Education
Knowles attended George Rogers Clark High School in his native Winchester, Kentucky.
Knowles attended George Rogers Clark High School in his native Winchester, Kentucky.
He stayed in the state for college, signing with Louisville, playing in the Big East Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I, in 2007. Playing for the Cardinals, he was noted for his work ethic, defense, and three-point shooting, regularly amongst the best in the Conference in shooting percentage from three. Knowles signed a contract with Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague side Dnipro-Azot in December 2012, he ended up playing in 3 games in the league before leaving the side that same month.
The American then returned home, signing with the Springfield Armor of the National Basketball Association Development League in January 2012.
He finished the 2011-2012 season with the Armor, averaging 7.3 points, 1.1 assists and 1.1 steals in nearly 17 minutes per game after playing 31 games. After another stint with Dnipro-Azot in which he didn"t play a competitive game, Knowles moved to Greek Basket League K.A.O.D. American Genetics in October 2012.
He finished the 2012-2013 with 12.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists in more than 27 minutes per game after playing in 23 games. In the 2013 summer off-season, Knowles signed a contract to play for Ironi Nes Ziona in the Israeli Basketball Super League.
In August 2014, his deal was extended for another season.
In July 2015, Knowles moved to Italian Lega Basket Serie A outfit Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia, signing for the 2015-2016 season.
