2024-25 (Senior): Played all 35 games...4.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, 56.4% FGs ...
GAME-WINNER: Tip-in with 2.9 second left for the 77-75 win against Syracuse on senior night 3/4...
GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Added 10 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in the ACC Tournament second round vs Syracuse 3/12...Had 12 points (5-of-7 FGs), including the game-winning tip-in with 2.9 seconds left, with 5 rebounds vs Syracuse 3/4... Had 9 points, 4 rebounds and a blocked shot against [18/17] Clemson 2/22... Contributed 7 points and 3 rebounds in the win over Pitt 2/11... Added 10 points (5-7 FGs) with 2 rebounds and an assist in the win at Miami 1/18... Had 14 points, including 7-8 FTs, with 6 rebounds and 2 assists vs Prairie View A&M 11/18.
2023-24 (Senior): Played all 33 games (20 starts)... Averaged 6.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and 0.9 blocks... Shot an SMU season-record 64.1%...
GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Had 6 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in win vs Tulane 2/1...Career-high 4 blocks with 6 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists vs Temple 1/16...Opened AAC play with 8 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks vs Charlotte 1/2...Had 12 points (4-5 FG, 4-4 FT), 4 rebounds and a career-high 3 blocks with a steal and an assist vs Houston Christian 12/19... Career-high 19 points on 9-of-9 shooting vs Texas A&M-Commerce 12/3...10 points (5-7 FG) and 2 blocks in the win vs West Virginia 11/20... 8 points and a career-high 10 rebounds vs Lamar 11/9...
SMU SEASON RECORD: FG% (64.1%, 1st).
Summer 2023 (SMU 3-0 in Spain): In three games, shot 56.3% from the field (9-16) while averaging 6.0 points and 3.3 rebounds.
2022-23 (Junior): Played all 32 games... averaged 3.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.7 blocked shots... Hit 65.7% on FGs…
GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Started and had 8 points, hitting first 2 threes of his career, with 2 rebounds and 2 blocks in the win vs Temple 2/8...Had 11 points (5-6 FG), with 3 rebounds and 2 blocks in the win vs USF 1/29... In first career start, had 9 points (4-4 FG) and 4 rebounds at UCF 1/8... Added 7 points, 4 rebounds, a steal, a block and an assist in the AAC-opening win vs Tulsa 1/1...New career-high 16 points (7-8 FG) with 3 rebounds, 2 blocks and a steal in the win vs Iona 12/22... Had 6 points (3-3 FG), 5 rebounds and a blocked shot vs [24/25] TCU 12/10... New career high 6 rebounds in the win vs Evansville 11/19.
Keon transferred from University of Alabama prior to the Summer 2022 academic semester. He attended SMU for both June and July 2022. He will begin the 2022-23 with three seasons to play.
2020-22 (Alabama): Saw action in 11 games on the season, averaging 4.6 minutes per appearance for NCAA tournament bid team. Keon recorded a career-high five points and shot 2-of-2 from the field against Miami.
As a freshman, he earned SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll. He played in 18 games on the season averaging 4.1 minutes per contest to go along with 1.2 points and 0.7 rebounds a game. He finished the year connecting on 10-of-15 (.667). Had a career-best game by accounting for four points and four rebounds in just 10 minutes of action vs. Arkansas (1/16). His team played in the NCAA Tournament.
Prep: A four-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports. Ranked by ESPN as the No. 58 overall player in the 2020 class and No. 14 at his position… Ranked by 247Sports.com as the No. 78 overall player in the nation and the No. 13 power forward… Rated as the No. 2 overall player by North Pole Hoops in Canada’s 2020 class… Originally hails from Toronto but played his high school ball for head coach Dave Briski at International Sports Academy (ISA) in Willoughby, Ohio. Earned First Team All-Conference honors in 2020. Competed in the FIBA World Cup for the Canadian National Under-17 Team in 2017 and Under-19 National Team in 2019. Participated at the prestigious Basketball Without Borders Global Camp in February 2019. In Nike EYBL circuit, he averaged 11.8 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists and a block per game. In the prestigious Peach Jam Invitational, he averaged 20.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.8 steals per game.
Personal: Son of Michelle Ambrose and Michael Hylton.
“Keon has been a joy so far. Most young bigs want to be good at so many things that they never excel at any one thing. His motor gives him an identity as a player. He brings a relentless approach to the floor that separates him as a rebounder and defender. That along with his budding skillset and work ethic, the future is bright for Keon” – Coach Rob Lanier
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