Brevin Knight

Brevin Adon Knight (born November 8, 1975) is an American former professional basketball point guard who played with nine teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1997 to 2009. Knight played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal and was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1997 NBA draft. As of 2024, he is a color commentator for the Memphis Grizzlies on Bally Sports Southeast.

Brevin Knight

Knight on the bench in 2006
Personal information
Born	(1975-11-08) November 8, 1975 (age 50) Livingston, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Seton Hall Preparatory (West Orange, New Jersey)
College	Stanford (1993–1997)
NBA draft	1997: 1st round, 16th overall pick
Drafted by	Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing career	1997–2009
Position	Point guard
Number	12, 22, 6, 2
Career history
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
Career highlights
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1998) Consensus second-team All-American (1997) Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (1997) 3× First-team All-Pac-10 (1995–1997) Pac-10 Freshman of the Year (1994)
Career NBA statistics
Points	5,342 (7.3 ppg)
Assists	4,481 (6.1 apg)
Steals	1,229 (1.7 spg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Early life and college career

Knight grew up in East Orange, New Jersey and attended Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange, New Jersey, leading its basketball team to New Jersey state championships his sophomore, junior, and senior years. He was named to the Newark Star-Ledger's All-State First Team. Knight was a late signee for Stanford University. At Stanford, where he was the all-time leader in assists (780) and steals (298) and third all-time in scoring (1,714). He was chosen by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 16th pick in the 1997 NBA draft.

Professional career

Knight was drafted with the 16th pick of the first round in the 1997 NBA draft.^[1] In his rookie season, Knight led the NBA in steals per game and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.^[2] He played for the Cavaliers, the Atlanta Hawks, the Memphis Grizzlies, the Phoenix Suns, the Washington Wizards, the Milwaukee Bucks, the Charlotte Bobcats, the Los Angeles Clippers, and the Utah Jazz, averaging 7.3 points and 6.1 assists per game in his career. On January 21, 2001, while on the Hawks, Knight scored a career-best 31 points while adding 10 rebounds, during a 94–90 loss to the Washington Wizards.^[3]

The Bobcats signed Knight via free agency in the 2004 NBA offseason. During their inaugural 2004–05 NBA season, he averaged 10.1 points, 9 assists, and 1.98 steals per game as the Bobcats went 18–64. Knight finished second in assists per game in the league, behind MVP Steve Nash. He was waived by the Bobcats on June 29, 2007, after spending three seasons with the team.^[4] On August 13, 2007, he signed a two-year contract with the Los Angeles Clippers.^[5] He was traded to the Utah Jazz on July 23, 2008, for Jason Hart.^[6]

NBA career statistics

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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1997–98	Cleveland	80	76	31.0	.441	.000	.801	3.2	8.2	2.5	.2	9.0
1998–99	Cleveland	39	38	30.4	.425	.000	.745	3.4	7.7	1.8	.2	9.6
1999–00	Cleveland	65	46	27.0	.412	.200	.761	3.0	7.0	1.6	.3	9.3
2000–01	Cleveland	6	0	15.5	.133	.000	.833	1.2	4.2	1.0	.2	1.5
2000–01	Atlanta	47	43	29.0	.385	.100	.817	3.4	6.1	2.0	.1	6.9
2001–02	Memphis	53	11	21.7	.422	.250	.757	2.1	5.7	1.5	.1	7.0
2002–03	Memphis	55	4	16.9	.425	.250	.541	1.5	4.2	1.3	.0	3.9
2003–04	Phoenix	3	0	6.3	.333	.000	.000	1.0	1.3	1.0	.3	.7
2003–04	Washington	32	12	18.7	.420	.200	.704	1.9	3.2	1.6	.0	4.3
2003–04	Milwaukee	21	1	20.0	.438	.333	.789	2.3	4.7	1.4	.0	5.9
2004–05	Charlotte	66	61	29.5	.422	.150	.852	2.6	9.0	2.0	.1	10.1
2005–06	Charlotte	69	67	34.1	.399	.231	.803	3.2	8.8	2.3	.1	12.6
2006–07	Charlotte	45	25	28.3	.419	.056	.805	2.6	6.6	1.5	.1	9.1
2007–08	L.A. Clippers	74	39	22.6	.404	.000	.873	1.9	4.4	1.4	.1	4.6
2008–09	Utah	74	0	12.7	.349	.000	.750	1.2	2.6	.9	.1	2.4
Career		729	423	24.9	.412	.134	.789	2.4	6.1	1.7	.1	7.3

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1998	Cleveland	4	4	33.0	.286	.000	.600	4.0	5.8	2.5	.3	4.5
2004	Milwaukee	5	0	20.2	.261	.000	.818	2.2	3.4	2.8	.2	4.2
2009	Utah	5	0	3.4	.000	.000	.000	.2	.6	.2	.0	.0
Career		14	4	17.9	.255	.000	.714	2.0	3.1	1.8	.1	2.8

Later life

Knight joined the Memphis Grizzlies broadcast team as a color commentator on Fox Sports Tennessee in 2010. Knight and his wife Deena have two daughters, Brenna and Kayla Knight and a son Donevin Knight.^[7] He is the brother of Brandin Knight.

See also

• Biography portal

• List of National Basketball Association players with most assists in a game