Keith McLeod (born November 5, 1979) is an American former professional

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player and current varsity boys basketball head coach at East Canton High School in Canton, Ohio. He is tall. He has also played in the NBA for the

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, Golden State Warriors and Indiana Pacers, in the CBA for the

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, in the

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for the Saint Joseph Express, in the

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with the

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, and Erie BayHawks, and in the

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for Mabo Prefabbricati Livorno,

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and

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College career

In 2001, he was named in the All- MAC second-team. McLeod was the 2002

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, leading the

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to the

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and a berth in the NIT. At the time of his graduation he was the school's second all-time leading scorer with 1,895 points.

Professional career

He was not taken in the 2002 NBA Draft, but was selected in the 2002 USBL Draft by the Saint Joseph Express, and in the 2002 CBA Draft by the Yakima Sun Kings. He was traded on July 13, 2006 to the Golden State Warriors along with

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and

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for

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. On January 17, 2007, McLeod was dealt to the Indiana Pacers along with teammates Mike Dunleavy,

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and

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for

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, Sarunas Jasikevicius and

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. On July 11, 2008, McLeod signed a one-year deal with the Dallas Mavericks. He was waived by the Mavericks on October 23, 2008, and later played for the

of the

. On September 1, 2010, McLeod signed a 1-year deal with the Greek club

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McLeod signed with the

of the

in 2011. He was later traded to the Erie BayHawks. In October 2012, McLeod joined

BC Kalev/Cramo BC Kalev, known as BC Kalev/Cramo for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Tallinn, Estonia. The team plays in the Korvpalli Meistriliiga, the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League and the FIBA Europe Cup. They play their ...

of Estonia and poured in 25 points in his first game in the VTB League for the club, including a game winning basket at the buzzer. Keith McLeod's Game Winning Buzzerbeater
/ref> On June 13, 2016, McLeod agreed to become an assistant to head coach Matt Hackenberg on the Canton Glenoak High School boys varsity basketball team. His primary focus will be on player development with the Golden Eagles.

Education

McLeod attended

Canton McKinley High School McKinley Senior High School is a public high school in Canton, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Canton City School District and has two campuses: Downtown Campus (mostly known as Early College High School or Timken High ...

and graduated with a BS in Computer Science from Bowling Green State University.

References

External links

Keith McLeod stats from basketball-reference.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:McLeod, Keith 1979 births Living people Albuquerque Thunderbirds players American expatriate basketball people in Estonia American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Sweden American men's basketball players Basket Livorno players Basketball players from Canton, Ohio BC Kalev/Cramo players Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball players Canton Charge players Erie BayHawks (2008–2017) players Golden State Warriors players Indiana Pacers players Korvpalli Meistriliiga players Mens Sana Basket players Minnesota Timberwolves players Pallacanestro Virtus Roma players Panionios B.C. players Point guards Undrafted National Basketball Association players Utah Jazz players Yakima Sun Kings players