{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1989)}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Marcos Knight | image = Marcos Knight @ BC UNICS (2025-03-19)-0 6.jpg | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|09|24}} | birth_place = Dublin, Georgia, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 205 | league = CBA | team = Shanxi Loongs | position = Guard | number = 14 | highschool = West Laurens (Dublin, Georgia) | college = *Chipola (2009–2011) *Middle Tennessee (2011–2013) | draft_year = 2013 | career_start = 2013 | years1 = 2013–2015 | team1 = FC Baunach | years2 = 2015–2016 | team2 = USC Heidelberg | years3 = 2016–2017 | team3 = Science City Jena | years4 = 2017 | team4 = Zaragoza | years5 = 2017–2019 | team5 = Afyon Belediye | years6 = 2019–2020 | team6 = Riesen Ludwigsburg | years7 = 2020–2021 | team7 = AS Monaco | years8 = 2021–2022 | team8 = ASVEL | years9 = 2022–2023 | team9 = Samara | years10 = 2023–2025 | team10 = UNICS | years11 = 2025 | team11 = Al Ahli Tripoli | years12 = 2026–present | team12 = Shanxi Loongs | highlights = * Pro A champion (2022) *EuroCup champion (2021) *BBL Final Tournament MVP (2020) *BBL-Pokal Final MVP (2020) *ProA champion (2016) }} '''Marcos Shyderrick Knight''' (born September 24, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Shanxi Loongs of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).
== College career == After attending West Laurens High School in Dublin, Georgia, Knight spent one year each at junior colleges Middle Georgia (2009–10) and Chipola (2010–11). For his sophomore year, he transferred to Middle Tennessee State University. In his two years with the Blue Raiders (2011–13), Knight saw the court in a total of 68 games to average 12.2 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists as well as 1.2 steals per outing. He garnered All-Sun Belt 1st Team honors<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sunbeltsports.org/documents/2016/11/18/2016_17_MBB_MG.pdf|title=Sun Belt Conference, 2016–17 Men's Basketball Media Guide|access-date=2017-03-20}}</ref> and NABC Division I All-District 24 1st Team distinction<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/sports/coaches-association-recognizes-players-local-college-programs|title=Coaches association recognizes players from local college programs|website=nashvillecitypaper.com|language=en|access-date=2017-05-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421195227/http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/sports/coaches-association-recognizes-players-local-college-programs|archive-date=2016-04-21|url-status=dead}}</ref> as a senior.
== Professional career == Coming out of college, Knight worked out with NBA teams Charlotte Bobcats<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/hornets/pre-draft-workout-day-2-cody-zeller|title=Pre-draft Workout: Day 2 – Cody Zeller {{!}} THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE CHARLOTTE BOBCATS|website=www.nba.com|language=en|access-date=2017-05-20}}</ref> and Brooklyn Nets.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thebrooklyngame.com/nets-hosting-draft-combine-prospect-list/|title=Nets hosting draft combine (Prospect List)|date=2013-05-21|work=The Brooklyn Game|access-date=2017-05-20|language=en-US}}</ref> He signed with Baunach Young Pikes of the German third-tier league ProB in November 2013.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.infranken.de/regionalsport/bamberg/Marcos-Knight-geht-fuer-die-Baunacher-auf-Korbjagd;art287,579697|title=Marcos Knight geht für die Baunacher auf Korbjagd|work=inFranken.de|access-date=2017-05-20|language=de}}</ref> Averaging 17.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game, he led the team to the ProB finals and to promotion to the ProA, the second highest level of basketball in Germany. After being handed a contract extension for the 2014–15 season, he continued producing for the Baunach team, scoring 15.3 points to go along with 5.9 boards and 2.6 assists per contest on the season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Marcos-Knight/Spain/Tecnyconta-Zaragoza/198620|title=Marcos Knight Basketball Player Profile, Tecnyconta Zaragoza, Middle Tenn.St., News, Liga Endesa stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards – eurobasket|work=www.eurobasket.com|access-date=2017-05-20}}</ref>
He started the 2015–16 campaign playing for USC Heidelberg and then took up an offer from fellow ProA side Science City Jena. The move did not happen without controversy, as the Heidelberg team accused him of trying to force the transfer by staying away from practice.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rnz.de/sport/mlpacademics_artikel,-MLP-Academics-Academics-Guard-Marcos-Knight-will-Jena-Wechsel-mit-Streik-erzwingen-_arid,160123.html|title=Academics-Guard Marcos Knight will Jena-Wechsel mit Streik erzwingen|access-date=2017-05-20}}</ref> After an agreement had been reached, Knight signed with Jena in January 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tlz.de/web/zgt/basketball/detail/-/specific/Science-City-Jena-holt-Wunschspieler-Marcos-Knight-1811290968|title=Science City Jena holt Wunschspieler Marcos Knight|access-date=2017-05-20|language=de}}{{Dead link|date=January 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In the following months, he helped the Jena squad win the ProA championship, which earned them promotion to the German top-flight Basketball Bundesliga and was named ProA Player of the Year (by eurobasket.com).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.eurobasket.com/Germany/basketball-League-ProA_2015-2016.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610095423/http://www.eurobasket.com/Germany/basketball-League-ProA_2015-2016.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 10, 2016|title=PROA_2015-2016 Basketball League GERMANY – eurobasket|work=www.eurobasket.com|access-date=2017-05-20}}</ref>
In 2016–17, he stood out as Jena's leading scorer, averaging 18.1 points a game in 25 Bundesliga contests, while pulling down 6.4 rebounds and dishing out 3.0 assists a game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.easycredit-bbl.de/de/easycredit-bbl/historie/teams/t/2016-2017/483-jen/|title=easyCredit – 483 JEN|website=www.easycredit-bbl.de|language=de|access-date=2017-05-20}}</ref> In April 2017, he signed to finish the season with Spanish Liga ACB side Basket Zaragoza 2002.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/baloncesto/acb/2017/04/07/58e6bf25e2704e66698b457d.html|title=Liga Endesa: El Zaragoza ficha a Marcos Knight para salir de los puestos de abajo - Marca.com|work=Marca.com|access-date=2017-05-20|language=es}}</ref> Featuring in six ACB contests until the end of the 2016–17 campaign, he scored 11.2 points a game, while pulling down 6.2 rebounds and handing out 2.2 assists per outing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marcos Knight |url=https://www.acb.com/jugador/temporada-a-temporada/id/20212403 |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=Liga ACB |language=es}}</ref>
On July 10, 2017, Knight signed with Afyon Belediye of the Turkish Basketball First League.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bundesliga top scorer Marcos Knight inks in Turkish TBL with Afyon Belediye|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/germany/240689/bundesliga-top-scorer-marcos-knight-inks-in-turkish-tbl-with-afyon-belediye.html|accessdate=July 10, 2017|work=Sportando.com|date=July 10, 2017}}</ref> With Afyon, he was promoted to the first-tier Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) after winning the promotion playoffs. He re-signed for the 2018–19 season.<ref>https://sportando.basketball/en/turkey/bsl/275920/afyon-re-signs-marcos-knight.html {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> In January 2019, he moved back to Germany, joining MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg. In the 2019–20 season, Knight made it to the German Bundesliga finals with Ludwigsburg, but missed the finals due to injury. His team lost to Alba Berlin, however, Knight was named Most Valuable Player of the Bundesliga finals tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Berlin feiert erste Meisterschaft seit zwölf Jahren. Ludwigsburg stellt mit Marcos den Turnier-MVP|url=https://www.easycredit-bbl.de/de/n/spielberichte/2019-2020/nachbericht/2020-06-28-lud-ber/|access-date=2020-06-28|website=www.easycredit-bbl.de|language=de}}</ref> He averaged 16.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game throughout the 2019–20 Bundesliga campaign.<ref>{{Cite web|title=easyCredit – 433 LUD|url=https://www.easycredit-bbl.de/de/easycredit-bbl/historie/teams/t/2019-2020/433-lud/|access-date=2020-06-28|website=www.easycredit-bbl.de|language=de}}</ref> On July 24, 2020, he signed with AS Monaco.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://asmonaco.basketball/news/show.php?ID=23029|title = Marcos Knight signe sur le Rocher}}</ref> Knight parted ways with the team on September 1, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marcos Knight left Monaco |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Euroleague/news/702876/Marcos-Knight-left-Monaco |website=Eurobasket |access-date=September 1, 2021 |date=September 1, 2021}}</ref>
On November 12, 2021, he was signed by ASVEL Basket to replace the injured David Lighty.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-12|title=Marcos KNIGHT en renfort|url=https://ldlcasvel.com/marcos-knight-renfort/|access-date=2021-11-12|website=LDLC ASVEL|language=fr-FR|archive-date=2021-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112104748/https://ldlcasvel.com/marcos-knight-renfort/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Knight extended his contract on February 3, 2022, until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Marcos Knight extends with Asvel |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/marcos-knight-extends-with-asvel/ |website=Sportando |access-date=February 5, 2022 |date=February 3, 2022}}</ref>
On July 28, 2022, he signed with BC Samara of the VTB United League.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bcsamara.com/news/?id=4716|title=Маркос Найт — новичок "Самары"!|last=|first=|date=July 28, 2022|website=bcsamara.com|publisher=|language=ru|access-date=August 22, 2022}}</ref>
In September 2025, he played with Libyan club Al Ahli Tripoli at the 2025 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, where the team won a bronze medal, becoming the first African team in history to finish on the podium.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-21 |title=History: Alahli SC become first African team on podium |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-intercontinental-cup-2025/news/history-alahli-sc-become-first-african-team-on-podium |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=www.fiba.basketball |language=en}}</ref>
On January 1, 2026, he signed with Shanxi Loongs of CBA.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-01 |title=山西男篮官宣：球队与外援马尔科·奈特正式签约 |url=https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20260101A040US00|access-date=2026-01-18 |website=qq.com |language=zh}}</ref>
===The Basketball Tournament=== In 2017, Knight participated in The Basketball Tournament for Blue Zoo, a team of Middle Tennessee alumni. The team lost in the first round of the tournament. The Basketball Tournament is an annual $2 million winner-take-all tournament broadcast on ESPN.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetournament.com/players/marcos-knight|title=Marcos Knight {{!}} The Basketball Tournament|website=www.thetournament.com|language=en|access-date=2018-03-13|archive-date=2018-03-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313154843/https://www.thetournament.com/players/marcos-knight|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{FIBA}} * {{BBL profile}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20170409021348/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=532 ACB profile] (archived) * [http://www.goblueraiders.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1115 Middle Tennessee State bio]
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