Randolph Keys (born April 19, 1966) is an American former professional

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(NBA) seasons in his career for the

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and

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Career

Keys was selected by the Cavaliers in the first round (22nd pick overall) of the

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. His best year as a pro came during the 1989–90 season when he split time between the Cavaliers and Hornets, appearing in 80 games and averaging 8.8 points per game. Keys played collegiately at the

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. He was the last Laker to wear number #8 before

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. Keys played for the Quad City Thunder of the

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(CBA) from 1993 to 1995. He won a CBA championship with the Thunder in 1994. He was selected to the All-CBA Second Team and All-Defensive Team in 1995.

Personal

His daughter Jasmine Keys played the

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for Italy women's national basketball team.''A1 UFFICIALE – Schio conferma Dotto, Keys, Crippa e De Pretto''
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NBA career statistics

Regular season

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, 48 , , 13 , , 18.6 , , .421 , , .200 , , .744 , , 2.9 , , 0.8 , , 0.8 , , 0.0 , , 7.6 , - , align="left" , 1989–90 , align="left" , Charlotte , 32 , , 5 , , 22.6 , , .445 , , .364 , , .690 , , 3.6 , , 1.5 , , 0.9 , , 0.2 , , 10.5 , - , align="left" , 1990–91 , align="left" , Charlotte , 44 , , 0 , , 10.8 , , .407 , , .214 , , .576 , , 2.3 , , 0.4 , , 0.5 , , 0.3 , , 3.2 , - , align="left" , 1994–95 , align="left" ,

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Playoffs

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References

External links

NBA statistics on Basketball-Reference

Italian League statistics
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