Brevin Knight

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Brevin Knight

| image = Brevin Knight.jpg

| caption = Knight on the bench in 2006

| width = 130

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 10

| weight_lbs = 170

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|11|8}}

| birth_place = Livingston, New Jersey, U.S.

| highschool = Seton Hall Preparatory
(West Orange, New Jersey)

| college = Stanford (1993–1997)

| draft_year = 1997

| draft_round = 1

| draft_pick = 16

| draft_team = Cleveland Cavaliers

| career_start = 1997

| career_end = 2009

| career_number = 12, 22, 6, 2

| career_position = Point guard

|years1={{nbay|1997|start}}–{{nbay|2000|end}}|team1=Cleveland Cavaliers

|years2={{nbay|2000|end}}|team2=Atlanta Hawks

|years3={{nbay|2001|start}}–{{nbay|2002|end}}|team3=Memphis Grizzlies

|years4={{nbay|2003|start}}|team4=Phoenix Suns

|years5={{nbay|2003|full=yes}}|team5=Washington Wizards

|years6={{nbay|2003|end}}|team6=Milwaukee Bucks

|years7={{nbay|2004|start}}–{{nbay|2006|end}}|team7=Charlotte Bobcats

|years8={{nbay|2007|full=yes}}|team8=Los Angeles Clippers

|years9={{nbay|2008|full=yes}}|team9=Utah Jazz

| highlights =

NBA All-Rookie First Team ({{nbay|1997|end}})
Consensus second-team All-American (1997)
Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (1997)
3× First-team All-Pac-10 (1995–1997)
Pac-10 Freshman of the Year (1994)

| stats_league = NBA

| stat1label = Points

| stat1value = 5,342 (7.3 ppg)

| stat2label = Assists

| stat2value = 4,481 (6.1 apg)

| stat3label = Steals

| stat3value = 1,229 (1.7 spg)

| bbr = knighbr01

}}

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.{{citation|last=Taylor|first=Phil|title=What A Steal!|url=http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1011690/index.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102064220/http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1011690/index.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 2, 2013|work=Sports Illustrated|date=December 22, 1997|volume=87|issue=25|pages=62–69}} In his rookie season, Knight led the NBA in steals per game and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.{{cite web|title=Brevin Knight bio|url=http://www.nba.com/playerfile/brevin_knight/bio.html|publisher=NBA|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20021204020411/http://www.nba.com/playerfile/brevin_knight/bio.html|year=2002|archivedate=December 4, 2002}} 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.[https://www.upi.com/Archives/2001/01/21/Washington-94-Atlanta-90/5656980053200/ Washington 94, Atlanta 90 – UPI]

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.{{cite web|title=Bobcats Waive Brevin Knight|url=http://www.nba.com/bobcats/knight_waived_070629.html|publisher=Charlotte Bobcats|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070701232339/http://www.nba.com/bobcats/knight_waived_070629.html|archivedate=July 1, 2007}} On August 13, 2007, he signed a two-year contract with the Los Angeles Clippers.{{cite web|title=Clippers Strengthen Backcourt, Sign Guard Brevin Knight|website=NBA.com |url=http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/bknight_0708137.html|date=August 13, 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007030541/http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/bknight_0708137.html|archivedate=October 7, 2008 }} He was traded to the Utah Jazz on July 23, 2008, for Jason Hart.{{cite news|last=Buckley|first=Tim|title=Utah Jazz: Team trades Hart to Clippers for Knight|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700245406/Utah-Jazz-Team-trades-Hart-to-Clippers-for-Knight.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023140416/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700245406/Utah-Jazz-Team-trades-Hart-to-Clippers-for-Knight.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 23, 2012|work=Deseret News|date=July 23, 2008}}

NBA career statistics

=Regular season=

| align="left" | {{nbay|1997}}

| align="left" | Cleveland

| 80 || 76 || 31.0 || .441 || .000 || .801 || 3.2 || 8.2 || 2.5 || .2 || 9.0

| align="left" | {{nbay|1998}}

| align="left" | Cleveland

| 39 || 38 || 30.4 || .425 || .000 || .745 || 3.4 || 7.7 || 1.8 || .2 || 9.6

| align="left" | {{nbay|1999|trunc=y}}

| align="left" | Cleveland

| 65 || 46 || 27.0 || .412 || .200 || .761 || 3.0 || 7.0 || 1.6 || .3 || 9.3

| align="left" | {{nbay|2000}}

| align="left" | Cleveland

| 6 || 0 || 15.5 || .133 || .000 || .833 || 1.2 || 4.2 || 1.0 || .2 || 1.5

| align="left" | {{nbay|2000}}

| align="left" | Atlanta

| 47 || 43 || 29.0 || .385 || .100 || .817 || 3.4 || 6.1 || 2.0 || .1 || 6.9

| align="left" | {{nbay|2001}}

| align="left" | Memphis

| 53 || 11 || 21.7 || .422 || .250 || .757 || 2.1 || 5.7 || 1.5 || .1 || 7.0

| align="left" | {{nbay|2002}}

| align="left" | Memphis

| 55 || 4 || 16.9 || .425 || .250 || .541 || 1.5 || 4.2 || 1.3 || .0 || 3.9

| align="left" | {{nbay|2003}}

| align="left" | Phoenix

| 3 || 0 || 6.3 || .333 || .000 || .000 || 1.0 || 1.3 || 1.0 || .3 || .7

| align="left" | {{nbay|2003}}

| align="left" | Washington

| 32 || 12 || 18.7 || .420 || .200 || .704 || 1.9 || 3.2 || 1.6 || .0 || 4.3

| align="left" | {{nbay|2003}}

| align="left" | Milwaukee

| 21 || 1 || 20.0 || .438 || .333 || .789 || 2.3 || 4.7 || 1.4 || .0 || 5.9

| align="left" | {{nbay|2004}}

| align="left" | Charlotte

| 66 || 61 || 29.5 || .422 || .150 || .852 || 2.6 || 9.0 || 2.0 || .1 || 10.1

| align="left" | {{nbay|2005}}

| align="left" | Charlotte

| 69 || 67 || 34.1 || .399 || .231 || .803 || 3.2 || 8.8 || 2.3 || .1 || 12.6

| align="left" | {{nbay|2006}}

| align="left" | Charlotte

| 45 || 25 || 28.3 || .419 || .056 || .805 || 2.6 || 6.6 || 1.5 || .1 || 9.1

| align="left" | {{nbay|2007}}

| align="left" | L.A. Clippers

| 74 || 39 || 22.6 || .404 || .000 || .873 || 1.9 || 4.4 || 1.4 || .1 || 4.6

| align="left" | {{nbay|2008}}

| align="left" | Utah

| 74 || 0 || 12.7 || .349 || .000 || .750 || 1.2 || 2.6 || .9 || .1 || 2.4

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 729 || 423 || 24.9 || .412 || .134 || .789 || 2.4 || 6.1 || 1.7 || .1 || 7.3

=Playoffs=

| align="left" | 1998

| align="left" | Cleveland

| 4 || 4 || 33.0 || .286 || .000 || .600 || 4.0 || 5.8 || 2.5 || .3 || 4.5

| align="left" | 2004

| align="left" | Milwaukee

| 5 || 0 || 20.2 || .261 || .000 || .818 || 2.2 || 3.4 || 2.8 || .2 || 4.2

| align="left" | 2009

| align="left" | Utah

| 5 || 0 || 3.4 || .000 || .000 || .000 || .2 || .6 || .2 || .0 || .0

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 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.{{cite web|title=Brevin Knight bio|url=http://www.nba.com/playerfile/brevin_knight/bio.html|publisher=NBA|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060217115016/http://www.nba.com/playerfile/brevin_knight/bio.html|archivedate=February 17, 2006|year=2005}}

He is the brother of Brandin Knight.

Notes

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20090422183640/http://www.nba.com/playerfile/brevin_knight/ NBA.com profile – Brevin Knight]
{{basketballstats|bbr=k/knighbr01|name=Brevin Knight}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070911014147/http://www.assistbyknight.org/ Assist by Knight Foundation]

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