Jason Beau Keep (born May 9, 1978) is a former professional
basketball
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player who started his collegiate carrier with the Oklahoma State Cowboys and later transferred to the
San Diego Torreros. He was undrafted in the
2003 NBA draft
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. During his professional career, he tried out in the NBA with multiple teams such as the Indiana pacers, the San Antonio Spurs, the Houston Rockets and the Sacramento Kings. He also played overseas in the Philippines, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Egypt, Chile, Poland, Argentina, Mexico, France and Germany. He set and still holds the
NBA Draft Combine bench press record with 27 repetitions. He also played in
C.D. Universidad de Concepción Básquetbol
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, which is a team of
División Mayor del Básquetbol de Chile. Through his carrier he was awarded multiple awards including the MVP of the West Coast Conference tournament. He now works as a successful tattoo artist.
Player profile
Born in
Bend, Oregon
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, Keep played his final college season for San Diego after starting his career at
North Idaho College in
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
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and later
Oklahoma State
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.
He sat out 2001–02 season at San Diego under
NCAA
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transfer rules.
References
External links
Player ProfilePBA-Online! Profile
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1978 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Idaho
Basketball players from Washington (state)
Centers (basketball)
Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players
North Idaho Cardinals men's basketball players
Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball players
People from Moscow, Idaho
Philippine Basketball Association imports
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters players
San Diego Toreros men's basketball players
Sportspeople from Bend, Oregon