Keith Veney
Encyclopedia
Keith Veney is an American
former college basketball standout from the Marshall University
. He holds the National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) Division I record for the most three-point field goal
s made in a single game with 15. 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. 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.
During his cumulative four-year NCAA career, Veney scored 409 three-pointers, which is currently in the top 10 all-time in Division I history. At the time of his graduation, he was number one. Veney scored 51 points while making a still-standing NCAA record 15 three-pointers (on 25 attempts) against Morehead State on December 14, 1996.
After college he went on to play five years of professional basketball in France
, Israel
, Iceland
, Poland
and the Dominican Republic
. Afterward, he returned to the United States as a Nike
NBA player representative before eventually starting his own company, Veney Management Group. Today, he also runs basketball clinics and camps for younger players all over the country.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
former college basketball standout from the Marshall University
Marshall University
Marshall University is a coeducational public research university in Huntington, West Virginia, United States founded in 1837, and named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States....
. He holds the National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
(NCAA) Division I record for the most three-point field goal
Three-point field goal
A three-point field goal is a field goal in a basketball game, made from beyond the three-point line, a designated arc radiating from the basket...
s made in a single game with 15. Veney, a native of Seabrook, Maryland
Seabrook, Maryland
Seabrook is an unincorporated community located in central Maryland about east of Washington DC.According to the 2000 census, the population of Lanham-Seabrook is 18,190...
, played high school basketball at Bishop McNamara High School
Bishop McNamara High School
Bishop McNamara High School, a college preparatory school in the Holy Cross tradition, is in Forestville, Maryland. It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington.-History:...
in Forestville
Forestville, Maryland
Forestville is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 12,707 at the 2000 census...
where he led the area in scoring at over 30 points per game as a senior. He then went on to play his first two years of college basketball at Lamar University
Lamar University
Lamar University, often referred to as Lamar or LU, is a comprehensive coeducational public research university located in Beaumont, Texas, United States. Lamar confers bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees and is classified as a Doctoral Research University by the Carnegie Commission on Higher...
before transferring to Marshall for the remaining two years.
During his cumulative four-year NCAA career, Veney scored 409 three-pointers, which is currently in the top 10 all-time in Division I history. At the time of his graduation, he was number one. Veney scored 51 points while making a still-standing NCAA record 15 three-pointers (on 25 attempts) against Morehead State on December 14, 1996.
After college he went on to play five years of professional basketball in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
. Afterward, he returned to the United States as a Nike
Nike, Inc.
Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...
NBA player representative before eventually starting his own company, Veney Management Group. Today, he also runs basketball clinics and camps for younger players all over the country.