Bud Eley

William Keith "Bud" Eley (born January 14, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks and was selected as the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Player of the Year as a senior in 1999. Eley played professionally in Turkey, Spain, Italy and Iran.

Early life Eley was raised in Detroit primarily by relatives and in foster homes. He did not start playing organized basketball until his junior year at Martin Luther King High School.

College career Eley sat out for his first season at Southeast Missouri due to not achieving Proposition 48 requirements. He averaged 17.3 points as a freshman during the 1995–96 season;

Eley led the Redhawks in points (17.9), rebounds (10.3) and blocks (1.3) as a sophomore. he missed most of the 1997–98 season after he broke bones in both of his feet. He was granted an extra year of collegiate eligibility by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in August 1998. He was also the only player in school history to record over 1,600 points and 900 rebounds.

Professional career Eley was not selected in the 1999 NBA draft. He started his professional career in Turkey. Eley was selected by the Detroit Dogs of the American Basketball Association in the 2000 veteran player draft. Eley led the Türkiye Basketbol Ligi in scoring during the 2000–01 season with 23.9 points per game. Eley attended training camp with the Atlanta Hawks in 2002. He averaged 15.8 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. Eley played with Scavolini Pesaro of Italy in the 2003–04 season,

Eley signed with Llanera Menorca for the 2005–06 season. and then re-signed with them in 2007. On July 16, 2008, Eley returned to Llanera Menorca (now ViveMenorca) for the 2008–09 season. On March 4, 2009, he was released by ViveMenorca after the team lost 10 consecutive games. Eley spent the 2009–10 season with Mahram Tehran until he was ruled out with an injury. On August 23, 2010, he signed with Melilla Baloncesto in Italy.