Keddric Mays (born September 17, 1984) is an American professional

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player for Baltur Cento of the Italian

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College career

Mays played junior college basketball at

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before moving to

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, where he graduated in 2007.

Pro career

He arrived in Europe in February 2008, signing with

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from

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. He played only one game before he was released. In September 2008 he moved to Universidad Católica in

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. Season 2009-10 he spend with Znicz Jarosław of the

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. Next two years he spend in Ukraine playing with Ferro-ZNTU and Politekhnika-Halychyna. In August 2012, Mays signed with Givova Scafati of the Italian Second League, where he played 32 games, averaging 18.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. On July 8, 2013, Mays signed with

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. He was released in October, after playing only two games with them. Later that month he signed with

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for the rest of the season. In July 2014, he signed a one-year deal with the French team

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. He left Boulogne after only 7 games. In January 2015, he signed with Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi of the Turkish Second League for the rest of the season. On August 1, 2015, he signed a one-year deal with the Italian team

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. On July 27, 2016, he re-signed with Trapani for one more season. On August 26, 2017, Mays signed with the Israeli team

Maccabi Kiryat Gat Maccabi Kiryat Gat F.C. ( he, מכבי קריית גת) was an Israeli football team based in the southern city of Kiryat Gat. The club's best achievement has been promotion to the Premier League as Liga Leumit runners-up in 2001, after beating ...

for the 2017–18 season. Mays helped Kiryat Gat to reach the 2018 Liga Leumit Finals where they eventually lost

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The c ...

. On July 6, 2018, Mays returned to Italy for a fourth stint, signing a one-year deal with Baltur Cento of the Italian

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