Keith Hornsby
{{Short description|American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Keith Hornsby
| image = Keith Hornsby.jpg
| caption = Hornsby playing for LSU
| position = Shooting guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 210
| league =
| team =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|1|30}}
| birth_place = Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S.
| high_school =
| college =
- UNC Asheville (2011–2013)
- LSU (2014–2016)
| draft_year = 2016
| career_start = 2016
| career_end = 2024
| career_number = 4, 3, 5
| years1 = 2016–2019
| team1 = Texas Legends
| years2 = 2019–2020
| team2 = Twarde Pierniki Toruń
| years3 = 2020–2021
| team3 = EWE Baskets Oldenburg
| years4 = 2021–2022
| team4 = Metropolitans 92
| years5 = 2022–2023
| team5 = Nanterre 92
| years6 = 2023–2024
| team6 = Rytas Vilnius
| years7 = 2024
| team7 = Surne Bilbao Basket
| highlights =
- 3× NBA G League All-Star (2017–2019)
}}
Keith Randall Hornsby (born January 30, 1992) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for UNC Asheville and LSU.
High school career
Hornsby began his prep career at Hampton Roads Academy before transferring to Oak Hill Academy. As a senior, he averaged 11.4 points, two assists and three rebounds and led the Warriors in three-point shooting at 50.4 percent, helping them finish with a 29–4 overall record and to be ranked fourth nationally.{{cite web|url=http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=208645161|title=LSU bio|work=LSUSports.net|accessdate=October 8, 2016|archive-date=August 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818065841/http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=208645161|url-status=dead}}
College career
Hornsby played his first two years of college basketball at UNC Asheville where he averaged 15.0 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game, while shooting 37.9 percent from three-point range as a sophomore. As a junior, he transferred to LSU, starting in 52 of 53 games and finished with averages of 13.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 33.6 minutes. In his senior season, he averaged 13.1 points, second on the team to Ben Simmons, before suffering a season-ending abdominal injury that required surgery.{{cite web|first=Bobby|last=Karalla|url=http://www.mavs.com/mavs-sign-jameel-warney-keith-hornsby/|title=Mavs sign Jameel Warney and Keith Hornsby|work=Mavs.com|date=July 27, 2016|accessdate=August 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818211019/http://www.mavs.com/mavs-sign-jameel-warney-keith-hornsby/|archive-date=August 18, 2016|url-status=dead}}
Professional career
=Texas Legends (2016–2019)=
After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Hornsby signed with the Dallas Mavericks on July 27, 2016, but was waived on October 22 after appearing in five preseason games.{{cite web|first=Bobby|last=Karalla|url=http://www.mavs.com/mavericks-request-waivers-five-set-opening-night-roster/|title=Mavericks request waivers on five, set opening night roster|work=Mavs.com|date=October 22, 2016|accessdate=October 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023140647/http://www.mavs.com/mavericks-request-waivers-five-set-opening-night-roster/|archive-date=October 23, 2016|url-status=dead}} On October 30, 2016, Hornsby was selected by the Texas Legends with the ninth overall pick in the 2016 NBA Development League Draft.{{cite web|url=http://texas.dleague.nba.com/news/legends-announce-2016-training-camp-roster/|title=Legends Announce Training Camp Roster|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.|date=October 30, 2016|accessdate=November 4, 2016}} In his first season, he averaged 4.5 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.0 assist per game. Hornsby averaged 10.1 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.2 steals per game in the 2017–18 season.{{cite web |last1=Schmidt-Scheuber |first1=Miles |title=Keith Hornsby's (EWE Baskets) Dad Has Done So Much For His Career And Instilled That Mindset Of Work At An Early Age |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Germany/news/644803/Keith-Hornsby's-(EWE-Baskets)-Dad-Has-Done-So-Much-For-His-Career-And-Instilled-That-Mindset-Of-Work-At-An-Early-Age |website=Eurobasket |accessdate=September 16, 2020 |date=September 16, 2020}} In the 2018–19 NBA G League season, Hornsby led the league in three-point field goal percentage at 48.5%, while averaging 12.3 points, 2.7 assists, 1.5 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/gleague/players/h/hornske01d.html|title=Keith Hornsby G League Stats|website=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=July 3, 2019}}
=Toruń (2019–2020)=
On September 2, 2019, after three years in the G League, Hornsby went overseas for the first time in his career and signed with Polish club Twarde Pierniki Toruń.{{cite news|last1=Lupo|first1=Nicola|title=Keith Hornsby signs with Polski Cukier Torun|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/keith-hornsby-polski-cukier-torun/|website=Sportando|accessdate=September 2, 2019|date=September 2, 2019}} He averaged 16 points and 3 assists per game.
=EWE Baskets Oldenburg (2020–2021)=
On July 4, 2020, he signed with EWE Baskets Oldenburg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/keith-hornsby-joins-ewe-baskets-oldenburg/|title=Keith Hornsby joins Ewe Baskets Oldenburg|last=|first=|date=July 4, 2020|website=|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=July 4, 2020|last1=Skerletic |first1=Dario }}
=Metropolitans 92 (2021–2022)=
On July 7, 2021, he signed a one-year deal with the French team Metropolitans 92 of the LNB Pro A.{{Cite web|url=https://www.metropolitans92.com/fr/actualites/2021-07-07/recrutement-keith-hornsby-nouveau-joueur-des-metropolitans-92|title=Keith Hornsby joins Metropolitans 92|last=|first=|date=July 7, 2021|website=|publisher=Metropolitans 92|language=En|access-date=July 7, 2021}}
=Nanterre 92 (2022–2023)=
On July 29, 2022, Hornsby signed with Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A.{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/keith-hornsby-joins-nanterre-92/|title=Keith Hornsby joins Nanterre 92|last=|first=|date=July 29, 2022|website=|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=August 13, 2022|last1=Skerletic |first1=Dario }}
=Rytas Vilnius (2023–2024)=
On August 26, 2023, he signed with Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).{{Cite news|title=Rytas land Keith Hornsby, ex Nanterre|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Lithuania/news/826048/Rytas-land-Keith-Hornsby,-ex-Nanterre|website=Eurobasket|date=August 26, 2023|access-date=January 14, 2024}}
=Bilbao Basket (2024)=
Personal life
He is the son of Grammy-winning musician Bruce Hornsby and Kathy Hornsby and has a twin brother named Russell. He graduated with a degree in communication studies.
References
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External links
- [http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=208645161 LSU Tigers bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818065841/http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=208645161 |date=2016-08-18 }}
- [http://www.uncabulldogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205182042 UNC Asheville Bulldogs bio]
- [http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Keith-Hornsby/Summary/31196 RealGM profile]
- [https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/keith-hornsby-1.html Sports-Reference profile]
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