Oklahoma State University Athletics
Keiton Page
October 21, 2008 | Cowboy Basketball
High School
• was named the state’s player of the year by the Daily Oklahoman and the co-player of the year by the Tulsa World as a senior.
• led the state in points scored (1,287), scoring average (44.4 points per game), assists (213) and steals (172) his senior season.
• his 33.4 career scoring average is the highest by a high school player in the last 20 years.
• established a single-season state scoring record, breaking the 29-year old record of 1,280 set by Kenneth Johnson of Grandfield in 1978-79.
• averaged 44.4 points per game as a senior, establishing a new state single-season scoring average set by Barnsdall’s Jordan Barnhorst in 1993-94.
• was 145-of-289 from three-point range, good for a Class 2A leading 50.2 percentage which ranked third in the state.
• was 242-of-270 (89.6 percent) from the free-throw line, the second-best shooting percentage in the state in 2007-08.
• the only player in the state that shot better from the line had 100 fewer attempts than Page made from the charity stripe.
• recorded two triple-doubles his senior season — had 46 points, 10 assists and 10 steals against Newkirk on Feb. 1 and recorded 46 points, 10 assists and 12 steals against Pawhuska on Feb. 4.
• scored 40 points in a 63-71 loss to Class 6A Jenks in the Tournament of Champions.
• established a ToC career record with 272 points in nine games, surpassing the 250 points scored by Victory Christian’s Kelenna Azubuike, currently with the Golden State Warriors.
• nearly outscored an opponent single-handedly as he scored a career-high 61 points in a 93-62 victory over Frontier, connecting on 24-of-32 shots from the floor. was 11-of-16 from three-point range, including five in a row. He scored 18 points in the first quarter, 17 in the second, 21 in the third and five in the fourth before he was pulled with just under five minutes remaining in the game.
• led Pawnee to the Class 2A state title with a 97-79 win over Oklahoma Christian as a senior.
• scored 54 points in the championship game along with dishing out 13 assists.
• scored 138 points in the 2008 state tournament, surpassing the record of 124 he had set as a junior.
• scored 369 points in his four-year career in the state tournament, blowing past the previous record of 318 set by Velma-Alma’s Kevin Rehl in 1980-83.
• it was Page’s second gold ball as he led the Black Bears to the state title as a freshman in 2005.
• in the 2005 tournament, he scored a game-high 29 points to lead No. 2 ranked Pawnee to a 66-65 win over top-ranked Wewoka in the Class 2A boys final.
• owns the national record for career three-point shooting at 49.9 percent.
• his 92-of-94 (97.9 percent) performance from the free-throw line as a freshman was 2/10ths of a percent higher than the national record. However, the minimum number of attempts to qualify is 100.
• only Jason Kidd (1989-92 at St. Joseph of Notre Dame High School in Alameda, Calif.) and Leroy Carter (1991-94 at Memphis’ Hillcrest High School) had more career steals than Keiton’s 574 thefts.
• was twice named to the Super Five team by the Daily Oklahoman as one of the top-five players in the state, regardless of class.
• three-time preseason Super Five selection.
• was named Class 2A All-State as a freshman and sophomore by the Oklahoman.
• named first-team All-State by the Tulsa World in both 2007 and 2008.
• named second-team All-State in 2006 and third-team All-State in 2005 by the Tulsa World.
• Pawnee’s record during his four-year career was 98-13 (88.3 percent).
Personal
Born July 5, 1989, Keiton is the son of David and Karen Page. He has an older brother, Brady, who played basketball at Oklahoma Christian. David is the head coach at Pawnee High School while Brady is an assistant coach. Keiton enjoys fishing and hanging out with friends in his spare time. He is undecided on his major at Oklahoma State.
