Los Angeles Sparks Select Whitney Knight 15th Overall in the 2016 WNBA Draft
April 14, 2016 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) - Los Angeles Sparks News Release
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Sparks selected guard Whitney Knight with the 15th overall pick in the 2016 WNBA Draft, announced executive vice president and general manager Penny Toler.
"Whitney is a very talented player who has the skillset to play multiple positions for us," said Toler. "She is another player that will improve our three-point shooting."
A two-time Atlantic Sun Player of the Year (2015, 2016), Knight earned the honor in back-to-back seasons (junior/senior). In 130 career games played at Florida Gulf Coast, she averaged 12.1 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.6 blocks. The 6'3 guard is a three-time All-Atlantic Sun First Team selection and finished her career as the A-Sun and FGCU all-time career blocks leader (333).
"We are excited to have Whitney join the Sparks," said head coach Brian Agler. "She is a very skilled win player that is long and athletic. She is a great three-point shooter and she handles and passes the ball extremely well. She has great versatility."
As a junior she led FGCU and the Atlantic Sun Conference in scoring (504). She also led the team in nearly every statistical category: points (14.8), rebounds (6.4), blocks (87) and steals (66). During her red-shirt sophomore season, she averaged 12.3 points and 5.3 rebounds in 25.7 minutes per game and set a new single-season record with 93 blocks to earn All-Atlantic Sun First Team honors.
She earned A-Sun All-Freshmen team honors, playing in all 32 games and averaging 17.1 minutes and 8.0 points per game as a freshman. She finished the season ranked first on the team and second in the conference in blocks (1.7) per game.
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