Keith Van Horn
Van Horn with the Dallas Mavericks in 2005 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 23, 1975 Fullerton, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Diamond Bar (Diamond Bar, California) |
| College | Utah (1993–1997) |
| NBA draft | 1997: 1st round, 2nd overall pick |
| Drafted by | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Playing career | 1997–2006 |
| Position | Power forward / 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 | |
| |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 9,206 (16.0 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 3,909 (6.8 rpg) |
| Assists | 900 (1.6 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Keith Adam Van Horn (born October 23, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. A forward, Van Horn played for five teams in a National Basketball Association (NBA) career that spanned from 1997 to 2006.
As a college basketball player, Van Horn played for the Utah Utes for four seasons. The Utes won the WAC Tournament twice and reached the NCAA Tournament three times during Van Horn's collegiate career. Van Horn was a consensus second-team All-American in 1996 and a consensus first-team All-American in 1997. As a senior in 1997, he was named ESPN Men's College Basketball Player of the Year. Van Horn finished his college basketball career with the Utes as the all-time leading scorer in the history of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
Van Horn was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the second pick in the 1997 NBA draft and was traded to the New Jersey Nets on draft night. He was named to the 1998 NBA All-Rookie Team. Van Horn played for the Nets from 1997 to 2002, leading the team in scoring in the 1997–98 and 1998–99 seasons and finishing fifth in the NBA in scoring with 21.8 points per game in the 1998–99 season. He was a member of the 2001–02 Nets team that made the NBA Finals. Van Horn would also go on to play for the 76ers, the New York Knicks, the Milwaukee Bucks, and the Dallas Mavericks. He averaged 16 points and nearly seven rebounds per game during his NBA career.