Rutgers-Camden Athletics

Jaelin Keels has appeared in 23 games, starting 20, during his two seasons with the Rutgers-Camden basketball program. He averages 6.0 points and 2.7 rebounds, while adding 38 assists, 13 steals and three blocked shots.
 
Academics: Rutgers-Camden Athletic Director’s Honor Roll and Dean’s List student for the 2020 Fall semester.
 
Basketball 2021-22: Played in 14 games, starting 11...Finished fifth on the team in scoring at 5.6 points per game…Averaged 2.3 rebounds per game…Collected 21 assists, seven steals and one blocked shot…Shot  24-for-77 (.312) from the floor, including 12-for-46 (.261) from three-point range…Shot 18-for-26 (.692) from the foul line…Scored his career high of 14 points against MCLA (Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts) on Nov. 20, aided by 4-for-7 shooting from three-point range…Also had a double-digit scoring output with 12 points against Rowan (Dec. 8), when he added his season high of six rebounds…Dished off his season high of four assists against Stockton (Nov. 23)…Was perfect from the foul line on three occasions, including a high of 4-for-4 against New Jersey City (Dec. 4).
 
Basketball 2020-21: One of three players on the Scarlet Raptors to start all nine games in the pandemic-shortened season…Finished fourth on the team in scoring with an average of 6.8 points per game…Averaged 3.2 rebounds per game…Second on the Raptors with 17 assists…Added six steals…Tied for the team lead with two blocked shots…Shot .356 from the floor (21-for-59), including .282 from three-point range (11-for-39)…Shot .500 from the foul line (8-for-16)…Made his collegiate debut in the season opener at Rutgers-Newark (Feb. 5), scoring six points, notching one block, collecting four rebounds and dishing off his season high of five assists…Had a season-high seven rebounds against The College of New Jersey (Feb. 12), while adding three points and one assist…Scored in double figures on three occasions, including back-to-back 11-point games against Stockton (Feb. 19 and 20)…Scored a season high of 13 points at William Paterson (Feb. 27), aided by three treys and 2-for-2 shooting from the foul line…Dished off four assists, while adding three points, three rebounds, one block and one steal at New Jersey City (March 5).
 
High School: Basketball letterman at Kingsway Regional High School…Graduated in 2019.
 
Club Team: Team Rebels
 
Personal: Born March 27, 2001…Nicknamed “Jae”…Likes “to play video games with my friends and chill with the people in my circle. I also like to play baseball and fish on my free time”…Business Management major at Rutgers-Camden who plans to run his own business and “try to be as successful as possible”…Jaelin is the son of LaFonda Keels of Woolwich.