| Martaveous McKnight | |
| Number: | 0 |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 4 |
| Weight Lbs: | 190 |
| League: | BBL |
| Team: | Manchester Giants |
| Birth Date: | 5 April 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Walls, Mississippi |
| Nationality: | American |
| High School: | Lake Cormorant (Lake Cormorant, Mississippi) |
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| Draft Year: | 2019 |
| Career Start: | 2019 |
| Years1: | 2019–2020 |
| Team1: | Sloboda Tuzla |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Team2: | BC Khimik |
| Years3: | 2021–present |
| Team3: | Manchester Giants |
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Martaveous Davon McKnight (born April 5, 1997) is an American basketball player for Manchester Giants of the British Basketball League (BBL). He played college basketball for Arkansas–Pine Bluff.
McKnight attended Lake Cormorant High School, where he averaged 24 points per game during his senior season. He enrolled at Itawamba Community College, where he averaged 12.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game and was named one of the Top Incoming Freshmen by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). McKnight averaged 8.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game as a sophomore. In June 2017 it was announced that he had signed with Arkansas–Pine Bluff.[1] As a junior he averaged 18.5 points per game, second highest in the SWAC, and 3.5 assists and 2.0 steals per game. At the conclusion of the regular season, he was named SWAC Player of the Year.[2] As a senior, McKnight averaged 20.8 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1.5 steals per game. He was named to the First Team All-SWAC.[3]
Following his college career, McKnight signed with the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League for training camp but did not make the final roster. He spent his rookie season with Sloboda Tuzla of the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the ABA League Second Division, averaging 10 points, three rebounds and three assists per game. On August 4, 2020, McKnight signed with BC Khimik of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague.[4] On August 6, 2021, he signed with the Manchester Giants of the British Basketball League.[5]