2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
Christian Keeling
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Augusta, Ga.
- High School:
- Laney
Finished his collegiate career with 1,878 points and 692 rebounds in 126 collegiate games at UNC and Charleston Southern • Scored in double figures 94 times (seven times as a Tar Heel) • Graduate student in the Hussman School of Journalism and Media.
ÂGRADUATE SEASON (2019-20)
Averaged 6.4 points • Set season scoring highs four times in February (14 at Florida State, 15 at Wake Forest, 16 vs. NC State and 18 at Syracuse) • Averaged 10.0 points over the last 12 games • Started nine times • Scored in double figures in six of the last 12 games.
2019-20 Game Highlights: Made 3 of 4 field goals and scored all nine of his points in the second half in the win over Wake Forest • Made two threes for the third game in a row and scored a season-high 18 points at Syracuse • Then-season-high 16 points and seven rebounds in the home win over NC State – season-best 7 for 9 from the floor and made two threes for the second game in a row • Hit a driving shot in the lane with 2:26 to play to stop an 8-2 Wolfpack run that had cut UNC’s lead to four points • Hit two three-pointers at Louisville, his first game with multiple threes this season • Made all three free throws with 10.3 seconds to play to give Carolina a 62-61 lead over Virginia • Made 5 of 7 shots from the floor and had two steals vs. Duke • Made three field goals in a row for UNC over a span of 1:13 in the first half to help UNC build a 24-14 lead over the Blue Devils • Hit back-to-back buckets for the Tar Heels midway through the second half in the win at NC State (both baskets came after NC State cut UNC’s nine-point lead to three) • Sparked a 9-2 Tar Heel run that pushed the lead to double digits for the first time • Nine points against Miami were his most since he had 12 at Gonzaga • Three-pointer vs. the Canes was his first since Oregon on 11/29 • First double-figure scoring game as a Tar Heel with 12 points on 5 of 7 shooting from the floor at Gonzaga • Back in the starting lineup against Wofford and had eight points and a season-high nine rebounds • Nine points against Gardner-Webb and Elon • Scored all seven of his points against Oregon in the first half as UNC built a 46-41 lead.
Graduate student with one season of eligibility as a Tar Heel • Earned Academic All-Big South Conference honors in 2017-18 and 2018-19 and graduated from Charleston Southern in three years • Earned All-Big South honors in each of his three seasons as a Buccaneer (first team in 2018-19, second-team in 2017-18 and honorable mention as a freshman) • Scored more points in three seasons (1,666) than any player in school history, which also ranks fifth among all CSU players • Career rankings at CSU include: second in defensive rebounds (508), third in free throws (383), fourth in scoring average (17.9 ppg), sixth in field goals (566) and free throw percentage (.783), seventh in total rebounds (599) and eighth in three-pointers (151) and rebound average (6.4) • Earned Big South All-Tournament team honors in 2018 and 2019 • Scored in double figures in 87 of his 93 games • Scored 20 or more points 36 times and 30 or more three times with a career-high 33 against Middle Tennessee State (11/16/18) and Radford (1/11/17) • Had 14 double-doubles (points-rebounds), including one triple-double (20 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists vs. Coppin State on 11/23/18) • Became the fifth player in Big South history to score 1,000 points in his freshman and sophomore seasons • Made 10 or more free throws six times • Had three games where he attempted at least 16 free throws, including a school-record tying 20 against Radford on 1/27/18 (made 17, the second most in CSU history) • Earned his degree in communications/psychology.
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Junior Season at Charleston Southern (2018-19): First-team All-Big South, Big South All-Tournament and Academic All-Big South honoree • Led CSU in scoring average (career-high 18.7 ppg), points (635), rebounding (6.9), three-pointers (81), three-point percentage (.380), free throws (126), assists (94), blocks (23), steals (43) and minutes played (32.2) • The 635 points were the third most in a season by a Buccaneer • Set a school record with 206 defensive rebounds • Second in the Big South in defensive rebounds and fourth in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage (.465) • Scored in double figures in 33 of 34 games (had nine points in the other) with a 33-point game at Middle Tennessee State that tied his career best and 14 other 20-point performances • Grabbed 10 or more rebounds nine times • Had CSU’s first triple-double (20 pts/11 reb/12 assists) since 1987 on 11/23/18 vs. Coppin State • Career-high 12 assists in that game • Made multiple three-pointers 24 times with a season-high five three times • Went 11 for 11 from the free throw line against Middle Tennessee State • Led the Bucs in scoring 21 times, including 11 of the final 12 games.
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Sophomore at Charleston Southern Season (2017-18): Second-team All-Big South and Academic All-Big South selection • Ranked second in the league in scoring (17.6), sixth in steals, seventh in minutes played, eighth in free throw percentage and 10th in rebounding (5.2) • Led CSU in scoring, rebounding, assists, steals and minutes played • Scored 20 or more points 12 times, including a season-high 31 in an overtime win at Radford that sparked the Bucs’ late-season surge • Scored in double figures in the first 26 games and 37 straight overall dating back to his freshman year • Led CSU to eight wins in its final 11 games, averaging 19.3 points and 5.5 rebounds in that stretch • Four consecutive 20-point efforts from 11/28 to 12/18, capped by a 21-point, six-rebound performance at Florida State • Scored nine of CSU’s 10 overtime points en route to a season-high 31 points and 84-81 overtime win at Radford • Went 17 for 20 from the free-throw line in that win over the Highlanders, including a pair of free throws that tied the game with 18 seconds left in regulation • Scored 27 points and had nine rebounds in an overtime loss to regular-season champion UNC Asheville • Led CSU to its first win at Winthrop since 2002 with 22 points, eight boards and a career-high four steals.
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Freshman Season at Charleston Southern (2016-17): Big South All-Freshman team and honorable mention all-conference honoree • Set CSU freshman scoring record with 537 points • Was the sixth freshman in the Big South’s 33-year history to score more than 500 points • The only freshman in the country to lead his team in scoring and rebounding, lead all league freshmen in those categories and rank in the top 10 in the conference each • Named Big South Freshman of the Week seven times • Ranked fourth in the Big South in scoring and fifth in rebounding and field goal percentage • Scored in double figures 27 times and had 10 20-point games • Had 29 points and 10 rebounds in Big South Tournament first-round win over Longwood • Scored a season-high 33 points on 11 of 19 shooting in win over Radford • Posted a 24-point, 10-rebound double-double at Virginia Tech • Scored 16 points in his college debut at Florida State.
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Prep: Class president, Hope Scholar and academic honors graduate • Named 2015-16 Georgia Basketball Player of the Year by the Augusta Chronicle •  Scored more than 1,500 points at Laney High School • Averaged 23.2 points per game as a senior in 2015-16 • Sandy’s Spiels Georgia 3A Player of the Year and HoopSeen Georgia 3A Senior of the Year • First-team all-state from those outlets as well as the Augusta Chronicle and the Atlanta Journal • Named MVP & slam dunk champion in the CSRA Georgia vs. South Carolina All-Star Game • All-area and first-team all-3AA region as a junior after averaging 14 points, five rebounds and four assists • Also competed in baseball, football and track and field, earning a fourth-place finish in the high jump at the Georgia Track & Field State Championship.
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Personal: Born Christian Anthony Keeling on June 1, 1998 in Decatur, Ga. • Son of Curtis Sr. and Deirdre Keeling.
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