Doug Knight

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Doug Knight
NationalityAmerican
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight190 pounds (86 kg)
ShootsLeft
PositionAttack
U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame
, 2017

Doug Knight is an American

National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2017.[1]

High school and collegiate career

A native of Katonah, New York, Knight attended Hackley School in Tarrytown NY through the 10th grade and then attended prep school at the Westminster School in Connecticut, where he excelled in lacrosse, soccer, and ice hockey[2] and was selected as a high school lacrosse All-American.[3]

Knight played attack at the

1996. Both title games ended with Princeton University
defeating Virginia by one goal in overtime.

Knight is a member of the

Michael Watson, and Tim Whiteley is regarded as among the best of all time,[7][8][9]
leading the nation in offensive output and setting several ACC records.

Knight, along with Virginia teammate

NCAA subsequently banned this practice in 1998 due to safety concerns and difficulty in officiating the play.[14]

Professional career

Upon graduation, Knight briefly played professional indoor lacrosse in the National Lacrosse League for the Rochester Knighthawks and the Baltimore Thunder. He also played professional outdoor lacrosse in the Major League Lacrosse for the Boston Cannons and the Philadelphia Barrage, where he tallied 22 goals and 16 assists in 18 games.

Knight has also served as an assistant lacrosse coach at the

St. Paul's School, Haverford School
, and the University of Pennsylvania.

Statistics

University of Virginia

     
Season GP G A Pts PPG
1994 16 18 7 25 --
1995 15 52 14 66 --
1996 15 56 30 86 --
1997 14 39 33 72 --
Totals 60 165 84 249 --

MLL

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts LB PIM GP G A Pts LB PIM
2001 Boston 10 13 8 21 18 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2005 Philadelphia 4 6 5 8 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2007 Philadelphia 4 2 3 5 5 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MLL Totals 18 21 16 37 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

External links

References

  1. ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees". US Lacrosse. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  2. ^ http://www.laxtips.com/tips/profiles/knight.htm
  3. ^ "Inside Lacrosse - 1993 Boys' High School All-American Lacrosse Team". Archived from the original on 2006-10-17. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  4. ^ http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/LAX_Records/2010/Men/d1mlax.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ "Men's Lacrosse ACCtion: Saturday, February 21 - the Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference". Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  6. ^ "ACC Announces 50th Anniversary Men's Lacrosse Team - the Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference". Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2009-10-02.
  7. ^ "MLL Tailgate: Knight Cap - Lacrosse Magazine". Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  8. ^ "Inside Lacrosse - Voice of the Fan". Archived from the original on 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  9. ^ "Virginia Looks to Young Attack Led by Sophomore Steele Stanwick | IL Blog Central". Archived from the original on 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  10. ^ "MLL Tailgate: Knight Cap - Lacrosse Magazine". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  11. ^ http://video.insidelacrosse.com/video/view/XInDNAd_G3tGy93lNYIMIw/il-on-espn--the-dive
  12. ^ "Inside Lacrosse - Fan Zone". Archived from the original on 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  13. ^ "Joel Censer: Death of the Dodging Attackman - Lacrosse Magazine". Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  14. ^ http://video.insidelacrosse.com/video/view/XInDNAd_G3tGy93lNYIMIw/il-on-espn--the-dive