
Whitney Knight
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Florida Gulf Coast All-Time Blocks Leader (333)
Playing for Kay Yow Cancer Fund (opens in new tab)
Personal: Majored in public health at Florida Gulf Coast.
Other Professional Experience: Selected with No. 15 overall pick by the Los Angeles Sparks in 2016, becoming first Florida Gulf Coast player to be taken in WNBA Draft … also one of seven players in Atlantic Sun Conference history to be picked in WNBA Draft … averaged 0.9 points and 0.4 rebounds in seven games with the Sparks during 2016 campaign … also saw action in three contests with San Antonio in 2016.
College Experience: Four-year letter winner at Florida Gulf Coast who started 97-of-130 games from 2011-16 … one of two players in program history to earn First-Team All-Atlantic Sun Conference notice three times … named ASUN Player of the Year as a junior and senior … holds program record with seven career conference Player of the Week selections … garnered Honorable Mention All-America distinction from the Associated Press as a senior … one of 12 players in school history with 1,000 or more career points … second-leading scorer in program history with 1,574 career points … FGCU’s all-time leader with 333 career blocked shots, including program-record 99 rejections as a senior … third on Eagles’ career list with 735 rebounds and 206 steals … averaged 12.1 points and 5.7 rebounds per game during her career … honored as 2015 Atlantic Sun Tournament Most Valuable Player after netting 21 points in the championship game against Northern Kentucky … led ASUN with 91 made three-pointers during junior season while making 41.2 percent of her attempts from outside the arc … only player in the country to lead a conference in blocked shots and three-pointers during 2014-15 season.