Jason Keep
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Born | Bend, Oregon | May 9, 1978
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
Listed weight | 280 lb (127 kg) |
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NBA draft | 2003: undrafted |
Position | Center |
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Jason Beau Keep (born May 9, 1978) is a former professional basketball player who began his collegiate career with the Oklahoma State Cowboys before transferring to the San Diego Toreros. He was undrafted in the 2003 NBA draft but tried out for multiple NBA teams, including the Indiana Pacers, San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets, and Sacramento Kings. Keep played professionally overseas in the Philippines, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Egypt, Chile, Poland, Argentina, Mexico, France, and Germany. He holds the NBA Draft Combine bench press record with 27 repetitions. Keep also played for C.D. Universidad de Concepción Básquetbol in the División Mayor del Básquetbol de Chile and was awarded MVP of the West Coast Conference tournament. He currently owns and operates a mobile tattoo business, Keep N' Ink Tattoo Business, and has achieved a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of San Diego.
Player profile
[edit]Born in Bend, Oregon, Keep played his final college season for San Diego after starting his career at North Idaho College in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and later Oklahoma State.[1] He sat out 2001–02 season at San Diego under NCAA transfer rules.
References
[edit]- ^ Ziegler, Mark (January 4, 2014). "Former USD basketball star arrested". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
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[edit]- 1978 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Idaho
- Basketball players from Washington (state)
- Centers (basketball)
- Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players
- North Idaho Cardinals men's basketball players
- Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball players
- People from Moscow, Idaho
- Philippine Basketball Association imports
- Rain or Shine Elasto Painters players
- San Diego Toreros men's basketball players
- Sportspeople from Bend, Oregon