Whitney Knight

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Whitney Knight
Personal information
Born (1993-01-09) January 9, 1993 (age 31)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight71 kg (157 lb)
Career information
College Florida Gulf Coast (2012–2016)
WNBA draft 2016: 2nd round, 15th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks
Playing career2016–present
Position Guard
Career history
2016 Los Angeles Sparks
2016 San Antonio Stars
2016–2017 Spartak Moscow Region
2017 Campus Promete
2018 Breiðablik
2021–2022 SKK Polonia Warszawa
Career highlights and awards
  • 2x ASUN Conference Player of the Year (2015, 2016)
  • 3x First-team All-ASUN (2014–2016)
  • ASUN All-Freshman Team (2012)
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Whitney Kiera Knight (born January 9, 1993) is an American basketball player. She played college basketball for Florida Gulf Coast and later professionally, including for the Los Angeles Sparks and the San Antonio Stars.

Contents

Career statistics

WNBA

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2016 Los Angeles 703.920.028.60.00.40.10.30.30.30.9
2016 San Antonio 303.70.00.00.00.70.30.00.00.00.0
Career1 year, 2 teams1003.813.318.20.00.50.20.20.20.20.6

College

Source [1]

Legend
  GPGames 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
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2011–12Florida Gulf Coast3225639.2%33.3%74.6%3.82.00.91.78.0
2012–13Florida Gulf CoastRedshirt
2013–14Florida Gulf Coast3441738.7%37.9%74.4%5.31.71.42.712.3
2014–15Florida Gulf Coast3450443.7%41.2%79.8%6.41.71.92.614.8°
2015–16Florida Gulf Coast3039734.4%34.4%79.4%7.22.22.13.313.2
Career127157442.3%33.3%62.0%9.60.50.80.812.4

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 Campus Promete 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.

On January 11, 2024, Knight re-signed with Athletes Unlimited for the 2024 basketball season after competing in seven games during the 2023 season. [13]

Awards, titles and accomplishments

Individual awards

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References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  2. ↑ Soffian, Seth (April 14, 2016). "LA Sparks selection "dream come true" for FGCU's Whitney Knight". The News-Press . Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  3. ↑ Soffian, Seth (August 31, 2016). "WNBA: Ex-FGCU star Whitney Knight cut by Los Angeles Sparks". The Naples Daily News . Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  4. ↑ Soffian, Seth (September 7, 2016). "Former FGCU star Whitney Knight stays in WNBA with San Antonio". The News-Press . Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  5. ↑ Soffian, Seth (September 20, 2016). "FGCU basketball alum Whitney Knight lands with Russian team". The News-Press . Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  6. ↑ "College basketball: Ex-FGCU star Whitney Knight signs with WNBA's Atlanta Dream". The Naples Daily News . February 9, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Transactions". wnba.com. WNBA . Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  8. ↑ "La exterior estadounidense Whitney Knight se incorpora al Campus Promete". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). July 17, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Whitney Knight, nuevo fichaje del Promete". larioja.com (in Spanish). July 17, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  10. ↑ "El Campus Promete continúa su reestructuración y "corta" a Whitney Knight". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). November 9, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  11. ↑ Dagur Lárusson (January 27, 2018). "Breiðablik fær öflugan liðsstyrk". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  12. ↑ Helgi Hrafn Ólafsson (January 28, 2018). "WNBA leikmaður á leið til Blika". karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  13. ↑ Savanna (January 11, 2024). "Whitney Knight signs for 2024 AU Pro Basketball season". Athletes Unlimited. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
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