Brandon Knight
- January 5, 2024
- Basketball Player
Quick Facts
Full Name | Brandon Knight |
Occupation | Basketball Player |
Date Of Birth | Dec 2, 1991(1991-12-02) |
Age | 33 |
Birthplace | Miami |
Country | United States |
Birth City | Florida |
Horoscope | Sagittarius |
Brandon Knight Biography
Name | Brandon Knight |
Birthday | Dec 2 |
Birth Year | 1991 |
Place Of Birth | Miami |
Home Town | Florida |
Birth Country | United States |
Birth Sign | Sagittarius |
Parents | Tonya Knight, Efrem Knight |
Brandon Knight is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on December 2, 1991 in Miami, Florida, United States. NBA guard who started his professional career playing with Detroit Pistons, then spent one year and a half in the Milwaukee Bucks before a 2015 trade brought player to Phoenix Suns.
He started his career as a as a point guard with the same team. Hall of Fame point guard He began his career playing point guard for the same team Hall of Fame point guard Isiah Thomas starred for about two decades before him. was a star for nearly two decades prior to him.
Born in Miami, Florida, Knight attended Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. A student-athlete at Pine Crest, Knight held a 4.3 grade-point average. As a junior in 2008–09, he averaged 31.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 3.2 steals. As a senior in 2009–10, he averaged 32.5 points, 8.6 rebounds and 4 assists. He was subsequently named Gatorade National Player of the Year both years, in addition to earning Gatorade High School Athlete of the Year in 2010. He led Pine Crest to four state title games, winning state championships in 2008 and 2009. He was also a four-time class 3A-1A Basketball Player of the Year (as named by the Miami Herald) and a two-time Florida Mr. Basketball. His 3,515 career points ranks second on the Florida high school basketball scoring list.
Ranked as the No. 6 overall prospect of 2010 by Rivals.com, Knight made a verbal commitment to the University of Kentucky in April 2010. Knight did not sign a binding national letter of intent with Kentucky. He kept his options open by signing a financial-aid agreement, which indicated his intention to play for Kentucky, but left him free to go elsewhere amid speculation about coach John Calipari going to the NBA.
His parents were Tonya the wife of Efrem Knight. His brother is named Efrem Knight Jr.
Brandon Knight Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Basketball Player |
House | Living in own house. |
Brandon Knight is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Brandon Knight 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was a student at Pine Crest School before helping the University of Kentucky reach the final four of his freshman season.
He was in his first game in the McDonald’s All-American Game for charity.
Brandon Emmanuel Knight (born December 2, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A two-time Gatorade National Player of the Year, Knight played one season of college basketball for Kentucky before being selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 2011 NBA draft. After two seasons with the Pistons, he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks. He spent a season and a half in Milwaukee before being traded to the Phoenix Suns in February 2015. In August 2018, he was traded to the Rockets. In 2019 trade deadline he was traded to the Cavaliers before being traded back to the Pistons in the 2020 trade deadline.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Height | 6 ft 0 in |
Brandon Knight height 6 ft 0 in Brandon weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Brandon Knight Dating?
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On July 31, 2013, Knight was traded, along with Khris Middleton and Viacheslav Kravtsov, to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Brandon Jennings. Knight’s first season with Milwaukee was hit early with a hamstring injury in the season opener on October 30, limiting him to two minutes that night and forcing him to miss eight of the next 10 games. On December 31, Knight scored a career-high 37 points in a 94–79 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. He enjoyed the most productive season in his three years as a pro, becoming only the second player in the franchise’s 46-year history to lead the team in scoring (1,291 points) and assists (352) during his first season with the team.
Facts & Trivia
Brandon Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Brandon Knight celebrates birthday on December 2 of every year.
On July 17, 2015, Knight re-signed with the Suns to a five-year, $70 million contract. On November 12, he tied his career high of 37 points in a 118–104 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. Four days later, Knight recorded his first career triple-double with 30 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high 15 assists in a 120–101 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Knight became just the fourth player since steals became an official stat in the 1973–74 season to record a triple-double with a line of at least 30 points, 15 assists, 10 rebounds and four steals, joining Pete Maravich, Magic Johnson and Russell Westbrook, as well as the second player behind Magic Johnson to record such a line at 23 years old or younger. On November 20, Knight set a new career high with 38 points in a 114–107 victory over the Denver Nuggets. On December 13, he scored 25 points and hit a career-high seven 3-pointers in a 108–101 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Knight missed time between late January and early March with a left adductor strain. On March 12, he scored 30 points and hit a career high-tying seven 3-pointers in a 123–116 loss to the Golden State Warriors. On March 28, he again scored 30 points and tied a career high with seven 3-pointers in a 121–116 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, recording his fifth 30-point game of the season. On April 3, he was ruled out for the rest of the season with the same left adductor strain that kept him out for seven weeks earlier in the season. Five days later, he underwent successful surgery to treat the sports hernia.
Where is Brandon Knight now?
Dallas Mavericks / Sioux Falls Skyforce (2021–2022)
Where did Brandon Knight go to college?
University of Kentucky
What team drafted Brandon Knight?
2011 (Round: 1 / Pick: 8)
Is Brandon Knight injured?
Jonathan Feigen: Rockets guard Brandon Knight out for a second-consecutive game with a sore knee. Alykhan Bijani: #Rockets will be without Nene (back- to-back rest) and Brandon Knight (sore knee) vs. the Magic.
What high school did Brandon Knight go to?
Education