Last Updated on April 14, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

Here is detailed information about basketballer Keith Van Horn:

Player Profile

Personal Information:

  • Full Name: Keith Adam Van Horn
  • Nationality: American
  • Date of Birth: October 23, 1975
  • Hometown: Fullerton, California, USA
  • Height: 6 feet 10 inches (208 cm)
  • Weight: 240 pounds (109 kg)
  • Wingspan: 7 feet 0 inches (213 cm)
  • Shoe Size: Size 16 (US)

Basketball Career:

  • Position: Power Forward / Small Forward
  • Jersey Number: 44 (primarily)
  • High School: Diamond Bar High School, Diamond Bar, California
  • College: University of Utah (1993–1997)
    • Averaged 20.8 points and 8.8 rebounds per game during his college career.
    • Two-time Consensus First-Team All-American (1996, 1997).
    • Led Utah to the NCAA Tournament multiple times.
  • NBA Draft:
    • Selected 2nd overall in the 1997 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.
  • Teams Played For:
    1. Philadelphia 76ers (1997–1998): Brief stint before being traded.
    2. New Jersey Nets (1997–2002): Best years of his career, averaging over 20 points per game in multiple seasons.
    3. Philadelphia 76ers (2002–2003): Second stint.
    4. New York Knicks (2003–2004)
    5. Milwaukee Bucks (2004)
    6. Dallas Mavericks (2004–2006): Played key minutes during the Mavericks’ 2006 playoff run.
  • Championship Rings: None

Personal Life:

  • Children:
    • Keith Van Horn has four children (two daughters and two sons).
  • Siblings:
    • Has one brother, but specific details are limited.

Notable Achievements and Legacy:

  • Known as one of the most skilled forwards of his generation with the ability to shoot, rebound, and handle the ball effectively.
  • Averaged 16.0 points and 6.8 rebounds per game over his NBA career.
  • Retired from professional basketball in 2006.

Player Archetype / Play Style

Keith Van Horn was a skilled scoring forward who fit somewhere between a traditional power forward and an early stretch-forward archetype, bringing size, touch, and shot-making rather than bruising interior dominance. Defensively, he was more of a position-and-rebound frontcourt contributor than a true shutdown presence, using length and size to compete on the glass and hold up within team concepts. Offensively, his value came from versatile scoring: he could face up, hit jumpers, work from the mid-post, space the floor better than most big forwards of his era, and give teams a steady secondary scoring option. Physically, Van Horn stood 6-foot-10 and 245 pounds, which gave him the frame to play up front while still offering the skill level of a perimeter-oriented scorer. In full, his game was defined by smooth offensive polish, inside-out scoring ability, and functional rebounding, making him a matchup-oriented forward whose best work came when teams could lean on his size and shooting without asking him to be a defensive anchor. (NBA)

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