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Career Accolades
- Two-time AVCA All-America honorable mention (2022, 2023)
- All-MPSF second team (2023)
- All-MPSF honorable mention (2022)
- Two-time MPSF All-Tournament Team (2022, 2023)
- Off the Block - Erik Shoji Award finalist (2022)
- Off the Block - Steve Shondell Award finalist (2022)
- Off the Block National Libero of the Week (Jan. 16, 2023)
- Five-time MPSF Defensive Player of the Week (April 5, 2021, Jan. 10, 2022, Jan. 9, 2023, Jan. 16, 2023, Jan. 23, 2023)
- College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District (2023)
- Four-time MPSF All-Academic (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
- Three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023)
As a Redshirt Senior (2023)
- AVCA All-America honorable mention
- All-MPSF second team
- MPSF All-Tournament Team
- Off the Block National Libero of the Week (Jan. 16)
- Three-time MPSF Defensive Player of the Week (Jan. 9, Jan. 16, Jan. 23)
- CSC Academic All-District
- MPSF All-Academic Team
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Started 27 matches at libero
- Led the MPSF and ranked 12th nationally with 2.10 digs per set
- Notched double-digit digs in eight matches
- Tallied a kill in the season-opener versus Saint Francis (Jan. 6)
- Career-high 19 digs in a win over No. 10 UC Santa Barbara (Jan. 14)
As a Redshirt Junior (2022)
- AVCA All-America honorable mention
- All-MPSF honorable mention
- MPSF All-Tournament Team
- Off the Block - Erik Shoji Award finalist
- Off the Block - Steve Shondell Award finalist
- MPSF Defensive Player of the Week (Jan. 10)
- MPSF All-Academic Team
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Started all 28 matches at libero, averaging 2.18 digs per set
- Ranked third in the MPSF and 15th nationally in digs per set
- Ranked 10th in the MPSF with 0.79 assists per set
- Tallied double-digit digs in 11 matches
- Recorded a kill versus No. 1 Hawai'i (Feb. 5)
- Season-high 16 digs at No. 2 Long Beach State (Feb. 25)
As a Redshirt Sophomore (2021)
- MPSF Defensive Player of the Week (April 5)
- MPSF All-Academic
- Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
- Started all 17 matches at libero
- Only player on the roster to appear in all 61 sets
- Averaged 1.92 digs per set, ranking fourth in the MPSF
- Season-high 14 digs in a win over Concordia (April 3)
- Tallied eight digs and an assist in his postseason debut versus No. 5 Pepperdine (April 22)
As a Redshirt Freshman (2020)
- MPSF All-Academic
- Only player on the roster to appear in all 60 sets, splitting time at libero and setter
- Made 12 starts at libero and five at setter
- Second in the MPSF and 15th nationally with 2.23 digs per set
- Registered a double-double with a career-high 52 assists and a season-best 15 digs against No. 8 Pepperdine (Feb. 6)
- Recorded his first collegiate kill against No. 7 UCLA (Feb. 8)
- Also had a career-high two blocks against the Bruins
- Put down his first career ace versus No. 1 Hawaii (Feb. 15)
As a Freshman (2019)
- Redshirted his first season on The Farm
National Team Experience
- Named to Canada's 2022 VNL roster
- Won a silver medal with the Canadian National Team at the NORCECA Continental Championship in Durango, Mexico (2021)
- Played for the Canadian Junior National Team
- Competed at the U21 NORCECA Championships in Havana, Cuba
- Trained in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Prior to Stanford
- A 2018 graduate of Pickering High School in Ajax, Ontario
- First player from his high school to attend an NCAA Division I school for volleyball
- Played for Durham Attack Volleyball Club
- Captained his club from 2015-18
- Four-time OVA Provincial champions (2014-17)
- Two-time Canadian national champions (2014, 2016)
- USA HP champions (2017)
- Canada Games champions (2017)
- 2018 Ken Davies Award winner
- 2018 Petro Canada FACE program award winner
- Two-time Quest for Gold recipient (2016, 2018)
- OVA All-Star (2016, 2017)
- 2015 USA BJNC Tournament all-star team
- Earned all-district in soccer
- LOSSA West Champion in badminton
Personal
- Son of Raymond and Christine Lui
- Has an older sister, Kayla
- 2010 Canadian Junior National Pokemon Champion
- Full name is Justin Gai-Leun Lui
Career Highs
Statistic | Career High | Opponent | Date |
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Kills | 1 (3X) | last vs. Saint Francis | Jan. 6, 2023 |
Attempts | 2 (2X) | last at Grand Canyon | Feb. 1, 2020 |
Hitting Percentage | 1.000 (1-0-1) (3X) | last vs. Saint Francis | Jan. 6, 2023 |
Assists | 52 | vs. Pepperdine | Feb. 6, 2020 |
Service Aces | 1 | vs. Hawaii | Feb. 15, 2020 |
Digs | 19 | vs. UC Santa Barbara | Jan. 14, 2023 |
Blocks | 2 (2X) | last vs. UCLA | Feb. 8, 2020 |