Brevin Knight

Brevin Knight
Knight on the bench in 2006
Personal information
Born (1975-11-08) November 8, 1975 (age 49)
Livingston, New Jersey, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolSeton Hall Preparatory
(West Orange, New Jersey)
CollegeStanford (1993–1997)
NBA draft1997: 1st round, 16th overall pick
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing career1997–2009
PositionPoint guard
Number12, 22, 6, 2
Career history
1997–2001Cleveland Cavaliers
2001Atlanta Hawks
2001–2003Memphis Grizzlies
2003Phoenix Suns
2003–2004Washington Wizards
2004Milwaukee Bucks
2004–2007Charlotte Bobcats
2007–2008Los Angeles Clippers
2008–2009Utah Jazz
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points5,342 (7.3 ppg)
Assists4,481 (6.1 apg)
Steals1,229 (1.7 spg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

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 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.

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
1997–98 Cleveland 80 76 31.0 .441 .000 .801 3.2 8.2 2.5 .2 9.0
1998–99 Cleveland 39 38 30.4 .425 .000 .745 3.4 7.7 1.8 .2 9.6
1999–00 Cleveland 65 46 27.0 .412 .200 .761 3.0 7.0 1.6 .3 9.3
2000–01 Cleveland 6 0 15.5 .133 .000 .833 1.2 4.2 1.0 .2 1.5
2000–01 Atlanta 47 43 29.0 .385 .100 .817 3.4 6.1 2.0 .1 6.9
2001–02 Memphis 53 11 21.7 .422 .250 .757 2.1 5.7 1.5 .1 7.0
2002–03 Memphis 55 4 16.9 .425 .250 .541 1.5 4.2 1.3 .0 3.9
2003–04 Phoenix 3 0 6.3 .333 .000 .000 1.0 1.3 1.0 .3 .7
2003–04 Washington 32 12 18.7 .420 .200 .704 1.9 3.2 1.6 .0 4.3
2003–04 Milwaukee 21 1 20.0 .438 .333 .789 2.3 4.7 1.4 .0 5.9
2004–05 Charlotte 66 61 29.5 .422 .150 .852 2.6 9.0 2.0 .1 10.1
2005–06 Charlotte 69 67 34.1 .399 .231 .803 3.2 8.8 2.3 .1 12.6
2006–07 Charlotte 45 25 28.3 .419 .056 .805 2.6 6.6 1.5 .1 9.1
2007–08 L.A. Clippers 74 39 22.6 .404 .000 .873 1.9 4.4 1.4 .1 4.6
2008–09 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

Notes

  1. ^ Taylor, Phil (December 22, 1997), "What A Steal!", Sports Illustrated, vol. 87, no. 25, pp. 62–69, archived from the original on January 2, 2013
  2. ^ "Brevin Knight bio". NBA. 2002. Archived from the original on December 4, 2002.
  3. ^ Washington 94, Atlanta 90 – UPI
  4. ^ "Bobcats Waive Brevin Knight". Charlotte Bobcats. Archived from the original on July 1, 2007.
  5. ^ "Clippers Strengthen Backcourt, Sign Guard Brevin Knight". NBA.com. August 13, 2007. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008.
  6. ^ Buckley, Tim (July 23, 2008). "Utah Jazz: Team trades Hart to Clippers for Knight". Deseret News. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012.
  7. ^ "Brevin Knight bio". NBA. 2005. Archived from the original on February 17, 2006.
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