Brandon Knight (basketball)
Knight during his tenure with the Detroit Pistons
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| No. 11 – Phoenix Suns | |
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| Position | Shooting guard / Point guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
December 2, 1991 Miami, Florida |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Pine Crest (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) |
| College | Kentucky (2010–2011) |
| NBA draft | 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8th overall |
| Selected by the Detroit Pistons | |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| 2011–2013 | Detroit Pistons |
| 2013–2015 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2015–present | Phoenix Suns |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Brandon Emmanuel Knight (born December 2, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the University of Kentucky. Knight has also previously played for the Detroit Pistons and the Milwaukee Bucks.
Knight won the 2009 and 2010 Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year awards, becoming just the third junior to receive the award following LeBron James (2002) and Greg Oden (2005).
Knight attended Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida where he was a two-time Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year, becoming the first student-athlete from the state of Florida to earn such honor. A national advisory board was composed of sportswriters and sport-specific experts from around the United States. This board selected Knight from more than 552,000 high school boys basketball players nationwide. Knight maintained a 4.3 grade-point average.
In his junior year, he led the Panthers to their second consecutive Class 3A state title. He averaged 31.8 points, 8.2 rebounds, 5.6 assists and three steals per game during the season. Knight scored 27 points, pulled down nine rebounds and dished four assists in a 60–44 win over Jones High in the state final. He beat his own school single-season record by more than 200 points, finishing with 968 points. He also set a school record with 127 three-pointers. These accomplishments contributed to Knight being named the 2009 Florida Mr. Basketball. Knight is second all-time on the scoring list for high school basketball in Florida, amassing a staggering 3,515 points from 2005–2010.
As a senior, he averaged 32.5 points, 8.6 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game. On March 4, 2010, Knight played his last high school basketball game. After injuring his groin in the state semi-finals, he led Pine Crest to the championship game seeking a third consecutive Class 3A state title, but lost 70–46 to Rickards High School of Tallahassee.
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