Stony Brook University Athletics

Keith was the leader of the men’s basketball team that posted a school record 27-win season in 1977-78 on the way to reaching the NCAA Division III Final Four.  The then Stony Brook Patriots finished 27-4 that season and defeated Potsdam, St. Lawrence and Brandeis to reach the Final Four in 1978.  The Patriots won back-to-back Knickerbocker Conference titles in 1977 and 1978.  Keith, a 1977-78 first team All-America selection, averaged 19.1 points and 8.1 rebounds per game during his career. His 1,793 career points currently ranks third in program history, while his 778 field goals still remains the school record. In each of his freshman and sophomore seasons, Keith averaged 21.7 points per game, while he posted 18.0 points per contest as a junior and 16.3 during his senior season.   

Keith played professionally in Italy and Germany upon his graduation in 1979 with a degree in anthropology. He went on to work 22 years as a corrections officer at Riker’s Island and recently retired as the dean of discipline at the Charter School of Boynton Beach.