For the NBA basketball player and executive who attended Pittsburgh, see
Billy Knight.
Quick facts for kids
Billy Knight
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| Shooting guard |
| Personal information |
| Born |
(1979-01-20)January 20, 1979
Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality |
American |
| Died |
July 8, 2018(2018-07-08) (aged 39)
Phoenix, Arizona |
| High school |
Westchester (Los Angeles, California) |
| Listed height |
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight |
209 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information |
| College |
UCLA (1997–2002） |
| NBA Draft |
2002 / Undrafted |
| Pro career |
2002–2016 |
| Career history |
| 2002–2003 |
Akropol BBK |
| 2003–2004 |
Entente Orléanaise 45 |
| 2004–2005 |
Apollon Limassol |
| 2005 |
JA Vichy |
| 2005 |
Trotamundos B.B.C. |
| 2005–2006 |
Al Rayyan |
| 2006 |
Hollywood Fame |
| 2006–2007 |
Santa Barbara Breakers |
| 2007–2008 |
ESSM Le Portel |
| ? |
Los Angeles Lightning |
| 2008-2009 |
Boulazac Basket Dordogne |
| 2009–2010 |
Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix |
| 2010–2011 |
Osaka Evessa |
| 2011–2015 |
Hyogo Storks |
| 2015–2016 |
Yamagata Wyverns |
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| Career highlights and awards |
- bj league champion (2010)
- 2× bj league All-Star
- JBL2 champion (2013)
- JBL2 Scoring leader (2012)
- JBL2 Block leader (2012)
- 2x JBL2 Best Five (2012, 2013)
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William Price Knight (January 20, 1979 – July 8, 2018) was an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. His last professional stops were in Japan with Hamamatsu, Osaka, Hyogo and Yamagata.
Early life
He attended high school at Westchester High in Los Angeles. As a sophomore, he was a reserve at center when Knight's father decided that his son's chances for an athletic scholarship to college rested on his jump-shooting skills. Knight was already tall, so his father set up dummies in their backyard court that he would be forced to shoot over. As a senior, he had developed into one of the top jump shooters nationally and committed to play college basketball for the UCLA Bruins.
Professional career
Knight helped the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix to their first bj league title in 2009–2010, when he was the league's third-leading scorer, averaging 19.6 points per game. He and teammate Wendell White formed a duo dubbed the "White-Knight Show". In 2012–13, he helped lead the Hyogo Storks to their first Japan Basketball League (JBL2) championship.
Career statistics
Professional
| Legend |
| 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 |
| † |
Denotes seasons in which Knight won a league championship |
Regular season
| Year |
Team |
GP |
GS |
MPG |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
| 2003-04 |
Orléans |
9 |
|
29.3 |
.450 |
.447 |
.722 |
5.3 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
17.7 |
| 2003-04 |
Akropol |
30 |
|
30.1 |
.539 |
.500 |
.836 |
7.4 |
2.1 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
28.9 |
| 2005-06 |
Vichy |
12 |
|
30.4 |
.401 |
.275 |
.773 |
5.6 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
0.3 |
15.7 |
| 2007-08 |
Portel |
31 |
|
26.6 |
.499 |
.369 |
.764 |
3.0 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
0.1 |
16.0 |
| 2008-09 |
Boulazac |
19 |
|
26.8 |
.534 |
.439 |
.775 |
4.3 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
14.9 |
| 2009-10† |
Hamamatsu |
47 |
29 |
26.2 |
.413 |
.395 |
.795 |
5.4 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
19.6 |
| 2010-11 |
Osaka |
50 |
37 |
25.0 |
.457 |
.357 |
.797 |
7.3 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
17.1 |
| 2013-14 |
Hyogo |
54 |
53 |
26.6 |
.385 |
.367 |
.843 |
6.8 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
17.6 |
| 2014-15 |
Hyogo |
54 |
|
16.9 |
.420 |
.284 |
.836 |
3.6 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
13.1 |
| 2015-16 |
Yamagata |
36 |
9 |
21.9 |
.470 |
.392 |
.847 |
8.9 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
21.1 |
Playoffs
| Year |
Team |
GP |
GS |
MPG |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
| 2010-11 |
Osaka |
4 |
|
26.5 |
.421 |
.000 |
.783 |
8.0 |
3.0 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
16.5 |
College
| Year |
Team |
GP |
GS |
MPG |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
| 1997-98 |
UCLA |
24 |
|
|
.444 |
.387 |
.727 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
2.8 |
| 1998-99 |
UCLA |
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| 1999-00 |
UCLA |
28 |
|
|
.453 |
.397 |
.656 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
5.4 |
| 2000-01 |
UCLA |
32 |
18 |
|
.460 |
.421 |
.732 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
7.9 |
| 2001–02 |
UCLA |
33 |
33 |
29.0 |
.458 |
.397 |
.826 |
3.5 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
14.1 |
| Career |
117 |
51 |
29.0 |
.456 |
.403 |
.774 |
2.2 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
8.0 |
