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

Nanterre 92 Nanterre 92 is a professional basketball club from the city of Nanterre (a western suburb of Paris), France. The club plays in the top-tier level basketball league in France, the Pro A, since 2011. Founded in 2011 as JSF Nanterre, the club plays ...

of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for UNC Asheville and

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High school career

Hornsby began his prep career at

Hampton Roads Academy Hampton Roads Academy is a private, independent, co-educational, day school in Newport News, Virginia serving 644 students in grades Pre-K through twelve, and part of the Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools. HRA is accredited through the ...

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.

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

, 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.

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. On October 30, 2016, Hornsby was selected by the

Texas Legends The Texas Legends are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Frisco, Texas, and are affiliated with the Dallas Mavericks. The Legends play their home games at the Comerica Center. The team began as the Colorado ...

with the ninth overall pick in the 2016 NBA Development League Draft. 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. 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.

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. He averaged 16 points and 3 assists per game.

EWE Baskets Oldenburg (2020–2021)

On July 4, 2020, he signed with

EWE Baskets Oldenburg Baskets Oldenburg, for sponsorship reasons EWE Baskets Oldenburg, is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Oldenburg, Germany. The club plays in the Bundesliga. The club's name is derived from the team's main sponsor EWE AG ...

of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).

Metropolitans 92 (2021–2022)

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

Metropolitans 92 Metropolitans 92 is a French professional basketball club that is based in Levallois-Perret, in the Paris metropolitan area. The club currently plays in the LNB Pro A, the highest-tier level in French basketball. The club was established in 2007 ...

of the LNB Pro A.

Nanterre 92 (2022–present)

On July 29, 2022, he has signed with

of the LNB Pro A.

Personal life

He is the son of Grammy-winning musician

Bruce Hornsby Bruce Randall Hornsby (born November 23, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. His music draws from folk rock, jazz, bluegrass, folk, Southern rock, country rock, jam band, rock, heartland rock, and blues rock musical traditions ...

(singer of major 1980s hits

Mandolin Rain "Mandolin Rain" is the third track from ''The Way It Is (Bruce Hornsby album), The Way It Is'', the debut album for Bruce Hornsby and the Range. The song was co-written by Bruce Hornsby and his brother John Hornsby, John, and featured Range member ...

and

The Way It Is The Way It Is may refer to: Music * ''The Way It Is'' (Bruce Hornsby album), by Bruce Hornsby and the Range ** "The Way It Is" (Bruce Hornsby song), the title song * ''The Way It Is'' (Glenn Hughes album), or the title song * ''The Way It Is' ...

) and Kathy Hornsby and has a twin brother named Russell. He graduated with a degree in communication studies.

References

External links

LSU Tigers bioUNC Asheville Bulldogs bioRealGM profile
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