Christian Anthony Keeling (born June 1, 1998) is an American

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player for the

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of the

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. He played

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for the

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and the

North Carolina Tar Heels The North Carolina Tar Heels are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The name Tar Heel is a nickname used to refer to individuals from the state of North Carolina, the ''Tar Heel ...

College career

Charleston Southern

As a freshman, Keeling appeared in 31 games, starting 28 of them. He was named to the

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All-Freshman Team and was named Big South Freshman of the Week seven times throughout the course of the season. After a successful year as a sophomore, Keeling was named Second Team All-Big South and became the fifth player in league history to score 1,000 points as a sophomore. After a successful junior season for Charleston Southern in which he averaged 18.7 points per game, Keeling announced he was transferring to

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as a graduate transfer.

North Carolina

Keeling became a starting guard at North Carolina as a senior. He scored nine points on 4-of-13 shooting in his first two games as a Tar Heel. As a senior, Keeling averaged 6.4 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.

Professional career

Keeling joined

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. He scored 25 points and had five rebounds in the 76–74 opening-round loss to Team CP3. On December 23, 2020, Keeling signed with the

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of the

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. He scored 26 points in his debut with the team four days later.

Career statistics

College

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Professional

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Personal life

Keeling's mother Deirdre died of stomach cancer during his junior year in high school. She worked three jobs to support the family. His father Curtis is an assistant coach at Mt. Eden High School, after previously serving as head coach.

References

External links

North Carolina Tar Heels bioCharleston Southern Buccaneers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Keeling, Christian 1998 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in the United Kingdom American expatriate sportspeople in Scotland American men's basketball players Basketball players from Augusta, Georgia Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball players Glasgow Rocks players North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball players Shooting guards African-American basketball players 21st-century African-American sportspeople American expatriate basketball people in Finland British Basketball League players