Justine Pissott

Pissott attended Red Bank Catholic High School. During her junior year year, she averaged 17.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.3 steals, and 1.1 blocks per game, in a season that was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1] During her senior year she averaged 17.4 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.4 blocks per game. She finished her high school career with 1,058 points in 76 career games, and recorded a school record 182 career three-point field goals. She was ranked a five-star recruit and the No. 11 player in her class by ESPN.^[2] On January 25, 2022, she selected to compete in the 2022 McDonald's All-American Girls Game.^[3]

On October 8, 2020, Pissott committed to play college basketball at Tennessee.^[4] She officially signed her National Letter of Intent on November 10, 2022.^[1] During the 2022–23 season, in her freshman year, she appeared in 27 games off the bench and averaged 2.0 points and 1.0 rebounds per game.^[2]

On May 4, 2023, she transferred to Vanderbilt.^[5] During the 2023–24 season, in her sophomore year, she appeared in 33 games, with 28 starts, and averaged 6.8 points per game and ranked second on the team with 52 made three-pointers. On December 20, 2023, she scored a career-high 17 points against Dayton. During the 2024–25 season, in her junior year, she appeared in 23 games off the bench and averaged 3.6 points per game.^[2] During the 2025–26 season, in her senior year, she averaged 11.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game, all career-highs.^[6]

On April 13, 2026, Pissott was drafted in the second round, 25th overall, by the Indiana Fever in the 2026 WNBA draft.^[7]

Pissott represented the United States at the 2022 FIBA Under-18 Women's Americas Championship where she averaged 6.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists in six games and won a gold medal.^[2][8]

Pissott was born to Jim and Josephine Pissott, and has a twin sister, Georgia, and a younger brother, Robby.^[2]