Brett McKnight

Height:
6-6
Weight:
245
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Lancaster, Ohio
High School:
Lancaster HS

Skilled combo forward ... had the strength of a power forward, but the ball-handling skills and shooting ability of a small forward ... younger brother of former UA forward and alumnus Chris McKnight (Akron, 2010) ... played in 14 MAC Tournament games (including four title contests), two National Invitation Tournament games, two NCAA Tournament games and one College Basketball Invitation game during his career ... 38th player to score 1,000 points in his Akron career (1,142) ... his 125 career games rank seventh on the career list following the 2010-11 season.

as a Senior (2010-11): Named preseason All-Mid-American Conference by Lindy's Sports magazine, the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook and the Mid-American Conference News Media Association ... closed his career ranked 28th on the Akron career scoring list (1,142) ... appeared in 29 of 36 games off the bench ... named to the MAC All-Tournament team after averaging 11.3 points and 3.0 rebounds per game in the league tournament ... sank the game-winning free throw with 12 seconds left in overtime over rival Kent State (March 12) to propel Akron to its second MAC title in three seasons ... finished the season second on the team in scoring average (10.2 ppg) and third in 3-point percentage (38.5 percent) ... surpassed 1,000 points for his career with a 13-point performance against Western Michigan on Feb. 9 ... set career highs for shooting percentage (.453) and 3-point shooting percentage (.385) ... reached double figures in the scoring column in 16 games, including eight of the last ten contests of the campaign ... led a furious comeback against Miami (Fla.) at the Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic on Dec. 23, scoring 16 second-half points, including 14-staright during a five minute, 16-0 run, in the Zips' 69-60 loss ... scored a season-high 21 points in the ESPNU Bracketbusters match-up with Creighton on Feb. 19 ... had six rebounds on four occasions, including at Northern Illinois (Jan. 26), at Toledo (Feb. 5) and against Miami (Ohio) twice (Feb. 23 and March 10).

as a Junior (2009-10): Named to the All-MAC Preseason team entering the season ... earned All-MAC Honorable Mention postseason honors ... played in 34 of 35 games and averaged double-digit scoring for the second-consecutive season (10.0 ppg) ... finished the season in the top-two for the Zips in several categories, including first in field goal attempts (315) and field goals made (125) and second in scoring average (10.0 ppg) and free throw percentage (76.5 percent) ... one of three Zips to average double-digits in MAC play (10.5 ppg), scoring in double-figures in 11-of-18 games played ... his 89.1 percent shooting from the free-throw line was second-best in the MAC during conference play ... posted the eighth-best shooting percentage in the MAC (52.9 percent) against conference opponents ... led all Zips' scorers in a team-best eight contests ... averaged 7.8 points and 5.3 rebounds during four postseason contests (three MAC, one CBI) ... set career highs for rebounds/game (4.5 rpg) and free throw percentage (76.5 percent) for a season ... posted his second-career double-double against Malone (Dec. 12) with 18 points and tying a personal best with 10 boards ... those 18 points were tied for the second-most by a Zips' player for the season ... connected on a career-best 8-of-9 from the charity stripe against Eastern Michigan (Feb. 1) ... the EMU contest opened a five-game stretch where he went a combined 20-of-22 from the stripe (Feb. 1-Feb. 17) ... sank two free throws, in the closing seconds, to seal a 67-62 for the Zips at Ohio (Jan. 13) ... was perfect from the free-throw line 11 times and went 14-of-14 in a three-game stretch (Jan. 9-Jan. 17).

as a Sophomore (2008-09): Named MAC Sixth Man of the Year, All-MAC Second Team and MAC All-Tournament Team ... saw time in all 36 games, coming off the bench in 34 of those contests ... 36 games played tied six other players for most in a season in program history and also tied for the most by an Akron sophomore ... logged double-digit minutes in every game, including a career-high 32 at VCU (Dec. 17) ... scored a career-high 29 points (10-of-11 field goal shooting and 2-of-2 3-point field goal shooting) in 24 minutes versus Kent State (Jan. 24) ... those 29 points were the most by an Akron player for the season ... recorded his first career double-double at Northern Illinois (Feb. 15), with 24 points (10-of-20 field goal shooting and 4-of-4 shooting from the line) and a career-high 10 rebounds in 27 minutes of action ... posted a 23-point performance at top-10 ranked Pittsburgh (Nov. 21), connecting on 9-of-15 field goals and 4-of-6 free throws versus the Panthers ... averaged 12.5 points and 20.5 minutes in UA's four MAC tourney games ... responsible for 16 points, four rebounds and two steals in the championship game win over Buffalo (March 14) ... reached double-figure points 21 times and accounted for the team's top-3 scoring performances for the year ... finished the season as the squad's scoring leader (11.2 ppg/ranked 15th in the league) ... led the team in scoring in 10 games ... posted four or more rebounds 17 times ... converted 68.3 percent (82-of-120) of his attempts from the charity stripe, a number that ranked 12th
in the conference ... tallied a career-best four assists at Eastern Michigan (Feb. 3).

as a Freshman (2007-08): Became eligible for competition on Dec. 17 (NCAA Clearinghouse issue) and played in all 26 games after that date ... member of the starting unit four times, including three-straight games in February - at Bowling Green (Feb. 16), at Miami (Ohio) (Feb. 19) and versus VCU (Feb. 23) ... also logged a start versus Toledo (Jan. 30) ... the Zips posted a 65-56 win at Bowling Green and a 56-52 victory at Miami ... the win against the RedHawks was UA's first at Millett Hall since 2001 ... scored in double figures five times ... had a then career-high 12 points versus Central Michigan (March 13) in the quarterfinal round of the MAC Tournament ... scored 11 points the next day against Western Michigan (March 14) in the semifinal round, when he played a then career-high 20 minutes ... averaged 8.7 points in UA's three league tournament contests ... credited with 11 points in 13 minutes at Massachusetts (March 22) in the second round of the NIT ... had 10 points in five minutes at Kent State (Jan. 23) ... career-high five rebounds in the regular-season finale against Kent State (March 9) ... then career-best two assists against Buffalo (March 1).

at Lancaster High School: Scored a school-record 573 points (26.0 ppg) and made a school-record 234 field goals as a senior ... First-Team All-Ohio, Ohio Coaches Association's Division I Player of Year and first team all-conference as a senior as well ... averaged 12.0 points and 6.0 rebounds as a junior, when the Gales finished the season 25-2 and were state tournament semifinalists ... identified as the fourth-best wing/forward in the state by PrepSpotlight.

Personal: Born Oct. 5, 1988 ... son of Phillip and Beth McKnight ... has three brothers, Phil, Chad and Chris ... father played football at Mississippi Valley State ... brother, Phil, competed in basketball at Salem International while brother, Chad, played basketball at Morehead State ... majoring in general studies.