Justin Keenan

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Justin Keenan
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Keenan with Club San Martín de Corrientes, in 2017.
Gunma Crane Thunders
PositionPower forward / Center
LeagueB.League
Personal information
Born (1989-05-02) May 2, 1989 (age 32)[1]
Grand Rapids, Michigan
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeFerris State (2007–2011)[3][4]
NBA draft2011 / Undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2012[3]
2011–2012Panteras de Miranda[3]
2012–2013Club Trouville[3]
2012–2013Capitanes de Arecibo
2012–2013Caciques de Humacao
2013–2014La Union de Formosa
2013–2015Maratonistas de Coamo
2014–2016Pioneros de Quintana Roo-Cancun
2015–2016Indios de Mayagüez
2016–2017Soles de Mexicali
2016–2017Atléticos de San Germán
2017–2018Club San Martín de Corrientes
2017–2018Santeros de Aguada
2018–2020[5]Akita Northern Happinets[6][7]
2020–presentGunma Crane Thunders
Career highlights and awards
  • 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)[8]
  • 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)
  • 3X-All American (2009-2011)
  • D2 National Player of the Year (2011)
Keenan and his teammates celebrate winning the 2017 Súper 20 title.

Justin Anthony Keenan (born May 2, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Gunma Crane Thunders in Japan.[9][10] He plays at the power forward and center positions.

College career[]

Keenan played college basketball for the NCAA Division II Ferris State Bulldogs. He was named the D2 National Player of the Year for the 2010–11 season.

College statistics[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2007–08 Ferris State 29 27 .539 .778 6.9 15.9
2008–09 Ferris State 26 25 30.8 .546 .200 .759 7.3 1.1 1.2 0.5 20.2
2009–10 Ferris State 29 29 30.8 .551 .100 .689 6.9 1.1 1.2 0.4 20.1
2010–11 Ferris State 32 32 33.0 .553 .500 .685 9.7 1.3 0.8 0.3 21.6

Professional career[]

During his pro club career, Keenan has been a standout player in various basketball leagues in both Central America and South America.

Keenan signed with Gunma Crane Thunders on June 29, 2020.[11]

Career statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games 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
† Denotes seasons in which Keenan won an championship
* Led the league

Regular season[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011–12 Institución Atlética Larre Borges 29 36.9 .570 .375 .790 11.2 23.0*[12]
2011–12 Panteras de Miranda 2 2 29.0 .444 .000 .833 6.00 1.00 1.50 0.00 10.50
2012–13 Club Trouville 38 30.9 .540 .350 9.2 1.7 1.3 26.3*
2012–13 Capitanes de Arecibo 4 1 24.2 .556 .000 .647 8.00 0.00 0.50 0.75 12.75
2012–13 Caciques de Humacao 3 3 22.0 .450 .000 .579 9.00 1.00 1.33 0.33 9.67
2013–14 La Union de Formosa 44 44 32.3 .521 .481 .766 8.50 0.95 0.68 0.14 20.05
2013–14 Maratonistas de Coamo 29 29 35.1 .488 .260 .773 7.83 1.66 0.83 0.24 22.17*
2014–15 Pioneros de Quintana Roo-Cancun 53 53 25.3 .624 .378 .734 6.64 1.09 0.55 0.17 18.00
2014–15 Maratonistas de Coamo 24 14 25.8 .536 .240 .796 6.21 1.04 0.79 0.25 15.96
2015 Pioneros de Quintana Roo-Cancun 8 8 28.5 .602 .364 .711 7.00 1.25 0.75 0.12 19.25*
2015–16† Pioneros de Quintana Roo-Cancun 52 42 20.1 .594 .344 .791 5.10 1.19 0.90 0.10 13.10
2015–16 Indios de Mayagüez 11 9 20.8 .492 .500 .818 3.82 0.55 0.45 0.09 8.36
2016–17 Soles de Mexicali 50 50 31.5 .587 .408 .794 7.74 1.94 1.10 0.24 24.10*
2016–17 Atléticos de San Germán 41 39 28.2 .489 .333 .778 5.37 2.37 0.66 0.29 15.12
2017 Soles de Mexicali 6 6 31.4 .513 .400 .844 8.00 2.33 0.50 0.00 21.00
2017–18 Club San Martín de Corrientes 55 3 22.2 .502 .321 .768 4.65 0.65 0.71 0.11 15.96
2017–18 Santeros de Aguada 12 12 26.8 .576 .471 .844 5.25 1.58 0.83 0.08 17.17
2017 Club San Martín de Corrientes 3 1 20.3 .524 .000 .667 4.33 0.33 0.33 0.00 11.33
2018–19 Akita Happinets 53 52 30.2 .499 .396 .785 8.7 1.5 1.3 0.1 22.8
2019–20 Akita Happinets 26 26 28.5 .482 .348 .815 6.8 2.2 1.9 0.2 21.1
Gunma Crane Thunders 51 2 22.5 .546 .338 .766 6.2 2.4 0.6 0.1 17.2

Playoff games[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016-17 San German 7 28.7 .567 .412 .636 5.4 2.4 1.0 0.3 14.9
2017-18 San Martin Corrientes 18 19.8 .394 .233 .764 4.4 0.8 0.6 0.1 8.8

Early cup games[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018 Akita 2 1 25:27 .548 .111 .857 10.0 2.0 2.0 0.5 29.5
2019 Akita 2 2 24:35 .519 .167 .786 10.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 20.0

Preseason games[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018 Akita 2 1 19.2 .500 .333 .684 3.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 16.5
2019 Akita 3 2 17.3 .579 .286 .889 2.7 1.0 1.0 0.3 10.7

Source: Changwon1Changwon2 Source: UtsunomiyaToyamaSendai

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").[13] He suffered from Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome in 2012.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ "Justin Keenan Player Profile, Ferris State, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Awards - RealGM".
  2. ^ "Justin Keenan's High School Timeline". MaxPreps.com.
  3. ^ a b c d "Justin Keenan, former Ottawa Hills and Ferris State basketball standout, heads back overseas". mlive. September 12, 2012.
  4. ^ "Justin Keenan". Ferris State Bulldogs.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "ようこそジャスティン・キーナン選手