South Kingstown Native Playing Key Role For Colgate In NCAA Tournament

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, RI — Providence College isn't Rhode Island's only representative in March Madness. A South Kingstown native has played a key role in helping Colgate University qualify for the NCAA men's basketball tournament.

Keegan Records of South Kingstown, a 6'10'' big man, is Colgate's leading rebounder and shot blocker. Records is also one of the most efficient scorers in college basketball, averaging 13 points a game on 67.5 percent from the field, good for the fourth-highest mark in the nation.

Colgate is set to face Big 12 Tournament champion Texas in the first round on Thursday as a 15-seed. But it’s not unheard of for a two-seed to go down. According to NCAA data, a 15-seed has beaten a 2-seed 10 times, and upstart fans of the Saint Peter’s University Peacocks will remember their 2022 victory over Kentucky as the most recent example of the feat.

A big game from Records could go a long way in making that a reality for the Patriot League champions.

Records attended St. Andrews Prep School in Barrington, where he was twice selected to the All-State team and finished with career averages over 17 points and 15 rebounds per game.