Randolph Keys

Randolph Keys (born April 19, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player who played five National Basketball Association (NBA) seasons in his career for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Charlotte Hornets, Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks.

Randolph Keys

Personal information
Born	(1966-04-19) April 19, 1966 (age 59) Collins, Mississippi, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Collins (Collins, Mississippi)
College	Southern Miss (1984–1988)
NBA draft	1988: 1st round, 22nd overall pick
Drafted by	Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing career	1988–2000
Position	Small forward / shooting guard
Number	31, 8
Career history
1988–1990	Cleveland Cavaliers
1990–1991	Charlotte Hornets
1991	Benetton Treviso
1991–1992	Paris Basket Racing
1992–1993	Taugrés Vitoria
1993–1995	Quad City Thunder
1995	Los Angeles Lakers
1995–1996	Milwaukee Bucks
1996–1999	Verona
1999	Panionios B.C.
Career highlights
CBA champion (1994) All-CBA Second Team (1995) CBA All-Defensive Team (1995) 2× Second-team All-Metro Conference (1987, 1988) NIT champion (1987) NIT MVP (1987)
Career NBA statistics
Points	1,262 (5.2 ppg)
Rebounds	551 (2.3 rpg)
Assists	192 (0.8 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Career

Keys was selected by the Cavaliers in the first round (22nd pick overall) of the 1988 NBA draft. 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 University of Southern Mississippi. He was the last Laker to wear number #8 before Kobe Bryant.

Keys played for the Quad City Thunder of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) from 1993 to 1995.^[1] He won a CBA championship with the Thunder in 1994.^[2] He was selected to the All-CBA Second Team and All-Defensive Team in 1995.^[1]

Personal

His daughter Jasmine Keys played the 2020 Summer Olympics for Italy women's national basketball team.^[3][4]

NBA 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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1988–89	Cleveland	42	0	7.9	.430	.100	.690	1.3	0.5	0.3	0.1	4.0
1989–90	Cleveland	48	13	18.6	.421	.200	.744	2.9	0.8	0.8	0.0	7.6
1989–90	Charlotte	32	5	22.6	.445	.364	.690	3.6	1.5	0.9	0.2	10.5
1990–91	Charlotte	44	0	10.8	.407	.214	.576	2.3	0.4	0.5	0.3	3.2
1994–95	Los Angeles	6	0	13.8	.346	.000	1.000	2.8	0.3	0.2	0.3	3.3
1995–96	Milwaukee	69	1	11.8	.418	.310	.837	1.8	0.9	0.5	0.2	3.4
Career		241	19	13.8	.425	.272	.721	2.3	0.8	0.6	0.2	5.2

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1988–89	Cleveland	1	0	12.0	.000	.000	.000	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0