Billy Keys
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 26, 1977 Chicago, Illinois |
| 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 | Northeastern Illinois (1995–1998) New Mexico State (1998–2000) |
| NBA draft | 2000: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2000–present |
| Position | Point guard |
| Career history | |
| 2000–2001 | New Mexico Slam (IBL) |
| 2001 | U.M.F. Grindavík (Iceland) |
| 2001 | Florida Sea Dragons (USBL) |
| 2001–2002 | Fargo-Moorhead Beez (CBA) |
| 2002 | Cocodrilos de Caracas (Venezuela) |
| 2002–2003 | Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel) |
| 2003–2004 | Roseto (Italy) |
| 2004 | Dakota Wizards (CBA) |
| 2004 | Cocodrilos de Caracas (Venezuela) |
| 2004–2005 | Dakota Wizards (CBA) |
| 2005 | Gran Canaria (Spain) |
| 2005–2006 | Zaragoza (Spain) |
| 2006–2007 | Varese (Italy) |
| 2007–2008 | AEL 1964 (Greece) |
| 2008–2010 | Maroussi (Greece) |
| 2010–2011 | Budivelnik (Ukraine) |
| 2011–2013 | Panionios (Greece) |
| 2013–2014 | Nilan Bisons (Finland) |
William Amar "Billy" Keys (born on October 26, 1977) is a retired American professional basketball player. He is 6'2" (1.88 m) and weighs 210 lbs. (95 kg), and played 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
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.[1]
Keys has also played in the major European domestic basketball leagues, the Italian A League, the Spanish ACB League, and the Greek Basket League. In 2009, he extended his contract with the Euroleague club Maroussi.[2]
References
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- 1977 births
- Living people
- AEL 1964 BC players
- 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
- Basket Zaragoza 2002 players
- BC Budivelnyk players
- CB Gran Canaria players
- Dakota Wizards (CBA) players
- Fargo-Moorhead Beez (CBA) players
- Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. players
- Israeli Basketball Super League players
- Liga ACB players
- Maroussi B.C. players
- New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball players
- Nilan Bisons players
- Northeastern Illinois University alumni
- Panionios B.C. players
- Point guards
- Sportspeople from Chicago