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Whitney Knight

Whitney Knight
Personal information
Born (1993-01-09) January 9, 1993 (age 32)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight71 kg (157 lb)
Career information
CollegeFlorida Gulf Coast (2012–2016)
WNBA draft2016: 2nd round, 15th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks
Playing career2016–present
PositionGuard
Career history
2016Los Angeles Sparks
2016San Antonio Stars
2016–2017Spartak Moscow Region
2017Campus Promete
2018Breiðablik
2021–2022SKK 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.

Career statistics

WNBA

Legend
  GP Games 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

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2016 Los Angeles 7 0 3.9 20.0 28.6 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.9
2016 San Antonio 3 0 3.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career 1 year, 2 teams 10 0 3.8 13.3 18.2 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6

College

Source[1]

Legend
  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 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

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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