Christian Keeling

Christian Anthony Keeling (born June 1, 1998) is an American college basketball player for the North Carolina Tar Heels of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). He previously played for the Charleston Southern Buccaneers.

Christian Keeling
No. 55 – North Carolina Tar Heels
PositionShooting guard
LeagueAtlantic Coast Conference
Personal information
Born (1998-06-01) June 1, 1998
Decatur, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolLaney
(Augusta, Georgia)
College
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Big South (2019)
  • Second-team All-Big South (2018)
  • Big South All-Freshman Team (2017)

College career

Charleston Southern

As a freshman, Keeling appeared in 31 games, starting 28 of them. He was named to the Big South All-Freshman Team and was named Big South Freshman of the Week seven times throughout the course of the season.[1] After a successful year as a sophomore, Keeling was named Second Team All-Big South and became the fifth player in league history to score 1,000 points as a sophomore. After a successful junior season for Charleston Southern in which he averaged 18.7 points per game, Keeling announced he was transferring to North Carolina as a graduate transfer.[2][3]

North Carolina

Keeling became a starting guard at North Carolina as a senior. He scored nine points on 4-of-13 shooting in his first two games as a Tar Heel.[4] As a senior, Keeling averaged 6.4 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.[5]

Professional career

The Basketball Tournament

Keeling joined PrimeTime Players in The Basketball Tournament 2020. He scored 25 points and had five rebounds in the 76-74 opening-round loss to Team CP3.[6]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Charleston Southern 312831.2.458.342.7817.11.4.9.317.3
2017–18 Charleston Southern 282433.6.426.315.7935.22.01.3.417.6
2018–19 Charleston Southern 342732.2.465.380.7786.92.81.3.718.7
2019–20 North Carolina 33919.2.428.320.7502.8.6.5.26.4
Career 1268828.9.447.349.7815.51.71.414.9
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References
  1. "Freshman star Christian Keeling brings different look to Charleston Southern basketball". The Post and Courier. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  2. "2018-19 Men's Basketball". Charleston Southern Athletics. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  3. "GET TO KNOW A PLAYER: WHAT UNC ADDS WITH GRAD TRANSFER CHRISTIAN KEELING". ACC Sports. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  4. Hall, Gregory (November 13, 2019). "Roy Williams Live: Christian Keeling's Transition". 247 Sports. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  5. "Video: Christian Keeling 2019-20 Season Highlights". Tar Heel Times. March 15, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  6. Martin, Ross (July 5, 2020). "Highlights: Christian Keeling Scores 25 Points in TBT Game". 247 Sports. Retrieved July 9, 2020.


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