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Jersey Number 23
Keynan Pittman
- Year:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Forward
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-10 / 215
- Hometown:
- Burgaw, N.C.
- High School:
- Pender
2011-12:
- Candidate to possibly redshirt 2011-12 season
Before JMU:
- Played for head coach Gary Battle and Pender High School
- Also played for Tony Edwards and CP3 All-Stars club team
- Led the Patriots to a North Carolina 1A state runner-up finish with a 21-5 record and 12-0 mark in Tri-County Conference games
- Pender won both the regular season and tournament in the Tri-County Conference before also capturing the 1A Eastern Sectional and 1A Eastern Regional titles
- Four-year varsity letter winner
- Averaged 16 points and 12 rebounds as a senior for the Patriots
- McDonald's All-America nominee
- As a senior named Pender Post All-County, Star News All-District, Star News All-Area, Tri-County All-Conference and to the Eastern Regional Finals First Team
- Averaged 12 points and 10 rebounds as a junior for the 2009-10 season
- Named All-County and area's top rebounder by Pender Post as a junior
- Also All-Conference, Regional Finals First Team, Star News All-Area and All-District as a junior while also being named to the Topsail Christmas Tournament First Team
- Finished 10th nationally at AAU Nationals in Orlando during Summer, 2010
- Honor roll student
- Member of National Honor Society
Personal:
- Son of April and Ben Pittman
- Father played for UNC Wilmington for the 1985-86 and 1986-87 seasons, with a total of 49 games played. That followed two seasons of competition at Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City, Fla.
- Undeclared Major
- Hopes to attend graduate school or play professionally after college
- Enjoys cooking, hanging out with friends and shopping
Getting to know Keynan...
What attracted you to JMU?
The Academic program, the basketball program, and the JMU fans.
What's your major and why?
Undeclared
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?
Paris
Where do you see yourself in five years?
Playing professionally overseas or in the NBA
When did you start playing basketball?
At age 2
What is your most memorable basketball moment?
Helping my team get to the state championship my senior year
What are your goals this season? Both individually and as a team.
Individually, to work as hard as I can to be one of the best freshmen's in the conference. As a team, my goal is for us to win a CAA Championship
What is the bravest thing you have ever done?
Talked in front of hundreds of people
Where is the best place you have been on a holiday?
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
What is your favorite part about the new football stadium?
The big screen jumbo tron
What sport would you play if you didn't play basketball?
Football
What advice would you give this year's freshman class?
Stay on top of your academics, and make wise decisions
Which teammate of yours could you most likely see playing another sport?
Humpty Hitchens
What song do you listen to before games to get the right mindset?
Meek Millz Albums
Favorite
Sport to Watch: Basketball
NFL team: New Orleans Saints
NBA team: Miami Heat
MLB team: New York Yankees
Pro Athlete: Lebron James
Song: Tony Montana
Movie: Law Abiding Citizen
TV Show: The Bernie Mac Show
Reality TV Series: College Hill
Food: Ribs
Car: Maybach
Restaurant: Chili's
Actor/Actress: Martin Lawrence
Holiday: Christmas
Pick One
XBOX or Playstation: Playstation
Twitter or Facebook: Twitter
Wendy's or McDonald's: McDonald's
Super Bowl or World Series: Super Bowl
D Hall or E Hall: E Hall
Winter or Summer: Summer
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