Justin Keenan

American basketball player

Justin Keenan

Keenan with Akita Northern Happinets, in 2018.

Free agent
Position| Power forward / center
Personal information
Born|  (1989-05-02) May 2, 1989 (age 34)
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Nationality| American
Listed height| 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight| 265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school|

* East Kentwood
* Ottawa Hills
(Grand Rapids, Michigan)

College| Ferris State (2007–2011)
NBA draft| 2011: undrafted
Playing career| 2011–present
Career history
2011–2012| Institución Atlética Larre Borges
2011–2012| Panteras de Miranda
2012–2013| Club Trouville
2012–2013| Capitanes de Arecibo
2012–2013| Caciques de Humacao
2013–2014| La Union de Formosa
2013–2015| Maratonistas de Coamo
2014–2016| Pioneros de Quintana Roo-Cancun
2015–2016| Indios de Mayagüez
2016–2017| Soles de Mexicali
2016–2017| Atléticos de San Germán
2017–2018| Club San Martín de Corrientes
2017–2018| Santeros de Aguada
2018–2020[1]| Akita Northern Happinets[2][3]
2020–2023| Gunma 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)
* 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)

Justin Anthony Keenan (born May 2, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Gunma Crane Thunders in Japan.[4][5] He plays at the power forward and center positions.

## Early life and high school career[edit]

Keenan was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on May 2, 1989, as the second of three children.[6] He attended Ottawa Hills High School in Grand Rapids, where he was a four-year letterwinner and an all-city selection in football.[6] 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.[6]

## College career[edit]

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

### College statistics[edit]

Year  | Team  | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG

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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[edit]

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.[7] He had a stint with the Panteras de Miranda in Venezuela before returning to Uruguay to join Club Trouville.[7]

Keenan signed with Gunma Crane Thunders on June 29, 2020.[8]

He was named the 2016–17 LNBP Foreign MVP.[9]

## Career statistics[edit]

Legend  GP  | Games played  |  GS | Games started  |  MPG | Minutes per game

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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

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*  | Led the league

### Regular season[edit]

Year  | Team  | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG

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2011–12 | Institución Atlética Larre Borges | 29 |  |  36.9 | .570 | .375 | .790 | 11.2 |  |  |  | 23.0*[10]
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[edit]

Year  | Team  | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG

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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[edit]

Year  | Team  | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG

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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[edit]

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").[11] He suffered from Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome in 2012.[12]

## References[edit]

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. ^ Akita Northern Happinets (1 August 2018). "【新入団】ジャスティン・キーナン 選手 契約合意のお知らせ". Retrieved 1 August 2018.
5. ^ "ジャスティン・キーナン". basketballking.jp.
6. ^ a b c d "Justin Keenan". Ferris State Bulldogs. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
7. ^ 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.
8. ^ "Justin Keenan inks with Gunma Crane Thunders". Sportando. June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
9. ^ 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.
10. ^ "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～.
11. ^ @hp82gg95sid (August 1, 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.
12. ^ Referi (18 December 2012). "Justin Keenan dejó Trouville por problemas cardíacos". Retrieved 1 August 2018.

## External links[edit]

* Ferris State Bulldogs bio
* Justin Keenan at RealGM
* Latinbasket.com Profile

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FIBA Americas League Top Scorer

* 2008: Wadley
* 2009: García Morales & Romero
* 2010: García Morales
* 2011: Lloreda
* 2012: Washam
* 2013: Shamell
* 2014: García Morales
* 2015: Keenan
* 2016: Stallworth
* 2017: Redivo
* 2018: Deck

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*[FT%]: Free-throw percentage
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*[APG]: Assists per game
*[SPG]: Steals per game
*[BPG]: Blocks per game
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