Martin Keane

Martin Keane (born July 12, 1969) is a former professional basketball forward/centre from Canada. Keane played in three consecutive world basketball championships for the Canadian national team.

Born in Jamaica, the six foot-nine Toronto native Keane attended Northeast junior college in Nebraska before transferring to the University of Oklahoma and then the University of Washington.

Keane played professionally in 1997-8 for Melilla Baloncesto of Spain, part of 1998-9 for the CBA's Quad City Thunder, in 2001 for Avitos Giessen of Germany, and 2004 for AB Castellón of Spain. In the summer of '04 he played for the Barrie Bandits of Ontario Professional Basketball League.

Keane featured on the 1990, 1994, and 1998 FIBA World Championship. Playing at home in Toronto, the 1994 team finished 7th in the tournament. Keane also competed for Canada in 2001 Goodwill Games.

Side Notes:

Keane's father Leroy Keane was a member of the Jamaican National Track Team as well as an All American at The University of Nebraska.

Sources

• USBASKET
• basket stats
• sportsillustrated.cnn.com
• query.nytimes.com
• [1]
• laurierathletics.com
• goodwillgames.com

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