Keanau Post
{{short description|Canadian basketball player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Keanau Post
| image =
| position = Power forward / center
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 270
| league =
| team = Free agent
| number =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|9|4|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
| high_school =
| college =
- Southwestern Illinois (2011–2013)
- Missouri (2013–2015)
| draft_year = 2015
| career_start = 2015
| years1 = 2015–2016
| team1 = Raptors 905
| years2 = 2016-2017
| team2 =Al Nasr
| years3 = 2017–2018
| team3 = Beirut Club
| years4 = 2018–2019
| team4 = Hekmeh BC
| years5 = 2019–2020
| team5 = Polpharma Starogard Gdański
| years6 = 2020
| team6 = Qatar Club
| years7 = 2020–2021
| team7 = Al Hala
| years8 = 2021
| team8 = REG
| years9 = 2022
| team9 = Taiwan Beer
| years10 = 2022
| team10 = Newfoundland Growlers
| highlights =
- NBL Rwanda champion (2021)
}}
Keanau Dennis Post{{cite web |title=Keanau Post |url=https://mutigers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/keanau-post/3399 |publisher=Mutigers.com |access-date=19 November 2021}} (born September 4, 1992) is a Canadian basketball player. He played college basketball for Southwestern Illinois and Missouri.
High school career
Post began his high school career at Oak Bay High School where he played for head coach Josh Elsdon. He averaged 12.5 points in league action for Oak Bay and led his club to the 2009-10 AAA Regional Championship while being named tournament All-Star. For his last year of high school, he transferred to Westwind Academy.{{cite web|url=http://www.mutigers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3399|title=Keanau Post bio|work=MUTigers.com|accessdate=April 17, 2016}}
College career
Post began his college career at Southwestern Illinois where he became one of the country's top junior college players as a sophomore after averaging 12.3 points and 8.3 rebounds and earning Second Team Junior College All-America. As a junior, he transferred to Missouri and as a senior he averaged 4.0 points and 3.6 rebounds in 29 games.{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Bohkay|url=http://www.rockmnation.com/2015/4/21/8428265/2014-2015-mizzou-basketball-post-season-player-analysis-keanau-post|title=2014-2015 Mizzou Basketball Post-Season Player Analysis: Keanau Post|work=RockMNation.com|publisher=SB-Nation|date=April 21, 2015|accessdate=April 17, 2016}}
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Post signed with Raptors 905 on October 31, 2015, as an affiliate player.{{cite web|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/raptors-905-announces-nba-d-league-draft-results-training-camp/n-5065476|title=Raptors 905 Announces NBA D-League Draft Results, Training Camp|work=OurSportsCentral.com|date=October 31, 2015|accessdate=February 11, 2016}} On November 14, he made his debut with the Raptors in an 83–80 loss to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, recording six points and six rebounds in 19 minutes off the bench.{{cite web|url=http://dleague.nba.com/games/20151114/RAPFWN/|title=Thames' Buzzer-Beater Spoils Raptors 905's First-Ever Game|work=NBA.com|date=November 14, 2015|accessdate=February 11, 2016}} On the 2015–16 season, he averaged 2.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.3 blocks in 36 games.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/dleague/players/p/postke01d.html|title=Keanau Post D-League Stats|work=Basketball-Reference.com|accessdate=April 17, 2016}}
On October 23, 2016, Post signed with Al-Nasr of the Saudi Premier League.{{cite web|first=Ahmad|last=Madwar|url=http://www.asia-basket.com/Saudi%20Arabia/news/466893/Keanau-Post-signs-at-Al-Nasr,-ex-Raptors-905-!!-|title=Keanau Post signs at Al Nasr, ex Raptors 905!!|work=Asia-Basket.com|date=October 23, 2016|accessdate=October 23, 2016}}
On August 24, 2019, he has signed with Polpharma Starogard Gdański of the Polish Basketball League.{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/polpharma-starogard-gdanski-sign-keanau-post/|title=Polpharma Starogard Gdański sign Keanau Post|date=August 24, 2019|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=August 26, 2019 |last1=Skerletic |first1=Dario }}
On January 1, 2020, he has signed with Peja of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague.{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/keanau-post-signs-with-kb-peja/|title=Keanau Post signs with KB Peja|last=|first=|date=January 1, 2020|website=|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=January 9, 2020 |last1=Lupo |first1=Nicola }} However, Post did not play a game with the team and instead joined Qatar Club. In five games, he averaged 13.4 points, 12.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 2.4 blocks per game. Post signed with Al Hala of the Bahraini Premier League on November 6.{{cite web |last1=Madwar |first1=Ahmad |title=Al-Hala tabs Keanau Post |url=https://www.asia-basket.com/Bahrain/news/652093/Al-Hala-tabs-Keanau-Post |website=Asiabasket |accessdate=November 7, 2020 |date=November 6, 2020}}
In September 2021, Post joined REG BBC of the Rwandan NBL.{{cite news|date= |title=Basketball: How top clubs have reinforced for title run-in |url=https://rwanda.shafaqna.com/FR/AL/225596 |website=Rwanda Nouvelles (Nouvelles Reader) |access-date=21 November 2021 |language=FR}} He helped the team capture their second ever NBL championship.
On February 23, 2022, Post joined Taiwan Beer of the Super Basketball League.{{cite news |author1=林岳甫 |title=尋求3連霸！台啤網羅曾來台打瓊斯盃的禁區悍將 |url=https://sports.ltn.com.tw/news/breakingnews/3838560 |accessdate=2022-04-19 |work=自由時報 |date=2022-02-23}}
Personal life
The son of a Jamaican father and a Canadian mother (Jazmynn Post), he grew up on the Caribbean beaches of Negril and Grenada, where he initially practiced swimming, running and playing soccer.{{cite web|first=Bryan|last=Burwell|url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/mizzou/burwell-post-making-incredible-journey-to-mizzou/article_d2ec51ab-d5f9-5733-9872-b5cc130c9904.html|title=Burwell: Post making incredible journey to Mizzou|work=SLTToday.com|date=February 19, 2013|accessdate=April 17, 2016}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.mutigers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3399 Missouri bio]
- [http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Keanau-Post/Summary/56703 RealGM profile]
- [https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/keanau-post-1.html Sports-Reference profile]
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Category:Basketball people from British Columbia
Category:Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States
Category:Canadian expatriate basketball people in Saudi Arabia
Category:Canadian men's basketball players
Category:Canadian expatriate basketball people in Rwanda
Category:Canadian expatriate basketball people in Lebanon
Category:Missouri Tigers men's basketball players
Category:Newfoundland Growlers (basketball) players
Category:Southwestern Illinois College alumni
Category:Sportspeople from Victoria, British Columbia
Category:Sagesse SC (basketball) players
Category:Taiwan Beer basketball players
Category:Canadian expatriate basketball people in Taiwan
Category:Super Basketball League imports
Category:Canadian expatriate basketball people in Bahrain
Category:Canadian expatriate basketball people in Japan
Category:Canadian expatriate basketball people in Poland
Category:Canadian expatriate basketball people in Qatar