2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
Career Highs
Points: 34 vs Flagler (3/24/2021)
Rebounds: 13 vs Flagler (3/24/2021)
Assists: 6 (four times, most recently at Rockhurst 2/26/2022)
Steals: 3 (four times, most recently at Southern Indiana 2/15/2021)
Blocks: 2 (two times, most recently vs Lindenwood 2/6/2020)
Truman
2020-21: Named GLVC Player of the Year after a stellar season in which he led the Bulldogs in scoring with 18.1 points, which was ninth in the GLVC...scored a career high 34 points in the Elite Eight against Flagler...recorded double-doubles at Lindenwood, at Southern Indiana and against Flagler...shot a blistering .524 from the field on the season and made 27 three pointers...also was excellent from the foul line at .836 percent...averaged 5.4 rebounds per game and ended the season with 43 assists--nearly two per game...named Most Outstanding Player of the Midwest Regional...named Academic All GLVC
2019-20: Made 26 appearances with 26 starts...named Second team All-GLVC after leading the conference in field goal percentage among qualified players at .609 (minimum five shot attempts per game) and was second on the team with 14.1 points per game (19th in the GLVC)--crossed the 20 point threshold five times...shot 81% shooting from the foul line, seventh best percentage in the GLVC among qualified players...set two career highs at Quincy on 1/20 with 27 points and six assists....was third on the team with 4.5 rebounds per game and 117 total...secured his first career double-double at Bellarmine on 2/13 with 16 points and ten rebounds...crucial part of the GLVC quarterfinal win over Rockhurst with a team high 23 points and made 4-4 three pointers in 37 minutes played...blocked nine shots on the season and had a season high two against Lindenwood on 2/6, which tied his previous career high set at Washburn on 11/20/18...also named to GLVC All-Tournament TeamÂ
2018-19: Named Freshman of the Year in the GLVC (only unanimous member of the all-freshman team) and second team all-conference…started all 28 games he played in…averaged 26.6 minutes per game and shot 126-208 (.606) from the field (fourth highest shooting percentage in the GLVC) and made three three-pointers…shot 109-150 (.727) from the free throw line…averaged 13 points per game, second highest on team and 19th in the GLVC…grabbed 146 rebounds, 5.2 per game; second behind Brodric Thomas and 19th in the GLVC…had highest field goal percentage in GLVC conference games at 66.4%...tied a season high 24 points at Mo. Southern St. where also attempted a season high 15 shots and three three-pointers…also scored 24 points against Rockhurst on 11/29…broke the 20 point threshold against Lewis (3/2) and at Indianapolis (1/5)…named Academic All-GLVC
2017-18: Redshirted ... named Academic All-GLVC.
High School
Was a three-year starter and letterwinner as he averaged 21 points and nine rebounds per game as a senior with 33 total blocks and shot over 60 percent from the field ... only player in class 3A to average 20+ points and 8+ rebounds per contest while collecting at least 25 total blocks and shooting at least 60 percent from the floor ... as a junior, was named Third-Team All-State by the Iowa Newspaper Association ... senior year: Second-Team All-State by the Iowa Newspaper Association and Des Moines Register All-State Honorable Mention ... three-time All-Region and three-time First-Team All-Conference ... high school's all-time leader in career blocks and surpassed 1,000 points with 1,185 ... was also a three-year starter and letterwinner as a quarterback on the football field ... was named First-Team All-District, Honorable Mention All-District and led the district in touchdowns ... member of the National Honor Society for two years ... three-time Academic All-State for basketball and football ... named to the High Honor Roll for all four years of high school.
Personal
Son of Matthew and Leslie McKnight whom both attended Truman ... father played football, mom played basketball and ran track and two uncles also played football at Truman ... has two sisters named McKenna and Meredith ...has graduated with a bachelor's in business and is pursuing a master's in leadership.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2017-18Freshman
Forward
6'9"
225 lbs
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2018-19Redshirt Freshman
Forward
6'9"
225 lbs
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2019-20Redshirt Sophomore
Forward
6'9"
225 lbs
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2020-21Redshirt Junior
Forward
6'9"
225 lbs
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2021-22Redshirt Junior
Forward
6'9"
240 lbs
