Keller Boothby Set to Join W&M Men’s B-ball

WILLIAMSBURG — William and Mary head men’s b-ball mentor Brian Duke declared the expansion of graduate exchange forward Keller Boothby (Plano, Texas/Prestonwood Christian Institute/Cornell) to the Clan list for the 2024-25 season. Boothby enjoyed the last four seasons at Cornell with Duke and will sign up for the MBA program at W&M’s renowned Raymond A. Artisan Institute of Business.

“I had the delight of training Keller at Cornell, and he brings insight from a triumphant culture and has a tremendous information on our framework,” Duke said. “He has size and is an extraordinary shooter having shot 40 or more percent from 3-point range over his profession.”

Boothby arrived at the midpoint of almost seven focuses to go with 2.3 bounce back per game over his 83 vocation appearances at Cornell. He began 37 of those challenges and was a magnificent 3-point shooter, hitting at a 41.8% clasp over his profession. Over his three years on the court, Boothby scored 548 focuses, found the middle value of almost 20 minutes for every game, and associated on 150 profession 3-pointers.

As a sophomore in 2021-22, Boothby drove the Elite level at 48.8% from 3. He arrived at the midpoint of 8.3 places and 3.7 bounce back per game, beginning 12 of his 26 games. Boothby likewise positioned among the main 10 in the Elite level in 3-pointers made at 59. He added up to a couple of 20-point games, remembering a profession high 21 for 7-of-9 from 3-point range against Coppin State. He additionally had 20 focuses at Syracuse on six 3-pointers.

Boothby procured Scholarly All-Elite level distinctions in 2024, helping the Enormous Red it quite possibly of the best season in school history. He showed up in 29 games, found the middle value of 5.5 focuses per game and shot 41.5% from 3-direct reach in aiding Cornell toward 22 wins, the second most in school history, and the program’s most memorable NIT appearance. His 3-point % positioned seventh in the Elite level, and he thumped down 44 triples, which positioned second in the group. He will acquire his certificate from Cornell in financial aspects this spring.

The 6-7 forward was an all-state choice out of secondary school at Prestonwood Christian Foundation and assisted his program to a state with naming in 2017. Boothby spent a post-graduate year at Wilbraham and Monson Institute and aided them to a NEPSAC Title. He acquired good notice all-association praises, averaging 11.3 focuses and six bounce back for each game for the Titans.

Boothby turns into the third novice to sign with the Clan for 2024-25. He joins individual exchange Kyle Pulliam (Silver Spring, Md. /Our Woman of Good Direction/St. Thomas Aquinas) and rookie Ryan Jackson (Plateau, Ariz./AZ Compass Prep) as a component of the Clan’s approaching class.