Keanau Post Explained

Keanau Post
Position:Power forward / center
Height Ft:6
Height In:11
Weight Lb:270
League:Super Basketball League
Team:Taiwan Beer
Number:17
Nationality:Canadian
Birth Date:September 4, 1992
Birth Place:Victoria, British Columbia
High School:
College:
Draft Year:2015
Career Start:2015
Years1:2015–2016
Team1:Raptors 905
Years2:2016-2017
Team2:Al Nasr
Years3:2017–2018
Team3:Beirut Club
Years4:2018–2019
Team4:Hekmeh BC
Years5:2019–2020
Team5:Polpharma Starogard Gdański
Years6:2020
Team6:Qatar Club
Years7:2020–2021
Team7:Al Hala
Years8:2021
Team8:Tokyo Hachioji Bee Trains
Years9:2021
Team9:REG
Years10:2022–present
Team10:Taiwan Beer
Years11:2022
Team11:Newfoundland Growlers
Highlights:

Keanau Dennis Post[1] (born September 4, 1992) is a Canadian basketball player for Taiwan Beer of the Super Basketball League. He played college basketball for Southwestern Illinois and Missouri.

High school career

Post began his high school career at Oak Bay High School where he played for head coach Josh Elsdon. He averaged 12.5 points in league action for Oak Bay and led his club to the 2009-10 AAA Regional Championship while being named tournament All-Star. For his last year of high school, he transferred to Westwind Academy.[2]

College career

Post began his college career at Southwestern Illinois where he became one of the country's top junior college players as a sophomore after averaging 12.3 points and 8.3 rebounds and earning Second Team Junior College All-America. As a junior, he transferred to Missouri and as a senior he averaged 4.0 points and 3.6 rebounds in 29 games.[3]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Post signed with Raptors 905 on October 31, 2015, as an affiliate player.[4] On November 14, he made his debut with the Raptors in an 83–80 loss to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, recording six points and six rebounds in 19 minutes off the bench.[5] On the 2015–16 season, he averaged 2.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.3 blocks in 36 games.[6]

On October 23, 2016, Post signed with Al-Nasr of the Saudi Premier League.[7]

On August 24, 2019, he has signed with Polpharma Starogard Gdański of the Polish Basketball League. [8]

On January 1, 2020, he has signed with Peja of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague.[9] However, Post did not play a game with the team and instead joined Qatar Club. In five games, he averaged 13.4 points, 12.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 2.4 blocks per game. Post signed with Al Hala of the Bahraini Premier League on November 6.[10]

In September 2021, Post joined REG BBC of the Rwandan NBL.[11] He helped the team capture their second ever NBL championship.

On February 23, 2022 Post joined Taiwan Beer of the Super Basketball League.[12]

Personal life

The son of a Jamaican father and a Canadian mother (Jazmynn Post), he grew up on the Caribbean beaches of Negril and Grenada, where he initially practiced swimming, running and playing soccer.[13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Keanau Post . Mutigers.com . 19 November 2021.
  2. Web site: Keanau Post bio. MUTigers.com. April 17, 2016.
  3. Web site: Chris. Bohkay. 2014-2015 Mizzou Basketball Post-Season Player Analysis: Keanau Post. RockMNation.com. SB-Nation. April 21, 2015. April 17, 2016.
  4. Web site: Raptors 905 Announces NBA D-League Draft Results, Training Camp. OurSportsCentral.com. October 31, 2015. February 11, 2016.
  5. Web site: Thames' Buzzer-Beater Spoils Raptors 905's First-Ever Game. NBA.com. November 14, 2015. February 11, 2016.
  6. Web site: Keanau Post D-League Stats. Basketball-Reference.com. April 17, 2016.
  7. Web site: Ahmad. Madwar. Keanau Post signs at Al Nasr, ex Raptors 905!!. Asia-Basket.com. October 23, 2016. October 23, 2016.
  8. News: Polpharma Starogard Gdański sign Keanau Post. August 24, 2019. Sportando. En. August 26, 2019 . Skerletic . Dario .
  9. News: Keanau Post signs with KB Peja. January 1, 2020. Sportando. En. January 9, 2020 . Lupo . Nicola .
  10. Web site: Madwar . Ahmad . Al-Hala tabs Keanau Post . Asiabasket . November 7, 2020 . November 6, 2020.
  11. News: Basketball: How top clubs have reinforced for title run-in . Rwanda Nouvelles (Nouvelles Reader) . 21 November 2021 . FR.
  12. News: 林岳甫 . 尋求3連霸!台啤網羅曾來台打瓊斯盃的禁區悍將 . 2022-04-19 . 自由時報 . 2022-02-23.
  13. Web site: Bryan. Burwell. Burwell: Post making incredible journey to Mizzou. SLTToday.com. February 19, 2013. April 17, 2016.