Keith Appling

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Keith Appling
Keith Appling with Erie.JPG
Appling with the Erie BayHawks in 2016
Personal information
Born (1992-02-13) February 13, 1992 (age 32)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Pershing (Detroit, Michigan)
College Michigan State (2010–2014)
NBA draft 2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–2019
Position Point guard
Career history
2014–2015 Los Angeles D-Fenders
2015–2016 Erie BayHawks
2016 Orlando Magic
2018 Cañeros del Este
2018–2019 Abejas de León
2019 Pallacanestro Piacentina
Career highlights and awards
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Stats at Basketball Reference

Keith Damon Appling (born February 13, 1992) is an American former basketball player and convicted murderer. After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Appling appeared sporadically for the Orlando Magic before being waived in 2016. He played college basketball for Michigan State University.

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Early life

Appling played high school basketball at Pershing High School in Detroit. In 2009, as a junior, he led his team to win the Michigan High School Athletic Association Class A Basketball Championship. [1] During the title game, he set a MHSAA Championship Game record by scoring 49 points, [2] beating the previous record of 47 established by Antoine Joubert in 1983. [3] The next year, as a senior, he was the Mr. Basketball of Michigan award winner. [4] At the end of his high school career, he was considered a high-level recruit and was the 34th-ranked player using the RSCI (Recruiting Services Consensus Index) rankings. In his senior campaign, Appling averaged 28 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. [5] He was selected to play in the 2010 McDonald's All-American Boys Game during which he scored 10 points.

College career

As a freshman at MSU, Appling averaged 6.4 points and 2.8 rebounds per game while shooting over 41% from three-point range. In his sophomore year, he averaged 11.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. He earned All-Big Ten third-team honors while leading the Spartans to the Big Ten regular-season and tournament championship. In his junior year, he started every game and led the Spartans in scoring with 13.4 points a game and assists with 3.3 per game while earning All-Big Ten second-team honors. In his senior year, he averaged 11.2 points, 3.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. [6] [7]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Appling joined the Portland Trail Blazers for the 2014 NBA Summer League. On September 23, 2014, he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers, [8] but was later waived on October 20. [9] On November 1, he was acquired by the Los Angeles D-Fenders as an affiliate player of the Lakers. [10] On March 7, 2015, he was traded to the Erie BayHawks in exchange for the returning player rights to Cleveland Melvin. [11] In 38 D-League games in 2014–15 (28 for Los Angeles, 10 for Erie), Appling averaged 10.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 24.4 minutes per game. [12]

In July 2015, Appling joined the Orlando Magic white team for the 2015 NBA Summer League. [13] On September 24, he signed with the Magic, [14] but was later waived by the team on October 19 after appearing in five preseason games. [15] On October 31, he was reacquired by the Erie BayHawks. [16] On January 18, 2016, he signed a 10-day contract with the Magic. [17] He made his NBA debut that night in a 98–81 loss to the Atlanta Hawks, recording two points and one steal in eight minutes of action. [18] On January 29, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Magic. [19] That same day, he was named in the East All-Star team for the 2016 NBA D-League All-Star Game. [20] On February 8, after his contract expired, he was reacquired by the BayHawks. [21] At the season's end, he earned NBA D-League All-Defensive Team honors. [22]

After two years away from the game due to a jail term, Appling returned to basketball for the 2018–19 season, signing with Cañeros del Este of the Dominican Republic. [23] He later joined the Abejas de León of the Mexican league. [24]

He signed with Pallacanestro Piacentina in Italy on March 19, 2019. [25]

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

NBA

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2015–16 Orlando 505.4.250.0001.000.2.2.2.01.2
Career505.4.250.0001.000.2.2.2.01.2

Personal life

Appling is the son of Tottie Williams and majored in sociology. [6]

In July 2017, Appling was sentenced to one year in county jail and four years of probation for carrying a concealed weapon and resisting a police officer. [26] In February 2020, Appling was charged with delivery or manufacture of 19 grams of heroin in a car he was attempting to sell. [27] In May 2021, Appling was arrested for the shooting death of a 66-year-old man in Detroit. [28] On February 13, 2023, Appling pled guilty to second-degree murder and a firearm charge. [29] On March 3, 2023, Appling was sentenced to eighteen to forty years in prison for the second-degree murder and two years for the firearm charge. [30]

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  2. ↑ "MHSAA Record Book". MHSAA.com. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
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  24. ↑ Gómez, Karla Irene (October 22, 2018). "Abejas clava el aguijón a los Soles". La Voz de la Frontera (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  25. ↑ "Keith Appling Signs with Bakery Piacenza". Ballers Abroad. March 19, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  26. ↑ Anderson, Elisha (July 3, 2017). "Ex-MSU star Keith Appling to spend a year in jail". Detroit Free Press . Retrieved February 15, 2020.
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  28. ↑ Salvador, Joseph (May 22, 2021). "Former Michigan State Basketball Star Keith Appling Wanted in Fatal Shooting". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  29. ↑ "Former Michigan State star pleads guilty in 2021 murder case". AP News. February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  30. ↑ "Former Michigan State guard Appling sentenced in murder case". AP News. March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
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