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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 the brother of Brandin Knight.

Brevin Knight

Knight on the bench in 2006.
Personal information
Born	(1975-11-08) November 8, 1975 (age 47) Livingston, New Jersey
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 (1993–1997)
NBA draft	1997 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16th overall
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing career	1997–2009
Position	Point guard
Number	12, 22, 6, 2
Career history
1997–2001	Cleveland Cavaliers
2001	Atlanta Hawks
2001–2003	Memphis Grizzlies
2003	Phoenix Suns
2003–2004	Washington Wizards
2004	Milwaukee Bucks
2004–2007	Charlotte Bobcats
2007–2008	Los Angeles Clippers
2008–2009	Utah Jazz
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1998) 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)
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

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

High school career

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.

NBA 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 has 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.

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 the last three seasons with them.[3] On August 13, 2007, he signed a two-year contract with the Los Angeles Clippers.[4] He was traded to the Utah Jazz on July 23, 2008 for Jason Hart.[5]

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.[6]

See also

• List of National Basketball Association players with most assists in a game

Notes

External links

• NBA.com Profile – Brevin Knight
• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com  and Basketball-Reference.com
• Assist by Knight Foundation

На других языках

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[de] Brevin Knight

Brevin Adon Knight (* 8. November 1975 in Livingston, New Jersey) ist ein ehemaliger US-amerikanischer Basketballspieler.

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- [en] Brevin Knight

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[es] Brevin Knight

Brevin Adon Knight (nacido el 8 de noviembre de 1975 en Livingston, Nueva Jersey) es un exjugador profesional de baloncesto que jugó 12 temporadas en la NBA. Con 1,78 metros de estatura, jugaba en la posición de Base. Es hermano del también jugador Brandin Knight.[1]

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[ru] Найт, Бревин

Бревин Адон Найт (англ. Brevin Adon Knight; род. 8 ноября 1975 года, Ливингстон, штат Нью-Джерси, США) — американский профессиональный баскетболист. В настоящее время работает комментатором на матчах команды «Мемфис Гриззлис» на канале Fox Sports Tennessee.

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