Kevin Knox
Kevin Knox was born in Phoenix, Arizona, United States on August 11th, 1999 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 24, Kevin Knox biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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High school career
Knox attended Tampa Catholic High School in Tampa, Florida. As a junior, he averaged 30.1 points per game, 11.2 rebounds per game, and 2.4 assists while leading the Crusaders to regional and district championships and runner-up to the 2016 Florida Class 4A semifinals. In the 2016 summer, he joined his AAU team, E1T1 United on the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) Circuit. On May 14, 2016, Knox scored career high 28 points in a win against All Ohio Red. He averaged 19.6 points per game and 7.6 rebounds per game on the EYBL circuit. As a senior, Knox averaged 28.5 points per game and 11.3 rebounds per game leading Tampa Catholic to a (25–6) record. He played in the McDonald's All-American Game and Jordan Brand Classic.
He was a five-star recruit and was regarded as one of the top players in the 2017 class. On May 6, 2017, Knox committed to play basketball at the University of Kentucky, spurning offers from Duke, Florida State, Missouri and North Carolina. He also turned down a professional offer to play in the Chinese Basketball Association as well.
College career
In his freshman season, Knox led the Wildcats to a 10-8 conference record, finishing fourth in the SEC, and led the team with 15.9 points per game. As one of the team's only three-point shooting threats, he frequently played big minutes, leading coach John Calipari to complain that Knox was playing "too many" minutes as early as December. Despite this, he was named to the All-Rookie and First Team All-SEC teams. The team turned their fortunes around in time to win the SEC tournament, with Knox totaling 18 points and 7 rebounds in the final game against Tennessee. In the 2018 NCAA men's basketball tournament with Virginia losing to Maryland-Baltimore County, Cincinnati losing to Nevada, Tennessee losing to Loyola-Chicago, and Buffalo beating Arizona, Kentucky was considered to have an easier path to the Final Four but Kansas State beat them, with Kevin Knox posting 13 points and 8 rebounds.
On April 6, 2018, Knox declared for the 2018 NBA draft and hired an agent, forgoing his final three years of college eligibility.
Professional career
On June 21, 2018, Knox was selected with the ninth overall pick by the New York Knicks in the 2018 NBA draft. On July 5, 2018, the Knicks announced that they had signed Knox. On October 17, 2018, Knox made his debut in NBA, coming off the bench in a 126–107 win over the Atlanta Hawks with ten points, two steals and a block. Two days later on October 19, Knox scored team-high 17 points with six rebounds in a 105–107 loss to the Brooklyn Nets. One day later, Knox sprained his left ankle in a 101–103 loss to the Boston Celtics. Knox returned to action and on December 1, scoring a career-high 26 points with four rebounds, four assists, a steal and a block in a 136–134 overtime win over the Milwaukee Bucks. In January 2019, Knox received the Eastern Conference's NBA Rookie of the Month Award for games played in December 2018. On January 13, 2019, Knox scored a career-high 31 points with seven rebounds, and two steals in a 108–105 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.
On December 21, 2020, the Knicks announced that they exercised their fourth-year option on Knox.
On January 13, 2022, the Knicks traded Knox and a protected future first round pick to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Cam Reddish, Solomon Hill, a 2025 second round draft pick and cash considerations.
On August 1, 2022, Knox officially signed with the Detroit Pistons.
National team career
Knox won two gold medals with USA Basketball at the 2015 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship and 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship.