Billy Keys
Personal information | |
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Born | Chicago, Illinois,U.S. | October 26, 1977
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 | Budivelnyk |
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 an American former professionalbasketballplayer andbasketball coach.At a height of 6'2 "(1.88 m) and a weight of 210 lbs. (95 kg), he played at thepoint guardposition. He currently is a men's basketball assistant coach atNorthern New Mexico CollegeinEspanola, New Mexico.
College career
[edit]After playing high school basketball atHugh Manley High SchoolinChicago, Illinois,Keys playedcollege basketballatNortheastern Illinois University,with theNortheastern Illinois Golden Eagles,from 1995 to 1998, and atNew Mexico State University,with theNew Mexico State Aggies,from 1998 to 2000. He was named to the 1999–00 season's All-Big West ConferenceFirst Team.
Professional career
[edit]In February 2001, Keys signed withGrindavíkof the IcelandicÚrvalsdeild 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 toTindastóll,1–2, in the first round[4]with Keys averaging 26.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists.[5]
Keys played with theMiami Heatduring their 2002–03NBAseason training camp, but he did not play in any official NBA games with the club. He then played with theNew York Knicks'NBA Summer Leagueteam, in the summer of 2003. Keys then won the 2004CBAchampionship with theDakota Wizards.
In the summer of 2004, he played with the NBA Summer League teams of both theDetroit Pistonsand theDenver 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 thePortland Trail Blazersand theHouston Rockets,in the summer of 2005.[6]
Keys also played in the three major European national domestic basketball leagues, theItalian LBA League,theSpanish ACB League,and theGreek Basket League.In 2009, he extended his contract with theEuroLeagueclubMaroussi.[7]He retired from playing professional basketball in 2014.
Coaching career
[edit]Keys began his basketball coaching career in 2014, when he became an assistant coach atCentennial High School,inLas Cruces, New Mexico.He then became thehead coachatMayfield High School,in Las Cruces, New Mexico, in 2015.[8]
References
[edit]- ^"Daley farinn frá Grindavík".Morgunblaðið(in Icelandic). 20 February 2001. p. 3B.Retrieved12 April2020.
- ^"Lykillinn".Dagblaðið Vísir(in Icelandic). 2 March 2001. pp. 16–17.Retrieved12 April2020.
- ^"William Keys: Ferillinn í úrvalsdeild".kki.is(in Icelandic).Icelandic Basketball Association.Retrieved12 April2020.
- ^Björn Björnsson (21 March 2001)."Tindastóll loks áfram".Morgunblaðið(in Icelandic). p. 2C.Retrieved12 April2020.
- ^"EPSON-deild úrsl.keppni – UMFG".kki.is(in Icelandic).Icelandic Basketball Association.Retrieved12 April2020.
- ^"ACB – Billy Keys {{in lang|es}}".Archived fromthe originalon 2012-09-27.Retrieved2010-02-10.
- ^Euroleague.net Maroussi re-signs point guard Billy Keys.
- ^PREP BASKETBALL: Former Aggie Billy Keys takes over at Mayfield High.
External links
[edit]- Euroleague.net Profile
- Draftexpress ProfileArchived2011-10-20 at theWayback Machine
- Eurobasket Profile
- Greek Basket League Profile
- Spanish League Profile(in Spanish)
- Italian League ProfileArchived2011-07-04 at theWayback Machine(in Italian)
- Úrvalsdeild Profile(in Icelandic)
- 1977 births
- Living people
- A.E.L. 1964 B.C. 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 Chicago
- 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
- Bisons Loimaa players
- Northeastern Illinois Golden Eagles men's basketball players
- Pallacanestro Varese players
- Panionios B.C. players
- Point guards
- Roseto Sharks players
- Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) players