Marcos Knight
No. 9 – BC UNICS
PositionGuard / small forward
LeagueVTB United League
Personal information
Born (1989-09-24) September 24, 1989 (age 34)
Dublin, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight98 kg (216 lb)
Career information
High schoolWest Laurens (Dublin, Georgia)
College
NBA draft2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2015FC Baunach
2015–2016USC Heidelberg
2016–2017Science City Jena
2017Zaragoza
2017–2019Afyon Belediye
2019–2020Riesen Ludwigsburg
2020–2021AS Monaco
2021–2022ASVEL Basket
2022–2023BC Samara
2023–presentBC UNICS
Career highlights and awards

Marcos Shyderrick Knight (born September 24, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for BC UNICS of the VTB United League.

College career

After attending West Laurens High School in Dublin, Georgia, Knight spent one year each at junior colleges Middle Georgia (2009–10) and Chipola (2010–11). For his sophomore year, he transferred to Middle Tennessee State University. In his two years with the Blue Raiders (2011–13), Knight saw the court in a total of 68 games to average 12.2 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists as well as 1.2 steals per outing. He garnered All-Sun Belt 1st Team honors[1] and NABC Division I All-District 24 1st Team distinction[2] as a senior.

Professional career

Coming out of college, Knight worked out with NBA teams Charlotte Bobcats[3] and Brooklyn Nets.[4] He signed with Baunach Young Pikes of the German third-tier league ProB in November 2013.[5] Averaging 17.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game, he led the team to the ProB finals and to promotion to the ProA, the second highest level of basketball in Germany. After being handed a contract extension for the 2014–15 season, he continued producing for the Baunach team, scoring 15.3 points to go along with 5.9 boards and 2.6 assists per contest on the season.[6]

He started the 2015–16 campaign playing for USC Heidelberg and then took up an offer from fellow ProA side Science City Jena. The move did not happen without controversy, as the Heidelberg team accused him of trying to force the transfer by staying away from practice.[7] After an agreement had been reached, Knight signed with Jena in January 2016.[8] In the following months, he helped the Jena squad win the ProA championship, which earned them promotion to the German top-flight Basketball Bundesliga and was named ProA Player of the Year (by eurobasket.com).[9]

In 2016–17, he stood out as Jena's leading scorer, averaging 18.1 points a game in 25 Bundesliga contests, while pulling down 6.4 rebounds and dishing out 3.0 assists a game.[10] In April 2017, he signed to finish the season with Spanish Liga ACB side Basket Zaragoza 2002.[11] Featuring in six ACB contests until the end of the 2016–17 campaign, he scored 11.2 points a game, while pulling down 6.2 rebounds and handing out 2.2 assists per outing.[citation needed]

On July 10, 2017, Knight signed with Afyon Belediye of the Turkish Basketball First League.[12] With Afyon, he was promoted to the first-tier Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) after winning the promotion playoffs. He re-signed for the 2018–19 season.[13] In January 2019, he moved back to Germany, joining MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg. In the 2019–20 season, Knight made it to the German Bundesliga finals with Ludwigsburg, but missed the finals due to injury. His team lost to Alba Berlin, however, Knight was named Most Valuable Player of the Bundesliga finals tournament.[14] He averaged 16.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game throughout the 2019–20 Bundesliga campaign.[15] On July 24, 2020, he signed with AS Monaco.[16] Knight parted ways with the team on September 1, 2021.[17]

On November 12, 2021, he was signed by ASVEL Basket to replace the injured David Lighty.[18] Knight extended his contract on February 3, 2022, until the end of the season.[19]

On July 28, 2022, he signed with BC Samara of the VTB United League.[20]

The Basketball Tournament

In 2017, Knight participated in The Basketball Tournament for Blue Zoo, a team of Middle Tennessee alumni. The team lost in the first round of the tournament. The Basketball Tournament is an annual $2 million winner-take-all tournament broadcast on ESPN.[21]

References

  1. ^ "Sun Belt Conference, 2016–17 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  2. ^ "Coaches association recognizes players from local college programs". nashvillecitypaper.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-21. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  3. ^ "Pre-draft Workout: Day 2 – Cody Zeller | THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE CHARLOTTE BOBCATS". www.nba.com. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  4. ^ "Nets hosting draft combine (Prospect List)". The Brooklyn Game. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  5. ^ "Marcos Knight geht für die Baunacher auf Korbjagd". inFranken.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  6. ^ "Marcos Knight Basketball Player Profile, Tecnyconta Zaragoza, Middle Tenn.St., News, Liga Endesa stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards – eurobasket". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  7. ^ "Academics-Guard Marcos Knight will Jena-Wechsel mit Streik erzwingen". Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  8. ^ "Science City Jena holt Wunschspieler Marcos Knight" (in German). Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  9. ^ "PROA_2015-2016 Basketball League GERMANY – eurobasket". www.eurobasket.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  10. ^ "easyCredit – 483 JEN". www.easycredit-bbl.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  11. ^ "Liga Endesa: El Zaragoza ficha a Marcos Knight para salir de los puestos de abajo - Marca.com". Marca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  12. ^ "Bundesliga top scorer Marcos Knight inks in Turkish TBL with Afyon Belediye". Sportando.com. July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  13. ^ https://sportando.basketball/en/turkey/bsl/275920/afyon-re-signs-marcos-knight.html[dead link]
  14. ^ "Berlin feiert erste Meisterschaft seit zwölf Jahren. Ludwigsburg stellt mit Marcos den Turnier-MVP". www.easycredit-bbl.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  15. ^ "easyCredit – 433 LUD". www.easycredit-bbl.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  16. ^ "Marcos Knight signe sur le Rocher".
  17. ^ "Marcos Knight left Monaco". Eurobasket. September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  18. ^ "Marcos KNIGHT en renfort". LDLC ASVEL (in French). 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  19. ^ "Marcos Knight extends with Asvel". Sportando. February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  20. ^ "Маркос Найт — новичок «Самары»!". bcsamara.com (in Russian). July 28, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  21. ^ "Marcos Knight | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Retrieved 2018-03-13.

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