Larry Knight

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Larry Knight
Personal information
Born (1956-11-05) November 5, 1956 (age 67)
Northeastern
(Detroit, Michigan)
College
Nashua Den Bosch
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Larry Knight (born November 5, 1956) is an American former collegiate and professional basketball player. Knight was drafted by the Utah Jazz in the first round (20th pick) of the 1979 National Basketball Association (NBA) draft.

College career

Knight played collegiately at Ellsworth Community College and at Loyola Chicago.[1][2] In his two years with the Loyola Ramblers, he grabbed a total of 729 rebounds (13.5 rebounds per game). In 1978–79, Knight averaged a team-high 21.5 points per contest.[3]

Professional career

Knight played for the 1979–80

Billings Volcanos in 1980. He averaged 19.1 points and 14.3 rebounds in 86 games in the league.[6]

He played professionally overseas, including stints in Germany (USC Heidelberg, 1984–85)[7] and the Netherlands (Nashua Den Bosch, 1985–86).[8]

References

  1. ^ Buckley, Tim (24 June 2009). "Utah Jazz: Disaster of a pick". Deseretnews.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Larry Knight College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Loyola Men's Basketball 2018–19 Media Guide" (PDF). Loyola University Chicago Athletics. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  4. ^ "1979–80 Anchorage Northern Knights Roster : Continental Basketball Association (CBA) Team Record: 29–16 : Finished 2nd in the CBA's Northern Division". Justsportstats.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Larry Knight minor league basketball Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  6. ^ "1981–82 Continental Basketball Association Official Guide, page 78". Continental Basketball Association. Fall 1981. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  7. ^ "Saison 1984/1985". USC Heidelberg (in German). Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  8. ^ "Larry Knight Basketbal statistieken Spelers Dossier – NBB Database, basketball statistieken". db.basketball.nl. Retrieved 2021-05-16.