Knight on the bench in 2006.
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Personal information | |
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Born |
Livingston, New Jersey |
November 8, 1975
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, 2, 6 |
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 | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 5,342 (7.3 ppg) |
Assists | 4,481 (6.1 apg) |
Steals | 1,229 (1.7 spg) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Brevin Adon Knight (born November 8, 1975) is an American retired professional basketball point guard who played with nine teams in the 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.
He is currently a color commentator for the Memphis Grizzlies on Fox Sports Tennessee.
Knight 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.
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.
Knight was drafted with the 16th pick of the first round in the 1997 NBA draft. In his rookie season, Knight led the NBA in steals per game and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. He has played for the Cavaliers, the Atlanta Hawks, the Memphis Grizzlies, the Phoenix Suns, the Washington Wizards, the Milwaukee Bucks and the Charlotte Bobcats, averaging 7.6 points and 6.5 assists per game in his career.