Brevin Adon Knight (born November 8, 1975) is an American former professional basketball point guard who played with nine teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1997 to 2009. Knight played college basketball at Stanford University and was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1997.

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Brevin Knight

Knight on the bench in 2006.
Personal information
Born	(1975-11-08) November 8, 1975 (age 48) Livingston, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Seton Hall Preparatory (West Orange, New Jersey)
College	Stanford (1993–1997)
NBA draft	1997: 1st round, 16th overall pick
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing career	1997–2009
Position	Point guard
Number	12, 22, 6, 2
Career history
1997–2001	Cleveland Cavaliers
2001	Atlanta Hawks
2001–2003	Memphis Grizzlies
2003	Phoenix Suns
2003–2004	Washington Wizards
2004	Milwaukee Bucks
2004–2007	Charlotte Bobcats
2007–2008	Los Angeles Clippers
2008–2009	Utah Jazz
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1998) Consensus second-team All-American (1997) Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (1997) 3× First-team All-Pac-10 (1995–1997) Pac-10 Freshman of the Year (1994)
Career NBA statistics
Points	5,342 (7.3 ppg)
Assists	4,481 (6.1 apg)
Steals	1,229 (1.7 spg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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He is currently a color commentator for the Memphis Grizzlies on Bally Sports Southeast.

Knight grew up in East Orange, New Jersey and attended Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange, New Jersey, leading its basketball team to New Jersey state championships his sophomore, junior, and senior years. He was named to the Newark Star-Ledger's All-State First Team. Lightly recruited out of high school, Knight was a late signee for Stanford University.

Knight had a successful college career at Stanford, where he is the all-time leader in assists (780) and steals (298) and third all-time in scoring (1,714). He was chosen by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 16th pick in the 1997 NBA draft.

Knight was drafted with the 16th pick of the first round in the 1997 NBA draft.^[1] In his rookie season, Knight led the NBA in steals per game and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.^[2] He played for the Cavaliers, the Atlanta Hawks, the Memphis Grizzlies, the Phoenix Suns, the Washington Wizards, the Milwaukee Bucks, the Charlotte Bobcats, the Los Angeles Clippers, and the Utah Jazz, averaging 7.3 points and 6.1 assists per game in his career. On January 21, 2001, while on the Hawks, Knight scored a career-best 31 points while adding 10 rebounds, during a 94–90 loss to the Washington Wizards.^[3]

The Bobcats signed Knight via free agency in the 2004 NBA offseason. He was one of the best players on the expansion team during their inaugural 2004–05 NBA season, averaging 10.1 points, 9 assists, and 1.98 steals per game as the Bobcats went 18–64. Knight finished second in assists per game in the league, behind MVP Steve Nash. He was waived by the Bobcats on June 29, 2007, after spending three seasons with the team.^[4] On August 13, 2007, he signed a two-year contract with the Los Angeles Clippers.^[5] He was traded to the Utah Jazz on July 23, 2008, for Jason Hart.^[6]

Knight joined the Memphis Grizzlies broadcast team as a color commentator on Fox Sports Tennessee in 2010.

Knight and his wife Deena have two daughters, Brenna and Kayla Knight and a son Donevin Knight.^[7]

He is the brother of Brandin Knight.

• List of National Basketball Association players with most assists in a game