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Keanau Post
Peja
PositionPower forward / Center
LeagueKosovo Superleague
Personal information
Born (1992-09-04) September 4, 1992 (age 32)
Victoria, British Columbia
NationalityCanadian
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016Raptors 905
2016-2017Al Nasr
2017–2018Beirut Club
2018–2019Hekmeh BC
2019–2020Polpharma Starogard Gdański
2020–presentPeja

Keanau Post (born September 4, 1992) is a Canadian basketball player for Peja of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague. He played college basketball for Southwestern Illinois and Missouri.

High school career

Post began his high school career at Oak Bay High School where he played for head coach Josh Elsdon. He averaged 12.5 points in league action for Oak Bay and led his club to the 2009-10 AAA Regional Championship while being named tournament All-Star. For his last year of high school, he transferred to Westwind Academy.[1]

College career

Post began his college career at Southwestern Illinois where he became one of the country's top junior college players as a sophomore after averaging 12.3 points and 8.3 rebounds and earning Second Team Junior College All-America.[1] As a junior, he transferred to Missouri and as a senior he averaged 4.0 points and 3.6 rebounds in 29 games.[2]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Post signed with Raptors 905 on October 31, 2015, as an affiliate player.[3] On November 14, he made his debut with the Raptors in an 83–80 loss to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, recording six points and six rebounds in 19 minutes off the bench.[4] On the 2015–16 season, he averaged 2.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.3 blocks in 36 games.[5]

On October 23, 2016, Post signed with Al-Nasr of the Saudi Premier League.[6]

On August 24, 2019, he has signed with Polpharma Starogard Gdański of the Polish Basketball League. [7]

On January 1, 2020, he has signed with Peja of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague. [8]

Personal life

The son of a Jamaican father and a Canadian mother (Jazmynn Post), he grew up on the Caribbean beaches of Negril and Grenada, where he initially practiced swimming, running and playing soccer.[1][9]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Keanau Post bio". MUTigers.com. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  2. ^ Bohkay, Chris (April 21, 2015). "2014-2015 Mizzou Basketball Post-Season Player Analysis: Keanau Post". RockMNation.com. SB-Nation. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  3. ^ "Raptors 905 Announces NBA D-League Draft Results, Training Camp". OurSportsCentral.com. October 31, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  4. ^ "Thames' Buzzer-Beater Spoils Raptors 905's First-Ever Game". NBA.com. November 14, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  5. ^ "Keanau Post D-League Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  6. ^ Madwar, Ahmad (October 23, 2016). "Keanau Post signs at Al Nasr, ex Raptors 905!!". Asia-Basket.com. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  7. ^ "Polpharma Starogard Gdański sign Keanau Post". Sportando. August 24, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  8. ^ "Keanau Post signs with KB Peja". Sportando. January 1, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  9. ^ Burwell, Bryan (February 19, 2013). "Burwell: Post making incredible journey to Mizzou". SLTToday.com. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
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