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Keith Veney
Personal information
Born (1974-12-20) December 20, 1974 (age 49)
Lanham, Maryland
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolBishop McNamara
(Forestville, Maryland)
College
NBA draft1997: undrafted
Playing career1997–2000
PositionShooting guard
Career history
1997-1998Pau Orthez
1998-1999Hapoel Tel Aviv
1999Komfort Stargard Szczec
2000Njarðvík
Career highlights and awards

Keith Marcel Veney (born December 12, 1974)[1] is an American former basketball player who was notable for his standout career for Marshall University. He is tied with two other players for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I record for the most three-point field goals made in a single game, with 15, and is the only one of the three to have done so against a Division I opponent.[2]

High school career

Veney, a native of Seabrook, Maryland, played high school basketball at Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville where he led the area in scoring at over 30 points per game as a senior.[3]

College career

He then went on to play his first two years of college basketball at Lamar University before transferring to Marshall for the remaining two years.[4] On March 20, 2018, Bishop McNamara announced that Veney would return to the school as the new boys’ varsity basketball head coach.

During his cumulative four-year NCAA career, Veney scored 409 three-pointers, which is currently in the top 25 all-time in Division I history.[2] At the time of his graduation, he was number one.[3] Veney scored 51 points while making a still-standing NCAA record 15 three-pointers against Morehead State on December 14, 1996.[2][4]

Professional career

After college, Veney went on to play five years of professional basketball in France, Israel, Iceland, Poland and the Dominican Republic.[3]

In January 2000, Veney signed with Úrvalsdeild karla powerhouse Njarðvík.[5][6] On January 15, he participated in the Icelandic All-Star game[7] where he was named the game's MVP after making 12 three point shoots on his way to 43 points.[8] In middle of February, Veney was released by Njarðvík after averaging 10.6 points and 4.1 assists in 7 games.[9]

After his playing career ended, he returned to the United States as a Nike NBA player representative before eventually starting his own company, Veney Management Group.[4] Today, he also runs basketball clinics and camps for younger players all over the country.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Player Index: Keith Veney". basket-stats.info. 2010. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "2020–21 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Keith Veney". hoopmagicsa.com. 2010. Archived from the original on July 12, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d Traylor, Grant (June 9, 2009). "Keith Veney comes back to teach". Herald-Dispatch.com. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
  5. ^ "Jason Smith í Keflavík". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 4 January 2000. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Bandaríkjamaður líklega í Njarðvík". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 30 December 1999. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  7. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (13 January 2000). "Friðrik sótti á heimaslóðir". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  8. ^ "278 stig". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 17 January 2000. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Veney frá Njarðvík". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 February 2000. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
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