Happinets sign Keanu Pinder

Keanu Pinder

Akita Northern Happinets (B1 League) signed 30-year old Australian ex-international power forward Keanu Pinder (210cm-1995, college: Arizona) for the upcoming 2025-26 season. He played last season with Shanxi Loongs in the Chinese CBA league. In four games, he had 7.8ppg, 7.0rpg, 1.3apg, 1.3spg, and 1.0bpg. He also played for Wildcats (NBL) in the Australian league.
Pinder was also a member of the Australian international program for some years. He played for the Australian Senior National Team in 2022 and previously for the Under 22 National Team in 2015.
Pinder represented Australia at the FIBA World Cup 2023 Asian Qualifiers two years ago. Pinder's team won Gold and he had over 2 points per game.
He is a very experienced player. Pinder has played in five different countries on three different continents (Europe, Australia, and North America). He has played professionally in China, Poland (Legia), Spain (Fuenlabrada), Australia (Adelaide 36ers, Taipans, and Wizards), and NBA Summer League (Phoenix Suns).
In addition to being regular season runner-up in the Australian NBL in 2024, Pinder's team also won the Australiabasket.com All-Australian NBL Center of the Year award in 2023.
He graduated from the University of Arizona in 2018 and it'll be his eighth season as a pro player. Pinder also played for Hutchinson Community College for 2 years.