Keith Hornsby

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Keith Hornsby
Hornsby playing for LSU
Surne Bilbao Basket
PositionShooting guard
LeagueLiga ACB
Personal information
Born (1992-01-30) January 30, 1992 (age 32)
Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school
College
EWE Baskets Oldenburg
2021–2022Metropolitans 92
2022–2023Nanterre 92
2023–2024Rytas Vilnius
2024–presentSurne Bilbao Basket
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Keith Randall Hornsby (born January 30, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for

LSU
.

High school career

Hornsby began his prep career at

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.[1]

College career

Hornsby played his first two years of college basketball at

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.[1][2]

Professional career

Texas Legends (2016–2019)

After going undrafted 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.[6]

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.[7] He averaged 16 points and 3 assists per game.[8]

EWE Baskets Oldenburg (2020–2021)

On July 4, 2020, he signed with

EWE Baskets Oldenburg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[8]

Metropolitans 92 (2021–2022)

On July 7, 2021, he signed a one-year deal with the French team

LNB Pro A.[9]

Nanterre 92 (2022–2023)

On July 29, 2022, Hornsby signed with

LNB Pro A.[10]

Rytas Vilnius (2023–2024)

On August 26, 2023, he signed with Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[11]

Bilbao Basket (2024–present)

On January 14, 2024, Hornsby signed with Surne Bilbao Basket of the Liga ACB.[12]

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.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "LSU bio". LSUSports.net. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Karalla, Bobby (July 27, 2016). "Mavs sign Jameel Warney and Keith Hornsby". Mavs.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  3. ^ Karalla, Bobby (October 22, 2016). "Mavericks request waivers on five, set opening night roster". Mavs.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  4. ^ "Legends Announce Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 30, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  5. ^ Schmidt-Scheuber, Miles (September 16, 2020). "Keith Hornsby's (EWE Baskets) Dad Has Done So Much For His Career And Instilled That Mindset Of Work At An Early Age". Eurobasket. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  6. ^ "Keith Hornsby G League Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  7. ^ Lupo, Nicola (September 2, 2019). "Keith Hornsby signs with Polski Cukier Torun". Sportando. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  8. ^ a b Skerletic, Dario (July 4, 2020). "Keith Hornsby joins Ewe Baskets Oldenburg". Sportando. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  9. ^ "Keith Hornsby joins Metropolitans 92". Metropolitans 92. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  10. ^ Skerletic, Dario (July 29, 2022). "Keith Hornsby joins Nanterre 92". Sportando. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  11. ^ "Rytas land Keith Hornsby, ex Nanterre". Eurobasket. August 26, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  12. ^ "Bilbao lands Keith Hornsby ex Rytas". Eurobasket. January 14, 2024. Retrieved January 14, 2024.

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