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{{short description|American basketball player}}
{{notability|Biographies|date=August 2018}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Justin Keenan
| name = Justin Keenan
| image = Justin Keenan.jpg
| image = Justin Keenan.jpg
| image_size =
| image_size =250px
| caption = Keenan with [[Club San Martín de Corrientes]], in 2017.
| caption = Keenan with [[Akita Northern Happinets]], in 2018.
| position = [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]] / [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| position = [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]] / [[Center (basketball)|center]]
| height_ft = 6
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 265
| weight_lb = 265
| league = [[B.League]]
| league = [[B.League]]
| team = Akita Northern Happinets
| team = Shonan United
| number = 40
| number = 40
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1989|5|2}}
| nationality = American
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| birth_place = [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]], U.S.
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1989|5|2}}<ref>https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Justin-Keenan/Summary/33261</ref>
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| birth_place = [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]]
| high_school =
| high_school =
*[[East Kentwood High School|East Kentwood]]<br>([[Kentwood, Michigan]])
*[[East Kentwood High School|East Kentwood]]
*[[Ottawa Hills High School (Michigan)|Ottawa Hills]]<br>([[Grand Rapids, Michigan]])
*[[Ottawa Hills High School (Michigan)|Ottawa Hills]]<br>([[Grand Rapids, Michigan]])
| college = [[Ferris State Bulldogs|Ferris State]] (2007–2011)
| college = [[Ferris State Bulldogs|Ferris State]] (2007–2011)
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| years1 = 2011–2012
| years1 = 2011–2012
| team1 = [[Institución Atlética Larre Borges]]
| team1 = [[Institución Atlética Larre Borges]]
| years2 = 2011–2012
| years2 = 2012
| team2 = [[Panteras de Miranda]]
| team2 = [[Panteras de Miranda]]
| years3 = 2012–2013
| years3 = 2012–2013
| team3 = [[Club Trouville]]
| team3 = [[Club Trouville]]
| years4 = 2012–2013
| years4 = 2013
| team4 = [[Capitanes de Arecibo]]
| team4 = [[Caciques de Humacao]]
| years5 = 2012–2013
| years5 = 2013
| team5 = [[Caciques de Humacao]]
| team5 = [[Capitanes de Arecibo]]
| years6 = 2013–2014
| years6 = 2013–2014
| team6 = [[Club La Unión|La Union de Formosa]]
| team6 = [[La Unión de Formosa]]
| years7 = 2013–2015
| years7 = 2014
| team7 = [[Maratonistas de Coamo]]
| team7 = [[Maratonistas de Coamo]]
| years8 = 2014–2016
| years8 = 2014–2015
| team8 = [[Pioneros de Quintana Roo|Pioneros de Quintana Roo-Cancun]]
| team8 = [[Pioneros de Quintana Roo]]
| years9 = 2015–2016
| years9 = 2015
| team9 = Maratonistas de Coamo
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| team9 = [[Indios de Mayagüez (basketball)|Indios de Mayagüez]]
| years10 = 2016–2017
| years10 = 2015–2016
| team10 = [[Soles de Mexicali]]
| team10 = Pioneros de Quintana Roo
| years11 = 2016–2017
| years11 = 2016
| team11 = [[Atléticos de San Germán]]
| team11 = [[Indios de Mayagüez (basketball)|Indios de Mayagüez]]
| years12 = 2017–2018
| years12 = 2016–2017
| team12 = [[Club San Martín de Corrientes]]
| team12 = [[Soles de Mexicali]]
| years13 = 2017–2018
| years13 = 2017
| team13 = [[Santeros de Aguada]]
| team13 = [[Atléticos de San Germán]]
| years14 = [[2018–19 B.League season|2018]]–present
| years14 = 2017–2018
| team14 = [[Akita Northern Happinets]]
| team14 = [[Club San Martín de Corrientes|San Martín de Corrientes]]
| years15 = 2018
| team15 = [[Santeros de Aguada]]
| years16 = [[2018–19 B.League season|2018]]–2020<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/202006120000544.html|title=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|website=nikkansports.com}}</ref>
| team16 = [[Akita Northern Happinets]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.edu.city.akita.akita.jp/ksj-s/wp/?p=847|title=ようこそジャスティン・キーナン選手🏀 – 上新城小学校}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.jsports.co.jp/basketball/article/20190310216290/|title=【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）|website=news.jsports.co.jp}}</ref>
| years17 = 2020–2023
| team17 = [[Gunma Crane Thunders]]
| years18 = 2023
| team18 = [[Halcones de Xalapa]]
| years19 = 2024
| team19 = [[Lobos Plateados de la BUAP]]
| years20 = 2024–present
| team20 = [[Shonan United BC|Shonan United]]
| highlights =
| highlights =
* [[B.League|B2 League]] Champion (2021)
* [[FIBA Americas League Awards#FIBA Americas League Top Scorer|FIBA Americas League scoring leader]] (2015)
* [[FIBA Americas League Awards#FIBA Americas League Top Scorer|FIBA Americas League scoring leader]] (2015)
* [[Liga Nacional de Básquet|LNB]] Sixth Man of the Year (2018)
* [[Liga Nacional de Básquet|LNB]] Sixth Man of the Year (2018)
* [[Baloncesto Superior Nacional|BSN]] scoring leader (2014)
* [[Baloncesto Superior Nacional|BSN]] scoring leader (2014)
* LNPB champion (2016)
* LNPB champion (2016)
* [[Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional|LNBP]] Extranjero MVP (2017)<ref>{{cite web |last=LNBP |first= |url=http://www.lnbp.mx/news.html?id=708&source=normal |title=
* [[Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional|LNBP]] Extranjero MVP (2017)
Lideres de la LNBP|date=28 February 2017 |accessdate=1 August 2018}}</ref>
* LNBP scoring leader (2017)
* LNBP scoring leader (2017)
* 2× LNPB Best 5 (2015, 2017)
* 2× LNPB Best 5 (2015, 2017)
* 2× [[Liga Uruguaya de Basketball|LUB]] scoring leader (2013)
* 2× [[Liga Uruguaya de Basketball|LUB]] scoring leader (2013)
* [[Liga Uruguaya de Basketball|LUB]] Best five (2013)
* LUB Best five (2013)
* 2× [[Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|GLIAC]] Player of the Year (2010, 2011)
* 2× [[Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|GLIAC]] Player of the Year (2010, 2011)
* 3× First-team All-GLIAC (2009–2011)
* 3× First-team All-GLIAC (2009–2011)
3X-All American (2009-2011)
* 3×-All American (2009–2011)
D2 National Player of the Year 2011
* D2 National Player of the Year (2011)
}}
[[File:San martin corrientes campeon super 20.jpg|thumb|right|310px|Keenan and his teammates celebrate winning the [[:es:Torneo Súper 20 2017|2017 Súper 20]] title.]]

'''Justin Anthony Keenan''' (born May 2, 1989) is an American professional [[basketball]] player for [[Akita Northern Happinets]] in Japan.<ref>{{cite web |last=Akita Northern Happinets |first= |url=https://northern-happinets.com/news/detail/id=7589 |title=【新入団】ジャスティン・キーナン 選手 契約合意のお知らせ|date=1 August 2018 |accessdate=1 August 2018}}</ref> He plays at the [[power forward (basketball)|power forward]] and [[center (basketball)|center]] positions.
'''Justin Anthony Keenan''' (born May 2, 1989) is an American professional [[basketball]] player for the [[Shonan United BC|Shonan United]] of the [[B.League]]. He plays at the [[power forward (basketball)|power forward]] and [[center (basketball)|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.<ref name="bio">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ferrisstatebulldogs.com/sports/mbkb/2010-11/bios/Justin_Keenan?view=bio|title=Justin Keenan|website=Ferris State Bulldogs|access-date=July 7, 2023}}</ref> He attended [[Ottawa Hills High School (Michigan)|Ottawa Hills High School]] in Grand Rapids, where he was a four-year [[Varsity letter|letterwinner]] and an all-city selection in football.<ref name=bio/> 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.<ref name=bio/>


==College career==
==College career==
Keenan played [[college basketball]] for the [[NCAA Division II]] [[Ferris State Bulldogs]]. He was named the [[NCAA Division II|D2]] National Player of the Year for the 2010–11 season.
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.<ref name=bio/> He was named the NCAA Division II National Player of the Year for the 2010–11 season.{{cn|date=June 2024}}

===College statistics===
===College statistics===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
{{NBA player statistics start}}
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| 29 || 29 || 30.8 || .551 || .100 || .689|| 6.9 ||1.1 || 1.2 || 0.4 || 20.1
| 29 || 29 || 30.8 || .551 || .100 || .689|| 6.9 ||1.1 || 1.2 || 0.4 || 20.1
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2011 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament|2010–11]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2011 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament|2010–11]]
| style="text-align:left;"| Ferris State
| style="text-align:left;"| Ferris State
| '''32''' ||'''32''' || 33.0 || .553 || .500 || .685|| '''9.7''' ||1.3 || 0.8 || 0.3 ||''' 21.6'''
| '''32''' ||'''32''' || 33.0 || .553 || .500 || .685|| '''9.7''' ||1.3 || 0.8 || 0.3 ||''' 21.6'''
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==Professional career==
==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.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/smallcolleges/grandrapids/2012/09/justin_keenan_former_ottawa_hi.html|title=Justin Keenan, former Ottawa Hills and Ferris State basketball standout, heads back overseas|work=[[MLive]]|first=Peter J.|last=Wallner|date=September 12, 2012|access-date=July 7, 2023}}</ref> He had a stint with the [[Panteras de Miranda]] in Venezuela before returning to Uruguay to join [[Club Trouville]].<ref name="auto"/>
During his pro [[sports club|club]] career, Keenan has been a standout player in various basketball leagues in both [[Central America]] and [[South America]].

Keenan signed with [[Gunma Crane Thunders]] on June 29, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Justin Keenan inks with Gunma Crane Thunders |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/155590/ |website=Sportando |access-date=June 29, 2020 |date=June 29, 2020}}</ref>

He was named the 2016–17 [[Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional|LNBP]] Foreign MVP.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://canchaydiamante.com/local/esta-jorge-camacho-entre-los-mas-valiosos-de-la-temporada-2016-2017-de-la-lnbp/|title=Está Jorge Camacho entre los Más Valiosos de la temporada 2016–2017 de la LNBP|work=Cancha y Diamante|first=Lalo|last=Bueno|date=March 1, 2017|access-date=July 7, 2023|language=es}}</ref>

On December 20, 2024, Keenan signed with the [[Shonan United BC|Shonan United]] of the [[B.League]].<ref>{{cite web |title=#40 ジャスティン・キーナン（Justin Keenan Sr）選手 選手契約(新規)のお知らせ |url=https://shonan-united.com/news/20241220-01/ |website=B3リーグ 湘南ユナイテッドBC公式サイト SHONAN UNITED BC |access-date=December 21, 2024 |date=December 20, 2024}}</ref>


== Career statistics ==
== Career statistics ==
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| align="left" | [[:es:Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol 2011-12|2011–12]]
| align="left" | [[:es:Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol 2011-12|2011–12]]
| align="left" | [[:es:Institución Atlética Larre Borges|Institución Atlética Larre Borges]]
| align="left" | [[:es:Institución Atlética Larre Borges|Institución Atlética Larre Borges]]
|29 || ||''' 36.9''' ||.570 ||.375 || .790 || '''11.2''' || || || || bgcolor="CFECEC"| 23.0*<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://roukyuu.com/117.html|title=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～|website=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～}}</ref>
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|29 || ||''' 36.9''' ||.570 ||.375 || .790 || '''11.2''' || || || || bgcolor="CFECEC"| 23.0*
|-
|-


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| align="left" | 2016–17
| align="left" | 2016–17
| align="left" | [[Atléticos de San Germán]]
| align="left" | [[Atléticos de San Germán]]
| 41 || 39 || 28.2 ||.489 || .333 || .778 || 5.37||'''2.37''' ||0.66 ||0.29 || 15.12
| 41 || 39 || 28.2 ||.489 || .333 || .778 || 5.37||2.37 ||0.66 ||0.29 || 15.12
|-
|-
| align="left" | [[2017 FIBA Americas League|2017]]
| align="left" | [[2017 FIBA Americas League|2017]]
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| align="left" | [[Akita Happinets]]
| align="left" | [[Akita Happinets]]
|53 ||52 || 30.2 || .499 || .396 || .785 || 8.7 ||1.5 || 1.3 || 0.1 ||22.8
|53 ||52 || 30.2 || .499 || .396 || .785 || 8.7 ||1.5 || 1.3 || 0.1 ||22.8
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|-
| align="left" | [[2019–20 B.League season|2019–20]]
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| align="left" | [[Akita Happinets]]
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|26 ||26 || 28.5 || .482 || .348 || .815 || 6.8 ||2.2 || 1.9 || 0.2 ||21.1
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|-
| align="left" | [[2020-21 B.League season|2020–21]]
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| align="left" | [[Gunma Crane Thunders]]
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|51 ||2 || 22.5 || .546 || .338 || .766 || 6.2 ||2.4 || 0.6 || 0.1 ||17.2
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|-
| align="left" | [[2020-21 B.League season|2021–22]]
| align="left" | [[Gunma Crane Thunders]]
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|45 ||40 || 25.8 || .472 || .421 || .754 || 6.0 ||'''3.5''' || 1.2 || 0.1 ||14.9
|-
|-
|}
|}

=== Playoff games ===
=== Playoff games ===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
|-
| align="left" | 2016-17
| align="left" | 2016–17
| align="left" | San German
| align="left" | San German
|7 || ||28.7 ||.567 ||.412 || .636 ||5.4 ||2.4 ||1.0 || 0.3|| 14.9
|7 || ||28.7 ||.567 ||.412 || .636 ||5.4 ||2.4 ||1.0 || 0.3|| 14.9
|-
|-
| align="left" | 2017-18
| align="left" | 2017–18
| align="left" | San Martin Corrientes
| align="left" | San Martin Corrientes
|18 || ||19.8 ||.394 ||.233 || .764 ||4.4 ||0.8 ||0.6 || 0.1|| 8.8
|18 || ||19.8 ||.394 ||.233 || .764 ||4.4 ||0.8 ||0.6 || 0.1|| 8.8
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===Preseason games===
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|-
| align="left" |2018
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| align="left" | Akita
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| 2 || 1 || 19.2 || .500 ||.333 || .684||3.5 || 1.0|| 0.5 || 0.0 || 16.5
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|-
| align="left" |2019
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| align="left" | Akita
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| 3 || 2 || 17.3 || .579 ||.286 || .889||2.7 || 1.0|| 1.0 || 0.3 || 10.7
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|-
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<small>Source: [https://northern-happinets.com/files/user/201809151944_1.jpg Changwon1][https://northern-happinets.com/files/user/201809161847_1.jpg Changwon2]</small>
<small>Source: [https://northern-happinets.com/files/user/201809151944_1.jpg Changwon1][https://northern-happinets.com/files/user/201809161847_1.jpg Changwon2]</small>
<small>Source: [https://northern-happinets.com/files/user/201908311938_1.jpg Utsunomiya][https://northern-happinets.com/news/detail/id=14547 Toyama][https://northern-happinets.com/files/user/201909082110_1.jpg Sendai]</small>
<small>Source: [https://northern-happinets.com/files/user/201908311938_1.jpg Utsunomiya][https://northern-happinets.com/news/detail/id=14547 Toyama][https://northern-happinets.com/files/user/201909082110_1.jpg Sendai]</small>


==Personal==
==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").<ref>https://twitter.com/hp82gg95sid/status/1024551987868708865</ref> He suffered from [[Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |last=Referi |first= |url=https://www.referi.uy/justin-keenan-dejo-trouville-problemas-cardiacos-n239658 |title=Justin Keenan dejó Trouville por problemas cardíacos |date=18 December 2012 |accessdate=1 August 2018}}</ref>
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").<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1024551987868708865|user=hp82gg95sid|title=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。<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |date=August 1, 2018}}</ref> He suffered from [[Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |last=Referi |url=https://www.referi.uy/justin-keenan-dejo-trouville-problemas-cardiacos-n239658 |title=Justin Keenan dejó Trouville por problemas cardíacos |date=December 18, 2012 |access-date=August 1, 2018}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.ferrisstatebulldogs.com/sports/mbkb/2010-11/bios/Justin_Keenan?view=bio Ferris State Bulldogs bio]
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*[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Justin-Keenan/Summary/33261 RealGM Stats]
*[https://basketball.latinbasket.com/player/Justin-Keenan/Argentina/San-Martin-Corrientes/147330 Latinbasket.com Profile]
*[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/wd/Summary/33261 Justin Keenan] at [[RealGM]]
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*[https://basketball.latinbasket.com/player/Justin-Keenan/147330 Latinbasket.com Profile]
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*[http://www.ferrisstatebulldogs.com/sports/mbkb/2010-11/bios/Justin_Keenan?view=bio Ferris State College Bio]


{{Akita Northern Happinets current roster}}
{{FIBA Americas League Top Scorers}}
{{FIBA Americas League Top Scorers}}


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[[Category:Baloncesto Superior Nacional players]]
[[Category:Baloncesto Superior Nacional players]]
[[Category:Basketball players from Michigan]]
[[Category:Basketball players from Grand Rapids, Michigan]]
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[[Category:Indios de Mayagüez basketball players]]
[[Category:La Unión basketball players]]
[[Category:La Unión basketball players]]
[[Category:Maratonistas de Coamo players]]
[[Category:Maratonistas de Coamo players]]
[[Category:Panteras de Miranda players]]
[[Category:Panteras de Miranda players]]
[[Category:People from Grand Rapids, Michigan]]
[[Category:Pioneros de Quintana Roo players]]
[[Category:Power forwards (basketball)]]
[[Category:Power forwards]]
[[Category:Santeros de Aguada basketball players]]
[[Category:Santeros de Aguada players]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Grand Rapids, Michigan]]
[[Category:Soles de Mexicali players]]
[[Category:Gunma Crane Thunders players]]
[[Category:Halcones de Xalapa players]]
[[Category:Lobos Plateados de la BUAP players]]

Latest revision as of 07:53, 21 December 2024

Justin Keenan
Keenan with Akita Northern Happinets, in 2018.
No. 40 – Shonan United
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueB.League
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
2012Panteras de Miranda
2012–2013Club Trouville
2013Caciques de Humacao
2013Capitanes de Arecibo
2013–2014La Unión de Formosa
2014Maratonistas de Coamo
2014–2015Pioneros de Quintana Roo
2015Maratonistas de Coamo
2015–2016Pioneros de Quintana Roo
2016Indios de Mayagüez
2016–2017Soles de Mexicali
2017Atléticos de San Germán
2017–2018San Martín de Corrientes
2018Santeros de Aguada
2018–2020[1]Akita Northern Happinets[2][3]
2020–2023Gunma Crane Thunders
2023Halcones de Xalapa
2024Lobos Plateados de la BUAP
2024–presentShonan United
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 the Shonan United of the B.League. He plays at the power forward and center positions.

Early life and high school career

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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

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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

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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

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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]

On December 20, 2024, Keenan signed with the Shonan United of the B.League.[8]

Career statistics

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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

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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*[9]
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

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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

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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

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

References

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  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. ^ "#40 ジャスティン・キーナン（Justin Keenan Sr）選手 選手契約(新規)のお知らせ". B3リーグ 湘南ユナイテッドBC公式サイト SHONAN UNITED BC. December 20, 2024. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  9. ^ "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～.
  10. ^ @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.
  11. ^ Referi (December 18, 2012). "Justin Keenan dejó Trouville por problemas cardíacos". Retrieved August 1, 2018.
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