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Justin H. Knox (born January 13, 1989) is an American professional
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player for
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of the
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(KBL). He played for the men's basketball teams at the
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and
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. Knox, at , plays the position of
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. He has a wife Rachel Knox, son, Carter, and, a daughter, Aleaha.


Early life

Knox was born in
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, where he attended Central High School of Tuscaloosa; parents are Eric Shelton and Vanessa Knox.


High school career

Knox started all four years at Central high school. His best was his senior year, when he won the 2007
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Player of the Year award. Knox was also granted the award for the 4A High School Class Player of The Year. He finished his senior year with an average of 16 points per game, 15 rebounds, 4.2 assists, and three blocks per game. Knox also held four triple doubles, and two 20 rebound-games as a senior. Knox was then asked by the Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Game committee to play in the Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Game, which he went on to score 22 points and get 7 rebounds in. Knox was also a member of the National Honors Society (NHS) club at his school, and was a
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of Central. Knox at the tail-end of his senior year signed with the
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Team.


College career


At University of Alabama


Freshman year

Knox played in 19 games his freshman year, averaging 1.7 points and 1.9 rebounds per game. But Knox, while being a newer player, was one of the higher free throw percentage shooters on the team, as he shot 80 percent (12 of 15).


Sophomore year

As a sophomore, Knox was in the starting five of the Crimson Tide, starting 31 out of 32 played games. Knox averaged 5.7 points a game, and 5.1 rebounds, while averaging more than 20 minutes per game. He scored his Southeastern Conference highs of 12 against Arkansas and Ole Miss. Knox also had back to back double digit games against
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and
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(which he also had 10 rebounds in). Knox was a consistent rebounder, rebounding at least twice or more per game except the season opening game. Knox produced an average of 5.7 points per game, with a career high of 14 against
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. Knox converted six double figure games his sophomore season, and converted a 48.3 percent field goal percentage, and was second on the Crimson Tide team in blocks with a total of 22.


=Accolades

= Knox finished as the winner of the SEC Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year.


At North Carolina

Knox played his senior season at North Carolina. Since he had completed his degree and entered a masters program not offered at Alabama, he did not have to sit out his transfer year. Knox came off the bench for the Tar Heels' 2010–11 Elite Eight team, averaging 6.1 points and 2.8 rebounds in 14.4 minutes per game.


Professional career

On November 17, 2013 Knox was signed by the Dutch team
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as the replacement for Reggie Keely. After the season in the Netherlands he signed with the
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of the ASEAN Basketball League. On January 16, 2015, he signed with Puerto Rican club
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. On August 2, 2018, Knox signed a deal with the Italian team
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. On July 25, 2019, he has signed with
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of the Italian
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(LBA). On June 16, 2019, he signed with
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of the
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.


See also


Alabama Crimson Tide bio

Knox Transferred to UNC



Justin Knox UA to UNC info

North Carolina University scores Knox on basketball team.

The Daily Tarheel


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Knox, Justin 1989 births Living people Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Belarus American expatriate basketball people in Bulgaria American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Japan American expatriate basketball people in Malaysia American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands American expatriate basketball people in South Korea American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Aquila Basket Trento players Basketball players from Alabama BC Levski Sofia players BC Tsmoki-Minsk players Capitanes de Arecibo players Den Helder Kings players Dutch Basketball League players Final Gençlik ve Spor Kulübü players Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna players Kuala Lumpur Dragons players Lega Basket Serie A players North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball players Orlandina Basket players Pallacanestro Trieste players PBC Academic players Power forwards San-en NeoPhoenix players Sportspeople from Tuscaloosa, Alabama Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus players Wonju DB Promy players