Whitney Knight
Personal information | |
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Born | January 9, 1993 |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
Listed weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
Career information | |
College | Florida Gulf Coast (2012–2016) |
WNBA draft | 2016 / Round: 2 / Pick: 15th overall |
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks | |
Playing career | 2016–present |
Position | Guard |
Career history | |
2016 | Los Angeles Sparks |
2016 | San Antonio Stars |
2016–2017 | Spartak Moscow Region |
2017 | |
2018 | Breiðablik |
Whitney Kiera Knight (born January 9, 1993) is an American basketball player who last played for Breiðablik of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna.
Florida Gulf Coast statistics[]
Source[1]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2011–12 | Florida Gulf Coast | 32 | 256 | 39.2% | 33.3% | 74.6% | 3.8 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 8.0 |
2012–13 | Florida Gulf Coast | Redshirt | |||||||||
2013–14 | Florida Gulf Coast | 34 | 417 | 38.7% | 37.9% | 74.4% | 5.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 12.3 |
2014–15 | Florida Gulf Coast | 34 | 504 | 43.7% | 41.2% | 79.8% | 6.4 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 14.8 |
2015–16 | Florida Gulf Coast | 30 | 397 | 34.4% | 34.4% | 79.4% | 7.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 13.2 |
Career | 127 | 1574 | 42.3% | 33.3% | 62.0% | 9.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 12.4 |
Career[]
Knight was drafted by the Los Angeles Sparks in the second round of the 2016 WNBA draft.[2] She was cut by the Sparks in August, 2016, after appearing in seven games.[3] On September 2, 2016, Knight was signed by the San Antonio Stars for the remainder of the season.[4]
In September 2016, Knight signed with Spartak Moscow Region.[5]
In February 2017, Knight was signed by the Atlanta Dream to a training camp contract.[6] She was waived by Atlanta on May 6, prior to the season start.[7]
In July, 2017, Knight signed with of the Spanish Liga Femenina de Baloncesto.[8][9] Due to an ankle injury and the team's general poor play, Knight was released in November in a major upheaval by the club that also included the release of Cristina Pedrals. In seven games, Knight averaged 7.4 points and 2.8 rebounds.[10]
On January 27, 2018, Knight signed with Breiðablik of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna.[11][12] In 11 games for Breiðablik, she averaged 23.9 points and 10.6 rebounds per game.
Awards, titles and accomplishments[]
Individual awards[]
- (2): 2015, 2016
- Atlantic Sun Conference All-First Team (3): 2014, 2015, 2016
References[]
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ^ Soffian, Seth (14 April 2016). "LA Sparks selection "dream come true" for FGCU's Whitney Knight". The News-Press. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ Soffian, Seth (31 August 2016). "WNBA: Ex-FGCU star Whitney Knight cut by Los Angeles Sparks". The Naples Daily News. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ Soffian, Seth (7 September 2016). "Former FGCU star Whitney Knight stays in WNBA with San Antonio". The News-Press. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ Soffian, Seth (20 September 2016). "FGCU basketball alum Whitney Knight lands with Russian team". The News-Press. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "College basketball: Ex-FGCU star Whitney Knight signs with WNBA's Atlanta Dream". The Naples Daily News. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Transactions". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "La exterior estadounidense Whitney Knight se incorpora al Campus Promete". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 17 July 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Whitney Knight, nuevo fichaje del Promete". larioja.com (in Spanish). 17 July 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "El Campus Promete continúa su reestructuración y "corta" a Whitney Knight". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 9 November 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ Dagur Lárusson (27 January 2018). "Breiðablik fær öflugan liðsstyrk". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ Helgi Hrafn Ólafsson (28 January 2018). "WNBA leikmaður á leið til Blika". karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 January 2018.
External links[]
- 1993 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Iceland
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American women's basketball players
- Breiðablik women's basketball players
- Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball players
- Guards (basketball)
- Los Angeles Sparks draft picks
- Los Angeles Sparks players
- San Antonio Stars players
- Úrvalsdeild kvenna basketball players