2019-20: Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Second Team...Missed the first six games of 2019-20 recovering from stress fracture in his right foot...Returned to the lineup and played four minutes vs. Old Dominion on Nov. 25...9 minutes against Nebraska and 16 vs. New Mexico State in the Cayman Islands...13 points (6-6 FG) in just 16 minutes vs. New Mexico State...Team-high 14 points vs. American on Dec. 7...Tallied 11 points, five rebounds and hit three 3-pointers vs. VCU on Jan. 5...11 points, four rebounds, three assists, two steals vs. SBU...Team-high 18 points (6-12 FG) in win at La Salle.
2018-19: 2019 Atlantic 10 Most Improved Player...Named to the All-Atlantic 10 Second Team...NABC District 4 Second Team...Played in all 33 games, started 31...Two-time A-10 Player of the Week (Jan. 14, Jan. 21)...One of just 11 players nationally to average 14+ points, 6+ rebounds, 2.5+ assists and 1.5+ steals...Seven double-doubles...In conference play, Kier led the Patriots in scoring (14.2 ppg) and rebounding (7.6 rpg, 7th in A-10) and was second in 3-point field goal percentage (.383), assists per game (2.8) and steals per game (1.2)...Averaged 23.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and shot 54.8 percent in two A-10 Tournament contests...20 points (7-8 FG, 3-3 3pt FG) vs. Georgia Southern on Nov. 13...Recorded 14 points (4-9 FG) and five assists vs. Morgan State on Nov. 28...Earned 15 points (6-9 FG) and eight rebounds at William & Mary on Dec. 1...Recorded a career-high 32 points, while shooting 80 percent from the floor (12-15 FG) and grabbing four steals vs. Vermont on Dec. 3...Recorded his first double-double of the season, with 16 points and 11 rebounds, while adding a career-best six steals and four assists vs. James Madison...Tallied 12 points, 10 assists and five assists vs. Navy on Dec. 21...15 points (6-14 FG) and two steals at Kansas State on Dec. 29...Tallied 18 points (7-12 FG), 14 rebounds and five assists at Saint Joseph's on Jan. 3...15 points (4-6 3FG) and a tied a career-high 14 rebounds vs. St. Bonaventure on Jan. 6...Posted his fifth double-double of the season, recording 26 points (6-12 FG, 13-14 FT) and 12 rebounds vs. Davidson Jan. 9...Game high 19 points (8-10 FG) along with 10 rebounds at URI...Tallied a game-high 22 points (8-13 FG), grabbed nine rebounds and made 6-of-6 free throws in win at UMass...19 points (7-13 FG), nine rebounds, three assists, three steals vs. Fordham on Jan. 19...Earned his seventh double-double of the season, recording 11 points and 11 rebounds in a win vs. George Washington on Jan. 26...13 points and eight rebounds in a victory vs. La Salle on Feb. 10...Posted 21 points (8-14 FG) and six rebounds at St. Bonaventure...14 points and seven rebounds vs. Duquesne on Feb. 23...Notched 26 points and eight rebounds against George Washington on March 14 and 20 points and seven rebounds against St. Bonaventure on March 15 in the A-10 Tournament.
2017-18: Averaged 11.0 points (third on team) and 4.6 rebounds in 33.2 minutes per game...Started all 33 games...Led the Patriots in steals (42) and was second in assists (77, 2.3 apg)...10+ points in 16 games...Tallied 15 points (5-8 FG) and a game-high four steals in 36 minutes vs. Lafayette on Nov. 10... Notched 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting and hit 6-of-7 free throws in the Nov. 12 game at No. 16 Louisville... 13 points, three assists, three steals vs. Binghamton... Eight rebounds, six assists vs. CSUN on Nov. 18...Tallied 14 points and five assists vs. NC Central on Dec. 9...Notched 12 points to go along with five rebounds vs. Georgia Southern on Dec. 12...Registered a team-high 17 points (9-9 FT) and made a pair of steals vs. Penn State on Dec. 17...Led Mason with 22 points (9-12 FG), 16 of which came in the second half during a comeback win over Morgan State...Paced the Patriots in points (15), rebounds (8) and assists (3) at Rhode Island on Dec. 30...First career double-double (12 points, 10 rebounds) to go along with seven assists in the Jan. 10 win over Saint Joseph’s...Tallied 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting at George Washington...Put together a monster effort with a team-high 27 points on 10-of-15 shooting at Duquesne on Jan. 20...Notched 16 points to go along with nine rebounds, four assists and four steals in the Feb. 3 win at Richmond...Tallied 13 points (4-8 FG) vs. GW on Feb. 10...Recorded 14 points, six assists and five rebounds vs. Dayton on Feb. 14...Team highs in points (19, 9-12 FG) and rebounds (7) at La Salle on Feb. 17...Registered team-high 19 points and grabbed five rebounds at Saint Joseph’s on Feb. 21...Notched 14 points and nine rebounds vs. UMass on Feb. 24...
2016-17: Started 29 of the 33 games he played...Led the Patriots in 3-point field goal percentage (.386)...Averaged 5.8 points and 4.5 rebounds in 27.7 minutes per contest...10 points, six rebounds in win over Kent State (Nov. 22)...Tallied eight points and 10 rebounds vs. Bradley (Nov. 23)...Made all six of his free throw attempts over the final four minutes to help Mason clinch a 54-50 win at Northern Iowa...Registered 11 rebounds to go along with five points in the Dec. 7 win at Penn State...Posted 12 points (2-2 3pt FG) and grabbed three rebounds in the Dec. 12 win over Longwood...Tallied eight points (2-2 3pt FG) vs. VCU on Dec. 30...Seven points (3-4 FG) at Saint Joseph’s on Jan. 10... Recorded nine points (4-7 FG) and three steals in the Jan. 22 win at Richmond... Tallied seven points, four assists and a game-best three steals at UMass on Jan. 28...Notched seven points (3-5 FG) and three rebounds in 24 minutes vs. Duquesne...Eight rebounds, team-high five assists in March 4 game at VCU...Tallied 11 points (3-6 FG) and a pair of assists vs. Loyola (Md.) in the CBI First Round on March 15.
Career Highs
Points: 32 vs. Vermont (12/03/18)
Rebounds: 14, twice (last vs. St. Bonaventure 01/06/19)
Assists: 9 at George Washington (3/9/19)
Steals: 6 vs. James Madison (12/07/18)
Blocks: 2, twice (last vs. Richmond (02/06/19)
FG Made: 12 vs. Vermont (12/03/18)
FG Attempts: 16, twice (last vs Duquesne 2/23/19)
3FG Made: 4 at Saint Joseph's (01/03/19)
3FG Attempts: 9 vs. VCU (01/05/20)
FT Made: 13 vs. Davidson (01/09/19)
FT Attempts: 14 vs. Davidson (01/09/19)
Prep: Two-year basketball letterwinner at Spotswood High School in Virginia… Played under Coach Chad Edwards… Received Valley District Player of the Year First team, Conference 29 Player of the Year First Team, Region 3 West Player of the Year First Team, Consensus First Team All State (VHSL, VHSCA, VA Preps), Daily News Record All Area Player of the Year and Virginia Preps All Underclassman Team honors his junior year… Led the team in efficiency for the second straight season… Led the team in points per game (21.1), rebounds per game (6.7), assists per game (5.1), deflections per game (7.2), recoveries per game (4.8) and free-throw percentage (86 percent) his junior year… Shot 52 percent from the field and 40 percent from 3-point range his junior year… Team went 29-1 and finished second at state his junior year… Earned 1st Team All District and All Conference, 2nd Team All Region and All State, Daily News Record All Area Team and Virginia Preps All Underclassmen Team honors his sophomore year… Led the team in efficiency his sophomore year… Averaged 18.1 points per game, 4.3 rebounds per game and 4.3 assists per game his sophomore year… Led the team in deflections per game (6), recoveries per game (2.9), Field Goal percentage (58 percent) and 3-point field goal percentage (44 percent) his sophomore year… Shot 79 percent from the free-throw line his sophomore year… Team went 28-2 and reached the state semifinals his sophomore year…Hit a game-winning shot in the state semifinals vs Bruton his freshman year… Team went 28-2 and finished second in state his freshman year… Member of the DECA club.
Personal: Justin Kier... Born on May 30, 1998... Son of Keley Kier and grandson of Evelyn Kier... Has one older sibling - Rasheed (20)... Hobbies include dancing, singing, traveling, cooking, and fishing... Majoring in Sport Management.
Pronunciation: Justin KY-er
