2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Willis, Keaston
Jersey Number 0
Keaston Willis
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 194
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Sulphur Springs, Texas
- High School:
- Sulphur Springs HS
- Prev School:
- LA Tech
- Player Shop:
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Bio
CAREER AT TULSA – In his second season at Tulsa … in his final season of eligibility … transferred to Tulsa from Louisiana Tech … in 119 career games played at three schools, he has averaged 13.7 points and 3.4 rebounds … has converted 300 career three-pointers … has 86 career double-figure scoring games and 20 games with 20+ points.
2023-24 (Redshirt) – Missed all but two games in 2023-24 with an injury … played in two games in 2023-24, coming against Oral Roberts and Loyola … averaged 12.5 points and 3.0 rebounds, while shooting .538 from the field and .500 from 3-point range … had season-highs of 15 points and five rebounds against Loyola.
PREVIOUS SCHOOLS – Played at two different schools – Incarnate Word and LA Tech – before coming to Tulsa … spent his first two seasons at UIW and his last two years at LA Tech … averaged 13.6 points (1,601), 3.4 rebounds (395) and 1.4 assists (164) in 117 career games at the two schools … scored 20+ points in 20 career games, including 13 times at UIW and seven times at LA Tech … made 295 three-pointers for a .371 career percentage at the two schools.
AT LA TECH – Spent two seasons at LA Tech … spent his first year under current Tulsa head coach Eric Konkol … 2022-23 (Senior) – Played in all 32 games and started 31 contests … earned honorable-mention all-Conference USA honors … averaged 12.4 points and 3.5 rebounds … shot 38% from three-point range and 78% from the free throw line … had 21 double-figure scoring games and had three games with over 20 points … had a season-high of 23 points against UAB (1/14) and FIU (3/8) … also had a career-high 10 rebounds in the C-USA quarterfinal game against FIU (3/8) … converted four or more three-pointers in eight games, with a high of five made treys twice … 2021-22 (Junior) – Saw action in all 34 games, including 31 starts ... totaled 413 points for a scoring average of 12.1 points per game ... ranked second on the team in most made field goals with 142 ... connected on 93 three-pointers, second most in a single season in program history ... the total made threes also ranked third in Conference USA and 30th in the country ... shot 39.2 percent from long range, which ranked top five in the league and top-50 in the nation ... had 22 double-digit scoring games and four 20+ scoring performances ... led the team in scoring seven times … made his LA Tech debut in season opener at No. 14 Alabama (11/9), coming off the bench to register a team-high 16 points ... made first start as a Bulldog at Northwestern State (11/19), recording 15 points and a season-high seven rebounds ... made seven three-pointers in 22-point effort against ULM (11/24) ... scored 20 points in C-USA opener vs. Marshall (12/30) ... reached 1,000 points for his collegiate career against UAB (1/22), taking him only 70 games to do it ... posted a season-high 30 points against UTSA (2/19), sinking a season-high eight three-pointers (third most by a Bulldog in a single game in program history) ... averaged a team-high 35.5 minutes per game in C-USA Tournament, averaging 13.3 points in helping the ‘Dogs reach the championship game after wins over Marshall, WKU and North Texas ... played a season-high 38 minutes in title game against UAB (3/12) … was named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
AT INCARNATE WORD – Played two years at Incarnate Word … started 467 games … averaged 15.5 points and 3.4 rebounds in 51 career games … started 47 games … converted 122 three-pointers in his two seasons for a .355 percentage … had 41 double-figure scoring games and 13 games with 30+ points … 2020-21 (Sophomore) – Played in and started all 20 games, averaging 33.8 minutes per game … averaged a team-leading 19.0 points and was second for rebounding with a 4.5 average … ranked second in the SLC and 47th in the country for scoring ... had 19 double-digit scoring games … recorded seven 20+ scoring performances, including a career-high 34 points against McMurry ... also anchored UIW in field goals made (125), three-point field goals made (41), free throws made (81) and steals (24) ... shot 42.5 percent from the field, 36.7 percent from three and 75.9 percent from the foul line ... also averaged 4.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per contest … earned second team all-Southland Conference, first-team NABC all-district 22 and second-team SLC all-academic honors … 2019-20 (Freshman) – Was voted the Southland Conference Freshman of the Year ... played in 31 games, making 27 starts ... led UIW in scoring with an average of 13.3 points per game and added 2.7 rebounds ... had 22 double-figure scoring games and scored over 20 points five times ... made 81 three-pointers, fourth most in a single season in UIW history and 64th in the nation.
HIGH SCHOOL – Averaged 21.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game during his senior year at Sulphur Springs High School ... helped lead his team to a 30-10 overall record and a spot in the Texas Class 5A regional finals as a senior ... earned all-region and all-state honors his senior campaign ... achieved a straight-A academic record throughout high school.
PERSONAL – Favorite NBA player is Lebron James … his favorite NBA team is the Los Angeles Lakers … began playing basketball at age 4 … his favorite movie is I Am Legend … son of Lonnie and Leanne Willis ... father played basketball at Stephen F. Austin ... mother played basketball at Paris (Texas) Junior College ... has two siblings -- Kenzie and Keanon ... born April 3, 2001 in Sulphur Springs, Texas … earned a degree in communication from LA Tech … currently working on a master’s degree in sports leadership.
WILLIS’ CAREER HIGHS
Points:............................................................................................................................... 34 vs. McMurray (12-31-20)
Field Goals Made:................................................................................................................................. 10, three times
Three-Point FGs Made:................................................................................................................... 8 vs. UTSA (2-19-22)
Free Throws Made:............................................................................................................. 12 vs. McMurray (12-31-20)
Rebounds:....................................................................................................................................... 10 vs. FIU (3-8-23)
Assists:.................................................................................................................................................... 6, two times
Steals: .................................................................................................................................................... 3, four times
Blocks:...................................................................................................................................................... 1, 13 times
2023-24 (Redshirt) – Missed all but two games in 2023-24 with an injury … played in two games in 2023-24, coming against Oral Roberts and Loyola … averaged 12.5 points and 3.0 rebounds, while shooting .538 from the field and .500 from 3-point range … had season-highs of 15 points and five rebounds against Loyola.
PREVIOUS SCHOOLS – Played at two different schools – Incarnate Word and LA Tech – before coming to Tulsa … spent his first two seasons at UIW and his last two years at LA Tech … averaged 13.6 points (1,601), 3.4 rebounds (395) and 1.4 assists (164) in 117 career games at the two schools … scored 20+ points in 20 career games, including 13 times at UIW and seven times at LA Tech … made 295 three-pointers for a .371 career percentage at the two schools.
AT LA TECH – Spent two seasons at LA Tech … spent his first year under current Tulsa head coach Eric Konkol … 2022-23 (Senior) – Played in all 32 games and started 31 contests … earned honorable-mention all-Conference USA honors … averaged 12.4 points and 3.5 rebounds … shot 38% from three-point range and 78% from the free throw line … had 21 double-figure scoring games and had three games with over 20 points … had a season-high of 23 points against UAB (1/14) and FIU (3/8) … also had a career-high 10 rebounds in the C-USA quarterfinal game against FIU (3/8) … converted four or more three-pointers in eight games, with a high of five made treys twice … 2021-22 (Junior) – Saw action in all 34 games, including 31 starts ... totaled 413 points for a scoring average of 12.1 points per game ... ranked second on the team in most made field goals with 142 ... connected on 93 three-pointers, second most in a single season in program history ... the total made threes also ranked third in Conference USA and 30th in the country ... shot 39.2 percent from long range, which ranked top five in the league and top-50 in the nation ... had 22 double-digit scoring games and four 20+ scoring performances ... led the team in scoring seven times … made his LA Tech debut in season opener at No. 14 Alabama (11/9), coming off the bench to register a team-high 16 points ... made first start as a Bulldog at Northwestern State (11/19), recording 15 points and a season-high seven rebounds ... made seven three-pointers in 22-point effort against ULM (11/24) ... scored 20 points in C-USA opener vs. Marshall (12/30) ... reached 1,000 points for his collegiate career against UAB (1/22), taking him only 70 games to do it ... posted a season-high 30 points against UTSA (2/19), sinking a season-high eight three-pointers (third most by a Bulldog in a single game in program history) ... averaged a team-high 35.5 minutes per game in C-USA Tournament, averaging 13.3 points in helping the ‘Dogs reach the championship game after wins over Marshall, WKU and North Texas ... played a season-high 38 minutes in title game against UAB (3/12) … was named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
AT INCARNATE WORD – Played two years at Incarnate Word … started 467 games … averaged 15.5 points and 3.4 rebounds in 51 career games … started 47 games … converted 122 three-pointers in his two seasons for a .355 percentage … had 41 double-figure scoring games and 13 games with 30+ points … 2020-21 (Sophomore) – Played in and started all 20 games, averaging 33.8 minutes per game … averaged a team-leading 19.0 points and was second for rebounding with a 4.5 average … ranked second in the SLC and 47th in the country for scoring ... had 19 double-digit scoring games … recorded seven 20+ scoring performances, including a career-high 34 points against McMurry ... also anchored UIW in field goals made (125), three-point field goals made (41), free throws made (81) and steals (24) ... shot 42.5 percent from the field, 36.7 percent from three and 75.9 percent from the foul line ... also averaged 4.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per contest … earned second team all-Southland Conference, first-team NABC all-district 22 and second-team SLC all-academic honors … 2019-20 (Freshman) – Was voted the Southland Conference Freshman of the Year ... played in 31 games, making 27 starts ... led UIW in scoring with an average of 13.3 points per game and added 2.7 rebounds ... had 22 double-figure scoring games and scored over 20 points five times ... made 81 three-pointers, fourth most in a single season in UIW history and 64th in the nation.
HIGH SCHOOL – Averaged 21.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game during his senior year at Sulphur Springs High School ... helped lead his team to a 30-10 overall record and a spot in the Texas Class 5A regional finals as a senior ... earned all-region and all-state honors his senior campaign ... achieved a straight-A academic record throughout high school.
PERSONAL – Favorite NBA player is Lebron James … his favorite NBA team is the Los Angeles Lakers … began playing basketball at age 4 … his favorite movie is I Am Legend … son of Lonnie and Leanne Willis ... father played basketball at Stephen F. Austin ... mother played basketball at Paris (Texas) Junior College ... has two siblings -- Kenzie and Keanon ... born April 3, 2001 in Sulphur Springs, Texas … earned a degree in communication from LA Tech … currently working on a master’s degree in sports leadership.
WILLIS’ CAREER HIGHS
Points:............................................................................................................................... 34 vs. McMurray (12-31-20)
Field Goals Made:................................................................................................................................. 10, three times
Three-Point FGs Made:................................................................................................................... 8 vs. UTSA (2-19-22)
Free Throws Made:............................................................................................................. 12 vs. McMurray (12-31-20)
Rebounds:....................................................................................................................................... 10 vs. FIU (3-8-23)
Assists:.................................................................................................................................................... 6, two times
Steals: .................................................................................................................................................... 3, four times
Blocks:...................................................................................................................................................... 1, 13 times
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Monday, March 10
MBB | Konkol Temple Postgame
Tuesday, March 04
MBB | Eric Konkol Tulane Preview
Monday, February 24
MBB | Eric Konkol Pre UNT
Monday, February 17
