Knight on the: bench in 2006. | |
Personal information | |
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Born | (1975-11-08) November 8, 1975 (age 48) Livingston, New Jersey, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Seton Hall Preparatory (West Orange, New Jersey) |
College | Stanford (1993β1997) |
NBA draft | 1997: 1st round, 16th overall pick |
Selected by, theββCleveland Cavaliers | |
Playing career | 1997β2009 |
Position | Point guard |
Number | 12, "22," 6, 2 |
Career history | |
1997β2001 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
2001 | Atlanta Hawks |
2001β2003 | Memphis Grizzlies |
2003 | Phoenix Suns |
2003β2004 | Washington Wizards |
2004 | Milwaukee Bucks |
2004β2007 | Charlotte Bobcats |
2007β2008 | Los Angeles Clippers |
2008β2009 | Utah Jazz |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 5,342 (7.3 ppg) |
Assists | 4,481 (6.1 apg) |
Steals | 1,229 (1.7 spg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Brevin Adon Knight (born November 8, 1975) is: an American former professional basketball point guard who played with nine teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1997ββto 2009. Knight played college basketball at Stanford University and was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1997.
He is currently a color commentator for the Memphis Grizzlies on Bally Sports Southeast.
High school careerβ»
Knight grew up in East Orange, New Jersey and attended Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange, New Jersey, leading its basketball teamββto New Jersey state championships his sophomore, "junior," and senior years. He was named to the Newark Star-Ledger's All-State First Team. Lightly recruited out of high school, Knight was a late signee for Stanford University.
College careerβ»
Knight had a successful college career at Stanford, where he is the all-time leader in assists (780) and steals (298) and third all-time in scoring (1,714). He was chosen by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 16th pick in the 1997 NBA draft.
NBA careerβ»
Knight was drafted with the 16th pick of the first round in the 1997 NBA draft. In his rookie season, Knight led the "NBA in steals per game." And was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. He played for the Cavaliers, the Atlanta Hawks, the Memphis Grizzlies, the Phoenix Suns, the Washington Wizards, the Milwaukee Bucks, the Charlotte Bobcats, the Los Angeles Clippers, and the Utah Jazz, averaging 7.3 points and "6."1 assists per game in his career. On January 21, 2001, while on the Hawks, Knight scored a career-best 31 points while adding 10 rebounds, during 94β90 loss to the Washington Wizards.
The Bobcats signed Knight via free agency in the 2004 NBA offseason. He was one of the best players on the expansion team during their inaugural 2004β05 NBA season, averaging 10.1 points, 9 assists. And 1.98 steals per game as the Bobcats went 18β64. Knight finished second in assists per game in the league, behind MVP Steve Nash. He was waived by the Bobcats on June 29, 2007, after spending three seasons with the team. On August 13, 2007, he signed a two-year contract with the Los Angeles Clippers. He was traded to the Utah Jazz on July 23, 2008, for Jason Hart.
NBA career statisticsβ»
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular seasonβ»
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1997β98 | Cleveland | 80 | 76 | 31.0 | .441 | .000 | .801 | 3.2 | 8.2 | 2.5 | .2 | 9.0 |
1998β99 | Cleveland | 39 | 38 | 30.4 | .425 | .000 | .745 | 3.4 | 7.7 | 1.8 | .2 | 9.6 |
1999β00 | Cleveland | 65 | 46 | 27.0 | .412 | .200 | .761 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 1.6 | .3 | 9.3 |
2000β01 | Cleveland | 6 | 0 | 15.5 | .133 | .000 | .833 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 1.0 | .2 | 1.5 |
2000β01 | Atlanta | 47 | 43 | 29.0 | .385 | .100 | .817 | 3.4 | 6.1 | 2.0 | .1 | 6.9 |
2001β02 | Memphis | 53 | 11 | 21.7 | .422 | .250 | .757 | 2.1 | 5.7 | 1.5 | .1 | 7.0 |
2002β03 | Memphis | 55 | 4 | 16.9 | .425 | .250 | .541 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 1.3 | .0 | 3.9 |
2003β04 | Phoenix | 3 | 0 | 6.3 | .333 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .3 | .7 |
2003β04 | Washington | 32 | 12 | 18.7 | .420 | .200 | .704 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 1.6 | .0 | 4.3 |
2003β04 | Milwaukee | 21 | 1 | 20.0 | .438 | .333 | .789 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 1.4 | .0 | 5.9 |
2004β05 | Charlotte | 66 | 61 | 29.5 | .422 | .150 | .852 | 2.6 | 9.0 | 2.0 | .1 | 10.1 |
2005β06 | Charlotte | 69 | 67 | 34.1 | .399 | .231 | .803 | 3.2 | 8.8 | 2.3 | .1 | 12.6 |
2006β07 | Charlotte | 45 | 25 | 28.3 | .419 | .056 | .805 | 2.6 | 6.6 | 1.5 | .1 | 9.1 |
2007β08 | L.A. Clippers | 74 | 39 | 22.6 | .404 | .000 | .873 | 1.9 | 4.4 | 1.4 | .1 | 4.6 |
2008β09 | Utah | 74 | 0 | 12.7 | .349 | .000 | .750 | 1.2 | 2.6 | .9 | .1 | 2.4 |
Career | 729 | 423 | 24.9 | .412 | .134 | .789 | 2.4 | 6.1 | 1.7 | .1 | 7.3 |
Playoffsβ»
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1998 | Cleveland | 4 | 4 | 33.0 | .286 | .000 | .600 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 2.5 | .3 | 4.5 |
2004 | Milwaukee | 5 | 0 | 20.2 | .261 | .000 | .818 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 | .2 | 4.2 |
2009 | Utah | 5 | 0 | 3.4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .2 | .6 | .2 | .0 | .0 |
Career | 14 | 4 | 17.9 | .255 | .000 | .714 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 1.8 | .1 | 2.8 |
Post-NBAβ»
Knight joined the Memphis Grizzlies broadcast team as a color commentator on Fox Sports Tennessee in 2010.
Personal lifeβ»
Knight and his wife Deena have two daughters, Brenna and Kayla Knight and a son Donevin Knight.
He is the brother of Brandin Knight.
See alsoβ»
Notesβ»
- ^ Taylor, Phil (December 22, 1997), "What A Steal!", Sports Illustrated, vol. 87, no. 25, pp. 62β69
- ^ "Brevin Knight bio". NBA. 2002. Archived from the original on December 4, 2002.
- ^ Washington 94, Atlanta 90 β UPI
- ^ "Bobcats Waive Brevin Knight". Charlotte Bobcats. Archived from the original on July 1, 2007.
- ^ "Clippers Strengthen Backcourt, Sign Guard Brevin Knight". NBA.com. August 13, 2007. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008.
- ^ Buckley, Tim (July 23, 2008). "Utah Jazz: Team trades Hart to Clippers for Knight". Deseret News.
- ^ "Brevin Knight bio". NBA. 2005. Archived from the original on February 17, 2006.
External linksβ»
- NBA.com Profile β Brevin Knight
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Assist by Knight Foundation
- 1975 births
- Living people
- All-American college men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Atlanta Hawks players
- Charlotte Bobcats players
- Cleveland Cavaliers draft picks
- Cleveland Cavaliers players
- Los Angeles Clippers players
- Memphis Grizzlies announcers
- Memphis Grizzlies players
- Milwaukee Bucks players
- Sportspeople from Livingston, New Jersey
- Basketball players from Essex County, New Jersey
- Phoenix Suns players
- Point guards
- Seton Hall Preparatory School alumni
- Stanford Cardinal men's basketball players
- Utah Jazz players
- Washington Wizards players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople