Kaza Kajami-Keane

Kaza Kajami-Keane (born January 27, 1994) is a Canadian professional basketball player for Le Mans Sarthe of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for the Illinois State Redbirds, the Cleveland State Vikings and the Carleton Ravens. He has also competed for the Canadian national basketball team.

Kaza Kajami-Keane
Keane in action with Mitteldeutscher in 2019
No. 32 – Le Mans Sarthe
PositionPoint guard
LeagueLNB Pro A
Personal information
Born (1994-01-27) January 27, 1994
Ajax, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Listed height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight84 kg (185 lb)
Career information
High schoolPickering
(Ajax, Ontario)
College
NBA draft2017 / Undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018Raptors 905
2018–2019Landstede Zwolle
2019–2020Mitteldeutscher
2020–presentLe Mans Sarthe
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

Raptors 905

Kajami-Keane made his professional debut with Raptors 905 in the NBA G League. In the 2017–18 season, he averaged 6.3 points and 4.2 assists in 18.5 minutes per game.

Landstede Zwolle

In August 2018, Kajami-Keane signed with Landstede Basketbal of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).[1] On 1 June 2019, Kajami-Keane won the DBL championship with Landstede, the first in club history.[2] Kajami-Keane was named the DBL Play-offs MVP, after averaging 18.3 points and 5.3 assists in 12 playoff games.[3]

Mitteldeutscher BC

On July 31, 2019, Kajami-Keane signed with Mitteldeutscher BC, for sponsorship reasons Syntainics MBC, for the 2019–20 season.[4] With MBC, he would play in the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).

Le Mans Sarthe

On June 8, 2020, Kajami-Keane signed with Le Mans Sarthe of the LNB Pro A.[5]

National team career

On December 3, 2017, Kajami-Keane made his debut in the Canadian national basketball team in a 94–67 win over Brazil at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification stage.[6]

References
  1. "Landstede contracteert Kaza Kajami-Keane". Landstede Basketbal. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  2. "Landstede Basketbal uit Zwolle schrijft sportgeschiedenis met eerste landstitel". De Stentor. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  3. "Kajami-Keane MVP Play-Offs". Basketballleague.nl. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  4. "Kaza Kajami-Keane verder in Bundesliga". landstedebasketbal.nl. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  5. "Kaza Kajami-Keane joins Le Mans". Sportando. June 8, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  6. "Kaza Kajami-Keane of Ajax is stepping up with Canadian basketball team". DurhamRegion.com. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
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