Prep: Lettered in basketball for head coach Brent Mashburn at Sonoraville High School in Calhoun, Ga. … currently holds 12 game, season or career records for the Phoenix ... was an all-state, all-region and all-tournament selection as a senior … averaged 20.1 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 3.0 steals and 2.0 blocks per game during his final season … scored 17 points and dished out 10 assists in his final home game … scored a school-record 1,489 career points, including a school-best 43 in one game … helped the Phoenix to consecutive winning seasons in just their fifth season of existence … was named the Sonoraville High School Player of the Year by the Northwest Georgia Tip-off Club and to the all-area first team following his senior campaign … set a new game record with nine assists to go with his 11 points, four rebounds, and two steals in the 9th Annual Georgia-Tennessee Boys' All-Star Basketball Classic … was also a standout member of the track and field team where he placed second in the region in the long jump and sixth in the state as a junior.

Personal: Full name is Justin Thomas Zachary … is the son of Thomas and Andria Zachary … has an older sister, Amanda, and a younger sister, Ashley … is undecided on a major.