NEW YORK, February 23, 2023 – The New York Knicks announced today that the team has signed guard Trevor Keels to a 10-day contract. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Keels, 6-5, 224-pounds, is averaging 14.9 points, 3.6 assists and 2.9 rebounds over 31.3 minutes in 17 games (all starts) this season for the Westchester Knicks. In 13 games (11 starts) during the 2022 AT&T Winter Showcase, he averaged 12.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists over 29.8 minutes. New York originally selected him in the second round (42nd overall pick) of the 2022 NBA Draft out of Duke University. He was signed to a two-way contract on July 10 and has appeared in one game, playing one minute for the Knicks.
The Clinton, MD-native earned ACC All-Freshman honors during the 2021-22 season after averaging 11.5 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.22 steals over 30.2 minutes in 36 games (26 starts). He was the team’s third leading scorer behind Paolo Banchero (first overall pick, Orlando) and Wendell Moore (26th pick, Dallas traded to Minnesota). He was twice named ACC Freshman of the Week.
A 2021 McDonald’s High School All-American, Keels averaged 28.7 points, 9.1 rebounds and 7.2 assists, while recording six triple-doubles during his senior season at St. Paul VI in Fairfax, VA. He led the Panthers to the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA) Division-I State Championship in 2019-20 and was also named to the 2021 USA Nike Hoop Summit Team.
The roster now stands at 16 players with one two-way player.