Justin Keenan

Justin Keenan
Keenan with Akita Northern Happinets, in 2018.
No. 40 – Lobos BUAP
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueLNBP
Personal information
Born (1989-05-02) May 2, 1989 (age 35)
Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeFerris State (2007–2011)
NBA draft2011: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2012Institución Atlética Larre Borges
2011–2012Panteras de Miranda
2012–2013Club Trouville
2012–2013Capitanes de Arecibo
2012–2013Caciques de Humacao
2013–2014La Union de Formosa
2013–2015Maratonistas de Coamo
2014–2016Pioneros de Quintana Roo
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[1]Akita Northern Happinets[2][3]
2020–2023Gunma Crane Thunders
2023Halcones de Xalapa
2024–presentLobos Plateados de la BUAP
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)
  • 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 Lobos Plateados de la BUAP of the Mexican Basketball League. 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.[4] He attended Ottawa Hills High School in Grand Rapids, where he was a four-year letterwinner and an all-city selection in football.[4] 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.[4]

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.[4] He was named the NCAA Division II National Player of the Year for the 2010–11 season.[citation needed]

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

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.[5] He had a stint with the Panteras de Miranda in Venezuela before returning to Uruguay to join Club Trouville.[5]

Keenan signed with Gunma Crane Thunders on June 29, 2020.[6]

He was named the 2016–17 LNBP Foreign MVP.[7]

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*[8]
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
2020–21 Gunma Crane Thunders 51 2 22.5 .546 .338 .766 6.2 2.4 0.6 0.1 17.2
2021–22 Gunma Crane Thunders 45 40 25.8 .472 .421 .754 6.0 3.5 1.2 0.1 14.9

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

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").[9] He suffered from Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome in 2012.[10]

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "ようこそジャスティン・キーナン選手🏀 – 上新城小学校".
  3. ^ "【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.
  4. ^ a b c d "Justin Keenan". Ferris State Bulldogs. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  5. ^ a b Wallner, Peter J. (September 12, 2012). "Justin Keenan, former Ottawa Hills and Ferris State basketball standout, heads back overseas". MLive. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  6. ^ "Justin Keenan inks with Gunma Crane Thunders". Sportando. June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  7. ^ Bueno, Lalo (March 1, 2017). "Está Jorge Camacho entre los Más Valiosos de la temporada 2016–2017 de la LNBP". Cancha y Diamante (in Spanish). Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  8. ^ "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～.
  9. ^ @hp82gg95sid (1 August 2018). "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。" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ Referi (18 December 2012). "Justin Keenan dejó Trouville por problemas cardíacos". Retrieved 1 August 2018.