USD Men's Basketball 2002-2003

SENIOR JASON KEEP

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JASON KEEP 6-10 Senior Center

#43

Moscow,ID

NOTEWORTHY: Projected to be the Toreros starting center this season ... very athletic for his size ... will give the Toreros a solid inside presence at both ends of the floor.

200 1-2002 AT USD: Redshirted last season after tran sferring from Oklahoma State.

COLLEGE: Played two years ( 1999- 2000 & 2000-2001) at Oklahoma State University ... sophomore season played in 23 games with 6 starts for 20-10 Cowboys that advanced to NCAA second round ... averaged 3.6 points per game and 2.0 rebounds .. . shot 54.1 percent from the field .. . freshman season (NCAA Elite Eight Team) he averaged 6.1 minutes per game but made the most of them ... 9-for- l O from the field in conference games ... seven crucial minutes of floor time against Texas, with two points, three rebounds, an assist and two steals to go along with an impressive defensive effort ... career-high six points against Langston and Nebraska ... over two-year period converted 5 l -of-88 shots from the field for 58.0 percent accuracy. JUN IOR COLLEGE: Attended North Idaho College in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho ... averaged 15 points, nine rebounds and two blocked shots in I998-99, his freshman year ... notched a 31-point outing against Southern Idaho, hitt ing 14 of 17 field goal attempts in the game. HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Moscow High School until his senior year, when he moved to Pullman, Washington ... earned a combined four letters in both basketball and football as a high schooler ... earned All-America honors in football and All-Idaho and all-league plaudits as a basketball player ... also competed in track. PERSONAL: Born on May 9, 1978 in Bend, Oregon ... parents are Diana and Tory Keep of Moscow, Idaho ... Jason and his wife, Syl ina, were married in summer 2000 ... chose USD for the wonderful city, the coach ing staff and teammates ... Sociology major.

JASONKEEP CAREER STATISTICS -- 1999-2002 TOTAL 3PT YEAR G-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT A PF STL TO BLK PTS AVG REB-AVG 99-00* 20-0 122 18-27 .667 0-0 .000 6-13 .462 7 29 3 8 3 42 2.1 22-1.1 00-01 • 23-6 201 33-61 .541 0-0 .000 16-33 .485 4 31 4 26 3 82 3.6 45-2.0 01-02 [ff> TOT 43-6 7.5 51-88 .580 0-0 .000 22-46 .478 11 60 7 34 6 124 2.9 67-1.6 • denotes Oklahoma State statistics

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