Randolph Keys
{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1966)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Randolph Keys
| image =
| width =
| caption =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 7
| weight_lb = 195
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|04|19}}
| birth_place = Collins, Mississippi, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| high_school = Collins (Collins, Mississippi)
| college = Southern Miss (1984–1988)
| draft_year = 1988
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 22
| draft_team = Cleveland Cavaliers
| career_start = 1988
| career_end = 2000
| career_number = 31, 8
| career_position = Small forward / shooting guard
| years1 = {{nbay|1988|start}}–{{nbay|1989|end}}
| team1 = Cleveland Cavaliers
| years2 = {{nbay|1989|end}}–{{nbay|1990|end}}
| team2 = Charlotte Hornets
| years3 = 1991
| team3 = Benetton Treviso
| years4 = 1991–1992
| team4 = Paris Basket Racing
| years5 = 1992–1993
| team5 = Taugrés Vitoria
| years6 = 1993–1995
| team6 = Quad City Thunder
| years7 = {{nbay|1994|end}}
| team7 = Los Angeles Lakers
| years8 = {{nbay|1995|full=y}}
| team8 = Milwaukee Bucks
| years9 = 1996–1999
| team9 = Verona
| years10 = 1999
| team10 = Panionios B.C.
| highlights =
- CBA champion (1994)
- All-CBA Second Team (1995)
- CBA All-Defensive Team (1995)
- 2× Second-team All-Metro Conference (1987, 1988)
- NIT champion (1987)
- NIT MVP (1987)
| stats_league = NBA
| stat1label = Points
| stat1value = 1,262 (5.2 ppg)
| stat2label = Rebounds
| stat2value = 551 (2.3 rpg)
| stat3label = Assists
| stat3value = 192 (0.8 apg)
}}
Randolph Keys (born April 19, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player who played five National Basketball Association (NBA) seasons in his career for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Charlotte Hornets, Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks.
Career
Keys was selected by the Cavaliers in the first round (22nd pick overall) of the 1988 NBA draft. His best year as a pro came during the 1989–90 season when he split time between the Cavaliers and Hornets, appearing in 80 games and averaging 8.8 points per game. Keys played collegiately at the University of Southern Mississippi. He was the last Laker to wear number #8 before Kobe Bryant.
Keys played for the Quad City Thunder of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) from 1993 to 1995. He won a CBA championship with the Thunder in 1994.{{cite web |title=1993-94 Quad City Thunder Statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/t-CBAQCT/y-1993 |website=Stats Crew |access-date=March 12, 2025}} He was selected to the All-CBA Second Team and All-Defensive Team in 1995.{{cite web |title=Randolph Keys minor league basketball statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/p-keysran001 |website=Stats Crew |access-date=February 27, 2025}}
Personal
His daughter Jasmine Keys played the 2020 Summer Olympics for Italy women's national basketball team.[https://ilgiornaledivicenza.it/home/sport/famila/keys-una-vicentina-figlia-d-arte-cerca-spazio-alla-corte-di-vincent-1.7596388 Keys, una vicentina figlia d’arte cerca spazio alla corte di Vincent] ilgiornaledivicenza.it[https://basketinside.com/siamo-donne/mercato-siamo-donne/a1-ufficiale-schio-conferma-dotto-keys-crippa-e-de-pretto/ A1 UFFICIALE – Schio conferma Dotto, Keys, Crippa e De Pretto] basketinside.com
NBA career statistics
{{NBA player statistics legend}}
=Regular season=
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | 1988–89
| align="left" | Cleveland
| 42 || 0 || 7.9 || .430 || .100 || .690 || 1.3 || 0.5 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 4.0
|-
| align="left" | 1989–90
| align="left" | Cleveland
| 48 || 13 || 18.6 || .421 || .200 || .744 || 2.9 || 0.8 || 0.8 || 0.0 || 7.6
|-
| align="left" | 1989–90
| align="left" | Charlotte
| 32 || 5 || 22.6 || .445 || .364 || .690 || 3.6 || 1.5 || 0.9 || 0.2 || 10.5
|-
| align="left" | 1990–91
| align="left" | Charlotte
| 44 || 0 || 10.8 || .407 || .214 || .576 || 2.3 || 0.4 || 0.5 || 0.3 || 3.2
|-
| align="left" | 1994–95
| align="left" | Los Angeles
| 6 || 0 || 13.8 || .346 || .000 || 1.000 || 2.8 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 0.3 || 3.3
|-
| align="left" | 1995–96
| align="left" | Milwaukee
| 69 || 1 || 11.8 || .418 || .310 || .837 || 1.8 || 0.9 || 0.5 || 0.2 || 3.4
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 241 || 19 || 13.8 || .425 || .272 || .721 || 2.3 || 0.8 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 5.2
|}
=Playoffs=
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/keysra01.html NBA statistics on Basketball-Reference]
- [http://195.56.77.208/player/?id=KEY-RAN-66 Italian League statistics]
{{1988 NBA draft}}
{{Scaligera Basket Verona 1997–98 FIBA Korać Cup Winners}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Keys, Randolph}}
Category:20th-century African-American sportsmen
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
Category:21st-century African-American sportsmen
Category:American expatriate basketball people in France
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Greece
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Italy
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Spain
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Mississippi
Category:Charlotte Hornets players
Category:Cleveland Cavaliers draft picks
Category:Cleveland Cavaliers players
Category:Los Angeles Lakers players
Category:Milwaukee Bucks players
Category:Pallacanestro Treviso players
Category:Panionios B.C. players
Category:Paris Racing Basket players
Category:People from Collins, Mississippi
Category:Quad City Thunder players
Category:Saski Baskonia players