2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
Keaton Van Soelen
- Height:
- 6-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Waukee, IA
- High School:
- Des Moines Christian
- Position:
- Forward
- 2018-19 Academic All-Mountain West.
- 2019-20 Academic All-Mountain West.
- 115 career games played with 55 starts.
- 484 career points, to go with 340 rebounds.
- 56 career blocked shots is 7th all-time at Air Force.
2020-21 (Senior):
- Team co-captain.
- Played in all 25 games, making 15 starts.
- Averaging 5.9 ppg and 2.8 rpg in 27.6 mpg.
- Second on team with 19 blocks and 28 steals.
- 15 blocks in MW play is 4th best in MW season at Air Force.
- Tied season-high with 15 pts and season high 6 rebs ‘s. Boise State.
- 6, pts, 5 reb, career-high 6 assists, a block and steal in 36 mins in win v Nevada.
- 15 pts against Lamar was one shy of career high. Tied career-high with five assists. Added 5 rebounds, a blocked shot and 2 steals in 35 mins. Went 5-7 from field and 3-4 from three-point range.
- Scored nine points to go with four rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks vs. CSUN. Played a career-high 40 mins vs. CSUN.
2019-20 (Junior):
- Played in 30 games, making nine starts.
- Averaged 3.5 ppg and 3.1 rpg.
- Led team with 15 blocked shots.
- 5 pts and tied career high 9 reb. vs. Boise State.
- 9 pts and 8 reb in 17 mins vs. Utah State.
- Career high 3 blocks vs. JWU.
- Season-high’s of 11 pts, 7 reb and 2 blocks against Denver.
- Nine points against Nevada.
- First start of the season vs. Jackson State, scoring 5 pts and 4 rebs.
- 3 pts, 3 reb vs. TCU.
- 6 pts, 2 asists and 1 reb, block and steal in 17 mins vs. Army.
- 9 pts, 6 reb and 3 assists vs. Texas State. 4 for 4 from the line.
- Academic All-Mountain West
2018-19 (Sophomore):
- Played in all 32 games, making 20 starts.
- Second on team with 11 blocked shots.
- Averaged 4.1 ppg and was fourth with 3.0 rpg.
- Fourth on the team with 17 steals.
- Career-highs of 16 points and 4 three's against Utah State. Also led team with five rebounds, two steals and a block.
- Career-high five assists vs. Boise State.
- 9 points and 5 rebounds vs. UC Riverside.
- Led team with eight rebounds against Missouri State.
- 4 pts, 2 rebs, 1 block and 2 steals against Colorado.
- 7 pts and 5 rebs against South Dakota.
- 9 pts and 7 rebs in career-high 39 minutes vs. UMBC.
- Academic All-Mountain West.
2017-18 (Freshman):
- Played in 28 games, starting 11....led all freshmen in each category.
- Led team in rebounding five times, tied for third on the team.
- Had at least one blocked shot in five of the last eight games.
- 10 points, three rebounds, career-high three assists at Boise State.
- Four points, three assists, career-brest two blocks at UNLV.
- Three points and a career-best three steals vs. Boise State.
- Three points and a career-high nine rebounds at Colorado State.
- Eight points and four rebounds at Fresno St., first-career start.
- Five points and a team-best six rebounds at New Mexico.
- Career-high 12 points vs. JWU, hit 4-5 FGs and first-career three.
- Six points, five rebounds, three assists, 19 minutes vs. Pacific.
- First-career field goal came on a dunk.
- Four points, three rebounds, assist and steal in 14 minutes vs. UAPB in first-career game played.
Before Air Force
Lettered four years in basketball at Des Moines High School … earned first-team all-conference honors as a sophomore … named first-team all-state his senior year … high school basketball coach was Todd Miller … member of the National Honor Society … attended the Academy’s prep school and played basketball.
Personal
Member of cadet squadron 31 ... son of Greg and Kathy Van Soelen … one of four children … management major ... would like to become an acquisitions officer upon graduation ... Why I came to the Academy: "to play basketball and to have job security" ... active in his squadron as the upgrades officer ... during the summer prior to sophomore year, completed Expeditionary Skills Training (EST) and a summer chemistry class ... hobbies are golfing, fishing and hanging out with friends ... began playing basketball as far back as he can remember ... credits his dad as having the biggest influence on his sports career ... favorite possession/gadget is his phone ... one thing on his bucket list is to play Pebble Beach ... on road trips, he never forgets his jersey and shoes ... dream vacation spots are the Cayman Islands and Alaska ... favorite role models are his parents ... favorite athlete was Dwayne Wade ... enjoys listening to Hip Hop and Rap ... favorite movie is Dark Knight ... favorite food is filet mignon ... favorite class subject is investments ... if he could be on one reality TV show, it would be Wipeout ... part of basketball he likes the best is when you see a play that you worked on result in a bucket ... thing he likes most about AFA basketball is his teammates ... favorite sport other than basketball is golf.
