Kaza Kajami-Keane

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Kaza Kajami-Keane
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Keane in action with Mitteldeutscher BC in 2019
No. 10–Niners Chemnitz
Position Point guard
League Basketball Bundesliga
FIBA Europe Cup
Personal information
Born (1994-01-27) January 27, 1994 (age 30)
Ajax, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian / Jamaican
Listed height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight84 kg (185 lb)
Career information
High school Pickering
(Ajax, Ontario)
College
NBA draft 2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018 Raptors 905
2018–2019 Landstede Zwolle
2019–2020 Mitteldeutscher BC
2020–2023 Le Mans Sarthe
2023–present Niners Chemnitz
Career highlights and awards

Kaza Kajami-Keane (born January 27, 1994) is a Canadian-Jamaican professional basketball player for Niners Chemnitz of the Basketball Bundesliga. He played college basketball for the Illinois State Redbirds, the Cleveland State Vikings and the Carleton Ravens. He has also competed for the Canadian national basketball team.

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Professional career

Raptors 905

Kajami-Keane made his professional debut with Raptors 905 in the NBA G League. In the 2017–18 season, he averaged 6.3 points and 4.2 assists in 18.5 minutes per game.

Landstede Zwolle

In August 2018, Kajami-Keane signed with Landstede Basketbal of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL). [1] On 1 June 2019, Kajami-Keane won the DBL championship with Landstede, the first in club history. [2] Kajami-Keane was named the DBL Play-offs MVP, after averaging 18.3 points and 5.3 assists in 12 playoff games. [3]

Mitteldeutscher BC

On July 31, 2019, Kajami-Keane signed with Mitteldeutscher BC, for sponsorship reasons for the 2019–20 season. [4] With MBC, he would play in the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He averaged 15.2 points, 5.3 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game.

Le Mans Sarthe

On June 8, 2020, Kajami-Keane signed with Le Mans Sarthe of the LNB Pro A. [5] He averaged 12.2 points and 4.1 assists per game. Kajami-Keane re-signed with the team on June 25, 2021. [6]

National team career

On December 3, 2017, Kajami-Keane made his debut in the Canadian national basketball team in a 94–67 win over Brazil at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification stage. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Landstede contracteert Kaza Kajami-Keane". Landstede Basketbal . Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Landstede Basketbal uit Zwolle schrijft sportgeschiedenis met eerste landstitel". De Stentor. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Kajami-Keane MVP Play-Offs". Basketballleague.nl. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Kaza Kajami-Keane verder in Bundesliga". landstedebasketbal.nl. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "Kaza Kajami-Keane joins Le Mans". Sportando. June 8, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Kaza Kajami-Keane re-signs with Le Mans Sarthe Basket". Sportando. June 25, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Kaza Kajami-Keane of Ajax is stepping up with Canadian basketball team". DurhamRegion.com. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
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