Keron Melique DeShields was born on December 4,1992 and is an American professional basketball player for Al-Ittihad Jeddah of the Saudi Basketball League.
18 Facts About Keron DeShields
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Keron DeShields played college basketball for the University of Montana and Tennessee State University before playing professionally in Italy, Hungary, Israel, Greece and Lithuania.
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Keron DeShields attended Vermont Academy in Saxtons River, Vermont, where he averaged a team-high 20 points and 5.0 assists per game, and was a first team all-conference selection as a senior.
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Keron DeShields helped the Grizzlies to reach the Big Sky Tournament Championships and NCAA Tournament berths in 2012 and 2013.
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On March 10,2014, Keron DeShields was named Honorable Mention All-Big Sky, alongside his teammate Jordan Gregory.
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Keron DeShields was named First Team All-OVC, OVC All-Newcomer Team and NABC First Team All-District 19.
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On July 16,2016, Keron DeShields started his professional career with Latina Basket of the Italian Serie A2 Basket, signing a one-year deal.
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In 30 games played for Latina, Keron DeShields averaged 15.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game.
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On September 11,2017, Keron DeShields signed a one-year deal with the Hungarian team Jaszberenyi KSE.
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On January 12,2018, Keron DeShields parted ways with Jaszberenyi to join Debreceni EAC.
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On February 19,2018, Keron DeShields signed with the Israeli team Hapoel Afula for the rest of the Israeli National League season, as injury cover for Tre Simmons.
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On June 28,2018, Keron DeShields returned to Israel for a second stint, signing a two-year deal with Maccabi Haifa.
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On May 24,2019, Keron DeShields led Haifa to win the 2019 Israeli National League Championship after averaging 18.2 points in four games played in the final series against Hapoel Galil Elyon.
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On October 7,2019, Keron DeShields signed a one-year deal with Siauliai of the Lithuanian Basketball League.
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Keron DeShields averaged 7.4 points and 2.9 assists per game.
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On July 19,2020, Keron DeShields signed with Ironi Ramat Gan in Israel.
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On September 22,2021, Keron DeShields signed with Cestistica San Severo on the Serie A2 Basket.
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On January 5,2022, Keron DeShields signed with Hapoel Afula of the Israeli National League.