Justin Keenan

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Justin Keenan
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Keenan with Akita Northern Happinets, in 2018.
Free agent
Position Power forward / center
Personal information
Born (1989-05-02) May 2, 1989 (age 34)
Grand Rapids, Michigan
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school
College Ferris State (2007–2011)
NBA draft 2011: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2012 Institución Atlética Larre Borges
2011–2012 Panteras de Miranda
2012–2013 Club Trouville
2012–2013 Capitanes de Arecibo
2012–2013 Caciques de Humacao
2013–2014 La Union de Formosa
2013–2015 Maratonistas de Coamo
2014–2016 Pioneros de Quintana Roo-Cancun
2015–2016 Indios de Mayagüez
2016–2017 Soles de Mexicali
2016–2017 Atléticos de San Germán
2017–2018 Club San Martín de Corrientes
2017–2018 Santeros de Aguada
2018–2020 [1] Akita Northern Happinets [2] [3]
2020–2023 Gunma Crane Thunders
Career highlights and awards
  • B2 League Champion (2021)
  • FIBA Americas League scoring leader (2015)
  • LNB Sixth Man of the Year (2018)
  • BSN scoring leader (2014)
  • LNPB champion (2016)
  • LNBP Extranjero MVP (2017)
  • LNBP scoring leader (2017)
  • 2× LNPB Best 5 (2015, 2017)
  • 2× LUB scoring leader (2013)
  • LUB Best five (2013)
  • 2× GLIAC Player of the Year (2010, 2011)
  • 3× First-team All-GLIAC (2009–2011)
  • 3X-All American (2009–2011)
  • D2 National Player of the Year (2011)

Justin Anthony Keenan (born May 2, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Gunma Crane Thunders in Japan. [4] [5] He plays at the power forward and center positions.

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Early life and high school career

Keenan was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on May 2, 1989, as the second of three children. [6] He attended Ottawa Hills High School in Grand Rapids, where he was a four-year letterwinner and an all-city selection in football. [6] He was also an all-city selection in basketball and led his team to a 16–4 record while averaging 15 points, 10 rebounds and two assists per game as a senior. [6]

College career

Keenan played college basketball for the NCAA Division II Ferris State Bulldogs. As a freshman, he led his team in points (15.9) and rebounds (6.9) per game. [6] He was named the NCAA Division II National Player of the Year for the 2010–11 season.

College statistics

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2007–08 Ferris State 2927.539.7786.915.9
2008–09Ferris State262530.8.546.200.7597.31.11.20.520.2
2009–10Ferris State292930.8.551.100.6896.91.11.20.420.1
2010–11 Ferris State323233.0.553.500.6859.71.30.80.3 21.6

Professional career

Keenan signed with the Institución Atlética Larre Borges in Uruguay in 2011 and averaged 23 points and 11 rebounds per game in his first season, leading the league in scoring. [7] He had a stint with the Panteras de Miranda in Venezuela before returning to Uruguay to join Club Trouville. [7]

Keenan signed with Gunma Crane Thunders on June 29, 2020. [8]

He was named the 2016–17 LNBP Foreign MVP. [9]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
†Denotes seasons in which Keenan won an championship
*Led the league

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2011–12 Institución Atlética Larre Borges 29 36.9.570.375.79011.223.0* [10]
2011–12 Panteras de Miranda 2229.0.444.000.8336.001.001.500.0010.50
2012–13 Club Trouville 3830.9.540.3509.21.71.326.3*
2012–13 Capitanes de Arecibo 4124.2.556.000.6478.000.000.500.7512.75
2012–13 Caciques de Humacao 3322.0.450.000.5799.001.001.330.339.67
2013–14 La Union de Formosa 444432.3.521.481.7668.500.950.680.1420.05
2013–14 Maratonistas de Coamo 292935.1.488.260.7737.831.660.830.2422.17*
2014–15 Pioneros de Quintana Roo-Cancun 535325.3.624 .378.7346.641.090.550.1718.00
2014–15 Maratonistas de Coamo 241425.8.536.240.7966.211.040.790.2515.96
2015 Pioneros de Quintana Roo-Cancun 8828.5.602.364.7117.001.250.750.12 19.25*
2015–16† Pioneros de Quintana Roo-Cancun 524220.1.594.344.7915.101.190.900.1013.10
2015–16 Indios de Mayagüez 11920.8.492.500.8183.820.550.450.098.36
2016–17 Soles de Mexicali 505031.5.587.408.7947.741.941.100.2424.10*
2016–17 Atléticos de San Germán 413928.2.489.333.7785.372.370.660.2915.12
2017 Soles de Mexicali 6631.4.513.400 .8448.002.330.500.0021.00
2017–18 Club San Martín de Corrientes 55322.2.502.321.7684.650.650.710.1115.96
2017–18 Santeros de Aguada 121226.8.576.471 .8445.251.580.830.0817.17
2017 Club San Martín de Corrientes 3120.3.524.000.6674.330.330.330.0011.33
2018–19 Akita Happinets 535230.2.499.396.7858.71.51.30.122.8
2019–20 Akita Happinets 262628.5.482.348.8156.82.21.90.221.1
2020–21 Gunma Crane Thunders 51222.5.546.338.7666.22.40.60.117.2
2021–22 Gunma Crane Thunders 454025.8.472.421.7546.03.51.20.114.9

Playoff games

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2016–17San German728.7.567.412.6365.42.41.00.314.9
2017–18San Martin Corrientes1819.8.394.233.7644.40.80.60.18.8

Early cup games

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018Akita2125:27.548.111.85710.02.02.00.529.5
2019Akita2224:35.519.167.78610.02.02.00.020.0

Source: Changwon1 Changwon2 Source: Utsunomiya Toyama Sendai

Personal life

Keenan is the son of Vernon Keenan Jr. and Zsa Zsa Keenan. He has his right arm tattooed with the Chinese letters 强者生存 ("The Strong Survive"). [11] He suffered from Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome in 2012. [12]

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