Kevin Knox (basketball)

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Kevin Knox
File:Kevin Knox (cropped).jpg
Knox with the New York Knicks in 2020
No. 5 – Atlanta Hawks
Position Small forward / Power forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1999-08-11) August 11, 1999 (age 24)
Phoenix, Arizona
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Tampa Catholic
(Tampa, Florida)
College Kentucky (2017–2018)
NBA draft 2018 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career 2018–present
Career history
2018–2022 New York Knicks
2022–present Atlanta Hawks
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA Americas U16 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 Argentina National team
FIBA U17 World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Spain National team

Kevin Devon Knox II[1] (born August 11, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats and attended high school at Tampa Catholic High School.

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.

Recruiting

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.[2] He also turned down a professional offer to play in the Chinese Basketball Association as well.

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kevin Knox II
SF		 Tampa, Florida Tampa Catholic High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jun 5, 2017 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #7   Rivals: #9  247Sports: #8  ESPN: #7
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  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

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College career

In his freshman season, Knox led the Wildcats to a 10-8 conference record, finishing 4th 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.[3] Despite this, he was named to the All-Rookie and First Team All-SEC teams.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]

Professional career

New York Knicks (2018–2022)

On June 21, 2018, Knox was selected with the ninth overall pick by the New York Knicks in the 2018 NBA draft.[7] He was drafted wearing a Fortnite suit, one of the most unique draft suits in NBA history. On July 5, 2018, the Knicks announced that they had signed Knox.[8] 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.[9] Two days later on October 19, Knox scored team-high 17 points with six rebounds in a 105–107 loss to the Brooklyn Nets.[10] One day later, Knox sprained his left ankle in a 101–103 loss to the Boston Celtics.[11] 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.[12] In January 2019, Knox received the Eastern Conference's NBA Rookie of the Month Award for games played in December 2018.[13] 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.[14]

On December 21, 2020, the Knicks announced that they exercised their fourth-year option on Knox.[15]

Atlanta Hawks (2022–present)

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.[16][17]

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.

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

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 New York 75 57 28.8 .370 .343 .717 4.5 1.1 .6 .3 12.8
2019–20 New York 65 4 17.9 .359 .327 .653 2.8 .9 .4 .4 6.4
2020–21 New York 42 0 11.0 .392 .393 .800 1.5 .5 .3 .1 3.9
2021–22 New York 13 0 8.5 .375 .357 .700 1.7 .2 .2 .1 3.6
Career 195 61 20.0 .369 .346 .703 3.1 .8 .4 .3 8.2

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021 New York 1 0 4.0 — — 1.000 1.0 1.0 .0 1.0 2.0
Career 1 0 4.0 — — 1.000 1.0 1.0 .0 1.0 2.0

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Kentucky 37 37 32.4 .447 .341 .774 5.4 1.4 .8 .3 15.6

Personal life

Knox II is the son of former NFL receiver Kevin Knox.[18] His younger brother, Kobe, plays college basketball for Grand Canyon in his freshman season. On September 4, 2018, Puma signed Knox to a multi-year endorsement deal.[19]

References

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