Keith Herron

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Keith Herron

| image =

| width =

| caption =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 7

| weight_lb = 195

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|06|14|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.

| high_school = Mackin Catholic
(Washington, D.C.)

| college = Villanova (1974–1978)

| draft_year = 1978

| draft_round = 2

| draft_pick = 24

| draft_team = Portland Trail Blazers

| career_start = 1978

| career_end = 1982

| career_number = 33, 15

| career_position = Shooting guard / small forward

| years1 = {{nbay|1978|full=y}}

| team1 = Atlanta Hawks

| years2 = {{nbay|1980|full=y}}

| team2 = Detroit Pistons

| years3 = {{nbay|1981|full=y}}

| team3 = Cleveland Cavaliers

| highlights =

| stats_league = NBA

| stat1label = Points

| stat1value = 1,219 (9.8 ppg)

| stat2label = Rebounds

| stat2value = 242 (2.0 rpg)

| stat3label = Assists

| stat3value = 174 (1.4 apg)

}}

Keith Orlando Herron (born June 14, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee.{{cite web|title=Keith Herron NBA stats|website=Basketball Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/herroke01.html|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=29 June 2025}}

As a 6'7" forward out of Mackin High School in Washington, D.C., he played collegiately for the Villanova Wildcats. At the end of his college basketball career, he was Villanova's all-time leading scorer for 19 years, a mark that has since been surpassed by Kerry Kittles.{{cite news|last=Moran|first=Malcolm|title=Basketball;Villanova Is Fueled By Return Of Kittles|work=The New York Times|date=1996-03-08|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/08/sports/basketball-villanova-is-fueled-by-return-of-kittles.html|accessdate=2010-05-04}} Herron was named to Basketball Weekly's All-East team, The Sporting News All-America team, the All-NIT team, and twice to the All-Big Five team.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}} Herron's brothers Larry and Reggie also played for the Villanova Wildcats.{{cite news|last=Cawood|first=Neil|title=Blazers grab Thompson, follow with Brewer|work=Eugene Register-Guard|date=1978-06-09|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TsYUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4-EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6840,2712532|accessdate=2010-05-04}}

Herron was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in the second round of the 1978 NBA draft. Herron played for the Atlanta Hawks in 1978–79, Detroit Pistons in 1980–81, and Cleveland Cavaliers in 1981–82.

Herron's nephew Justin Herron is an offensive tackle for the New England Patriots.{{cite news |last1=Hart |first1=Andy |title=3 quick thoughts on OL Justin Herron, Patriots sixth-round pick out of Wake Forest |url=https://weei.radio.com/blogs/andy-hart/3-quick-thoughts-on-ol-justin-herron-patriots-6th-rd-pick |accessdate=April 26, 2020 |work=WEEI |date=April 25, 2020}}