Christian Keeling

Christian Anthony Keeling (born June 1, 1998) is an American basketball player for the Kataja Basket of the Korisliiga. He played college basketball for the Charleston Southern Buccaneers and the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Christian Keeling

Keeling at UNC Tar Heels Camp, 2019
No. 55 – Spartak Pleven
Position	Shooting guard
League	NBL
Personal information
Born	(1998-06-01) June 1, 1998 (age 27) Augusta, Georgia
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Laney (Augusta, Georgia)
College	Charleston Southern (2016–2019) North Carolina (2019–2020)
NBA draft	2020: undrafted
Playing career	2020–present
Career history
2020–2021	Glasgow Rocks
2021–22	BC Rustavi
2022–22	Kataja BC
2023	Horsens IC
2023	KK Pelister
2023–24	Köping Basket
2024–present	Spartak Pleven
Career highlights
First-team All-Big South (2019) Second-team All-Big South (2018) Big South All-Freshman Team (2017)

College career

Charleston Southern

As a freshman, Keeling appeared in 31 games, starting 28 of them. He was named to the Big South All-Freshman Team and was named Big South Freshman of the Week seven times throughout the course of the season.^[1] After a successful year as a sophomore, Keeling was named Second Team All-Big South and became the fifth player in league history to score 1,000 points as a sophomore. After a successful junior season for Charleston Southern in which he averaged 18.7 points per game, Keeling announced he was transferring to North Carolina as a graduate transfer.^[2][3]

North Carolina

Keeling became a starting guard at North Carolina as a senior. He scored nine points on 4-of-13 shooting in his first two games as a Tar Heel.^[4] As a senior, Keeling averaged 6.4 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.^[5]

Professional career

Keeling joined PrimeTime Players in The Basketball Tournament 2020. He scored 25 points and had five rebounds in the 76–74 opening-round loss to Team CP3.^[6]

On December 23, 2020, Keeling signed with the Glasgow Rocks of the British Basketball League. He scored 26 points in his debut with the team four days later.^[7][8]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	Charleston Southern	31	28	31.2	.458	.342	.781	7.1	1.4	.9	.3	17.3
2017–18	Charleston Southern	28	24	33.6	.426	.315	.793	5.2	2.0	1.3	.4	17.6
2018–19	Charleston Southern	34	27	32.2	.465	.380	.778	6.9	2.8	1.3	.7	18.7
2019–20	North Carolina	33	9	19.2	.428	.320	.750	2.8	.6	.5	.2	6.4
Career		126	88	28.9	.447	.349	.781	5.5	1.7	1	.4	14.9

Professional

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2020–21	Glasgow Rocks	20	19	34.0	.439	.330	.839	5.5	2.9	1.0	.2	17.0
Career		20	19	34.0	.439	.330	.839	5.5	2.9	1.0	.2	17.0

Personal life

Keeling's mother Deirdre died of stomach cancer during his junior year in high school. She worked three jobs to support the family.^[1] His father Curtis is an assistant coach at Mt. Eden High School, after previously serving as head coach.^[9]