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Keith Van Horn

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Not to be confused with the American football player Keith Van Horne.

Keith Van Horn
Van Horn playing for the Mavericks in 2005
Personal information
Born (1975-10-23) October 23, 1975 (age 49)
Fullerton, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)[1]
Career information
High schoolDiamond Bar
(Diamond Bar, California)
CollegeUtah (1993–1997)
NBA draft1997: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Drafted byPhiladelphia 76ers
Playing career1997–2006
PositionPower forward / small forward
Number44, 4, 2
Career history
1997–2002New Jersey Nets
2002–2003Philadelphia 76ers
2003–2004New York Knicks
2004–2005Milwaukee Bucks
2005–2006Dallas Mavericks
Career highlights
Career NBA statistics
Points9,206 (16.0 ppg)
Rebounds3,909 (6.8 rpg)
Assists900 (1.6 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
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.

Van Horn finished his college basketball career with the Utah Utes as the all-time leading scorer in the history of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). He was a consensus first-team All-American in 1997.

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 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.

College career

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Van Horn graduated from Diamond Bar High School in Diamond Bar, California[2] and attended the University of Utah. Rick Majerus recruited him to replace departing star Josh Grant. He played for Utah from 1993 to 1997.[3] A forward, Van Horn was named WAC Rookie of the Year in 1994.[4] Van Horn's father died during his first year at Utah. Nevertheless, he averaged a Utah-freshman record 18.3 points on 51 percent shooting and 8.3 rebounds per game. As a sophomore, Van Horn led his team to the NCAA Tournament.[citation needed]

Van Horn was a member of two Utah teams that won the WAC tournament (one in 1995[5] and one in 1997[6]).

Van Horn became known for his last-second heroics, making back-to-back game-winning shots against SMU and New Mexico in the 1997 WAC Conference Tournament.[7] 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.[8] This led to advancing to the NCAA Tournament's Elite Eight. As a senior in 1997, he was a consensus first-team All American selection[8] and was named ESPN Men's College Player of the Year.[8][9]

Among Van Horn's collegiate accomplishments is being the first player in WAC history to be named Player of the Year three times (1995, 1996, and 1997),[10] being the second player in WAC history to make first team all-WAC four years in a row and being the all-time leading scorer in University of Utah and WAC history with 2,542 points. Van Horn is the University of Utah career leader in points, defensive rebounds, three-point field goals made, free throw percentage and is second in total rebounds.[8] He averaged 20.8 points and 8.8 rebounds in his collegiate career. His #44 basketball jersey was retired by the University of Utah in 1998.[11] In February 2008, he was among 16 players named to the University of Utah's "All-Century" basketball team.[12] Van Horn was inducted to Utah's Crimson Club Hall of Fame in 2012.[13]

Professional career

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New Jersey Nets

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Van Horn was drafted as the second overall pick in the 1997 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers; however, his rights were immediately traded to the New Jersey Nets along with Michael Cage, Lucious Harris and Don MacLean in exchange for the draft rights to Tim Thomas and Anthony Parker and player contracts of Jim Jackson and Eric Montross.[14]

Van Horn played for the Nets from 1997 to 2002. Initially, he was a star player for the team.[15] He was named to NBA All-Rookie First Team in his first season,[16] averaging a team-leading 19.7 points and 6.6 rebounds per game[1][17] and leading the Nets to the 1998 NBA Playoffs, where they were swept in three games by the Chicago Bulls.[18] His best season came in 1999, where he averaged 21.8 points per game[19] (fifth in the NBA[20]) as well as 8.5 rebounds per game.[19] That season, on March 26, Van Horn blocked a career-high six shots, along with scoring 22 points, during a 100–91 loss to the Indiana Pacers.[21]

Following the Nets' acquisition of point guard Jason Kidd in 2001, Van Horn's role on the team was reduced.[15] He averaged 14.8 points per game in the 2001-2002 season, his lowest scoring average during his Nets tenure.[22] Nevertheless, Van Horn led the team in rebounding and placed second in scoring that season.[23] In the deciding Game Five of the Nets' first-round matchup with the Indiana Pacers, Van Horn scored 27 points in a 120–109 victory.[24] The Nets reached the 2002 NBA Finals, where they were swept by the Los Angeles Lakers in four games. Van Horn was criticized for his performance and effort in the 2002 NBA Finals,[22][25] in which he averaged 10.5 points per game and shot 38.6% from the floor.[22]

Philadelphia 76ers

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On August 6, 2002, Van Horn was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers (the team that had drafted him) along with Todd MacCulloch for center Dikembe Mutombo.[26][27] He spent one year with the 76ers, placing second on the team in scoring (15.9 per game) and rebounding (7.1 per game). In the postseason, the 76ers advanced past the New Orleans Hornets in the first round before being eliminated by the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.[28]

New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks

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After spending a year with the 76ers, Van Horn was traded to the New York Knicks for Latrell Sprewell in a four team deal that also included the Atlanta Hawks and Minnesota Timberwolves.[29] His stint with the Knicks, although productive, was short; on February 16, 2004, he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in a three team trade involving the Atlanta Hawks, where he was traded for Tim Thomas, marking the second time Thomas and Van Horn were traded for each other.[30] On March 21, 2004, Van Horn scored his highest single game total in Milwaukee, 32 points during a 104–103 loss to the Lakers.[citation needed] In the playoffs, however, Van Horn and the Bucks would be eliminated in the first round by the eventual-champion Pistons.[31]

Dallas Mavericks

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In order to make salary cap room for the anticipated re-signing of free-agent-to-be Michael Redd in the coming off-season, on February 24, 2005, the Bucks traded Van Horn to the Dallas Mavericks for the expiring contracts of Alan Henderson, Calvin Booth and cash.[32] He spent nearly two seasons with the Mavericks playing a key sixth man role and helping the Mavericks win the 2006 Western Conference Finals before losing in the NBA Finals to the Miami Heat.[citation needed]

Free agency and retirement

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Following the 2005–06 season, Van Horn stated that he was taking a year off from the NBA to spend time with his family.[33] On February 19, 2008, Van Horn signed a three-year deal (only the first year guaranteed) with the Mavericks in order to help complete a blockbuster trade that sent Jason Kidd from the Nets to the Mavericks and Devin Harris to the Nets.[34] As expected, Van Horn did not play at all for the Nets and was waived on October 23, 2008,[35] earning $4.3 million without playing.[citation needed]

Van Horn finished his NBA career with averages of 16.0 points per game and nearly seven rebounds per game.[36] He earned $88 million in the NBA.[37]

Post-NBA endeavors

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As of 2014, Van Horn ran the Colorado Premier Basketball Club, a non-profit youth basketball program involving around 1,000 kids from the Denver area.[38] The club, claimed to be Colorado's largest basketball club, provides leagues, coaching, camps and tournaments for around 1,000 kids from the Denver area.[39]

Personal life

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Van Horn is married to his wife, Amy,[40] and has four children.[41]

Van Horn lived in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, during his time with the New Jersey Nets.[42]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1993–94 Utah 25 24 29.6 .516 .443 .775 8.3 .8 .8 1.6 18.3
1994–95 Utah 33 33 30.1 .545 .386 .856 8.5 1.4 .8 .8 21.0
1995–96 Utah 32 32 30.9 .538 .409 .851 8.8 1.0 .7 .7 21.4
1996–97 Utah 32 32 31.5 .492 .387 .904 9.5 1.4 .7 1.2 22.0
Career 122 121 30.6 .522 .401 .851 8.8 1.2 .7 1.0 20.8

NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1997–98 New Jersey 62 62 37.5 .426 .308 .846 6.6 1.7 1.0 .4 19.7
1998–99 New Jersey 42 42 37.5 .428 .302 .859 8.5 1.5 1.0 1.3 21.8
1999–00 New Jersey 80 80 34.8 .445 .368 .847 8.5 2.0 .8 .8 19.2
2000–01 New Jersey 49 47 35.4 .435 .382 .806 7.1 1.7 .8 .4 17.0
2001–02 New Jersey 81 81 30.4 .433 .345 .800 7.5 2.0 .8 .5 14.8
2002–03 Philadelphia 74 73 31.6 .482 .369 .804 7.1 1.3 .9 .4 15.9
2003–04 New York 47 47 33.5 .445 .373 .819 7.3 1.8 1.1 .4 16.4
2003–04 Milwaukee 25 15 30.6 .472 .458 .945 6.3 1.5 .6 .6 15.7
2004–05 Milwaukee 33 13 24.8 .449 .385 .862 5.0 1.2 .6 .3 10.4
2004–05 Dallas 29 3 23.6 .462 .375 .783 4.4 1.2 .5 .3 12.2
2005–06 Dallas 53 0 20.6 .424 .368 .832 3.6 .7 .6 .2 8.9
Career 575 463 31.6 .443 .361 .835 6.8 1.6 .8 .5 16.0

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1998 New Jersey 3 3 25.7 .448 .000 .800 3.0 .3 .0 .0 12.7
2002 New Jersey 20 20 32.2 .402 .440 .714 6.7 2.1 1.0 .5 13.3
2003 Philadelphia 12 12 33.5 .382 .438 .900 7.5 .8 .8 .2 10.4
2004 Milwaukee 5 2 27.4 .333 .364 .667 4.6 1.4 1.4 .6 8.0
2005 Dallas 3 0 11.0 .467 .000 .889 2.0 .3 .3 .0 7.3
2006 Dallas 14 3 12.3 .339 .286 1.000 2.3 .1 .0 .3 3.6
Career 57 40 25.7 .388 .391 .795 5.1 1.1 .6 .3 9.5

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Keith Van Horn". National Basketball Association. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  2. ^ Carl W. Grody. Sports Great Keith Van Horn (2000), p.12.
  3. ^ Amicone, Trevor (November 14, 2011). "Top 10 University of Utah athletes of all time". www.ksl.com.
  4. ^ "Keith Van Horn College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  5. ^ "1994-95 Men's Western Athletic Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  6. ^ "1996-97 Men's Western Athletic Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  7. ^ Grody, p.7.
  8. ^ a b c d 1996–97 Season Recap, "UTAH OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE – Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on December 18, 2009. Retrieved February 16, 2010.. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
  9. ^ ESPN ESPY Winners, http://www.espnmediazone.com/press_kits/espys/ESPYs_Winners_All_TIme.htm. Retrieved January 12, 2010. [dead link]
  10. ^ Linneweber, Colin (June 6, 2018). "The 10 Greatest College Basketball Players Over The Past 20 Seasons". bleacherreport.com.
  11. ^ Grody, p.47.
  12. ^ "U.'s All-Century team honored at half". February 17, 2008. Archived from the original on February 18, 2008. Retrieved February 18, 2008.
  13. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ^ Kepner, Tyler (June 28, 1997). "Nets get Van Horn from 76ers". Washington Post. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  15. ^ a b "Why the Nets decided to trade Keith Van Horn in 2002". Brooklyn Nets On SI. December 1, 2023.
  16. ^ "Year-by-year NBA All-Rookie Teams". NBA.
  17. ^ "1997-98 New Jersey Nets Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.
  18. ^ "Bulls Cut Down Nets - Sweep Series". www.cbsnews.com. April 30, 1998.
  19. ^ a b "1998-99 New Jersey Nets Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.
  20. ^ "1998-99 NBA Season Leaders". NBA.
  21. ^ Friar, Nick (March 26, 2020). "Today in Nets history: Keith Van Horn sets surprising career-high". Nets Wire.
  22. ^ a b c Villanueva, Virgil (November 4, 2023). ""Some guys don't have it in them" - Kenyon Martin on the player the Nets had to trade after their 2002 NBA Finals loss to the Lakers". basketballnetwork.net.
  23. ^ "2001-02 New Jersey Nets Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.
  24. ^ "This Week in Nets History: April 27". www.nba.com.
  25. ^ Wojnarowski, Adrian (August 7, 2002). "Getting better meant getting rid of Van Horn". a.espncdn.com.
  26. ^ "SIXERS: Sixers Acquire Keith Van Horn and Todd MacCulloch for Dikembe Mutombo". NBA.com. August 6, 2002. Archived from the original on August 8, 2002. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  27. ^ Wise, Mike (August 7, 2002). "PRO BASKETBALL; Nets Get Mutombo From 76ers For Van Horn and MacCulloch". The New York Times. Retrieved December 8, 2008.
  28. ^ "2002-03 Philadelphia 76ers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.
  29. ^ Robbins, Liz (July 24, 2003). "PRO BASKETBALL; It's a Done Deal: Exit Sprewell, Enter Van Horn". The New York Times. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  30. ^ Broussard, Chris (February 16, 2004). "PRO BASKETBALL; Van Horn Goes As the Knicks Deal Again". The New York Times. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  31. ^ "2003-04 Milwaukee Bucks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.
  32. ^ "Seeing Redd: Bucks deal Van Horn to Mavs". ESPN.com. February 24, 2005. Retrieved December 8, 2008.
  33. ^ Wojciechowski, Gene (November 1, 2006). "Van Horn spending season playing a whole new game". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
  34. ^ Finley, Bill (February 20, 2008). "Kidd Really Is Traded to Dallas This Time". The New York Times. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  35. ^ "Van Horn, Gill, Hamilton, Hodge waived by Nets in roster moves". ESPN.com. October 24, 2008. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  36. ^ "Keith Van Horn Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  37. ^ Davis, Scott; Cash, Meredith. "Where Are They Now? The players from Tim Duncan's 1997 NBA draft class". Business Insider.
  38. ^ Weitzman, Yaron (June 12, 2014). "Touch Down". slamonline.com.
  39. ^ Ford, Steven (April 2, 2015). "Keith Van Horn: The Right Way". blocku.com.
  40. ^ Kragthorpe, Kurt (April 20, 2012). "Ex-Ute Keith Van Horn left NBA at age 30 and never looked back". The Salt Lake Tribune.
  41. ^ Jones, Chris (December 13, 2013). "NCB: Keith Van Horn remembers Rick Majerus". ESPN.com.
  42. ^ Broussard, Chris (October 31, 1999). "1999–2000 N.B.A. PREVIEW; Marbury-Van Horn Duo May Be Up With the Best". The New York Times. Retrieved September 9, 2008. Marbury, a Brooklyn native, seems to have a strong enough personality to endure being close to home, and Van Horn is content living with his wife and two children in Franklin Lakes, N.J.

Further reading

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  • Richard Corman (1999). Glory: Photographs of Athletes
  • Terri Ellefsen and Salt Lake Tribune (1998). Runnin’ Utes Basketball
  • Carl W. Grody (2001). Sports Great Keith Van Horn
  • Diane Long (2000). He's Just My Dad, Portraits of Celebrity Athletes and their Children
  • Rick Majerus with Gene Wojciechowski (2000). My Life on a Napkin: Pillow Mints, Playground Dreams and Coaching the Runnin' Utes
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