Career
He is a 1988 graduate of Davidson College where he served as a team captain and played on Davidson"s 1986 National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament team Keener was hired on April 1, 2004. Keener previously held coaching positions at Drake University, Southern California, Virginia Technical, SMU, and Georgia Technology
Keener played an instrumental role in recruiting and developing many of the players on the 2004 national runner-up Georgia Technical squad.
Keener resigned from his coaching position at JMU on February 22, 2008. After his resignation, he continued to coach for the remainder of the 2008 season.
During his 20-year coaching career, he coached and/or recruited 12 players that played in the National Basketball Association, including Chris Bosh, Jarrett Jack, Anthony Morrow and Will Bynum. He is currently a color analyst for ESPN3.