Kethan Savage (born September 4, 1993) is an American professional

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player who last played for the

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of the

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. He played college basketball for

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and

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High school career

Savage attended

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for two years before transferring to Episcopal High School in

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. Savage led Episcopal to its first league championship since 1998 as a junior by hitting the decisive three pointer. As a senior, he averaged 19.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game. Savage led the team to a 24-4 record a place in Virginia’s independent schools championship game.

College career

With George Washington, Savage came off the bench to average 3.1 points per game as a freshman. He increased his scoring to 12.7 points per game as a sophomore but was injured late in the season and did not play in the 2014 NCAA tournament. As a junior, Savage averaged 11.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. After the season he announced he was transferring to

and sat out the year as a redshirt. He had off-season shoulder surgery and missed Butler's first four games due to pneumonia. He played in his first NCAA Tournament in 2017 although he was limited by a sore

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. In his senior season, Savage averaged 8.0 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game while shooting 44.3 percent from the floor and 29.2 percent from behind the arc.

Professional career

Savage was selected with the 26th pick in the first round of the 2017 NBA G League Draft by the

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. He was the only draft pick by the Raptors 905 to actually make the team. Savage played two games for the

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in the 2018-19 season before being acquired by the

. He subsequently played for the Blue. In 2021, Savagoe joined the

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of the Canadian Elite Basketball League and averaged nine points per game. In October 2021, he joined the Westchester Knicks after a successful tryout.

References

External links

Butler Bulldogs bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Savage, Kethan 1993 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Canada American men's basketball players Basketball players from Virginia Butler Bulldogs men's basketball players George Washington Revolutionaries men's basketball players Guelph Nighthawks players Oklahoma City Blue players Point guards Raptors 905 players Sportspeople from Fairfax, Virginia Westchester Knicks players