| Whitney Knight | |
| Position: | Guard |
| Height Cm: | 191 |
| Weight Kg: | 71 |
| College: | Florida Gulf Coast (2012–2016) |
| Birth Date: | 1993 1, mf=yes |
| Nationality: | American |
| Draft League: | WNBA |
| Draft Year: | 2016 |
| Draft Round: | 2 |
| Draft Pick: | 15 |
| Draft Team: | Los Angeles Sparks |
| Career Start: | 2016 |
| Career Position: | Guard |
| Years1: | 2016 |
| Team1: | Los Angeles Sparks |
| Years2: | 2016 |
| Team2: | San Antonio Stars |
| Years3: | 2016–2017 |
| Team3: | Spartak Moscow Region |
| Years4: | 2017 |
| Team4: | Campus Promete |
| Years5: | 2018 |
| Team5: | Breiðablik |
| Years6: | 2021–2022 |
| Team6: | SKK Polonia Warszawa |
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Whitney Kiera Knight (born January 9, 1993) is an American basketball player. She played college basketball for Florida Gulf Coast and later professionally, including for the Los Angeles Sparks and the San Antonio Stars.
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Source[1]
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | Florida Gulf Coast | 32 | 256 | 39.2% | 33.3% | 74.6% | 3.8 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 8.0 | |
| 2012–13 | Florida Gulf Coast | Redshirt | ||||||||||
| 2013–14 | Florida Gulf Coast | 34 | 417 | 38.7% | 37.9% | 74.4% | 5.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 12.3 | |
| 2014–15 | Florida Gulf Coast | 34 | 504 | 43.7% | 41.2% | 79.8% | 6.4 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 14.8° | |
| 2015–16 | Florida Gulf Coast | 30 | 397 | 34.4% | 34.4% | 79.4% | 7.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 13.2 | |
| Career | 127 | 1574 | 42.3% | 33.3% | 62.0% | 9.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 12.4 | ||
Knight was drafted by the Los Angeles Sparks in the second round of the 2016 WNBA draft.[2] She was cut by the Sparks in August, 2016, after appearing in seven games.[3] On September 2, 2016, Knight was signed by the San Antonio Stars for the remainder of the season.[4]
In September 2016, Knight signed with Spartak Moscow Region.[5]
In February 2017, Knight was signed by the Atlanta Dream to a training camp contract.[6] She was waived by Atlanta on May 6, prior to the season start.[7] In July, 2017, Knight signed with Campus Promete of the Spanish Liga Femenina de Baloncesto.[8] [9] Due to an ankle injury and the team's general poor play, Knight was released in November in a major upheaval by the club that also included the release of Cristina Pedrals. In seven games, Knight averaged 7.4 points and 2.8 rebounds.[10] On January 27, 2018, Knight signed with Breiðablik of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna.[11] [12] In 11 games for Breiðablik, she averaged 23.9 points and 10.6 rebounds per game.