Justin Keenan Explained

Justin Keenan
Position:	Power forward / center
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	8
Weight Lb:	265
Team:	Free agent
Nationality:	American
Birth Date:	1989 5, mf=yes
Birth Place:	Grand Rapids, Michigan
High School:	East Kentwood Ottawa Hills (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
College:	Ferris State (2007–2011)
Draft Year:	2011
Career Start:	2011
Years1:	2011–2012
Team1:	Institución Atlética Larre Borges
Years2:	2011–2012
Team2:	Panteras de Miranda
Years3:	2012–2013
Team3:	Club Trouville
Years4:	2012–2013
Team4:	Capitanes de Arecibo
Years5:	2012–2013
Team5:	Caciques de Humacao
Years6:	2013–2014
Years7:	2013–2015
Years8:	2014–2016
Team8:	Pioneros de Quintana Roo
Years9:	2015–2016
Team9:	Indios de Mayagüez
Years10:	2016–2017
Team10:	Soles de Mexicali
Years11:	2016–2017
Team11:	Atléticos de San Germán
Years12:	2017–2018
Team12:	Club San Martín de Corrientes
Years13:	2017–2018
Team13:	Santeros de Aguada
Years14:	2018–2020^[1]
Team14:	Akita Northern Happinets^[2] ^[3]
Years15:	2020–2023
Team15:	Gunma Crane Thunders
Highlights:	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) 3×-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.

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

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08| style="text-align:left;"| Ferris State| 29 || 27 || ||.539 || || .778|| 6.9 || || || || 15.9|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09| style="text-align:left;"| Ferris State| 26 || 25 || 30.8 || .546 || .200 || .759|| 7.3 ||1.1 || 1.2 || 0.5 || 20.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2009–10| style="text-align:left;"| Ferris State| 29 || 29 || 30.8 || .551 || .100 || .689|| 6.9 ||1.1 || 1.2 || 0.4 || 20.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2010–11| style="text-align:left;"| Ferris State| 32 ||32 || 33.0 || .553 || .500 || .685|| 9.7 ||1.3 || 0.8 || 0.3 || 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

†	Denotes seasons in which Keenan won an championship
	Led the league

Regular season

|-| align="left" | 2011–12| align="left" | Institución Atlética Larre Borges|29 || || 36.9 ||.570 ||.375 || .790 || 11.2 || || || || bgcolor="CFECEC"| 23.0*^[10] |-

| align="left" | 2011–12| align="left" | Panteras de Miranda| 2 || 2 || 29.0 ||.444 || .000 || .833 || 6.00 ||1.00 ||1.50 ||0.00 || 10.50|-| align="left" | 2012–13| align="left" | Club Trouville|38 || ||30.9 ||.540 ||.350 || || 9.2 ||1.7 ||1.3 || || bgcolor="CFECEC"|26.3*|-| align="left" | 2012–13| align="left" | Capitanes de Arecibo| 4 || 1 || 24.2 ||.556 || .000 || .647 || 8.00 ||0.00 ||0.50 ||0.75 || 12.75|-| align="left" | 2012–13| align="left" | Caciques de Humacao| 3 || 3 || 22.0 ||.450 || .000 || .579 || 9.00||1.00 ||1.33 ||0.33 || 9.67|-| align="left" | 2013–14| align="left" | La Union de Formosa| 44 || 44 || 32.3 ||.521 || .481 || .766 || 8.50 ||0.95 ||0.68 ||0.14 || 20.05|-| align="left" | 2013–14| align="left" | Maratonistas de Coamo| 29 || 29 || 35.1 ||.488 || .260 || .773 || 7.83||1.66 ||0.83 ||0.24 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| 22.17*|-| align="left" | 2014–15| align="left" | Pioneros de Quintana Roo-Cancun| 53 || 53 || 25.3 ||.624 || .378 || .734 || 6.64||1.09 ||0.55 ||0.17 || 18.00|-| align="left" | 2014–15| align="left" | Maratonistas de Coamo| 24 || 14 || 25.8 ||.536 || .240 || .796 || 6.21||1.04 ||0.79 ||0.25 || 15.96|-| align="left" | 2015| align="left" | Pioneros de Quintana Roo-Cancun| 8 || 8 || 28.5 ||.602 || .364 || .711 || 7.00||1.25 ||0.75 ||0.12 || bgcolor="CFECEC"|19.25*|-| align="left" style="background-color:#afe6ba; border: 1px solid gray" | 2015–16†| align="left" | Pioneros de Quintana Roo-Cancun| 52 || 42 || 20.1 ||.594 || .344 || .791 || 5.10||1.19 ||0.90 ||0.10 || 13.10|-| align="left" | 2015–16| align="left" | Indios de Mayagüez| 11 || 9 || 20.8 ||.492 || .500 || .818 || 3.82||0.55 ||0.45 ||0.09 || 8.36|-| align="left" | 2016–17| align="left" | Soles de Mexicali| 50 || 50 || 31.5 ||.587 || .408 || .794 || 7.74||1.94 ||1.10 ||0.24 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| 24.10*|-| align="left" | 2016–17| align="left" | Atléticos de San Germán| 41 || 39 || 28.2 ||.489 || .333 || .778 || 5.37||2.37 ||0.66 ||0.29 || 15.12|-| align="left" | 2017| align="left" | Soles de Mexicali| 6 || 6 || 31.4 ||.513 || .400 || .844 || 8.00||2.33 ||0.50 ||0.00 || 21.00|-| align="left" | 2017–18| align="left" | Club San Martín de Corrientes| 55 || 3 || 22.2 ||.502 || .321 || .768 || 4.65||0.65 ||0.71 ||0.11 || 15.96|-| align="left" | 2017–18| align="left" | Santeros de Aguada| 12 || 12 || 26.8 ||.576 || .471 || .844 || 5.25||1.58 ||0.83 ||0.08 || 17.17|-| align="left" | 2017| align="left" | Club San Martín de Corrientes| 3 || 1 || 20.3 ||.524 || .000 || .667 || 4.33||0.33 ||0.33 ||0.00 || 11.33|-| align="left" | 2018–19| align="left" | Akita Happinets|53 ||52 || 30.2 || .499 || .396 || .785 || 8.7 ||1.5 || 1.3 || 0.1 ||22.8|-| align="left" | 2019–20| align="left" | Akita Happinets|26 ||26 || 28.5 || .482 || .348 || .815 || 6.8 ||2.2 || 1.9 || 0.2 ||21.1|-| align="left" | 2020–21| align="left" | Gunma Crane Thunders|51 ||2 || 22.5 || .546 || .338 || .766 || 6.2 ||2.4 || 0.6 || 0.1 ||17.2|-| align="left" | 2021–22| align="left" | Gunma Crane Thunders|45 ||40 || 25.8 || .472 || .421 || .754 || 6.0 ||3.5 || 1.2 || 0.1 ||14.9|-|}

Playoff games

|-| align="left" | 2016–17| align="left" | San German|7 || ||28.7 ||.567 ||.412 || .636 ||5.4 ||2.4 ||1.0 || 0.3|| 14.9|-| align="left" | 2017–18| align="left" | San Martin Corrientes|18 || ||19.8 ||.394 ||.233 || .764 ||4.4 ||0.8 ||0.6 || 0.1|| 8.8|-|}

Early cup games

|-|style="text-align:left;"|2018|style="text-align:left;"|Akita|2 || 1 || 25:27 || .548 || .111 || .857 || 10.0 || 2.0 || 2.0 || 0.5 || 29.5|-|style="text-align:left;"|2019|style="text-align:left;"|Akita|2 || 2 || 24:35 || .519 || .167 || .786 || 10.0 || 2.0 || 2.0 || 0.0 || 20.0|-

Source: Changwon1 Changwon2Source: 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]

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Ｂ１秋田が得点源キーナンを自由交渉選手リストに – バスケットボール : 日刊スポーツ. nikkansports.com.
Web site: ようこそジャスティン・キーナン選手 – 上新城小学校.
Web site: 【2018–19 B.LEAGUE NOTEBOOK 25】ミニインタビュー：ジャスティン・キーナン（秋田ノーザンハピネッツ #40）. news.jsports.co.jp.
Web site: Akita Northern Happinets . 【新入団】ジャスティン・キーナン選手契約合意のお知らせ. 1 August 2018 . 1 August 2018.
Web site: ジャスティン・キーナン. basketballking.jp.
Web site: Justin Keenan. Ferris State Bulldogs. July 7, 2023.
Web site: Justin Keenan, former Ottawa Hills and Ferris State basketball standout, heads back overseas. MLive. Peter J.. Wallner. September 12, 2012. July 7, 2023.
Web site: Justin Keenan inks with Gunma Crane Thunders . Sportando . June 29, 2020 . June 29, 2020.
News: Está Jorge Camacho entre los Más Valiosos de la temporada 2016–2017 de la LNBP. Cancha y Diamante. Lalo. Bueno. March 1, 2017. July 7, 2023. es.
Web site: ハピネッツ新人ジャスティン・キーナンはとんでもないバケモノだった！お尻の使い方が上手すぎる！超絶テク披露｜秋田ノーザンハピネッツのクレイジーピンクに魅せられて～籠球（ろうきゅう）侍参上～. 秋田ノーザンハピネッツのクレイジーピンクに魅せられて～籠球（ろうきゅう）侍参上～.
1024551987868708865. hp82gg95sid. おれ調べのキーナンさん情報右腕に「強者生存」ってタトゥーが入ってる。 . 1 August 2018.
Web site: Referi . Justin Keenan dejó Trouville por problemas cardíacos . 18 December 2012 . 1 August 2018.