34 Dan O'Keefe
Dan O'Keefe
  • Height:
    6-5
  • Weight:
    220
  • Year:
    Jr
  • Hometown:
    Lexington, Mass.
  • High School:
    Lexington
  • Position:
    F

Bio

A six-foot-five forward who appeared in 77 games in a Falcon uniform … career averages of 5.8 points and 3.0 rebounds with his output improving each season. 

2011-12 Season

Played and started 18 games as a junior, with averages of 11.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.5 blocks … scored in doubles in 12 of the first 13 games with a high of 19 Dec. 3 against Southern New Hampshire … career-best 14 rebounds in a 2-OT win at Stonehill Dec. 10 … blocked four shots Nov. 27 at Saint Anselm … had three or more offensive boards in nine games.

2010-11 Season

Was the team’s top post player off the bench, playing 15.1 minutes a game ... averaged 6.3 points and 2.8 rebounds while seeing action in all 32 games ... was second on team in blocks (20) and third in offensive rebounds (38) despite being seventh in minutes ... scored in doubles seven times ... gave Falcons career-best 14 points in 21 minutes Dec. 12 at Bridgeport ... 13 points at Saint Rose Jan. 26 ... other career bests included six rebounds at Stonehill Feb. 23 and four offensive boards against Bloomfield in the NCAA regional final Mar. 15 ... blocked four shots twice, Jan. 11 vs. AIC and in the Feb. 23 Stonehill game. 

2009-10 Season

Appeared in 27 games and averaged 5.3 minutes, 1.1 points and 1.3 rebounds ... had a high of nine points in the UMass-Lowell game Dec. 2, all in the first half ... netted seven points against Saint Rose Jan. 26, hitting three of four shots including his first career three-pointer ... five rebounds and 12 minutes in NE-10 quarters against UMass-Lowell Mar. 1 were both season-highs.  

Before Bentley

2009 graduate of Lexington High School, where he was a four-year state tournament participant, three-year league all-star, a two-year captain and the 2009 Middlesex League co-MVP ... two-time Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic ... helped Minutemen to 19-1 record and Division I North semifinals ... had a 32-point game against Springfield Cathedral as a junior ... was nominated for McDonald’s All-American Basketball Games ... played in New England All-Star Challenge ... came to Bentley from same high school that produced past Bentley players Lew Finnegan ’09, Danny Lawson ’07 and Shaun Murphy ’91. 

Personal

Managerial Economics major ... minor is in marketing ... age as of Nov. 15, 2011: 21 ... son of Jim and Heather O’Keefe ... has two brothers, Jimmy (23) and Chris (18) ... Jimmy played basketball at Bates College from 2006-10 ... has volunteered with LABBB early childhood program and the Nashoba Learning Group hoops program. 

2011-12 Statistics                        2010-11 Statistics                

2009-10 Statistics                        Career Statistics