Adam Keefe (basketball)
Adam Thomas Keefe (born February 22, 1970) is an American retired basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and for Woodbridge High School in his hometown of Irvine, California where he set many of the school's basketball records.
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| Born | February 22, 1970 Irvine, California | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | |||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) | |||||||||||||
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| High school | Woodbridge (Irvine, California) | |||||||||||||
| College | Stanford (1988–1992) | |||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1992 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10th overall | |||||||||||||
| Selected by the Atlanta Hawks | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1992–2003 | |||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward / Center | |||||||||||||
| Number | 31, 32 | |||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||
| 1992–1994 | Atlanta Hawks | |||||||||||||
| 1994–2000 | Utah Jazz | |||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Golden State Warriors | |||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Casademont Girona | |||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Adecco Estudiantes | |||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NBA statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Points | 3,107 (5.0 ppg) | |||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 2,556 (4.1 rpg) | |||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||||||
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Keefe attended Stanford University, where he earned a degree in political science while a member of both the basketball and volleyball teams. He finished as the Pac-10's fifth all-time scorer and fourth all-time rebounder. He led the conference in rebounding for three seasons, was a second-team All-American, and as a senior averaged 25.3 points and 12.2 rebounds per game.
In the 1992 NBA draft, the Atlanta Hawks selected Keefe with the 10th overall pick. He eventually spent nine years in the NBA, mainly with the Utah Jazz. Keefe's NBA career eventually ended as a member of the Golden State Warriors.
He married US volleyball team member Kristin Klein and they have twin daughters, Caitlin and Michaela, who are on the Stanford women's volleyball team.[1] Their son, James, plays basketball on the Stanford men's basketball team.[2]
See also
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds
References
External links
- NBA.com profile
- Former NBAers Keefe, O'Bannon having ball molding young talent Las Vegas Review-Journal, April 17, 2005