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Irish basketball player

Jason Killeen

Limerick Sport Eagles
Position	Centre
League	National League Division 1
Personal information
Born	(1985-01-22) 22 January 1985 (age 39)Limerick, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Listed height	210 cm (6 ft 11 in)
Career information
High school	Notre Dame Academy(Middleburg, Virginia)
College	Winthrop (2004–2007) Augusta (2007–2009)
NBA draft	2009: undrafted
Playing career	2009–present
Career history
2009–2010	Union Carquefou-Sainte Luce
2010	Westports KL Dragons
2010–2011	Cheshire Jets
2011–2013	UL Eagles
2013–2014	Beyssac Beaupuy Marmande
2014–2020;2021–2022	Templeogue
2022–present	Limerick Sport Eagles

Career highlights and awards
3× National League champion (2012, 2013, 2017) 3× National Cup champion (2012, 2016, 2018) Champions Trophy champion (2019) 2× National League Player of the Year (2012, 2019) 2× National League All-Star First Team (2018, 2019) 2× National League All-Star Second Team (2015, 2017) 2× National League All-Star Third Team (2016, 2020)

Jason Killeen (born 22 January 1985) is an Irish professional basketball player. Between 2004 and 2009, Killeen played college basketball in the United States for Winthrop and Augusta State.[1] He played 14 years with the Irish national team.[2]

Professional career

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Killeen spent his first season out of college in France, playing for Union Carquefou-Sainte Luce in 2009–10.[3]

In October 2010, Killeen had a one-game stint with the Westports KL Dragons before joining the Cheshire Jets in early December 2010. He lasted a month with the Jets,[4] appearing in just four games for the club.[5]

Killeen joined his hometown team UL Eagles for the 2011–12 season and helped them win the league championship and national cup. He returned to Eagles in 2012–13 and helped the team win back-to-back titles.

In July 2013, Killeen signed with Beyssac Beaupuy Marmande for the 2013–14 season, returning to France for a second stint.[6] He scored 329 points for the team.[7]

In July 2014, Killeen signed with Templeogue for the 2014–15 season, returning to the Premier League for a second stint.[8] He continued on with Templeogue in 2015–16, but missed the first half of the season due to a knee injury.[9] On 30 January 2016, he helped Templeogue win their maiden National Cup trophy with a 78–75 win over Swords Thunder in the final.[10][11]

In April 2019, Killeen was named Super League Player of the Year after leading Templeogue to the Champions Trophy title.[12][13]

Killeen parted ways with Templeogue following the 2021–22 season.[14]

Killeen is set to play for the Limerick Sport Eagles in the National League Division 1 in 2022–23.[14]

National team career

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In August 2021, Killeen retired from international basketball after 14 years with the Irish national basketball team after leading the side to victory in the FIBA European Championship for Small Countries.[15]

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^ "GAMEZONE: Champions Trophy and League Cup weekend". BasketballIreland.ie. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
^ "2018/19 Basketball Ireland Player and Coaches of the Year". BasketballIreland.ie. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
^ a b "Former Ireland captain Jason Killeen announced as new Basketball Development Officer for Mid-West region". ireland.basketball. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
^ "Ireland captain Jason Killeen retires from international duty". RTE.ie. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.