Keith Bogans
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Keith Ramon Bogans is an American
United States
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 professional basketball
Basketball
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 player who currently plays for the Chicago Bulls
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...

.

High school and college

Bogans attended DeMatha Catholic High School
DeMatha Catholic High School
DeMatha Catholic High School, named after Saint John of Matha, is a four-year Catholic high school for young men located in Hyattsville, Maryland, USA. DeMatha is known for academic achievement, music, arts, service and athletics...

 in Hyattsville, Maryland
Hyattsville, Maryland
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, and was a First-Team All American in his senior year. He was coached by Morgan Wootten
Morgan Wootten
Morgan Bayard Wootten is an American former high school basketball coach.From 1956 to 2002, he coached at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. He has the most wins as a head coach in the history of basketball on any level. A number of his players went on to play in the NBA,...

, leading DeMatha to a 34–1 record and a number three national ranking in 1999. He was recruited by the University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...

, and was a four-year starter for the Wildcats under coach Tubby Smith
Tubby Smith
Orlando "Tubby" Smith is an American college basketball coach. He is currently the men's basketball head coach at the University of Minnesota...

. In his senior year at UK, he led the 2002–2003 Wildcats to a 16–0 sweep of the Southeastern Conference
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...

 and the SEC Tournament title, finishing with an Elite Eight
Elite Eight
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 run in the NCAA Tournament
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...

. He was an All-American as a college senior when he averaged 15.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.2 steals. He was also 80-for-209 from three. After his sophomore season in which he averaged 17 points and 4.6 rebounds it looked like he may be a future first rounder. His illustrious collegiate career ended as he limped off the court at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, commonly called the Metrodome, is a domed sports stadium in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Opened in 1982, it replaced Metropolitan Stadium, which was on the current site of the Mall of America in Bloomington and Memorial Stadium on the University...

. The Wildcats ended up losing to Dwyane Wade
Dwyane Wade
Dwyane Tyrone Wade, Jr. nicknamed Flash or D-Wade, is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat. Awarded 2006 Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated, Wade has established himself as one of the most well-known and popular players in the league...

's Marquette squad in the Elite 8.

Orlando Magic

Bogans was chosen in the second round with the 43rd pick in the 2003 NBA Draft
2003 NBA Draft
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 by the Milwaukee Bucks
Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. They are part of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and currently plays at the Bradley Center....

, but was traded to the Orlando Magic
Orlando Magic
The Orlando Magic is a professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association and are currently coached by Stan Van Gundy...

 on Draft Day. Bogans started in half of the games he played in his rookie season, averaging 6.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game.

Charlotte Bobcats

The Magic elected to trade Bogans to the Charlotte Bobcats
Charlotte Bobcats
The Charlotte Bobcats is a professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association. The Bobcats were established in 2004 as an expansion team, two seasons after Charlotte's previous NBA...

 in exchange for Brandon Hunter
Brandon Hunter
Brandon Hunter is a 6'7", 260 lbs, American professional basketball player who currently plays for BBC Bayreuth in Germany. Most of his career he has been a journeyman player....

 on November 1, 2004. Bogans continued his development as a player for the Bobcats in the 2004–05 season, starting in 42 of his 76 games and averaging 9.6 points per game.

Houston Rockets

On February 9, 2006, Bogans was traded to the Rockets for Lonny Baxter
Lonny Baxter
Lonny Leroy Baxter is an American professional basketball player. He is 203 cm in height, and plays the position of power forward-center.-College:...

. Interestingly, Chuck Hayes
Chuck Hayes
Charles "Chuck" Edward Hayes, Jr. is an American professional basketball player. He is 6'6", 238 pound center/power forward who last played for the Houston Rockets of the NBA...

 and Gerald Fitch
Gerald Fitch
Gerald Edwind Fitch is an American professional basketball player currently with the Euroleague team Unicaja Málaga in Spain. He played college basketball at the University of Kentucky and has played internationally and in the National Basketball Association in the United States.-College...

, Bogans' former teammates at the University of Kentucky, along with himself, were all at one point members of the Rockets (although Fitch never actually played as he was released).

Second stint with Orlando

Bogans re-signed with the Magic
Orlando Magic
The Orlando Magic is a professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association and are currently coached by Stan Van Gundy...

 in July 2006 as a free-agent.

On November 22, 2008, Bogans, starting his first game of 2008–09 season, broke his thumb on his non-shooting hand in a game against the Houston Rockets. He was expected to miss 4–6 weeks. However, he had the cast on his thumb removed on December 3 and expectedly returned two days later on December 5 against the Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder
The Oklahoma City Thunder are a professional basketball franchise based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ; their home court is at Chesapeake Energy Arena....

, scoring 9 points in 26 minutes.

Milwaukee Bucks and San Antonio Spurs

On February 5, 2009, Bogans was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks
Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. They are part of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and currently plays at the Bradley Center....

 for guard Tyronn Lue
Tyronn Lue
Tyronn Jamar Lue is a former American professional basketball player who last played for the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association...

 and cash.

Bogans signed with the San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....

 in September 2009. During the 2009-10 regular season with the Spurs, Bogans scored a season-high of 17 points against the Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota Timberwolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Founded in 1989, the team is currently owned by Glen Taylor...

 on April 13, 2010.

Chicago Bulls

Bogans signed with the Chicago Bulls
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...

 on August 11, 2010. During the 2010-11 regular season, Bogans was a starter for the Bulls, and averaged 4.4 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.2 assists. Despite what the statistics might say, coach Tom Thibodeau
Tom Thibodeau
Tom Thibodeau is an American basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Chicago Bulls. He previously served as an assistant coach with the Boston Celtics....

 has praised Bogans' defense saying "If he's guarding you, you know he's guarding you. He's going to make you work. He's a physical player." Bogans has said about his offense that people "need to understand that's not why I'm here. I'm on the floor with Luol (Deng)
Luol Deng
Luol Deng is a South Sudanese-British professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls and the Great Britain national basketball team. He plays the small forward position.-Early life:...

, Derrick (Rose)
Derrick Rose
Derrick Martell Rose is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association ....

, Carlos (Boozer)
Carlos Boozer
Carlos Austin Boozer, Jr. is an American professional basketball player with the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association...

... there aren't a lot of shots for me and [reserve center] Kurt (Thomas)
Kurt Thomas (basketball)
Kurt Vincent Thomas is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Chicago Bulls. Thomas is a 6'9", 230 lb. power forward/center known for his hard-nosed playing style and tough defense. Drafted by the Miami Heat in 1995, Thomas played college basketball at Texas...

."

In March 15, 2011, Bogans scored a season-high 17 points in a win against the Washington Wizards
Washington Wizards
The Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., previously known as Washington Bullets. They play in the National Basketball Association .-Early years:...

 to help the Bulls secure the top-seed of the Eastern Conference. Bogans also scored 15 points in the fifth game of the first playoff series against the Indiana Pacers
Indiana Pacers
The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are members of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association...

 where the Bulls guaranteed their pass to the second round.

Awards

  • 2002–03 Third Team All-American by Associated Press
  • 2002–03 SEC Player of the Year by coaches
  • 2002–03 All-SEC First Team
  • 2002–03 SEC Tournament MVP
  • 2000–01 Second Team All-SEC by Associated Press
  • 2000–01 Second Team All-SEC by coaches
  • 2000–01 SEC Tournament MVP
  • 2000–01 SEC All-Tournament Team
  • 1999–00 All-SEC Freshman Team
  • 1998–99 McDonald's All-American
  • 1998–99 Parade All-American

Regular season

|-
| align="left" | 2003–04
| align="left" | Orlando
Orlando Magic
The Orlando Magic is a professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association and are currently coached by Stan Van Gundy...


| 73 || 36 || 24.5 || .403 || .358 || .631 || 4.3 || 1.3 || .6 || .1 || 6.8
|-
| align="left" | 2004–05
| align="left" | Charlotte
Charlotte Bobcats
The Charlotte Bobcats is a professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association. The Bobcats were established in 2004 as an expansion team, two seasons after Charlotte's previous NBA...


| 74 || 42 || 24.2 || .381 || .329 || .727 || 3.1 || 1.8 || .9 || .1 || 9.6
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
| align="left" | Charlotte
| 39 || 9 || 21.7 || .396 || .337 || .762 || 2.7 || 1.2 || 1.0 || .1 || 8.7
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
| align="left" | Houston
Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1967, and played in San Diego, California for four years, before being...


| 33 || 22 || 32.2 || .395 || .314 || .580 || 4.5 || 2.5 || 1.0 || .2 || 8.5
|-
| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" | Orlando
| 59 || 18 || 16.8 || .404 || .387 || .746 || 1.6 || 1.0 || .5 || .0 || 5.1
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | Orlando
| 82 || 35 || 26.8 || .410 || .362 || .736 || 3.2 || 1.3 || .7 || .1 || 8.7
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
2008–09 NBA season
The 2008–09 NBA season was the 63rd season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 28, 2008, and ended on Wednesday, April 15, 2009...


| align="left" | Orlando
| 36 || 15 || 21.9 || .360 || .333 || .875 || 3.1 || .9 || .6 || .1 || 5.3
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
2008–09 NBA season
The 2008–09 NBA season was the 63rd season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 28, 2008, and ended on Wednesday, April 15, 2009...


| align="left" | Milwaukee
Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. They are part of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and currently plays at the Bradley Center....


| 29 || 0 || 16.7 || .376 || .348 || .939 || 3.1 || 1.1 || .7 || .1 || 6.0
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10
2009–10 NBA season
The 2009–10 NBA season was the 64th season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, and ended on Wednesday, April 14, 2010....


| align="left" | San Antonio
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....


| 79 || 50 || 19.7 || .403 || .357 || .740 || 2.2 || 1.2 || .6 || .2 || 4.4
|-
| align="left" | 2010–11
2009–10 NBA season
The 2009–10 NBA season was the 64th season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, and ended on Wednesday, April 14, 2010....


| align="left" | Chicago
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...


| 82 || 82 || 17.8 || .404 || .380 || .660 || 1.8 || 1.2 || .5 || .1 || 4.4
|-

| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 586 || 309 || 22.1 || .395 || .355 || .718 || 2.9 || 1.3 || .7 || .1 || 6.7

Playoffs

|-
| align="left" | 2008
2008 NBA Playoffs
The 2008 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2007–08 season which ended with the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers 4–2....


| align="left" | Orlando
Orlando Magic
The Orlando Magic is a professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association and are currently coached by Stan Van Gundy...


| 10 || 0 || 29.3 || .368 || .333 || .727 || 4.2 || 1.1 || .4 || .0 || 7.3
|-
| align="left" | 2010
2010 NBA Playoffs
The 2010 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2009–10 season. The playoffs started on April 17, 2010 with ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, TNT, and NBA TV broadcasting the games in the United States...


| align="left" | San Antonio
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....


| 8 || 0 || 6.9 || .200 || .167 || .000 || .8 || .3 || .2 || .1 || .6
|-
| align="left" | 2011
2011 NBA Playoffs
The 2011 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2010–11 season. Eight teams from each of the league's two conferences qualified for the playoffs, all seeded 1 to 8 in a tournament bracket, with all rounds in a best-of-seven format. The 2011 NBA Playoffs began on...


| align="left" | Chicago
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...


| 16 || 16 || 19.2 || .406 || .424 || .250 || 1.3 || .8 || .6 || .2 || 5.1
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 34 || 16 || 19.2 || .374 || .373 || .600 || 2.0 || .7 || .5 || .1 || 4.7

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