Jason Keep
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 9, 1978 Bend, Oregon |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 280 lb (127 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Pullman (Pullman, Washington) Moscow (Moscow, Idaho) |
| College |
North Idaho College (1998–1999) Oklahoma State (1999–2001) San Diego (2002–2003) |
| NBA draft | 2003 / Undrafted |
| Position | Center |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jason Beau Keep (born May 9, 1978) is a professional basketball player who previously played in the Philippine Basketball Association, and later played as an import for the Welcoat Dragons. He was not drafted in the 2003 NBA Draft. He plays in C.D. Universidad de Concepción Básquetbol, which is a team of División Mayor del Básquetbol de Chile.
Player profile
Born in Bend, Oregon, he played the final season of collegiate career at San Diego after starting career at North Idaho College in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and routing through Oklahoma State. He sat out 2001-02 season at San Diego under NCAA transfer rules.
Keep led WCC in rebounding (9.1 rpg) and field goal percentage and ranked second in scoring during his senior career. Recorded nine double-doubles, including a 30-point, career-high 16-rebound effort versus UCLA. Scored career-high 32 points and grabbed 14 rebounds at University of San Diego. He registered 23 points and 15 rebounds versus the Saint Mary's College of California. Averaged 18.5 points and 10.5 rebounds and shot .577 from the field in the WCC Tournament.
At Oklahoma State University, he scored a season-high 14 points versus Missouri-Kansas City. He recorded 11 points and two blocked shots versus Lamar. He also shattered a backboard during a game, which aired on ESPN. During the 2003 NBA combine draft he benched 185 pounds for a record 27 times. Grabbed season-high 10 rebounds in 12 minutes versus University of Texas at San Antonio. Tallied nine points and seven rebounds in season-high 24 minutes at Wichita State.
Arrest
In 2014, Keep was arrested on suspicion armed robbery.