Mohamed Keita (basketball)
No. 34 – St. John's Red Storm | |
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Position | Forward |
Personal information | |
Born | March 20, 2003 |
Nationality | Guinean / Burkinabé |
Listed height | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) |
Career information | |
High school | NBA Academy Africa (Thiès, Senegal) The Winchendon School (Winchendon, Massachusetts) |
College | St. John's (2022–present) |
Playing career | 2022–present |
Career history | |
2022 | SLAC |
Mohamed Lamine Keita (born March 20, 2003) is a Guinean-Burkinabé college basketball player who plays for St. John's. He previously played professionally with SLAC in the Basketball Africa League (BAL).
Early career[]
Born in Conakry, Keita played for the NBA Academy Africa in Senegal in his younger years. He also played for The Winchendon School in Massachusetts.
College career[]
On May 8, 2022, Keita committed to play collegiately for St. John's, who scouted him during a during a live recruiting spring period with his Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) team, the New York Jayhawks.[1]
Professional career[]
Keita joined the Guinean club SLAC for the Basketball Africa League's 2022 season. On March 7, 2022, Keita recorded his first BAL double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds in a regular season loss against AS Salé.[2]
National team career[]
Keita represented the at the 2018 FIBA U18 African Championship in Egypt.[3]
BAL career statistics[]
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 |
* | Led the league |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | SLAC | 6 | 1 | 16.3 | .750* | – | .250 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 6.4 |
Career[4] | 6 | 1 | 16.3 | .750 | – | .250 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 6.4 |
References[]
- ^ Braziller, Zach (May 8, 2022). "St. John's lands surprising commitment from 7-foot-1 Mohamed Keita". New York Post. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
- ^ "Basketball Africa League Day 7: AS Sale, SLAC fight for playoffs". www.nba.com. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Mohamed Lamine KEITA at the FIBA U18 African Championship 2020". FIBA.basketball (in French). Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "S.L.A.C Basketball (GUINEA)". The BAL. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- Living people
- 2003 births
- Forwards (basketball)
- Guinean men's basketball players
- Burkinabé men's basketball players
- SLAC basketball players
- Sportspeople from Conakry