Christian Keeling Explained

Christian Keeling
Number:55
Position:Shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lbs:180
Team:Kataja Basket
League:Korisliiga
Nationality:American
Birth Date:1 June 1998
Birth Place:Augusta, Georgia
High School:Laney (Augusta, Georgia)
College:
Draft Year:2020
Career Start:2020
Years1:2020–2021
Team1:Glasgow Rocks
Years2:2021–present
Team2:Kataja Basket
Highlights:
  • First-team All-Big South (2019)
  • Second-team All-Big South (2018)
  • Big South All-Freshman Team (2017)

Christian Anthony Keeling (born June 1, 1998) is an American basketball player for the Kataja Basket of the Korisliiga. He played college basketball for the Charleston Southern Buccaneers and the North Carolina Tar Heels.

College career

Charleston Southern

As a freshman, Keeling appeared in 31 games, starting 28 of them. He was named to the Big South All-Freshman Team and was named Big South Freshman of the Week seven times throughout the course of the season. After a successful year as a sophomore, Keeling was named Second Team All-Big South and became the fifth player in league history to score 1,000 points as a sophomore. After a successful junior season for Charleston Southern in which he averaged 18.7 points per game, Keeling announced he was transferring to North Carolina as a graduate transfer.[1] [2]

North Carolina

Keeling became a starting guard at North Carolina as a senior. He scored nine points on 4-of-13 shooting in his first two games as a Tar Heel.[3] As a senior, Keeling averaged 6.4 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.[4]

Professional career

Keeling joined PrimeTime Players in The Basketball Tournament 2020. He scored 25 points and had five rebounds in the 76–74 opening-round loss to Team CP3.[5]

On December 23, 2020, Keeling signed with the Glasgow Rocks of the British Basketball League. He scored 26 points in his debut with the team four days later.[6] [7]

Career statistics

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17| style="text-align:left;"| Charleston Southern| 31 || 28 || 31.2 || .458 || .342 || .781 || 7.1 || 1.4 || .9 || .3 || 17.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18| style="text-align:left;"| Charleston Southern| 28 || 24 || 33.6 || .426 || .315 || .793 || 5.2 || 2.0 || 1.3 || .4 || 17.6|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19| style="text-align:left;"| Charleston Southern| 34 || 27 || 32.2 || .465 || .380 || .778 || 6.9 || 2.8 || 1.3 || .7 || 18.7|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| North Carolina| 33 || 9 || 19.2 || .428 || .320 || .750 || 2.8 || .6 || .5 || .2 || 6.4|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 126 || 88 || 28.9 || .447 || .349 || .781 || 5.5 || 1.7 || 1 || .4 || 14.9

Professional

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| Glasgow Rocks| 20 || 19 || 34.0 || .439 || .330 || .839 || 5.5 || 2.9 || 1.0 || .2 || 17.0|-|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 20 || 19 || 34.0 || .439 || .330 || .839 || 5.5 || 2.9 || 1.0 || .2 || 17.0

Personal life

Keeling's mother Deirdre died of stomach cancer during his junior year in high school. She worked three jobs to support the family.[8] His father Curtis is an assistant coach at Mt. Eden High School, after previously serving as head coach.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018–19 Men's Basketball . Charleston Southern Athletics. July 14, 2019.
  2. Web site: GET TO KNOW A PLAYER: WHAT UNC ADDS WITH GRAD TRANSFER CHRISTIAN KEELING . ACC Sports . July 14, 2019.
  3. News: Hall . Gregory . Roy Williams Live: Christian Keeling's Transition . November 17, 2019 . 247 Sports . November 13, 2019.
  4. Web site: Video: Christian Keeling 2019–20 Season Highlights . Tar Heel Times . March 26, 2020 . March 15, 2020.
  5. News: Martin . Ross . Highlights: Christian Keeling Scores 25 Points in TBT Game . July 9, 2020 . 247 Sports . July 5, 2020.
  6. Web site: Signing news: Rocks complete double signing with North Carolina graduate Christian Keeling. . December 23, 2020. December 27, 2020.
  7. Web site: Match report: Debutant Keeling performance among positives as Rocks fall to top of table Eagles. . December 27, 2020. December 27, 2020.
  8. News: Shelton . David . Freshman star Christian Keeling brings different look to Charleston Southern basketball . November 25, 2020 . . January 17, 2017.
  9. News: Read . Chris . Christian Keeling: A Blue-Collar Kid . November 25, 2020 . 247 Sports . September 18, 2019.