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Jason Keep
Jason Beau Keep (born May 9, 1978) is a former professional basketball player who started his collegiate carrier with the Oklahoma State Cowboys and later transferred to the San Diego Toreros men's basketball, San Diego Torreros. He was undrafted in the 2003 NBA draft. During his professional career, he tried out in the NBA with multiple teams such as the Indiana pacers, the San Antonio Spurs, the Houston Rockets and the Sacramento Kings. He also played overseas in the Philippines, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Egypt, Chile, Poland, Argentina, Mexico, France and Germany. He set and still holds the NBA Draft Combine bench press record with 27 repetitions. He also played in C.D. Universidad de Concepción Básquetbol, which is a team of División Mayor del Básquetbol de Chile. Through his carrier he was awarded multiple awards including the MVP of the West Coast Conference tournament. He now works as a successful tattoo artist. Player profile Born in Bend, Oregon, Keep played his final col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Center (basketball)
The center (C), or the centre, also known as the five or the pivot, is one of the five Basketball position, positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well. In the NBA, the center is typically close to tall. They traditionally play close to the basket in the low post. Centers are valued for their ability to protect their own goal from high-percentage close attempts on defense, while scoring and rebounding with high efficiency on offense. In the 1950s and 1960s, George Mikan and Bill Russell were centerpieces of championship dynasties and defined early prototypical centers. With the addition of a three-point field goal for the 1979–80 NBA season, 1979–80 season, however, NBA basketball gradually became more perimeter-oriented and saw the importance of the center position diminished. The most recent center to win an NBA Most Valuable Player Award was Nikola Jokić, win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
