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Kevin Devon Knox II[1] (born August 11, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats.

Kevin Knox

Knox with the New York Knicks in 2020
No. 20 – Detroit Pistons
Position	Small forward / Power forward
Personal information
Born	(1999-08-11) August 11, 1999 (age 23) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Tampa Catholic (Tampa, Florida)
College	Kentucky (2017–2018)
NBA draft	2018 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career	2018–present
Career history
2018–2022	New York Knicks
2022	Atlanta Hawks
2022–present	Detroit Pistons
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-SEC (2018) SEC Freshman of the Year (2018) McDonald's All-American (2017) Florida Mr. Basketball (2017)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's basketball Representing the  United States FIBA Americas U16 Championship 2015 Argentina National team FIBA U17 World Championship 2016 Spain National team

Knox was selected ninth overall by the New York Knicks in the 2018 NBA draft. In January 2022, he was traded to the Hawks.

High school career

Knox attended Tampa Catholic High School in Tampa, Florida. As a junior, he averaged 30.1 points per game, 11.2 rebounds per game, and 2.4 assists while leading the Crusaders to regional and district championships and runner-up to the 2016 Florida Class 4A semifinals. In the 2016 summer, he joined his AAU team, E1T1 United on the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) Circuit. On May 14, 2016, Knox scored career high 28 points in a win against All Ohio Red. He averaged 19.6 points per game and 7.6 rebounds per game on the EYBL circuit. As a senior, Knox averaged 28.5 points per game and 11.3 rebounds per game leading Tampa Catholic to a (25–6) record. He played in the McDonald's All-American Game and Jordan Brand Classic.

Recruiting

He was a five-star recruit and was regarded as one of the top players in the 2017 class. On May 6, 2017, Knox committed to play basketball at the University of Kentucky, spurning offers from Duke, Florida State, Missouri and North Carolina.[2] He also turned down a professional offer to play in the Chinese Basketball Association as well.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kevin Knox II SF	Miami, Florida	Tampa Catholic High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jun 5, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 95
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #7   Rivals: #9  247Sports: #8  ESPN: #7
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

College career

In his freshman season, Knox led the Wildcats to a 10-8 conference record, finishing fourth in the SEC, and led the team with 15.9 points per game. As one of the team's only three-point shooting threats, he frequently played big minutes, leading coach John Calipari to complain that Knox was playing "too many" minutes as early as December.[3] Despite this, he was named to the All-Rookie and First Team All-SEC teams.[4] The team turned their fortunes around in time to win the SEC tournament, with Knox totaling 18 points and 7 rebounds in the final game against Tennessee.[5] In the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament with Virginia losing to Maryland-Baltimore County, Cincinnati losing to Nevada, Tennessee losing to Loyola-Chicago, and Buffalo beating Arizona, Kentucky was considered to have an easier path to the Final Four but Kansas State beat them, with Kevin Knox posting 13 points and 8 rebounds.

On April 6, 2018, Knox declared for the 2018 NBA draft and hired an agent, forgoing his final three years of college eligibility.[6]

Professional career

New York Knicks (2018–2022)

On June 21, 2018, Knox was selected with the ninth overall pick by the New York Knicks in the 2018 NBA draft.[7] On July 5, 2018, the Knicks announced that they had signed Knox.[8] On October 17, 2018, Knox made his debut in NBA, coming off the bench in a 126–107 win over the Atlanta Hawks with ten points, two steals and a block.[9] Two days later on October 19, Knox scored team-high 17 points with six rebounds in a 105–107 loss to the Brooklyn Nets.[10] One day later, Knox sprained his left ankle in a 101–103 loss to the Boston Celtics.[11] Knox returned to action and on December 1, scoring a career-high 26 points with four rebounds, four assists, a steal and a block in a 136–134 overtime win over the Milwaukee Bucks.[12] In January 2019, Knox received the Eastern Conference's NBA Rookie of the Month Award for games played in December 2018.[13] On January 13, 2019, Knox scored a career-high 31 points with seven rebounds, and two steals in a 108–105 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.[14]

On December 21, 2020, the Knicks announced that they exercised their fourth-year option on Knox.[15]

Atlanta Hawks (2022)

On January 13, 2022, the Knicks traded Knox and a protected future first round pick to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Cam Reddish, Solomon Hill, a 2025 second round draft pick and cash considerations.[16][17]

Detroit Pistons (2022–present)

On August 1, 2022, Knox officially signed with the Detroit Pistons.[18]

National team career

Knox won two gold medals with USA Basketball at the 2015 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship and 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship.

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

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2018–19	New York	75	57	28.8	.370	.343	.717	4.5	1.1	.6	.3	12.8
2019–20	New York	65	4	17.9	.359	.327	.653	2.8	.9	.4	.4	6.4
2020–21	New York	42	0	11.0	.392	.393	.800	1.5	.5	.3	.1	3.9
2021–22	New York	13	0	8.5	.375	.357	.700	1.7	.2	.2	.1	3.6
2021–22	Atlanta	17	0	6.5	.356	.192	.750	1.3	.4	.1	.1	2.7
Career		212	61	18.9	.369	.340	.705	2.9	.8	.4	.3	7.7

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2021	New York	1	0	4.0	—	—	1.000	1.0	1.0	.0	1.0	2.0
2022	Atlanta	2	0	4.5	.636	.600	1.000	1.0	.0	1.0	.0	11.0
Career		3	0	4.3	.636	.600	1.000	1.0	.3	.7	.3	8.0

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017–18	Kentucky	37	37	32.4	.447	.341	.774	5.4	1.4	.8	.3	15.6

Personal life

Knox II is the son of former NFL receiver Kevin Knox.[19] His younger brother, Kobe, plays college basketball for Grand Canyon in his freshman season. On September 4, 2018, Puma signed Knox to a multi-year endorsement deal.[20]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
• Kentucky Wildcats bio
• USA Basketball bio

На других языках

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[de] Kevin Knox

Kevin Devon Knox II[1] (* 11. August 1999 in Phoenix, Arizona) ist ein US-amerikanischer Basketballspieler, der zurzeit bei den Detroit Pistons in der NBA unter Vertrag steht.

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- [en] Kevin Knox (basketball)

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[ru] Нокс, Кевин

Ке́вин Нокс (англ. Kevin Knox; род. 11 августа 1999, Финикс) — американский профессиональный баскетболист, выступающий за команду Национальной баскетбольной ассоциации «Атланта Хокс». До прихода в НБА выступал за баскетбольную команду Кентуккийского университета «Кентукки Уайлдкэтс». Был выбран на драфте НБА 2018 года в первом раунде под общим девятым номером.

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