Billy Keys
Personal information | |
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Born | Chicago, Illinois | October 26, 1977
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Hugh Manley (Chicago, Illinois) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2000: undrafted |
Playing career | 2000–2014 |
Position | Point guard |
Coaching career | 2014–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
2000–2001 | New Mexico Slam |
2001 | Grindavík |
2001 | Florida Sea Dragons |
2001–2002 | Fargo-Moorhead Beez |
2002 | Cocodrilos de Caracas |
2002–2003 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
2003–2004 | Roseto |
2004 | Dakota Wizards |
2004 | Cocodrilos de Caracas |
2004–2005 | Dakota Wizards |
2005 | Gran Canaria |
2005–2006 | Zaragoza |
2006–2007 | Varese |
2007–2008 | AEL 1964 |
2008–2010 | Maroussi |
2010–2011 | Budivelnik |
2011–2013 | Panionios |
2013–2014 | Nilan Bisons |
As coach: | |
2014–2015 | Centennial HS (assistant) |
2015–2019 | Mayfield HS |
2019-present | Northern New Mexico College (assistant) |
William Amar Keys (born October 26, 1977) is a retired American professional basketball player and basketball coach. At a height of 6'2" (1.88 m) and a weight of 210 lbs. (95 kg), he played at the point guard position. He currently coaches Mayfield High School in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
College career
After playing high school basketball at Hugh Manley High School in Chicago, Illinois, Keys played college basketball at Northeastern Illinois University, with the Northeastern Illinois Golden Eagles, from 1995–98, and at New Mexico State University, with the New Mexico State Aggies, from 1998-00. He was named to the 1999-00 season's All-Big West Conference First Team.
Professional career
In February 2001, Keys signed with Grindavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.[1] In his debut, he scored a season high 47 points along with 18 rebounds an 7 assists.[2] In three regular season games, he averaged 38.7 points, 12.7 rebounds and 5.7 assists.[3] In the playoffs, Grindavík lost to Tindastóll, 1-2, in the first round[4] with Keys averaging 26.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists.[5]
Keys played with the Miami Heat during their 2002-03 NBA season training camp, but he did not play in any official NBA games with the club. He then played with the New York Knicks' NBA Summer League team, in the summer of 2003. Keys then won the 2004 CBA championship with the Dakota Wizards.
In the summer of 2004, he played with the NBA Summer League teams of both the Detroit Pistons and the Denver Nuggets. He then played with Nuggets during their 2004-05 NBA season training camp, but he did not play in any official NBA games with the club. He next played with the NBA Summer League teams of both the Portland Trail Blazers and the Houston Rockets, in the summer of 2005.[6]
Keys also played in the three major European national domestic basketball leagues, the Italian LBA League, the Spanish ACB League, and the Greek Basket League. In 2009, he extended his contract with the EuroLeague club Maroussi.[7] He retired from playing professional basketball in 2014.
Coaching career
Keys began his basketball coaching career in 2014, when he became an assistant coach at Centennial High School, in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He then became the head coach at Mayfield High School, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, in 2015.[8]
References
- ^ "Daley farinn frá Grindavík". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 20 February 2001. p. 3B. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Lykillinn". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 2 March 2001. pp. 16–17. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "William Keys: Ferillinn í úrvalsdeild". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Björn Björnsson (21 March 2001). "Tindastóll loks áfram". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 2C. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "EPSON-deild úrsl.keppni - UMFG". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "ACB.com - Billy Keys {{in lang|es}}". Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ^ Euroleague.net Maroussi re-signs point guard Billy Keys.
- ^ PREP BASKETBALL: Former Aggie Billy Keys takes over at Mayfield High.
External links
- Euroleague.net Profile
- Draftexpress.com Profile
- Eurobasket.com Profile
- Greek Basket League Profile
- Spanish League Profile (in Spanish)
- Italian League Profile (in Italian)
- Úrvalsdeild Profile (in Icelandic)
- 1977 births
- Living people
- AEL 1964 BC players
- American men's basketball coaches
- American expatriate basketball people in Finland
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Iceland
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American expatriate basketball people in Ukraine
- American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela
- American men's basketball players
- Basket Zaragoza players
- Basketball players from Illinois
- BC Budivelnyk players
- CB Gran Canaria players
- Cocodrilos de Caracas players
- Dakota Wizards (CBA) players
- Fargo-Moorhead Beez (CBA) players
- Grindavík men's basketball players
- Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. players
- High school basketball coaches in the United States
- Israeli Basketball Premier League players
- Liga ACB players
- Maroussi B.C. players
- New Mexico Slam players
- New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball players
- Nilan Bisons players
- Northeastern Illinois Golden Eagles men's basketball players
- Pallacanestro Varese players
- Panionios B.C. players
- Point guards
- Roseto Sharks players
- Sportspeople from Chicago
- Úrvalsdeild karla basketball players