Randolph Keys (born April 19, 1966) is an American former professional

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player who played five

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(NBA) seasons in his career for the

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and

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Career

He was selected by the Cavaliers in the first round (22nd pick overall) of the

1988 NBA draft The 1988 NBA draft took place on June 28, 1988, in New York City, New York. The length was reduced from seven rounds in the previous year to three rounds. This was also the first draft for the Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat, prior to their i ...

. Keys His best year as a pro came during the 1989–90 season when he split time between the Cavaliers and Hornets, appearing in 80 games and averaging 8.8 ppg. Keys played collegiately at the

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. He was the last Laker to wear number #8 before

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Personal

His daughter Jasmine Keys, played the

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for

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NBA career statistics

Regular season

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, 48 , , 13 , , 18.6 , , .421 , , .200 , , .744 , , 2.9 , , 0.8 , , 0.8 , , 0.0 , , 7.6 , - , align="left" , 1989–90 , align="left" ,

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, 44 , , 0 , , 10.8 , , .407 , , .214 , , .576 , , 2.3 , , 0.4 , , 0.5 , , 0.3 , , 3.2 , - , align="left" , 1994–95 , align="left" ,

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Milwaukee Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee is ...

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Playoffs

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References

External links

NBA statistics on Basketball-Reference

Italian League statistics
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