INDIANAPOLIS - IU Indianapolis rising sophomore Keenan Garner has been selected to play for the U19 German National Team this summer, ultimately competing in the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup. Garner, a 6-foot-6 forward, was born in Germany and grew up on a U.S. Army base, playing primarily against other schools from nearby military bases. He played in the 2022 FIBA U16 European National Championships. 

This summer, he'll attend training camp in early June before playing two games in Serbia on June 5-8. He'll later have camp in Germany before traveling to Lausanne, Switzerland, for the World Cup from June 28-July 6. 

"This is a major opportunity for Keenan. Anytime you're playing internationally for your country, it's an incredibly high honor," head coach Paul Corsaro said. "It's going to be a different growth and development opportunity this summer for him. We're excited to see him compete and play against really good competition at the World Cup."

Garner averaged 5.3 points and 4.8 rebounds per game as a true freshman for the Jaguars this past season, including two double-doubles and scoring in double-figures six times. He capped the season with a career-high 14 points in the Horizon League Tournament loss at Wright State, making all six of his field goal attempts in that contest. He opened his collegiate career with an 11-point, 13-rebound double-double against IU Columbus in just 19 minutes and later earned #HLMBB Freshman of the Week honors with back-to-back impressive performances against Goshen (11 points, three rebounds, three steals) and Eastern Michigan (11 points, eight rebounds). 

Garner is one of three current Jaguars to have international experience as incoming freshmen Gabe Stewart (Puerto Rico) and Gustav Winther (Denmark) have also played for their national teams.