Career Overview (2011-16)
Knight was named to the ASUN's All-Decade Team after a highly-successful career in the Green and Blue. The first Eagle to be drafted in the WNBA when the Los Angeles Sparks selected her 15th overall in 2016, she was chosen as an AP Honorable Mention All-American as a senior. In fact, Knight is one of just two three-time First Team All-ASUN selections in program history along with Sarah Hansen and was the back-to-back ASUN player of the year in 2015 and 2016. Additionally, she was named the ASUN tournament MVP in 2015 and landed a spot on the all-tournament team in 2016. She was named to the conference's all-freshmen team in 2012. A one-time newcomer of the week, Knight still holds the program record for most ASUN player of the week selections with seven. She finished her career with 1,574 points, 735 rebounds, 333 blocks, 245 assists and 206 steals. In fact, while she still has almost three times as many blocks as anyone else in FGCU annals, she also ranks second in program history in points, field goals made and field goals attempted.
As A Senior (2015-16)
Became the first player in school history drafted to the WNBA when she was selected with the 15th overall pick of the 2016 WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks … her selection marks just the seventh time in the history of the WNBA draft that an Atlantic Sun Conference player was picked … named ASUN  Player of the Year for the second consecutive season … unanimous First Team All-Conference selection for the third-consecutive season … named an Associated Press All-American Honorable Mention … named one of 30 candidates for the NCAA Senior CLASS Award in recognition of her achievements on and off the court … earned ASUN Player of the Week accolades three times during the season … led the ASUN and finished 12th in the NCAA with 99 blocked shots on the season … led the ASUN  in steals (64), three-point FG per game (2.8), steals in a single game (6) and blocks in a single game (9), no other player in the ASUN had more than five … tied for first in the conference with teammate Haley Laughter for most three-pointers scored in a single game (7) … led the team and finished top six in the conference in rebounds (216) and double-doubles (8) … finished fifth in the ASUN with 397 total points, one spot behind teammate Kaneisha Atwater … only player on the team to score a three-pointer in every game she played in this season … finished fourth in the ASUN with nine 10-rebound performances … produced five 20-point performances and 20 10-point performances this season … Finished her career with the Eagles ranked second all-time in points scored (1,574), field goals (523), three-pointers made (294) and rebounds (735) … started 26 of the 30 games she played in this season … missed the first eight games of the season due to a foot injury … posted a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds during her first game back on the court at Providence (Dec. 12) … tallied a season-high six steals in the win vs. Hartford (Jan. 2) … went 6-for-6 at the free throw line the following week in the conference win vs. Stetson (Jan. 9) … scored a season-high 25 points, including seven three-pointers, in the conference win at Libscomb (Jan. 24) … recorded her second double-double of the season with 24 points and 10 assists and added six blocks in the conference win at Jacksonville (Feb. 10) … amassed three consecutive double-doubles during consecutive conference victories beginning with 13 points and 10 rebounds USC Upstate (Feb. 15), followed by 21 points and 11 rebounds vs. Kennesaw State (Feb. 20) and finally 13 points and 10 rebounds vs. Lipscomb (Feb. 22) … shot 6-for-6 at the free throw line during the ASUN Championship game vs. Jacksonville (Mar. 13) … followed that performance with a season-high 16 rebounds and 21 points during the Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) victory vs. Bethune-Cookman (Mar. 18) … went 7-for-14 from the floor, 6-for-11 from three-point range and added 10 rebounds in the WNIT win vs. Tulane (Mar. 23) … posted her eighth double-double of the season with 16 points and 14 rebounds in the WNIT win vs. Hofstra (Mar. 28) … finished the season with a league-high nine blocks vs. South Dakota (Apr. 2).
As a Redshirt-Junior (2014-15)
Game-By-Game Stats
Named the Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year…earned First Team All-Conference accolades…named the A-Sun Tournament Most Valuable Player after scoring 21 points in the Championship Final against Northern Kentucky…named the A-Sun Player of the Week on four occasions…totaled 504 points on the season to lead the team and the conference…led the team in nearly every statistical category including 14.8 points per game, 6.4 rebounds per game, 87 blocks and 66 steals…topped the league and the team with 91 3-pointers and a success rate of .412 from beyond-the-arc…paced the team with a free-throw percentage of .798 and a field-goal percentage of .437…only player nationwide to lead a league in both blocks and 3-pointers…became the program’s seventh 1,000 point scorer in a win at NKU (Jan. 31)…became the fourth ever player with 1,000 points and 500 career rebounds in the A-Sun Championship game over NKU (Mar. 15)…started 34 of the team’s 34 games with 28.5 minutes per game…recorded six double-doubles on the season, including the team’s first-round NCAA Tournament win over Oklahoma State…scored 10 or more points in 28 games and had six games with 20 points or more…pulled down 10 rebounds with 12 points in the season-opening win over George Washington (Nov. 14)…went 4-for-6 from the field against Wichita State (Nov. 27)…scored a career-high 28 points with five made 3-pointers on eight attempts against Clemson (Nov. 29)…shot 5-for-11 from 3-point range against Ohio State (Nov. 29) to finish the tournament and was named Paradise Jam MVP as the team took the Tournament Championship…brought down 11 rebounds against Providence with 12 points (Dec. 12)…shot 60 percent from the field for 17 points at Bethune-Cookman (Dec. 14)…scored 27 points with six blocks against Cal-State Northridge in the first game of the St. Joe’s Tournament in Philadelphia (Dec. 28)…followed with 16 points and 11 rebounds in the win over Quinnipiac (Dec. 29)…had 20 points and 10 rebounds in the A-Sun opener against Stetson (Jan. 10)…swatted seven shots with 18 points at Lipscomb (Jan. 29)…recorded another double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds against Lipscomb at home (Feb. 14)…went 5-for-7 from the field at Kennesaw State (Feb. 19)…shot 6-for-9 from 3-point range for 26 points at USC Upstate (Feb. 21) as the team sealed the regular season championship…scored 21 points in the A-Sun Championship game against Northern Kentucky (Mar. 15)…pulled down 10 rebounds with 19 points in the team’s first-round NCAA Tournament win over Oklahoma State (Mar. 21)…contributed nine points, four blocks, three assists and four rebounds in the second-round loss to Florida State (Mar. 23).
As A Redshirt- Sophomore (2013-14)Â
Game-by-Game StatsÂ
Earned All Atlantic Sun First-Team Honors…named the team’s Most Valuable Player at the end of year banquet…named the team’s Defensive Player of the Year at the end of year banquet…appeared in and started all 34 games for the Eagles…averaged 12.3 points and 5.3 rebounds in 25.7 minutes per game…scored 417 total points on the season…set a new single-season record with 93 blocks…became the program’s all-time leader in career blocks…set a single-game record with nine blocks against Jacksonville (Jan. 23)…led the conference with 85 3-point shots made…ranked 16th in the nation and third in the conference with 2.74 blocked shots…led the team in scoring 10 times…scored double-figure points on 23 occasions…led the team in rebounds in seven games…pulled down double-digit rebounds four times…recorded four double-doubles…was perfectly accurate from the free-throw line on nine occasions…finished the season with a .744 free-throw percentage…opened the season with a career-high 25 points on eight made field goals and 8-of-8 free throws at FIU (Nov. 8)…added 21 points against TCU (Nov. 26) with five made 3-pointers…recorded her first double-double of the year with 12 points and 10 rebounds against USF (Dec. 4)…scored 14 points with 12 rebounds and six blocks against Saint Francis (Dec. 20)…scored 21 points on her 21st birthday against ETSU (Jan. 9)…swatted a program-record nine blocks in a win over Jacksonville (Jan. 23)…went 7-for-12 from the field for 19 points in the team’s only conference loss against NKU (Feb. 1)…finished the regular season with 14 points and 10 rebounds at Stetson (March 8) to help lead the Eagles to their fourth-straight regular season title…scored 29 points in the Atlantic Sun Tournament…produced another double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds in the team’s NCAA Tournament game against Oklahoma State.
As A Sophomore (2012-13)
Suffered an ACL injury during preseason workouts and was forced to sit out her entire sophomore season.
As A Freshman (2011-12)
Game-by-Game Stats | A-Sun All-Conference Teams
Earned A-Sun All-Freshmen team honors ... named Newcomer of the Year at the team’s end of the year banquet … appeared in all 32 games, making three starts ... averaged 17.1 minutes and 8.0 points … finished the season ranked first on the team and second in the conference in blocks (1.7) … her 1.7 blocks per game ranked second in the A-Sun and 68th in the nation ... led the team in rebounding and scoring 15 times … recorded double figure points 11 times … snagged five or more rebounds 10 times ... recorded a steal in 18 of 32 games, including two or more eight times … recorded a block in 26 of 32 games, including two or more 12 times … racked up 54 blocks to rank second in the FGCU record books in single-season blocks … recorded one double-double … recorded three blocks, one assists and a block in 13 minutes off the bench in her collegiate debut at Seton Hall (Nov. 11) ... registered three assists, two rebounds and two steals in just six minutes at FIU (Nov. 14) ... in 25 solid minutes off the FGCU bench, she registered 12 points, five assists, four rebounds and three blocks vs. Michigan State (Nov. 19) ... finished with six points and three blocks in just 11 minutes vs. Richmond (Nov. 25) ... filled the stat sheet, recording career-highs in points (20), rebounds (15), assists (8) and blocks (6) vs. Webber International (Nov. 28) ... finished with seven points and five rebounds vs. ETSU (Dec. 3) ... finished with eight points, four rebounds and two steals vs. Upstate (Dec. 19) ... tallied 11 points, three rebounds, three assists, three steals and a block vs. Virginia Tech (Dec. 21) ... tallied five points and five assists vs. NC State (Dec. 28) ... finished with six points, four boards and four blocks at Hawaii (Dec. 29) ... recorded 10 points, seven boards, three blocks and three steals at Mercer (Jan. 2) ... scored a team-high 20 points and added two assists, two rebounds, two steals and two blocks in 15 minutes at Kennesaw St. (Jan. 4) ... finished with 11 points, three rebounds, three blocks and two assists vs. Jacksonville (Jan. 9) ... chipped in with 12 points, five rebounds, three blocks and a pair of assists in 26 minutes off the bench at Belmont (Jan. 12) ...finished with seven points, six boards and three assists at Lipscomb (Jan. 14) ... finished with 12 points, four rebounds, four blocks and two assists in 20 minutes vs. Mercer (Jan. 26) ... registered 13 points, seven rebounds, two assists and a block in just 19 minutes off the bench vs. Kennesaw St. (Jan. 28) ... named A-Sun Newcomer of the Week (Jan. 31) ... finished with 19 points, seven rebounds, four blocks and three assists in 23 minutes of action, while shooting 6-of-13 from the field, 4-of-7 from behind the arc and 3-of-5 from the charity stripe vs. Lipscomb (Feb. 9) ... chipped in with six points, four rebounds and a pair of assists vs. Stetson (Feb. 18) ... registered nine points, four boards and two assists at Upstate (Feb. 23) ... finished with 12 points and four rebounds vs. ETSU in the quarterfinal round of the 2012 A-Sun Tournament (Feb. 29) ... finished with four points and six rebounds vs. KSU in the semifinal round of the 2012 A-Sun Tournament (Mar. 2) ... tallied nine points, six rebounds and three blocks vs. Stetson in the championship game of the 2012 A-Sun Championship Game (Mar. 3) ... named to the 2012 Atlantic Sun Conference All-Tournament Team (Mar. 3) ... finished with eight points and four rebounds vs. St. Bonaventure in the first round of the Raleigh Region of the NCAA Tournament (Mar. 18).
High School
Rated as high as 19th nationally at the guard position and 73rd overall in the recruiting class of 2011 by ESPN's HoopGurlz … ranked third at her position and 21st nationally by Dan Olson’s Collegiate Girls Basketball Report … had over 120 scholarship offers and chose FGCU over Duke, North Carolina and West Virginia … 2011 McDonald’s All-American nominee … a three-time All-Northwest pick and finished third in the voting for the Garber Award (is given annually to the top player in northwest North Carolina) after finishing second in 2010 … participant in USA Basketball U-16 tryouts … named Wendy’s Most Outstanding Player in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) … averaged 18.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 4.0 steals and 3.6 blocks per game and led the Demons to an 18-8 overall record as a senior ... averaged 15.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.0 steals and 3.0 assists as a junior and shot 78 percent from the foul line and 45 percent from the floor ... in her first season at she led R.J. Reynolds to the sectional finals ... spent her freshman and sophomore seasons at Bishop McGuinness, where she helped the Villains win two NCHSAA 1-A titles.
Personal
Born January 9, 1993 ... daughter of Vernon Knight and Gloria Whitmire ... public health major.
UPDATED: 8/18/20
