KEITH CLOSS:
You Got Served
Keith Closs lead the country in blocked shots while at Central Connecticut State University. He left school after only two years, played in the tiny Atlantic Basketball Association and was later brought into the NBA with the Los Angeles Clippers via the FILA Summer League. Here, on a fast break, Closs gets caught trying to block a fierce leaper in Antonio Daniels. If anything, this dunk says something about Antonio, Closs is clearly trying.
Keith Mitchell Closs (born April 3, 1976 in Hartford, Connecticut) is notorious for his assorted hairstyles. The 7-foot 3-inch Closs played three years with the Los Angeles Clippers from 1997 to 2000. He averaged 3.9 points and 2.9 rebounds per game during his career. After logging career highs in points, rebounds, assists and steals during the 1999-2000 NBA season, Closs's NBA career ended as unassumingly as it began.
He's moved around, joining for the Pennsylvania Valley Dawgs of the USBL in 2003, the Gary Stealheads, Rockford Lightining and Detroit, SoCal, and Orange Country in the ABA. He has also played in Italy, Mexico and the old-IBL. As of January 14, 2007 Closs was the leading shot blocker in the CBA at 2.9 blocks per game with the Butte Daredevils.In January 2007, He signed with the Buffalo Silverbacks of the ABA. Above Antonio Daniels makes him look real silly and below an angry mob beats his ass.
* Closs was once caught on film participating in a violent fistfight after an altercation at a Los Angeles-area nightclub. [1]
* Closs led the nation in blocks his first two years in college. After his second year, he left Central Connecticut State for the NBA.
* Holds the Clippers' record for most Blocked Shots per 48 minutes (4.7505).
