Justin Bessard
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- Height:
- 6-6
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- Weight:
- 215
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- Hometown:
- Los Angeles, Calif.
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- Position:
- F
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- Calabasas HS
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- Previous College:
- Pima CC
Bio
Honors and Awards
- 2018-19, Second team all-NSAA
2018-19 Season (Junior): Earned second team all-NSAA honors … Ranked second on the team in scoring and third in rebounding, averaging 11.8 points and 4.7 rebounds per game … Ranked second on the team with a field goal percentage of 51.9 and hit on 71.1 percent of his free throw attempts … Totaled 23 blocked shots to rank second on the team … Scored in double figures 19 times … Notched a double-double - 11 points, 10 rebounds - in a 59-57 win over Valley City State (Feb. 1) … Scored a season-high 28 points on 12-of-24 shooting at Dickinson State (Feb. 8).
At Pima CC: Spent two seasons at Pima Community College … Helped Pima CC to a pair of regional championships and national runner-up finish during the 2017-18 season.
High School: Graduated from Calabasas High School after starting at Crespi High School … Played four years of varsity basketball … Team captain at Calabasas High School.
Personal: Son of Ralph and Angela Bessard … Majoring in Communications.
Pima Community College Stats:
| Season | School | GP | Pts (Gm) | Reb (Gm) | Asst | Stl | Blk | FG (Pct.) | 3FG (Pct) | FT (Pct) |
| 2015-16 | Pima C.C. | 4 | 31 (7.8) | 20 (5.0) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9-18 (50.0) | 0-0 (N/A) | 13-18 (72.2) |
| 2017-18 | Pima C.C. | 34 | 312 (9.2) | 169 (5.0) | 26 | 22 | 29 | 123-252 (48.8) | 11-34 (32.4) | 55-80 (68.8) |
| Total | 38 | 343 (9.0) |
189 (5.0) |
28 | 23 | 32 | 132-270 (48.9) |
11-34 (32.4) |
68-98 (69.4) |
News mentions
BU saw their season come to an end with a 66-55 defeat to Mayville State in the NSAA Championship Game at the Watertown Civic Arena on Sunday afternoon.
Several Bruins earn individual honors while both men’s and women’s teams were recognized for their regular-season excellence.
Bellevue saw a 16-point halftime lead slip away when Dickinson State tied the game at 48-48 but recovered to hold off the Blue Hawks and advance to tomorrow’s NSAA Championship Game.
After holding Waldorf to just 15 second-half points the top-seeded Bellevue University men's basketball team defeated the eighth-seeded Warriors 60-40 at the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center on Wednesday evening to advance to the North Star Athletic Association semifinals.
Justin Bessard and Josh Meier combined for 36 points to lead the Bellevue University men's basketball team to a 63-46 victory over Dakota State University Saturday night in North Star Athletic Association action at the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center.
Presentation out-scored BU 34-16 over the final 13:11 to jump into sole possession of first place in the North Star.
Dickinson State out-scored BU 14-9 in the second overtime period to eke out a 72-67 victory.
Senior Richard Reed led Bellevue Univerisity with 14 points, including the game-winner with four seconds remaining, as the Bruins remained in first place in the North Star Athletic Association with a 59-57 victory over Valley City State University Friday night in the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center.
Bellevue exorcised some demons in dominating fashion, topping Waldorf 75-49 to earn their first win at Hanson Fieldhouse in NSAA action on Friday evening.
ustin Bessard scored 15 points to lead the balanced Bruin offense as the Bellevue University men's basketball team went above the .500 mark for the first time this season with a 58-50 victory over Waldorf University Saturday night at the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center.
Justin Bessard and Sequan Walker combined for 31 points to lead the Bellevue University men's basketball team to a 64-59 victory over visiting Viterbo University Friday night in North Star Athletic Association action at the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center.
Richard Reed’s buzzer-beating layup gave Bellevue a two-point win over Valley City State in Sunday’s NSAA matinee.
Richard Reed scored a game-high 21 points to lead Bellevue to an 86-81 overtime victory over Mayville State on Friday evening.
Led by Justin Bessard, three Bruins scored in double figures as the Bellevue University men's basketball team battled to a 63-55 victory over visiting Presentation College Saturday night in North Star Athletic Association action at the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center.
Kenny Jackson drained a 15-foot jumper at the buzzer to give visiting Dickinson State University a 64-62 victory over Bellevue University Friday night in North Star Athletic Association action at the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center.
The Bellevue University men's basketball team hit 6-of-7 shots in overtime, including a pair of 3-pointers, as the Bruins upset No. 17-ranked College of the Ozarks, 86-77, to conclude play in the Fairfield Inn and Suites Bruin Classic Saturday afternoon at the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center.
Midland University pulled away late in the second half, ending the game on a 22-14 scoring run, en route to an 87-81 victory over Bellevue University in men's basketball action Friday afternoon at the Fairfield Inn and Suites Bruin Classic in the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center.
Sixth-ranked Briar Cliff University battled back from a 15-point first-half deficit, pulling out a dramatic 76-73 win over Bellevue University Saturday afternoon in non-conference action at the Newman Flanagan Center.
Hastings defeated Bellevue 90-80 in non-conference action on Tuesday evening at Lynn Farrell Arena.
St. Francis attempted 22 more free throws than Bellevue as the Bruins dropped an 83-80 nail-biter on Saturday.
Jake Ludwig scored the final eight points of the game to help Roosevelt rally from a 20-point deficit to edge Bellevue, 63-59.
The #14 Bellevue University men’s basketball team clamped down defensively in the second half en route to an 81-66 win over UNOH.
BU couldn’t overcome a 33-12 spurt by Friends to close the first half as the Bruins fell to the Falcons, 91-73, on Saturday afternoon.
The BU men’s basketball team has been picked first in the NSAA Preseason Poll.
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