Biography
2009-10
Selected to the All-Horizon League Newcomer Team…Was second on the team in scoring (12.4) and third on the team in rebounding (4.9)…Led the Titans in free throw attempts and makes going 140-of-198 from the charity stripe…His 27 3-point field goals were also second on the squad…Had 21 points and a career-high five 3-pointers at Cleveland State…Posted his first career double-double with 14 points and a career-best 13 rebounds, along with four steals, vs. Green Bay…Had 17 points, nine rebounds and three steals at Valparaiso…Handed out a career-high five assists at Butler…Notched 13 points, five rebounds and three assists vs. Loyola…Had 20 markers at Milwaukee…Pulled down nine rebounds, while scoring 14 points, playing 44 minutes in an overtime loss to Butler…Had a team-high 18 points with four rebounds at Michigan…Netted a career-high 24 points, connecting on a career best seven field goals, including four 3-pointers, vs. Cleveland State…Named All-Tournament at the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer Albany subregional after averaging 17 points and four rebounds in the three game, three day event…That came after dropping 21 points against the tournament’s host school Albany.
2008-09
Appeared in just seven games and was leading the team in scoring and rebounding until a foot injury forced him to the sidelines for the final 23 contests of the season…Averaged 12.4 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, including 3.5 on the offensive glass…Tallied double digits in scoring in five of his seven games, while pulling down a career-best nine boards on three occasions … Had four points and four rebounds in 28 minutes at #10/11 Purdue in his first game as a Titan…Netted 12 points and nine rebounds at Western Michigan… Posted 15 points, all in the second half, while grabbing eight rebounds and handing out three assists at DePaul…Poured in a career-high 21 points against Saint Louis on 6-of-9 shooting, 2-of-3 from behind the arc and 7-of-8 at the free throw line…Also grabbed nine rebounds in that contest…Had a team-high 19 points and nine caroms in his first Horizon League game at Milwaukee.
COLLEGE
Played his freshman year (2006-07) at Indiana University, where current UDM coach Ray McCallum was a key member of the coaching staff… At IU, he appeared in 22 games, with one start, and averaged 1.8 points and 1.1 rebounds per game… Had career bests of seven points against Purdue, and four rebounds vs. Ball State, during his year in the Big Ten... Last season, Keeling was named first team NJCAA All-Region after helping Wallace State (AL) Community College to its best season ever with a 32-1 record… That included a school record 32-game winning streak, before the Lions fell in the Alabama Community College Conference championship game … For a period of the season, WSCC was the top-ranked junior college program in the country… Keeling averaged 9.2 points per game and was second on the squad with 5.4 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.6 steals per contest… The Lions also featured three other players who signed on with Division I programs this year in Javon Borum (UC-Riverside), Cory Copperwood (Wright State) and Chris Leggett (Troy State)…
PERSONAL
A highly touted student-athlete coming out of high school, Keeling averaged 19 points, 14 rebounds, four steals and two assists in his senior season at J.O. Johnson High School in Alabama… He earned team MVP, all-city, all-region, super all-metro and honorable mention all-state accolades... He was listed as the 31st-best small forward in the nation in the 2006 recruiting class by Scout.com, as well as a three-star recruit on Peegs.com… Combining a strong and athletic frame, he also received several Division I scholarships for football as a defensive end… Majoring in Communications Studies.
