2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

20 Keylan Boone

  • Position Forward
  • Ht/Wt 6-8 / 200
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • High School Memorial High School
  • Prev School Pacific

Biography

CAREER
Boone is in his first year as a Runnin' Rebel in 2023-24 ... Came to UNLV as a graduate transfer from Pacific where he played during the 2022-23 season ... Prior to that he was at Oklahoma State for three seasons (2019-22) ... Played in 80 career games for the Cowboys, starting 10 ... His twin brother Kalib is a UNLV teammate.

SENIOR (2022-23) - PACIFIC
Scored a team-leading 13.9 points per game, while shooting 47.7% from the field and converting on 41.0% on his 3-point attempts ... He added an average of 4.2 rebounds per game ... Played a total of 27 games, starting 20, and scored in double figures in 20 games, including five with 20 points or more ... Scored a career-high 30 points against San Diego.

JUNIOR (2021-22) - OKLAHOMA STATE
Appeared in 27 games and scored 6.0 points per game, while adding 3.3 rebounds per game ... Scored a then-career-high 17 points off the bench in a win over then-No. 14 Texas, which marked one of five games that he scored in double figures.

SOPHOMORE (2020-21) - OKLAHOMA STATE
Had his first career double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds in a win over UT Arlington ... Earned first career Academic All-Big 12 selection ... Posted 12 rebounds in a win over Oral Roberts, making him one of just four Cowboy players that season with a pair of double-digit rebound games ... Ranked third on the team with plus/minus per 40 minutes of +6.0 ... Overall was +54 on the season ... Scored a season-high 13 points in the NCAA Tournament against Liberty ... Doubled his scoring (4.4 ppg), rebounding (4.1 rpg), assists (0.6 apg) and blocks (0.3 bpg) from his freshman campaign.

FRESHMAN (2019-20) - OKLAHOMA STATE
Led the team in plus/minus per 40 minutes (+6.6) and his overall of +39 was fifth ... Shot 34.3% on 3-pointers, ranking second on the team ... Played in 26 games, including a start at then-No. 1 Baylor ... Averaged 2.7 points per game, including a season-high 11 points in the season opener vs Oral Roberts.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2019 graduate of Memorial High School ... A three-star recruit and the nation's No. 46 wing by 247Sports.com ... Regarded as one of Oklahoma's top three prospects by several publications ... Averaged 18.1 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.6 steals as a senior ... With brother Kalib led MHS to three straight Oklahoma Class 5A state titles ... Selected as the Tulsa World's co-MVP of the 5A state tournament with Kalib in both 2018 and 2019 ... Named to The Oklahoman's Super 5 First Team in each of his last two seasons ... Oklahoma Coaches Association Large East All-State team selection ... Shot 60% from the field, including 49% on 3-pointers and 84% on free throws as a senior ... Finalist for the Tulsa World’s All-World Player of the Year award in both 2018 and 2019 ... Had career highs of 30 points and 17 rebounds ... Poured in 19.7 points and 9.0 rebounds during the 2019 state tournament ... Named to the 2018 and 2019 Tulsa World All-State team ... Named the Green Country Conference co-MVP with his brother Kalib ... Career totals: 80 games, 1,056 points, 307 rebounds, 97 assists, 61 steals, 29 blocks ... Averaged 15.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.6 steals as a junior at Memorial ... Helped the Chargers post a 77-8 record over his last three seasons.

PERSONAL
The son of Jamie Hawkins and Michael Boone ... Has a twin brother Kalib who is also a member of the UNLV men's basketball team ... Has two other siblings, Kamren and Kiera ... When his basketball career is over, would like to go into residential real estate ... Lists his family as his biggest influence.

 

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