A six-foot-one guard from Ajax, Ontario, Kajami-Keane averaged 12.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.7 steals and 24.9 minutes in 111 games as a pro in Germany, Netherlands and the NBA G-League.

Kajami-Keane has spent the past season playing for Mitteldeutscher BC (MBC) in the German Basketball Bundesliga, where he averaged 15.2 points, 2.7 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 1.5 steals and 27.8 minutes in 19 games. He scored a career-high 31 points on October 4 against Hamburg, hitting five-of-six shooting from behind the arc. During the 2018-2019 campaign, he averaged 18.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 2.7 steals and 30.4 minutes in 45 games for Landstede Basketbal Zwolle of the Dutch Basketball League. Kajami-Keane spent his first season as a pro playing for the Raptors 905 of the NBA G-League. 

A Communications and Media Studies major, Kajami-Keane has represented Canada on various occasions since 2013. Most recently, he played for the Canadian Senior National team in the 2019 FIBA AmeriCup and World Cup in China. He also represented Canada at the 2017-18 World Cup Qualifiers and played on the Canadian University National Team in the 2017 World University Games.

Kajami-Keane played 135 university games split between Carleton University, Cleveland State University and Illinois State University. As a member of the Carleton Ravens, he won two CIS (U SPORTS) championships. In his senior season, he averaged 15.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 1.1 steals and 24.9 minutes in 19 games. He recorded a career-high 27 points along with seven rebounds and eight assists January 21 against Lakehead.

Kajami-Keane grew up in a basketball family. His two older sisters, Kalisha and Takima, set the tone with successful careers on the court. Kalisha played college hoops at Michigan State and pursued basketball professionally playing for teams in Europe and Australia. A Cleveland State Vikings alumnus, Takima Keane is currently an NCAA assistant coach for the Binghampton Bearcats women’s basketball team. 

In May, the Ottawa BlackJacks announced its official training camp roster for the inaugural 2020 season. There are currently 13 players signed to the BlackJacks roster, including 10 standard player contracts and three development player contracts as a result of the 2020 CEBL / U SPORTS Draft. 

Three of the players, who are signed by Ottawa under contract, will be announced later today which will mark the completion of the Ottawa BlackJacks 2020 inaugural training camp roster.

Quotes:

“Ottawa is a great city. Ever since moving to Ottawa in 2015, I fell in love with it. The organization is run by great people and coached by a legend. I am excited to be back and looking forward to a great season.“

- Kaza Kajami-Keane, Guard

Ottawa BlackJacks Professional Basketball Club

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About the Ottawa BlackJacks

The first expansion franchise of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL), the Ottawa BlackJacks will showcase the best of basketball and entertainment in the nation’s capital. Basketball Operations will be led by General Manager, Dave Smart, the most successful university coach in Canadian history with a total of 13 national titles at Carleton University. The BlackJacks will be a team deeply rooted in the Ottawa / Gatineau community. Head Coach Osvaldo Jeanty, a former student-athlete who captured five national championships as a player for Dave Smart, will bring together a group of professionals poised for success in its inaugural season. The BlackJacks will play its home games out of the world-class Arena at TD Place. For more information and for tickets, visit www.theblackjacks.ca.

About Canadian Elite Basketball League 

The Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) features world-class professional basketball in a fan-friendly entertainment environment across seven cities in Canada. The 2019 inaugural season saw more than 100 Canadian and international players take to the court, culminating with the Saskatchewan Rattlers earning the first CEBL championship trophy. CEBL players come from NBA G-League clubs, top NCAA programs, the Canadian national program, U SPORTS and other Division 1 FIBA leagues. The CEBL is the First Division Professional League partner of Canada Basketball. 

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