Justin Champagnie

Justin John Champagnie (pronounced sham-PEH-nee) was born in June of 2001 in Staten Island, New York. The forward has two brothers and is the son of Ranford and Christina Champagnie. Ranford played college soccer at St. John's and Justin's brother, Julian, played hoops for St. John's. Champagnie grew up in Brooklyn, where he attended Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School. As a senior, Champagnie earned first-team NYSSWA Class AA all-state honors and delivered 19.8 points per game. Champagnie then committed to the University of Pittsburgh. As a true freshman in 2019-20, Champagnie averaged 12.7 points and 7.0 rebounds per game before a December knee injury forced him to miss roughly four weeks of play. He return in late January and delivered 31 points and 14 boards during an OT win over Duke. At the end of the season, the freshman was named to the First Team All-ACC squad. As a sophomore, Champagnie upped his scoring to 18.0 points per contest and shot 53.6 percent from the field. He then declared for the 2021 NBA Draft, but went unselected. In August of 2021, Champagnie signed a two-way contract with the Toronto Raptors.