Keith MarQuez Haynes (born December 19, 1986) is an American-Georgian professional

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player for

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of the

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. Haynes is a naturalized citizen of

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, and he played with the senior men's Georgian national team at

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College career

A native of

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, Haynes played

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Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private university, private Catholic Jesuits, Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus, a Catholic Religious order (Catholic), religious order, t ...

, with the

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(2005–2007), and at Texas–Arlington, with the

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(2008–2010).

Professional career

After going

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in the

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, Haynes decided to pursue a professional basketball career in Europe, signing with

Élan Chalon Élan Sportif Chalonnais, commonly known as Élan Chalon, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Chalon-sur-Saône, France. The team's main colors are red and white, and their mascot is a moose. The team's home arena is called ...

of the French Pro A League. He later played with the

Spanish ACB League The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administered by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, w ...

club

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(2011–12), the German League club

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(2012–13), and then signed with the Italian League club

Olimpia Milano Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano, commonly known as Olimpia Milano or as EA7 Emporio Armani Milan after its title sponsor, is an LBA Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy. Its colors are white and red, and the team is sometimes ...

. He parted ways with Milano on December 29, 2013. He then signed with the Italian League club

Montepaschi Siena Mens Sana Basketball Siena, also known as simply Mens Sana, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Siena. It is a section of the sports club Polisportiva Mens Sana, founded in 1871. Under the name Montepaschi Siena, derived from spon ...

for the rest of the season. In July 2014, he signed a two-year deal with the Israeli Super League club

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. On July 6, 2015, he left Maccabi and returned to Italy where he signed with

Dinamo Sassari Polisportiva Dinamo, commonly known as Dinamo Sassari and currently known as Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari for sponsorship reasons, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Sassari, Sardinia. They are the 2018–19 European ...

. On January 29, 2016, he was bought out of Sassari by

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos (, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club based in the City of Athens. Panathinaikos is one of the mos ...

, for an estimated price of $100k. On July 5, 2016, he signed with Italian club

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. In his second season with Reyer, he won the European fourth-tier

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championship.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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Georgian national team

Haynes represented the senior men's Georgian national basketball team at

, where he averaged 8 points per game, 1.6 rebounds per game, 1.2 assists per game, and 0.9 blocks per game.FIBA.com 2011 EuroBasket Georgia 12- Keith Haynes.
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College career

Professional career

Career statistics

EuroLeague

Georgian national team

References

External links