Tonga National Team tabs Keith Closs; ex NBA- December 13, 2018
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Keith Closs
In 2007 (eleven years after he left the college) Closs was drafted by Tulsa 66ers (D-League) in fifth round (67th overall). The former Central Connecticut State standoutis in his 23rd (!!!) season in pro basketball. Among other achievements Closs' college team won Mitchell Americas Cup. He received also Latinbasket.com All-Mitchell Americas Cup 2nd Team award in 2017. Closs represented USA National Team in the 2015 FIBA Asia Cup after playing 4 seasons for the LA Clippers (NBA). He is close to retirement age as a player. It may be one of last seasons in his extensive career, which he may end at Tonga NT. Closs' game is described as: Keith is a game-changing shot-blocker who provides his team a protector at the basket and defensive presence in the paint. An athlete with great length, Keith has good strength and runs the floor well. He has the knowledge of the game of basketball and how to play the sport. By Eurobasket Data Center
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