Get To Know Marcus Keene Because He’s Balling Out In Ways No College Player Has Since Steph

It’s been a great year to be an undersized point guard who is capable of scoring in bunches. In the NBA, Isaiah Thomas is one of the best stories of the 2016-17 season, as the 5’9 Celtics guard has turned into the league’s premier crunch time killer this year. In college hoops, there is Marcus Keene, who you should get to learning about as soon as possible.

Keene is a 5’9 junior guard for Central Michigan. On Tuesday, he led his team to a 97-87 win over Ohio, one in which he had 41 points on 15-for-25 shooting.

This, based on the total number of points and the fact that he hit 60 percent of his shots from the field (Keene also went 9-for-18 from three), is excellent. It’s especially noteworthy because he did something that no player has been able to do over the last decade: score 40 or more points in a game five times in a season.

Keene is awesome. When he’s on his game, he’s ridiculous – the video at the top of the post illustrates this, as he was so locked in against Green Bay that he had 40 points (12-for-23 from the field, 6-for-12 from three), 11 assists, and seven rebounds despite being a 5’9 college guard. Included in that video was this three. Words cannot describe how hilariously disrespectful at was, so please, watch it for the next 20 minutes.

This also came from Central Michigan’s win over Green Bay. I have no idea if Steph Curry would even attempt this in a game, because it makes no sense for anyone to try something this risky unless you’re a special kind of locked in.

On the season, Keene is leading the NCAA with 30.2 points per game. He’s also averaging 5.1 assists and 4.5 rebounds a night, so he’s impacting the game in a few ways beyond “getting buckets in ways that make us laugh.” Basically, if you find yourself scrolling through your television and you see a Chippewas game on, stop and watch for a little, because odds are Keene is about to put on a show.