Marcos Knight Explained

Marcos Knight
Number:9
Position:Guard / small forward
Height Cm:188
Weight Kg:98
League:VTB United League
Team:BC UNICS
Birth Date:24 September 1989
Birth Place:Dublin, Georgia, U.S.
Highschool:West Laurens (Dublin, Georgia)
College:
Draft Year:2013
Career Start:2013
Years1:2013–2015
Team1:FC Baunach
Years2:2015–2016
Team2:USC Heidelberg
Years3:2016–2017
Team3:Science City Jena
Years4:2017
Team4:Zaragoza
Years5:2017–2019
Team5:Afyon Belediye
Years6:2019–2020
Team6:Riesen Ludwigsburg
Years7:2020–2021
Team7:AS Monaco
Years8:2021–2022
Team8:ASVEL Basket
Years9:2022–2023
Team9:BC Samara
Years10:2023–present
Team10:BC UNICS
Highlights:

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.[12]

On July 10, 2017, Knight signed with Afyon Belediye of the Turkish Basketball First League.[13] 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.[14] 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.[15] He averaged 16.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game throughout the 2019–20 Bundesliga campaign.[16] On July 24, 2020, he signed with AS Monaco.[17] Knight parted ways with the team on September 1, 2021.[18]

On November 12, 2021, he was signed by ASVEL Basket to replace the injured David Lighty.[19] Knight extended his contract on February 3, 2022, until the end of the season.[20]

On July 28, 2022, he signed with BC Samara of the VTB United League.[21]

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.[22]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sun Belt Conference, 2016–17 Men's Basketball Media Guide. 2017-03-20.
  2. Web site: Coaches association recognizes players from local college programs. nashvillecitypaper.com. en. 2017-05-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20160421195227/http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/sports/coaches-association-recognizes-players-local-college-programs. 2016-04-21. dead.
  3. Web site: Pre-draft Workout: Day 2 – Cody Zeller THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE CHARLOTTE BOBCATS. www.nba.com. en. 2017-05-20.
  4. News: Nets hosting draft combine (Prospect List). 2013-05-21. The Brooklyn Game. 2017-05-20. en-US.
  5. News: Marcos Knight geht für die Baunacher auf Korbjagd. inFranken.de. 2017-05-20. de.
  6. News: Marcos Knight Basketball Player Profile, Tecnyconta Zaragoza, Middle Tenn.St., News, Liga Endesa stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards – eurobasket. www.eurobasket.com. 2017-05-20.
  7. News: Academics-Guard Marcos Knight will Jena-Wechsel mit Streik erzwingen. 2017-05-20.
  8. News: Science City Jena holt Wunschspieler Marcos Knight. 2017-05-20. de.
  9. News: PROA_2015-2016 Basketball League GERMANY – eurobasket. https://web.archive.org/web/20160610095423/http://www.eurobasket.com/Germany/basketball-League-ProA_2015-2016.asp. dead. June 10, 2016. www.eurobasket.com. 2017-05-20.
  10. Web site: easyCredit – 483 JEN. www.easycredit-bbl.de. de. 2017-05-20.
  11. News: Liga Endesa: El Zaragoza ficha a Marcos Knight para salir de los puestos de abajo - Marca.com. Marca.com. 2017-05-20. es.
  12. Web site: Marcos Knight . 2024-04-13 . Liga ACB . es.
  13. News: Bundesliga top scorer Marcos Knight inks in Turkish TBL with Afyon Belediye. July 10, 2017. Sportando.com. July 10, 2017.
  14. https://sportando.basketball/en/turkey/bsl/275920/afyon-re-signs-marcos-knight.html
  15. Web site: Berlin feiert erste Meisterschaft seit zwölf Jahren. Ludwigsburg stellt mit Marcos den Turnier-MVP. 2020-06-28. www.easycredit-bbl.de. de.
  16. Web site: easyCredit – 433 LUD. 2020-06-28. www.easycredit-bbl.de. de.
  17. Web site: Marcos Knight signe sur le Rocher.
  18. Web site: Marcos Knight left Monaco . Eurobasket . September 1, 2021 . September 1, 2021.
  19. Web site: 2021-11-12. Marcos KNIGHT en renfort. 2021-11-12. LDLC ASVEL. fr-FR.
  20. News: Marcos Knight extends with Asvel . Sportando . February 5, 2022 . February 3, 2022.
  21. Web site: Маркос Найт — новичок "Самары"!. July 28, 2022. bcsamara.com. ru. August 22, 2022.
  22. Web site: Marcos Knight The Basketball Tournament. www.thetournament.com. en. 2018-03-13.