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Keith Orlando Herron, born on 14 June 1956 in Memphis, Tennessee, is an American former professional basketball player. A 6 ft 7 in forward out of Mackin High School in Washington, D.C., he played college basketball for the Villanova Wildcats, where he finished as the program's all-time leading scorer, a mark that stood for 19 years until Kerry Kittles passed it. He was named to the Basketball Weekly All-East team, The Sporting News All-America team, the All-NIT team and twice to the All-Big Five team. The Portland Trail Blazers drafted him in the second round of the 1978 NBA draft, and he played in the NBA for the Atlanta Hawks in 1978-79, the Detroit Pistons in 1980-81 and the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1981-82. His brothers Larry and Reggie also played for Villanova.

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    Herron was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in the second round of the 1978 NBA draft.
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