Billy Keys
Personal information | |
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Born | Hugh Manley (Chicago, Illinois) | October 26, 1977
College |
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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 professional
College career
After playing high school basketball at
Professional career
In February 2001, Keys signed with Grindavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild 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 to Tindastóll, 1–2, in the first round[4] with Keys averaging 26.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists.[5]
Keys played with the
In the summer of 2004, he played with the NBA Summer League teams of both the Detroit Pistons and the Denver 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 the Portland Trail Blazers and the Houston Rockets, in the summer of 2005.[6]
Keys also played in the three major European national domestic basketball leagues, the
Coaching career
Keys began his basketball coaching career in 2014, when he became an assistant coach at Centennial High School, in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He then became the head coach at Mayfield High School, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, in 2015.[8]
References
- ^ "Daley farinn frá Grindavík". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 20 February 2001. p. 3B. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- Dagblaðið Vísir(in Icelandic). 2 March 2001. pp. 16–17. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "William Keys: Ferillinn í úrvalsdeild". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Björn Björnsson (21 March 2001). "Tindastóll loks áfram". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 2C. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "EPSON-deild úrsl.keppni – UMFG". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "ACB.com – Billy Keys {{in lang|es}}". Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ^ Euroleague.net Maroussi re-signs point guard Billy Keys.
- ^ PREP BASKETBALL: Former Aggie Billy Keys takes over at Mayfield High.
External links
- Euroleague.net Profile
- Draftexpress.com Profile Archived 2011-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Eurobasket.com Profile
- Greek Basket League Profile
- Spanish League Profile (in Spanish)
- Italian League Profile Archived 2011-07-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
- Úrvalsdeild Profile (in Icelandic)