Jason Keep

Jason Keep

Personal information
Born	(1978-05-09) May 9, 1978 Bend, Oregon
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	280 lb (127 kg)
Career information
High school	Pullman (Pullman, Washington) Moscow (Moscow, Idaho)
College	North Idaho College (1998–1999) Oklahoma State (1999–2001) San Diego (2002–2003)
NBA draft	2003 / Undrafted
Position	Center
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-WCC (2003) WCC tournament MVP (2003)

Jason Beau Keep (born May 9, 1978) is a former professional basketball player who started his collegiate carrier with the Oklahoma State Cowboys and later transferred to the San Diego Torreros. He was undrafted in the 2003 NBA Draft. During his professional career, he tried out in the NBA with multiple teams such as the Indiana pacers, the San Antonio Spurs, the Houston Rockets and the Sacramento Kings. He also played overseas in the Philippines, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Egypt, Chile, Poland, Argentina, Mexico, France and Germany. He set and still holds the NBA Draft Combine bench press record with 27 repetitions. He also played in C.D. Universidad de Concepción Básquetbol, which is a team of División Mayor del Básquetbol de Chile. Through his carrier he was awarded multiple awards including the MVP of the West Coast Conference tournament. He now works as a successful tattoo artist.

Player profile

Born in Bend, Oregon, Keep played his final college season for San Diego after starting his career at North Idaho College in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and later Oklahoma State. He sat out 2001–02 season at San Diego under NCAA transfer rules.

External links

• Player Profile
• PBA-Online! Profile
• NBA Prospect Profile