VITALS: 6-11, 270, senior, San Diego OVERVIEW: Keep had an impressive showing in setting a Chicago pre-draft camp record by bench-pressing 185 pounds 27 times. Keep played one season in college at San Diego after transferring from Oklahoma State, where his bad attitude and frequent flareups with coach Eddie Sutton forced him to change his address. Last year, Keep collected 30 points and 16 rebounds in a victory over UCLA and was named the MVP of the West Coast Conference tournament after leading San Diego to the title. Keep shot 60 percent from the floor and averaged 18.0 points and 9.1 rebounds last season. Keep earned all-tournament honors at the Portsmouth Invitational, where he averaged 16.3 points per game. The 25-year-old Keep has ben married for nearly three years. LIKELY DRAFT POSITION: Second round. Denver (46), Detroit (25, 58), Golden State (40), Indiana (49), LA Clippers (34), Memphis (27), Miami (33, 53), Minnesota (26, 55), New Jersey (22, 51), New York (30, 39), Orlando (42) and San Antonio (28) all brought in Keep for private workouts. COMPARATIVE UPSIDE: Bryant Reeves, Bison Dele, Matt Geiger COMPARATIVE DOWNSIDE: Todd Fuller, Acie Earl ROLE PROJECTION: Key reserve. POSITIVES: Keep pushes people around the paint like rag dolls. He once broke a backboard at Oklahoma State and was an all-American in football as a high school senior. At Chicago, Keep set the event's bench press record by lifting 185 pounds 27 times. By comparison, many of the league's projected first-round selections at his position could not lift the bar 10 times. Keep becomes even more intriguing when you consider his soft touch, an ability which is often overshadowed by the more brutal aspects of his game. The Idaho native looks as if he can be a long-term backup in the league. SHORTCOMINGS: While Keep excelled at Chicago in the bench press drill, he performed poorly in the height and wingspan portion of the physical testing. Keep measured just 6-8 without shoes, and his wingspan was that of a player who stands 6-6. That makes Keep a smaller player than he might appear. What Keep does on the court, however, will determine whether he makes it in the league, not a set of numbers. WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: "He resurrected his career when he went out to the University of San Diego. He's a big body who can bang inside, rebound. You can never give up on size, there are so many players who make it later on in their career. I wouldn't rule him out down the line either." Boston Celtics general manager Chris Wallace
