Justin Gorham
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.jpg) Gorham with Houston in 2019 | |
| No. 4 – Derthona Basket | |
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| Position | Power forward |
| League | LBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 6, 1998 Columbia, Maryland, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Calvert Hall (Towson, Maryland) |
| College | |
| NBA draft | 2021: undrafted |
| Career history | |
| 2021–2022 | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| 2022–2023 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
| 2023–2024 | Rytas Vilnius |
| 2024–present | Derthona Basket |
| Career highlights | |
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Justin Terrell Gorham (born August 6, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for Derthona Basket of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for the Towson Tigers and the Houston Cougars.
Gorham attended Calvert Hall College High School in Towson, Maryland. A three-star recruit, he committed to playing college basketball for Towson.[1] He was drawn to the program in part due to its proximity, allowing him to be close to his father, who had been diagnosed with duodenal cancer.[2]
College career
As a freshman at Towson, Gorham averaged 2.8 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.[2] He averaged 9.8 points and 6.7 rebounds per game as a sophomore, despite playing through an ankle sprain.[3] For his junior season, Gorham transferred to Houston and sat out for one year due to transfer rules.[4] He improved his shooting ability under the guidance of assistant coach Kellen Sampson.[5] As a junior, Gorham averaged three points and 2.5 rebounds per game.[6]
He became a regular starter in his senior season.[7] On January 3, 2021, Gorham posted 11 points and a career-high 19 rebounds in a 74–60 win over SMU.[8] He collected Second Team All-American Athletic Conference (AAC) honors and was named AAC Most Improved Player at the conclusion of the season.[9] Gorham averaged 8.4 points and 8.6 rebounds per game.[10]
Professional career
After his time at Towson and Houston, Gorham signed on July 15, 2021 with Telekom Baskets Bonn of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[11] In 2021-22 he averaged 9.0 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.[12]
On July 21, 2022, Gorham signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[13]
On March 16, 2023, Gorham signed with Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[14]
On June 25, 2024, he signed with Derthona Basket of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[15]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Towson | 32 | 3 | 10.3 | .521 | – | .452 | 2.8 | .3 | .2 | .0 | 2.8 |
| 2017–18 | Towson | 32 | 9 | 23.0 | .538 | .214 | .709 | 6.7 | .8 | .3 | .2 | 9.8 |
| 2018–19 | Houston |  Redshirt | ||||||||||
| 2019–20 | Houston | 30 | 0 | 12.9 | .341 | .303 | .793 | 2.5 | .5 | .1 | .1 | 3.0 |
| 2020–21 | Houston | 31 | 31 | 27.8 | .495 | .354 | .674 | 8.6 | 1.2 | .8 | .5 | 8.4 |
| Career | 125 | 43 | 18.5 | .493 | .316 | .675 | 5.2 | .7 | .4 | .2 | 6.0 | |