Keely played four seasons for Ohio University, the team he committed to in 2008. In his time with the Bobcats, he scored a total 1,131 points for the team. This made him the fifth all-time scorer for Ohio. Keely is also the seventh all-time blocker for the Bobcats with a total of 107 blocks.
Keely's professional career started in 2013, when he signed with the Den Helder Kings in the Netherlands.[2] After 10 games Keely was waived by the Kings.[3]
For the 2014–15 season he signed with BC Apollo Amsterdam.[4] After 2 games he signed with the Hungarian team Sopron KC.[5] After a short try-out he returned to Apollo.