Who are the parents of Keba Keita?

Last Modified Mar 26, 2025 23:15 GMT
Keba Keita Parents
Keba Keita. Image source: Getty

American college basketball player Keba Keita is a center for the BYU Cougars, a team that competes in the Big 12 Conference as of March 2025. He is in his junior year in 2025, according to his roster page on the BYU Cougars' website. The Bamako, Mali native previously represented the Utah Utes, where he played 66 games and had 13 starts in two seasons. Keita averaged 13.5 minutes, 5.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 0.9 blocks per game. While he was in his sophomore season, Keita recorded double figures on 12 occasions and had three double-doubles overall. As a freshman, he appeared in 31 of the 32 games and averaged 3.0 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 22 blocks per game with a .609 shooting clip, as per his roster on the Utah Utes website.

Keita was ranked by ESPN, 247Sports, and On3 as a near consensus four-star recruit and top-5 recruit in the state of Utah out of high school. He attended Wasatch Academy, where he managed to bag the NIBC Defensive Player of the Year award during his senior year. He recorded 11.6 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. Keita was also honored with third-team all-conference honors for his league-leading shooting percentage, a .667 clip in his senior season.

Who are Keba Keita's parents?

Lassana and Hawa Keita are the parents of Keba Keita, according to Keita's roster on the BYU Cougars website.

Along with Keita, Lassana and Hawa Keita have four other children: three sons named Falaye, Drissa, Noumory, and a daughter named Aminata. All of them are younger than Keita, except for Noumory, as per Keba’s roster on the Utah Utes website.

FAQs on Keba Keita

A. Keba Keita stands 6'8'' tall. 


A. Keba Keita attended Wasatch Academy. 

A. Keba Keita is from Bamako, Mali. 


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