Keith Orlando Herron is a retired American

United States

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 basketball

Basketball

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 player. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis, Tennessee

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As a 6'6" forward out of Mackin High School in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

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, he played collegiately at Villanova University. At the end of his college basketball career, he was Villanova's all-time leading scorer, a mark that has since been surpassed by Kerry Kittles

Kerry Kittles

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. Herron was named to Basketball Weekly's All-East team, The Sporting News All-America

All-America

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 team, the All-NIT team, and twice to the All-Big Five

Philadelphia Big 5

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 team. Herron's brothers Larry and Reggie also played for the Villanova Wildcats.

Herron was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers

Portland Trail Blazers

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 in the second round of the 1978 NBA Draft

1978 NBA Draft

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. Herron played for the Atlanta Hawks

Atlanta Hawks

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 in 1978–79, Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons

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 in 1980–81, and Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland Cavaliers

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in 1981–82.

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