Jason Keep
Encyclopedia
Jason Beau Keep is a professional basketball
player previously in the Philippine Basketball Association
who played as an import for the Welcoat Dragons
. He was not drafted in the 2003 NBA Draft
. He plays in Adanaspor Basketbol
, which is a team of Turkish Second Basketball League
.
in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
and routing through Oklahoma State. He sat out 2001-02 season at San Diego under NCAA transfer rules.
Keep led WCC
in rebounding (9.1 rpg) and field goal percentage and ranked second in scoring during his senior career. Recorded nine double-doubles, including a 30-point, career-high 16-rebound effort versus UCLA. Scored career-high 32 points and grabbed 14 rebounds against Division 2 University of California-San Diego. He registered 23 points and 15 rebounds versus the Saint Mary's College of California
. Averaged 18.5 points and 10.5 rebounds and shot .577 from the field in the WCC Tournament.
At Oklahoma State University, he scored a season-high 14 points versus Missouri-Kansas City. He recorded 11 points and two blocked shots versus Lamar
. He also shattered a backboard
during a game, which aired on ESPN. During the 2003 NBA combine draft he benched 185 pounds for a record 27 times. Grabbed season-high 10 rebounds in 12 minutes versus University of Texas at San Antonio
. Tallied nine points and seven rebounds in season-high 24 minutes at Wichita State
.
. After a departure from Moscow High School, he went on to play basketball for a season at Pullman High in Pullman, Washington. Keep has a degree in Sociology
. He married Selena, had a child, but later divorced. He has since remarried.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player previously in the Philippine Basketball Association
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...
who played as an import for the Welcoat Dragons
Welcoat Dragons
The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association owned by the Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. that debuted in the league in the 2006-07 PBA season. From 1996-2006, it was a member of the semi-professional Philippine Basketball League,...
. He was not drafted in the 2003 NBA Draft
2003 NBA Draft
The 2003 NBA Draft was held on June 26, 2003 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting basketball players and other first-time eligible players, such as players from high schools and...
. He plays in Adanaspor Basketbol
Adanaspor Basketbol
Adanaspor Basketbol is a Turkish basketball club based in Adana, Turkey that plays in Turkish Second Basketball League. They were founded in 2006 and the municipality of Adana started to support the team in 2010. They played in the Regional League for 3 years and they promoted to the Turkish Second...
, which is a team of Turkish Second Basketball League
Turkish Second Basketball League
There are a total of 24 teams participating in the league in two groups for the TBL2 2010-2011 season. Each team play each other in their group twice during the regular season. 8 teams from every group qualify for the play-offs and they play the other group teams in a 2-game win mode...
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Player profile
He played the final season of collegiate career at San Diego after starting career at North Idaho CollegeNorth Idaho College
North Idaho College is a community college with over 6,000 students in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, situated at the north end of Lake Coeur d'Alene.-History:The school was established during the Great Depression in 1933 as Coeur d'Alene Junior College...
in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Coeur d'Alene is the largest city and county seat of Kootenai County, Idaho, United States. It is the principal city of the Coeur d'Alene Metropolitan Statistical Area. Coeur d'Alene has the second largest metropolitan area in the state of Idaho. As of the 2010 census the population of Coeur...
and routing through Oklahoma State. He sat out 2001-02 season at San Diego under NCAA transfer rules.
Keep led WCC
West Coast Conference
The West Coast Conference is an NCAA collegiate athletics conference consisting of nine member schools across the states of California, Oregon, Utah and Washington....
in rebounding (9.1 rpg) and field goal percentage and ranked second in scoring during his senior career. Recorded nine double-doubles, including a 30-point, career-high 16-rebound effort versus UCLA. Scored career-high 32 points and grabbed 14 rebounds against Division 2 University of California-San Diego. He registered 23 points and 15 rebounds versus the Saint Mary's College of California
Saint Mary's College of California
Saint Mary's College of California is a private, coeducational college located in Moraga, California, United States, a small suburban community about east of Oakland and 20 miles east of San Francisco. It has a 420-acre campus in the Moraga hills. It is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church...
. Averaged 18.5 points and 10.5 rebounds and shot .577 from the field in the WCC Tournament.
At Oklahoma State University, he scored a season-high 14 points versus Missouri-Kansas City. He recorded 11 points and two blocked shots versus Lamar
Lamar University
Lamar University, often referred to as Lamar or LU, is a comprehensive coeducational public research university located in Beaumont, Texas, United States. Lamar confers bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees and is classified as a Doctoral Research University by the Carnegie Commission on Higher...
. He also shattered a backboard
Backboard shattering
A backboard shattering is an accident or stunt in basketball. It occurs when a player slam dunks the ball hard enough to break the fiberglass of the backboard. The stunt has caused games to be canceled or delayed, serious injuries to occur and expensive costs of clean up and replacement...
during a game, which aired on ESPN. During the 2003 NBA combine draft he benched 185 pounds for a record 27 times. Grabbed season-high 10 rebounds in 12 minutes versus University of Texas at San Antonio
University of Texas at San Antonio
The University of Texas at San Antonio, commonly referred to as UTSA, is a state university in San Antonio, Texas. With an enrollment of more than 30,000 students, it is the third-largest of nine universities and six health institutions in the University of Texas System and the eighth-largest in...
. Tallied nine points and seven rebounds in season-high 24 minutes at Wichita State
Wichita State University
Wichita State University is a NCAA Division I public university in Wichita, Kansas with selective admissions. WSU is one of six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The current president is Dr. Donald Beggs....
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Personal life
Keep grew up in the town of Moscow, IdahoMoscow, Idaho
Moscow is a city in northern Idaho, situated along the Washington/Idaho border. It is the most populous city and county seat of Latah County and the home of the University of Idaho, the land grant institution and primary research university for the state...
. After a departure from Moscow High School, he went on to play basketball for a season at Pullman High in Pullman, Washington. Keep has a degree in Sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
. He married Selena, had a child, but later divorced. He has since remarried.