Education
Seton Hall Preparatory School.
basketball coach basketball player
Seton Hall Preparatory School.
He is the brother of Brevin Knight. A 6"0" guard, Knight played for the Pittsburgh Panthers men"s basketball team, where he scored 1,440 career points. He was one of ten players named to the 2002-2003 Wooden All-American team and was Associated Press honorable mention All-American that same season.
Knight was also selected as an Associated Press Third Team All-American and Sporting News Second Team All-American in 2002-2002.
He was a two-time United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) All-Region selection (2001-2002 and 2003-2004) and a USBWA/NABC All-District Team selection in 2001-2002. Knight finished his career at Pitt holding the school records for career assists (785), career assist average (62 assists per game), career steals (298), season assists (251 in 2001-2002), and season minutes played (1,284 in 2001-2002).
Knight"s #20 jersey was retired by Pitt prior to the Marquette game on March 4, 2009. He played professionally for two seasons with the Asheville Altitude of the NBDL. Knight signed a contract with the National Basketball Association"s Houston Rockets, but suffered an injury two weeks later that effectively ended his playing career.
Knight grew up in East Orange, New Jersey, and played high school ball at Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange, New Jersey.
Knight worked as Director of Basketball Operations for the Pittsburgh men"s basketball team during the 2007-2008 season and was promoted in June 2008 to an assistant coach following the departure of Orlando Antigua to the University of Memphis" coaching staff