Quincy McKnight
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| No. 4 – Fort Wayne Mad Ants | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | NBA G League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 5, 1995 Bridgeport, Connecticut |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2020: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2022–present |
| Career history | |
| 2021–present | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Quincy McKnight (born December 5, 1995) is an American basketball player for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Sacred Heart Pioneers and the Seton Hall Pirates.
Early life and high school career
McKnight was born and raised in Bridgeport, Connecticut.[1] He is the son of Vanessa Bruce and Terry McKnight. His mother died of cancer when he was 13 years old, shortly after he won a diocesan championship. Quincy used her death as motivation to become better at basketball going forward.[2]
McKnight began his high school career at St. Joseph High School in Trumbull, Connecticut and led the team to back-to-back state championships.[3] As a junior, he averaged 22 points per game, but he injured his knee in the spring.[4] He transferred to The Phelps School, where he competed in basketball and tennis. McKnight was an honor roll performer at The Phelps School and was coached in basketball by Brian Shanahan. In Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) play, he competed for the PSA Cardinals in the Peach Jam tournament.[5] As a senior at The Phelps School, he averaged 15.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game and was selected to play in the 2015 Jordan Brand Classic Regional Game. He led the team to the 2015 PAISSA state championship.[3] McKnight was lightly recruited, being regarded as a two-star recruit ranked no. 341 in his class by 247 Sports and signed with Sacred Heart.[5]
College career
As a freshman, McKnight averaged 11.4 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. He was a five-time Northeast Conference rookie of the week honoree and was named to the league All-Rookie team.[3] McKnight scored a career-high 44 points in a triple-overtime win against Bryant during his sophomore season.[6] He also posted 36 points in a loss to Boston College and scored at least 25 points in 10 games.[4] As a sophomore, McKnight averaged 18.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. He was named to the First Team All-Northeast Conference. After the season, he announced his intention to transfer.[7] McKnight scored 914 points in two seasons at Sacred Heart.[3]
After impressing in an open gym workout, McKnight transferred to Seton Hall and was offered a scholarship on the spot. McKnight redshirted the 2017–18 season, during which he engaged in fierce practices against Khadeen Carrington. McKnight forged a special relationship with Myles Powell during a summer class in 2017.[2] During his junior season, McKnight emerged as a lockdown defender and secondary scorer to Powell.[5] He averaged 9.4 points, 3.9 assists, and 1.6 steals per game. On December 19, 2019, McKnight scored 17 points and had eight rebounds and six assists, including two free throws with 1.1 seconds on the clock, in an upset win against Maryland without the injured Powell and Sandro Mamukelashvili. The following game, McKnight scored a season-high 25 points in a win against Prairie View A&M.[6] On February 3, 2020, he scored 15 points in a 74–62 loss to Xavier but injured his knee late and was listed as day-to-day.[8] An MRI revealed a muscle sprain, and he returned for the following game against Georgetown.[9] As a senior, McKnight averaged 11.9 points, 5.4 assists, and 1.5 steals per game.[10] He led the Big East Conference in assists and was named Honorable Mention All-Big East after leading the team to a share of the league championship.[11]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Sacred Heart | 27 | 27 | 32.1 | .433 | .250 | .565 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 1.6 | .4 | 11.4 |
| 2016–17 | Sacred Heart | 32 | 31 | 32.5 | .429 | .321 | .775 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 1.6 | .2 | 18.9 |
| 2017–18 | Seton Hall |  Redshirt | ||||||||||
| 2018–19 | Seton Hall | 34 | 33 | 28.5 | .452 | .269 | .641 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 1.6 | .2 | 9.4 |
| 2019–20 | Seton Hall | 30 | 30 | 30.7 | .414 | .346 | .850 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 1.5 | .2 | 11.9 |
| Career | 123 | 121 | 30.9 | .431 | .308 | .725 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 1.6 | .2 | 12.9 | |
References
- ^ Borges, David (January 27, 2020). "Bridgeport's Quincy McKnight is the best defensive player on one of the nation's best teams, Seton Hall". New Haven Register. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- ^ a b Carino, Jerry (February 27, 2020). "Seton Hall basketball: Quincy McKnight's fire is igniting a title push". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Quincy McKnight Transfers to Seton Hall". Seton Hall Pirates. July 10, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- ^ a b Bonjour, Doug (June 2, 2017). "McKnight transferring to Seton Hall". Connecticut Post. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- ^ a b c Carino, Jerry (February 19, 2019). "Seton Hall basketball: Where did Quincy McKnight come from?". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- ^ a b Zagoria, Adam (December 27, 2019). "Seton Hall's Quincy McKnight: The Pirate who has steered the ship from disaster". NJ.com. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- ^ Payne, Terrence (April 24, 2017). "Sacred Heart's Quincy McKnight to transfer". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- ^ "Seton Hall guard Quincy McKnight day to day with knee injury". USA Today. Associated Press. February 3, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- ^ Braziller, Zach (February 4, 2020). "Seton Hall dodges Quincy McKnight scare before Georgetown". New York Post. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- ^ Young, Jacob. "SETON HALL MEN'S BASKETBALL 2020 NCAA TOURNAMENT CAPSULE". College Sports Madness. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- ^ "Howard, Powell, Bey Named Unanimously To All-BIG EAST First Team". Big East Conference. March 8, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.