Quincy McKnight

Quincy McKnight (born December 5, 1995) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Sacred Heart Pioneers and the Seton Hall Pirates. He grew up in Bridgeport, Connecticut and attended St. Joseph High School before transferring to The Phelps School. McKnight played two seasons at Sacred Heart, where he was named to the First Team All-Northeast Conference, before transferring to Seton Hall. He was named Honorable Mention All-Big East after leading the team to a share of the league championship during his senior season.

Early life McKnight was born and raised in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He is the son of Vanessa Bruce and Terry McKnight. Shortly after he won a diocesan championship at 13 years old, his mother was diagnosed with cancer. She died several weeks later. Quincy used her death as motivation to become better at basketball.

McKnight began his high school career at St. Joseph High School in Trumbull, Connecticut, and led the team to back-to-back state championships. As a junior, he averaged 22 points per game, but he injured his knee in the spring. He transferred to The Phelps School where he competed in basketball and tennis. McKnight was an honor roll performer academically at The Phelps School and was coached in basketball by Brian Shanahan. In Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) play, he competed for the PSA Cardinals in the Peach Jam tournament.

College career As a freshman, McKnight averaged 11.4 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. He was a five-time Northeast Conference rookie of the week honoree and was named to the league All-Rookie team. McKnight scored 914 points in two seasons at Sacred Heart. On February 3, 2020, he scored 15 points in a 74–62 loss to Xavier but injured his knee late in the game and was listed as day-to-day. An MRI revealed a muscle sprain, and he returned for the following game against Georgetown. As a senior, McKnight averaged 11.9 points, 5.4 assists, and 1.5 steals per game. He led the Big East Conference in assists and was named Honorable Mention All-Big East after leading the team to a share of the league championship. McKnight tallied 295 assists in two years at Seton Hall, placing himself in the school's top-20 despite playing 64 games for the Pirates.

Professional career In January 2021, McKnight was selected with the seventh pick in the second round of the NBA G League Draft by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. He played sparingly and averaged 0.8 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game. On December 5, 2021, McKnight signed with Široki of the Bosnian Championship. He parted ways with the team on January 13, 2022.

On October 24, 2022, McKnight rejoined the Fort Wayne Mad Ants roster for training camp. However, he did not make the final roster.

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