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Christian Keeling
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Keeling at UNC Tar Heels Camp, 2019
No. 55 – Kataja Basket
Shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1998-06-01) June 1, 1998 (age 26)
Augusta, Georgia
Nationality American
High school Laney (Augusta, Georgia)
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College
  • Charleston Southern (2016–2019)
  • North Carolina (2019–2020)
NBA Draft 2020 / Undrafted
Pro career 2020–present
League Korisliiga
Career history
2020–2021 Glasgow Rocks
2021–present Kataja Basket
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Big South (2019)
  • Second-team All-Big South (2018)
  • Big South All-Freshman Team (2017)

Christian Anthony Keeling (born June 1, 1998) is an American basketball player for the Kataja Basket of the Korisliiga. He played college basketball for the Charleston Southern Buccaneers and the North Carolina Tar Heels.

College career

Charleston Southern

As a freshman, Keeling appeared in 31 games, starting 28 of them. He was named to the Big South All-Freshman Team and was named Big South Freshman of the Week seven times throughout the course of the season. After a successful year as a sophomore, Keeling was named Second Team All-Big South and became the fifth player in league history to score 1,000 points as a sophomore. After a successful junior season for Charleston Southern in which he averaged 18.7 points per game, Keeling announced he was transferring to North Carolina as a graduate transfer.

North Carolina

Keeling became a starting guard at North Carolina as a senior. He scored nine points on 4-of-13 shooting in his first two games as a Tar Heel. As a senior, Keeling averaged 6.4 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.

Professional career

Keeling joined PrimeTime Players in The Basketball Tournament 2020. He scored 25 points and had five rebounds in the 76–74 opening-round loss to Team CP3.

On December 23, 2020, Keeling signed with the Glasgow Rocks of the British Basketball League. He scored 26 points in his debut with the team four days later.

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

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Charleston Southern 31 28 31.2 .458 .342 .781 7.1 1.4 .9 .3 17.3
2017–18 Charleston Southern 28 24 33.6 .426 .315 .793 5.2 2.0 1.3 .4 17.6
2018–19 Charleston Southern 34 27 32.2 .465 .380 .778 6.9 2.8 1.3 .7 18.7
2019–20 North Carolina 33 9 19.2 .428 .320 .750 2.8 .6 .5 .2 6.4
Career 126 88 28.9 .447 .349 .781 5.5 1.7 1 .4 14.9

Professional

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020–21 Glasgow Rocks 20 19 34.0 .439 .330 .839 5.5 2.9 1.0 .2 17.0
Career 20 19 34.0 .439 .330 .839 5.5 2.9 1.0 .2 17.0

Personal life

Keeling's mother Deirdre died of stomach cancer during his junior year in high school. She worked three jobs to support the family. His father Curtis is an assistant coach at Mt. Eden High School, after previously serving as head coach.

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