Keith Jensen

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Keith Jensen
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Personal information
Born (1988-01-07) January 7, 1988 (age 36)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
NationalityFilipino / American
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Rancho Bernardo
(San Diego, California)
College NYU (2006–2010)
PBA draft 2012: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Selected by the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Playing career2012–2018
Position Small forward
Career history
2012–2013 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
2013–2014 Barako Bull Energy Cola
2014–2016 GlobalPort Batang Pier
2018 CLS Knights Indonesia

Charles Keith Reyes Jensen (born January 7, 1988) is a Filipino-American former basketball player who last played for the CLS Knights Indonesia of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL).

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Professional career

PBA

Jensen was selected 8th overall in the 2012 PBA draft by Barangay Ginebra San Miguel. [1] In his Ginebra debut, he contributed 13 points on 5-of-7 from the field shooting. [2] As losses started to pile up for Ginebra, he soon found himself losing minutes in the rotation to Rico Maierhofer, Willy Wilson, and Rudy Hatfield. [3]

Jensen would later be traded in the season from Ginebra to Barako Bull for Josh Urbiztondo. [4]

On June 20, 2014 Keith Jensen was traded to GlobalPort Batang Pier in exchange for RR Garcia. [5] He scored a career-high 21 points on 8-of-13 shooting in 28 minutes in a win over the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. [6] [7]

On May 11, 2016, Jensen was traded to the Star Hotshots along with Jonathan Uyloan for center Yousef Taha and for Sophomore Ronald Pascual. [8] However, Jensen did not play a single game for the Hotshots, and on July 30, 2016, he announced that he will be leaving the team to go home to San Diego, where Jensen explains that he will address some personal matters. [9] [10]

ABL

On February 1, 2018, Jensen was signed by ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) club CLS Knights Indonesia, replacing Rudy Lingganay as the team's ASEAN Heritage Import. [11] [12] He debuted with 18 points in 25 minutes off the bench in a win over Westsports Malaysia Dragons. [13]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GSGames 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

[7]

PBA season-by-season averages

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2012–13 Barangay Ginebra / Barako Bull 3112.6.364.242.5622.1.5.1.13.1
2013–14 Barako Bull3216.3.478.383.6841.91.0.2.16.0
2014–15 GlobalPort 3420.9.410.284.5003.5.9.4.26.0
2015–16 GlobalPort2825.0.353.270.7053.41.31.0.66.9
Career12518.6.402.299.6422.7.9.4.25.5

ABL

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 CLS 829.9.430.333.4003.81.31.0.810.2
Career829.9.430.333.4003.81.31.0.810.2

Personal life

Jensen was born to an American father and a Filipino mother from Guadalupe Nuevo. [14] After retiring, he became a mental skills trainer, and set up The Mental Skills Dojo, which teaches business professionals, and athletes at every level. [15] He is also Mental Skills Director for a basketball academy called Team Esface.

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  3. ↑ "Tanquingcen preaches patience as new boys still learning the ropes". Spin.ph. October 22, 2012. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  4. ↑ Ginebra set to acquire Josh Urbiztondo from ousted Barako for Keith Jensen, draft pick Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine InterAKTV
  5. ↑ "GlobalPort set to send RR Garcia to Barako Bull for Keith Jensen in PBA trade".
  6. ↑ Sacamos, Karlo (November 13, 2015). "Yeng Guiao admits Globalport tough to defend after getting extra help outside of Romeo-Pringle duo". Spin.ph. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Keith Jensen Player Profile :: PBA-Online!". Archived from the original on 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
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  9. ↑ "Jensen explains why he will miss rest of PBA season". ABS-CBN News . August 1, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Keith Jensen on Instagram: "In case you were wondering, here's why I haven't been playing #starhotshots #pba"".
  11. ↑ Prasakita, Yoga. "Knights Add Filipino-American Keith Jensen". ASEAN Basketball League . Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  12. ↑ Pramana, Agustinus Edy (January 30, 2018). "Keith Jensen, Pengganti Lingganay di CLS Knights Indonesia" [Keith Jensen Replaces Lingganay In CLS Knights Indonesia]. Jawa Pos (in Indonesian). Retrieved February 4, 2018.
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