007 summer tour of the United Kingdom...leading scorer in the win over the London Leopards at the start of the tour. RIPON HIGH: Lettered in basketball (Coach Rod Wright), football and cross country at Ripon (Calif.) High School...helped his team to 55 wins in his junior and senior seasons...was a two-time “Most Valuable Player” of the Trans-Valley League and Manteca Bulletin “Player of the Year”...was an all-state Division IV selection his senior season...led his team and league in scoring, assists, blocked shots and steals in 2006...averaged 15.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 3.5 steals per game as a senior...averaged 15.9 points, 7.3 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game as a junior...team recorded a 29-3 overall record...led the league in assists and blocked shots, was second in steals and was third in scoring average...was a wide receiver in football and caught 15 passes his junior season. JUSTIN : Communication studies major...his dad, Steve Graham, played the 1987 and 1988 seasons for Cal State Stanislaus and averaged in double-figure scoring each season...dad was an honorable mention all-conference selection in 1987...is a step-grandson of former Phoenix Suns center Neal Walk, the second pick in the 1969 NBA Draft behind UCLA’s Lew Alcindor...born in Turlock, Calif., on September 10, 1988.