Brevin Adon Knight (born November 8, 1975) is an American former professional

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who played with nine teams in the

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(NBA) from 1997 to 2009. Knight played

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for the

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and was selected by the

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in the

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. He is currently a

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for the

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on Bally Sports Southeast.

Early life

Knight grew up in

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and attended

Seton Hall Preparatory School Seton Hall Preparatory School, generally called Seton Hall Prep, SHP, or "The Prep", is a Roman Catholic all boys' high school located in the suburban community of West Orange in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating under ...

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, leading its basketball team to New Jersey state championships his sophomore, junior, and senior years. He was named to the '' Newark

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'''s All-State First Team. Lightly recruited out of high school, Knight was a late signee for

Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...

College career

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

with the 16th pick in the

Professional career

Knight was drafted with the 16th pick of the first round in the

. In his rookie season, Knight led the NBA in steals per game and was named to the

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. He played for the Cavaliers, the

Atlanta Hawks The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Easte ...

, the

Phoenix Suns The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. The Suns compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division (NBA), Pacific Division of the Western Conference (NBA), We ...

, the

Washington Wizards The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Wizards compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays i ...

, the

Milwaukee Bucks The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), East ...

, the Charlotte Bobcats, the

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, and the

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, averaging 7.3 points and 6.1 assists per game in his career. On January 21, 2001, while on the Hawks, Knight scored a career-best 31 points while adding 10 rebounds, during a 94–90 loss to the

. The Bobcats signed Knight via

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in the 2004 NBA offseason. He was one of the best players on the expansion team during their inaugural

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, averaging 10.1 points, 9 assists, and 1.98 steals per game as the Bobcats went 18–64. Knight finished second in assists per game in the league, behind

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. He was waived by the Bobcats on June 29, 2007, after spending three seasons with the team. On August 13, 2007, he signed a two-year contract with the

. He was traded to the

on July 23, 2008, for Jason Hart.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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Post-NBA

Knight joined the

broadcast team as a

on Fox Sports Tennessee in 2010.

Personal life

Knight and his wife Deena have two daughters, Brenna and Kayla Knight and a son Donevin Knight. He is the brother of Brandin Knight.

Notes

External links

NBA.com profile – Brevin Knight
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Early life

College career

Professional career

NBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Post-NBA

Personal life

See also

Notes

External links