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Martaveous McKnight
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McKnight in 2018
No. 0 – Manchester Giants
Shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1997-04-05) April 5, 1997 (age 27)
Walls, Mississippi
Nationality American
High school Lake Cormorant
(Lake Cormorant, Mississippi)
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College
  • Itawamba CC (2015–2017)
  • Arkansas–Pine Bluff (2017–2019)
NBA Draft 2019 / Undrafted
Pro career 2019–present
League BBL
Career history
2019–2020 Sloboda Tuzla
2020–2021 BC Khimik
2021–present Manchester Giants
Career highlights and awards
  • SWAC Player of the Year (2018)
  • 2x First-team All-SWAC (2018, 2019)

Martaveous Davon McKnight (born April 5, 1997) is an American basketball player for Manchester Giants of the British Basketball League (BBL). He played college basketball for Arkansas–Pine Bluff.

Early career

McKnight attended Lake Cormorant High School, where he averaged 24 points per game during his senior season. He enrolled at Itawamba Community College, where he averaged 12.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game and was named one of the Top Incoming Freshmen by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). McKnight averaged 8.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game as a sophomore. In June 2017 it was announced that he had signed with Arkansas–Pine Bluff. As a junior he averaged 18.5 points per game, second highest in the SWAC, and 3.5 assists and 2.0 steals per game. At the conclusion of the regular season, he was named SWAC Player of the Year. As a senior, McKnight averaged 20.8 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1.5 steals per game. He was named to the First Team All-SWAC.

Professional career

Following his college career, McKnight signed with the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League for training camp but did not make the final roster. He spent his rookie season with Sloboda Tuzla of the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the ABA League Second Division, averaging 10 points, three rebounds and three assists per game. On August 4, 2020, McKnight signed with BC Khimik of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague. On August 6, 2021, he signed with the Manchester Giants of the British Basketball League.

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