Kethan Savage Explained

Kethan Savage
Position:Point guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lbs:205
Team:Free agent
Nationality:American
Birth Date:September 4, 1993
Birth Place:Fairfax, Virginia
High School:Episcopal (Alexandria, Virginia)
College:
Draft Year:2017
Career Start:2017
Years1:2017–2018
Team1:Raptors 905
Years2:2019
Team2:Oklahoma City Blue
Years3:2019
Team3:Westchester Knicks
Years4:2019
Team4:Oklahoma City Blue
Years5:2021
Team5:Guelph Nighthawks
Years6:2021–2022
Team6:Westchester Knicks

Kethan Savage (born September 4, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for George Washington and Butler.

High school career

Savage attended Chantilly High School for two years before transferring to Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia. Savage led Episcopal to its first league championship since 1998 as a junior by hitting the decisive three pointer. As a senior, he averaged 19.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game. Savage led the team to a 24-4 record a place in Virginia’s independent schools championship game.[1]

College career

With George Washington, Savage came off the bench to average 3.1 points per game as a freshman.[2] He increased his scoring to 12.7 points per game as a sophomore but was injured late in the season and did not play in the 2014 NCAA tournament.[1] As a junior, Savage averaged 11.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.[3] After the season he announced he was transferring to Butler and sat out the year as a redshirt.[4] He had off-season shoulder surgery and missed Butler's first four games due to pneumonia. He played in his first NCAA Tournament in 2017 although he was limited by a sore Achilles tendon.[5] In his senior season, Savage averaged 8.0 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game while shooting 44.3 percent from the floor and 29.2 percent from behind the arc.[6]

Professional career

Savage was selected with the 26th pick in the first round of the 2017 NBA G League Draft by the Raptors 905. He was the only draft pick by the Raptors 905 to actually make the team.[6] Savage played two games for the Oklahoma City Blue in the 2018-19 season before being acquired by the Westchester Knicks.[7] He subsequently played for the Blue. In 2021, Savagoe joined the Guelph Nighthawks of the Canadian Elite Basketball League and averaged nine points per game.[8] In October 2021, he joined the Westchester Knicks after a successful tryout.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Woods. David. Butler's Kethan Savage returns to D.C. just as he is returning to form. May 1, 2018. Indianapolis Star. January 6, 2017.
  2. News: Rothstein. Jon. Triple Threat: Mid-year transfers ready to make an impact. May 1, 2018. CBS Sports. December 11, 2013.
  3. Web site: George Washington loses starting guard to transfer. NBC Sports. April 3, 2015. May 1, 2018.
  4. Web site: George Washington transfer commits to Butler. NBC Sports. April 18, 2015. May 1, 2018.
  5. News: Woods. David. Transfers Woodson, Savage making NCAA tourney debuts with Butler. May 1, 2018. Indianapolis Star. March 14, 2017.
  6. Web site: Here comes Kethan Savage of the 905. RaptorsHQ. 4 November 2017 . May 1, 2018.
  7. Web site: Westchester Knicks Acquire Kethan Savage . NBA.com . November 1, 2021 . March 19, 2019 . November 1, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211101123553/https://westchester.gleague.nba.com/news/westchester-knicks-acquire-kethan-savage/ . dead .
  8. News: Kethan Savage: Posts season-high point total . December 13, 2021 . . November 24, 2021.
  9. Web site: Westchester Knicks Announce Training Camp Roster . NBA.com . November 1, 2021 . October 25, 2021.