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Keith Van Horn #2
Minutes ...............................55.....vs. MIL ......Dec. 27, 1997
Field Goals Made................13........................Done 3 times
Field Goals Attempted ........30.....vs. SAS......Jan. 19, 1998
3-Point FGM .........................5........................Done 3 times
3-Point FGA ........................10........................Done 2 times
Free Throws Made..............15.....vs. MIA.........Apr. 3, 1999
Free Throws Attempted ......17.....at IND........Feb. 21, 1999
Forward
HEIGHT: 6-10
WEIGHT: 245
BIRTHDATE: OCT. 23, 1975
BIRTHPLACE: FULLERTON, CA
HIGH SCHOOL: DIAMOND BAR (DIAMOND BAR, CA)
COLLEGE: UTAH ’97
Career Highs
78
Offensive Rebounds .............9.....vs. ORL......Apr. 14, 2000
Defensive Rebounds ..........14.....vs. LAL......Feb. 22, 2000
Total Rebounds ..................18.....vs. WAS......Nov. 7, 1999
Assists ..................................8.....at NYK ......Dec. 16, 2001
Steals....................................5.....at WAS ......Jan. 18, 2003
Turnovers..............................8........................Done 3 times
Blocks ...................................6.....vs. IND ......Mar. 26, 1999
Points..................................35.....vs. DET .....Feb. 16, 1999
Career Transactions: Selected by Philadelphia in first round (second pick overall) of 1997 NBA Draft…Draft
rights traded by Philadelphia with Michael Cage, Lucious Harris and Don MacLean to New Jersey for draft rights
to Tim Thomas, draft rights to Anthony Parker, Jim Jackson and Eric Montross on Jun. 27, 1997…Signed to contract
extension on Aug. 1, 1999…Traded by New Jersey with Todd MacCulloch to Philadelphia for Dikembe
Mutombo on Aug. 6, 2002…Traded by Philadelphia as part of a four-team trade in which New York sent guard/forward
Latrell Sprewell to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota send guard Terrell Brandon to Atlanta Hawks
and forward/center Marc Jackson to Philadelphia, Atlanta sent forward Glenn Robinson to Philadelphia and
Philadelphia sent the draft rights to forward Randy Holcombe, a conditional future first-round draft choice and a
future second-round draft choice to Atlanta.
The Trade: “We’ve tried to get him on our team over the years,” said Knicks President & General Manager Scott
Layden following the four-team blockbuster that put Keith in a New York uniform. “One of the things we wanted to
do in the off-season...is continue to improve the team. We get bigger at the forward position. We improved our
rebounding and it gives us a young veteran to help us win.”...“A lot of teams are looking for guys who can be versatile,”
Keith said. “I’m different from the players they have. I can play both (forward) positions.”
2002-03 (Sixers): In lone season in Philadelphia, finished second on Sixers in scoring (15.9) and rebounding (7.1;
32nd in NBA), shooting a career-high .482 from the field (459-952; 21st in NBA) over 31.6 minutes in 74 games
(73 starts)...Led Sixers with a .369 mark (65-176) from Downtown...Shot .804 from the line (193-240, his sixth
straight +.800 season from the stripe...Led Sixers in scoring nine times, rebounding 24 times...Notched 20 20+
scoring games and a team-high 14 double-doubles...Season Highs: Points: 33 (Jan 31. vs. Miami); Assists: 5,
twice; Rebounds: 13, four times...Scored a season-high 33 points (11-19 FGA, 4-7 from Downtown, 7-9 FTA)
vs. Heat, Jan. 31, his lone 30+ effort of the season...Had three, three-homer games and three, four-homer
games...Notched career-high five steals on Jan. 18 at Washington...Lone non-start of the year came in the regular
season finale, Apr. 16 vs. Wizards, with 14 points (4-7 FGA) in 15 bench minutes (missed prior six games with left
plantar fascia strain) ...Injury Bug: Missed eight games due to illness/injury, including six straight late-season
contests (Apr. 6-15) with left plantar fascia strain...Also missed Jan. 2 at Phoenix (flu) and Mar. 2 at Denver (stomach
virus)...In The Playoffs: Averaged 10.4 points, on .382 (42-110) shooting, 7.5 rebounds and 33.5 minutes in
starting all 12 Sixers post-season games vs. Hornets and Pistons...Went 27-30 FTA (.900) and 14-32 (.438) from
Downtown in the Playoffs...Had six double-figure scoring games, including post-season high 21 points (6-15 FGA)
in Game Five of first round vs. Hornets...Keyed Sixers’ series-clinching Game Six win over Hornets with 18 points
(6-14 FGA, 3-7 from Downtown) and career Playoff-high 18 rebounds...Averaged 13.0 points on 26-68 FGA (.382)
in first round vs. Hornets, 7.8 points on 16-42 FGA (.381) in East Semis vs. Pistons...Traded to New York in fourteam
deal, Jul. 23, 2003.
Milestones In Sight: Keith needs 12 games played for 400 career, 1,782 minutes played for 15,000 career, 100
three-point FGM for 500 career, 78 rebounds for 3,000 career and 20 blocks for 250 career.
Mitchell Layton, NBA Photos