Kaza Kajami-Keane (born January 27, 1994) is a Canadian - Jamaican professional

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player for Le Mans Sarthe of the

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. He played

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for the

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, the

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and the

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. He has also competed for the Canadian national basketball team.

Professional career

Raptors 905

Kajami-Keane made his professional debut with

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in the

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. In the 2017–18 season, he averaged 6.3 points and 4.2 assists in 18.5 minutes per game.

Landstede Zwolle

In August 2018, Kajami-Keane signed with

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of the

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(DBL). On 1 June 2019, Kajami-Keane won the DBL championship with Landstede, the first in club history. Kajami-Keane was named the

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, after averaging 18.3 points and 5.3 assists in 12 playoff games.

Mitteldeutscher BC

On July 31, 2019, Kajami-Keane signed with

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, for sponsorship reasons for the 2019–20 season. With MBC, he would play in the German

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(BBL). He averaged 15.2 points, 5.3 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game.

Le Mans Sarthe

On June 8, 2020, Kajami-Keane signed with Le Mans Sarthe of the

. He averaged 12.2 points and 4.1 assists per game. Kajami-Keane re-signed with the team on June 25, 2021.

National team career

On December 3, 2017, Kajami-Keane made his debut in the Canadian national basketball team in a 94–67 win over

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at the

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stage.

References

External links

RealGM profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kajami-Keane, Kaza 1994 births Living people 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Basketball people from Ontario Canadian expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States Canadian men's basketball players Carleton Ravens basketball players Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball players Dutch Basketball League players Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball players Landstede Hammers players Le Mans Sarthe Basket players Mitteldeutscher BC players People from Ajax, Ontario Point guards Raptors 905 players