Brevin Knight

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 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 1997 to 2009. Knight played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal and was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1997 NBA draft.

He is currently a color commentator for the Memphis Grizzlies on Bally Sports Southeast.

Early life

Knight grew up in East Orange, New Jersey and attended Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange, New Jersey, leading its basketball team to 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 career

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.

Professional career

Knight was drafted with the 16th pick of the first round in the 1997 NBA draft.[1] In his rookie season, Knight led the NBA in steals per game and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.[2] 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 a 94–90 loss to the Washington Wizards.[3]

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 2004–05 NBA season, averaging 10.1 points, 9 assists, and 1.98 steals per game as the Bobcats went 18–64. 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.[4] On August 13, 2007, he signed a two-year contract with the Los Angeles Clippers.[5] He was traded to the Utah Jazz on July 23, 2008, for Jason Hart.[6]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  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 season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Template:Nbay Cleveland 80 76 31.0 .441 .000 .801 3.2 8.2 2.5 .2 9.0
Template:Nbay Cleveland 39 38 30.4 .425 .000 .745 3.4 7.7 1.8 .2 9.6
Template:Nbay Cleveland 65 46 27.0 .412 .200 .761 3.0 7.0 1.6 .3 9.3
Template:Nbay Cleveland 6 0 15.5 .133 .000 .833 1.2 4.2 1.0 .2 1.5
Template:Nbay Atlanta 47 43 29.0 .385 .100 .817 3.4 6.1 2.0 .1 6.9
Template:Nbay Memphis 53 11 21.7 .422 .250 .757 2.1 5.7 1.5 .1 7.0
Template:Nbay Memphis 55 4 16.9 .425 .250 .541 1.5 4.2 1.3 .0 3.9
Template:Nbay Phoenix 3 0 6.3 .333 .000 .000 1.0 1.3 1.0 .3 .7
Template:Nbay Washington 32 12 18.7 .420 .200 .704 1.9 3.2 1.6 .0 4.3
Template:Nbay Milwaukee 21 1 20.0 .438 .333 .789 2.3 4.7 1.4 .0 5.9
Template:Nbay Charlotte 66 61 29.5 .422 .150 .852 2.6 9.0 2.0 .1 10.1
Template:Nbay Charlotte 69 67 34.1 .399 .231 .803 3.2 8.8 2.3 .1 12.6
Template:Nbay Charlotte 45 25 28.3 .419 .056 .805 2.6 6.6 1.5 .1 9.1
Template:Nbay L.A. Clippers 74 39 22.6 .404 .000 .873 1.9 4.4 1.4 .1 4.6
Template:Nbay 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

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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-NBA

Knight joined the Memphis Grizzlies broadcast team as a color commentator on Fox Sports Tennessee in 2010.

Personal life

Knight and his wife Deena have two daughters, Brenna and Kayla Knight and a son Donevin Knight.[7]

He is the brother of Brandin Knight.

See also

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Notes

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  3. ↑ Washington 94, Atlanta 90 – UPI
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External links

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