Know Your Team: Shaquille Keith

St. John's Edge

6'5

Forward

From Toronto, Ontario

Named for Shaquille O'Neal by his basketball-obsessed mother, it seemed inevitable that Keith was going to follow on his namesake's footsteps.

In the 2012-13 season, Keith averaged 13.2 points per game for the CBU Capers, and later played for the Kilgore Rangers in Texas. After this, he was selected by the Raptors 905 in the fifth round of the 2015 NBA D-League Draft.

Keith did not sign with the team, instead he joined the Windsor Express and made an immediate impact, averaging 10.3 points in his first professional season. He started the 2016-17 season with the Cape Breton Highlanders, but a trade for Clifton Springer would send him back to Windsor. He saw big development this season, averaging a total 13.8 points and becoming a notable presence in the NBL Canada.

In this off-season, he represented the Canadian team at the William Jones Cup, going on to win the gold medal. He and the team repeated this success in 2018, where he led his side in scoring on two occasions.

After playing for Peruvian team Regatas Lima in the group stage of the 2017 Liga Sudamericana, Keith returned to Windsor for his third straight season with the Express. Starting in all but two games in the season, he posted career-best averages of 15.9 points and 5.8 rebounds per game.

In 2018, Keith played for Taiwanese team Fubon Braves in the Terrific 12 tournament in Macau. Though the team were unable to make it past the group stage, he averaged 27.5 points across both outings. Once the tournament was over, Keith made his return to the NBL Canada, joining the St. John's Edge.

Picture: Tim Jarrold