Draft:Elisha Justice


Elisha Justice
Personal information
Born (1990-12-17) December 17, 1990 (age 34)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolShelby Valley High School (Pike County, Kentucky)
CollegeLouisville (2010–2012)
Pikeville (2012–2014)
PositionGuard[1]

Elisha Justice (born December 17, 1990)[2] is an American basketball coach and former player. A native of Dorton, Kentucky[2], he was named the 2010 Kentucky Mr. Basketball[3][4] and was inducted into the Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame in 2022.[5][6]

Early Life

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Justice was born in Dorton, Kentucky on December 17th, 1990, the 2nd of 3 children to Joey and Robin Justice. Justice played for the University of Louisville.[3] He later transferred to the University of Pikeville where he finished his college career.[7]

Coaching career

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Justice became a head boys basketball coach at Pikeville High School in 2016, after becoming a head coach in 2014 at June Buchanan School.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

Honors

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  • Kentucky Mr. Basketball (2010)[3]
  • Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame (2022)[5]


References

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  1. ^ "Elisha Justice - Louisville Cardinals Guard".
  2. ^ a b Proballers. "Elisha Justice, Basketball Player, Stats, Height, Age". Proballers. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Elisha Justice profile". University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
  4. ^ mrandmisskybasketball (December 6, 2019). "Elisha Justice – Shelby Valley – 2010 Mr. KY Basketball". Retrieved September 6, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Elisha Justice". Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame. March 21, 2025. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
  6. ^ Brewer, Courtney Layne (August 14, 2022). "Two mountain natives named to Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame". www.wymt.com. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
  7. ^ "Elisha Justice – UPIKE Athletics". University of Pikeville Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
  8. ^ "Elisha Justice named new head coach at Pikeville High School". Card Chronicle. April 26, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
  9. ^ White, Randy (February 9, 2024). "Justice reaches 200 career wins". Appalachian News-Express. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
  10. ^ "June Buchanan Names Justice New Boys' Basketball Coach - Alice Lloyd College". October 15, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
  11. ^ Rutherford, Mike (April 27, 2016). "Elisha Justice named new boys basketball coach at Pikeville High School". Card Chronicle. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
  12. ^ Sports, High School. "Former Card Elisha Justice lands coaching gig". USA TODAY High School Sports. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
  13. ^ klovern@civitasmedia.com, Kyle Lovern (April 27, 2016). "Elisha Justice named coach at Pikeville". Williamson Daily News. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
  14. ^ Courier-Journal, The. "Former Card Elisha Justice wins district title". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
  15. ^ "Former Shelby Valley Star Elisha Justice gets Head Coaching Job". All Kentucky Sports. October 10, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
  16. ^ Anderson, Scott (October 9, 2014). "June Buchanan Names New Basketball Coach - Nation of Blue". Retrieved September 6, 2025.
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