Brevin Knight

Brevin Knight
Player information
birthday	November 8, 1975
place of birth	Livingston , United States
size	178 cm
position	Point guard
college	Stanford
NBA draft	1997 , 16th Pick , Cleveland Cavaliers
Clubs as active
1997–2001 Cleveland Cavaliers 2001 Atlanta Hawks 2001–2003 Memphis Grizzlies 2003 Phoenix Suns 2003–2004 Washington Wizards 2004 Milwaukee Bucks 2004–2007 Charlotte Bobcats 2007–2008 Los Angeles Clippers 2008–2009 Utah Jazz 00000 00000 00000

Brevin Adon Knight (born November 8, 1975 in Livingston , New Jersey ) is a retired American basketball player .

NBA

Knight played four years for Stanford University , which he left as the best assist and ball thief in team history. Knight was then selected in the 1997 NBA Draft in 16th place by the Cleveland Cavaliers . He established himself as a starter in his rookie year and scored 9.0 points, 8.2 assists and 2.5 steals in 80 games. He also led the league in steals per game. Knight was also named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team . The next two years he remained the starting point guard, rather he was ousted by Andre Miller in the 2000-2001 season and was transferred to the Atlanta Hawks . In the years that followed, Knight played for several NBA teams, mostly as a point guard replacement. It was not until the Charlotte Bobcats that he had his place as a starter again for several years and came in the 2005-06 season to his individually best season with 12.6 points, 8.8 assists and 2.3 steals per game. However, he did not reach the playoffs during this time. For the last two years he has played with the Los Angeles Clippers and Utah Jazz , with limited playing time .

After retiring, Knight worked as a commentator for the Memphis Grizzlies games in 2010 .

Individual evidence

Web links

Commons : Brevin Knight  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Brevin Knight - player profile on NBA.com
• Brevin Knight - player profile on basketball-reference.com