Keith Van Horn
Van Horn playing for the Mavericks in 2005
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
October 23, 1975 Fullerton, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Diamond Bar (Diamond Bar, California) |
| College | Utah (1993–1997) |
| NBA draft | 1997 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall |
| Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |
| Playing career | 1997–2006 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Number | 44, 4, 2 |
| Career history | |
| 1997–2002 | New Jersey Nets |
| 2002–2003 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2003–2004 | New York Knicks |
| 2004–2005 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2005–2006 | Dallas Mavericks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 9,206 (16.0 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 3,909 (6.8 rpg) |
| Assists | 900 (1.6 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Keith Adam Van Horn (born October 23, 1975) is an American retired professional basketball player. The 6-foot-10, 240-pound forward graduated from Diamond Bar High School in Diamond Bar, California and attended the University of Utah where he went on to be a consensus First Team All-American in 1997. Van Horn finished his career at Utah as the school and Western Athletic Conference (WAC) male all-time leading scorer (Colorado State's Becky Hammon is the all-time WAC leader with 2,740 points) and holds numerous other school records. He led Utah to three NCAA Division I top 25 finishes, including their highest ranking ever in school history (#2). He received the 1997 ESPN Men's College Basketball Performer of the Year award.
Van Horn was selected with the second pick of the 1997 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers and was traded to the New Jersey Nets on a draft night trade. Van Horn played for the Nets from 1997–2002, leading the Nets in scoring in the 1997–1998 and 1998–1999 seasons where he averaged over 20 points per game and ranked fifth in the NBA in scoring in the 1999 season. He was a major contributor to the Nets 2002 Eastern Conference Championship team, leading the team in rebounding and placing second on the team in scoring. During his NBA career, Van Horn also played for the Philadelphia 76ers, New York Knicks, Milwaukee Bucks and Dallas Mavericks. While with the Dallas Mavericks, he was an important member of the 2005–2006 Western Conference Championship team.
Van Horn officially retired from the NBA in 2008 and averaged 16.0 points and nearly 7 rebounds per game during his nine-year NBA career.
Van Horn was a highly recruited forward out of Diamond Bar High School in California. Rick Majerus recruited him to the University of Utah Utes to replace departing star Josh Grant. He played for Utah from 1993 to 1997 and received numerous All American awards during his career at Utah. In Van Horn's first season, he averaged a Utah-freshman record 18.3 points on 51 percent shooting and 8.3 rebounds per game even though his father died during the freshman year. As a sophomore, Van Horn led his team to the NCAA Tournament.
He is well known for his last second heroics, making back to back game winning shots against SMU and New Mexico in the 1997 WAC Conference Tournament. In 1997, he shot 90.4 percent from the free throw line and averaged 22.0 points and 9.5 rebounds per game to lead the Utes to a 29–4 finish and #2 national ranking, the highest in school history. This led to advancing to the NCAA Tournament's Elite Eight. As a senior, he was a consensus first team All American selection as a senior and was named ESPN Men's College Player of the Year in 1997.
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