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Purdue Men's Basketball Recruiting

 Brandon McKnight

[Brandon McKnight]
 CLASS OF: 2001
 SCHOOL: South Bend LaSalle HS, IN
 HEIGHT AND WEIGHT: 6'2 180lbs
 REACH AND WINGSPAN:
 POSITION: Point Guard
 00-01 RATINGS: 279 (HS), Top 200 (PS)
 ACADEMICS: Yes
 STATUS: Signed Purdue
 AAU TEAM: Spiece North


PLAYER BIO | PLAYER NEWS | LINKS | SEASON STATS | HONORS | SCHEDULE

PLAYER BIO

Purdue's first commitment from the class of 2001 comes from 6'2 point guard Brandon McKnight of South Bend LaSalle (IN). Purdue had scouted McKnight previously and was said to have come away undecided, but later began to like what they saw. An AAU coach we know calls McKnight and Purdue a potential good fit. He shoots well from the perimeter, has skills at both guard positions, and is "quick as hell". From the limited exposure we have had of him, his main area of concern is defensive decisionmaking. McKnight was named to the South Bend Tribune's all-metro team as a junior, leading 8-13 LaSalle in scoring (20.4), assists (7.8) and steals (2.4). Also named to the 2000 Junior All-Star team, McKnight was a high honorable mention all-state honoree by the Associated Press, and was named to the Northern Indiana Conference first team.


PLAYER NEWS

4-16-01...Brandon McKnight has been named to the 2001 Indiana All-Star team.
Fellow Indiana All-Star honoree Kyle Hankins had a comment about McKnight, saying "McKnight is going to Purdue. He's tough."

4-9-01...Brandon McKnight finished second in the voting for the 2001 Indiana Mr. Basketball title. Indianapolis Pike guard Chris Thomas took the title, with Indiana-bound forward Sean Kline coming in third. McKnight was also named to the Louisville Courier-Journal Indiana all-state first team.

4-1-01...Brandon McKnight has now been named to the Associated Press all-state first team.

3-29-01...Brandon McKnight has landed on the IBCA all-state first team.

3-25-01...Brandon McKnight and Brandon Jones have been selected to attend the Hoosier Basketball Magazine Top 40 workout at Pike High School in Indianapolis on April 1st. The workout, divided into two sessions, is used as a way to scout seniors for the upcoming Indiana All-Star games this summer. Forty seniors and ten alternates will compete from 1:00pm until 5:30pm, with players from northern and southern Indiana playing the first two hours and players from central Indiana competing the final two hours. If you are in the Indianapolis area and would like to check out two future Boilermakers, be there at 1:00pm. The event is open to the public with admission costing $5.

3-25-01...More honors for McKnight. He can now add Northern Indiana Conference Player of the Year and the South Bend Tribune Metro Player of the Year to his list of accomplishments. McKnight ended his high school career setting the career scoring record for LaSalle at 1,444 points. Also named to the all-Metro squad were junior Derrick Graham of Washington and sophomore Sylvester Mayes of Clay. McKnight (28.6 ppg), Graham (25.0 ppg) and Mayes (24.9 ppg) finished 1-2-3 among the top South Bend area scoring leaders.

3-12-01...Spurred by a school-record 47-point outburst Feb. 27, Bellmont’s Seth Colclasure regained the state scoring lead from Brandon McKnight of South Bend LaSalle who held the lead for one short week after chasing the title the entire year. Colclasure hit 19 of 28 field shots with five three-pointers as Bellmont defeated Fort Wayne Northrop 77-60. The junior guard came back with 22 points March 2 as the Braves (17-3) defeated Fort Wayne South Side 66-56. In his final regular-season outing on Feb. 27, McKnight scored 19 points and became the school’s season (581) and career (1,381) scoring leader as South Bend LaSalle (12-8) rallied to top South Bend St. Joseph’s 56-49. As of March 3, Colclasure's scoring average stood at 29.5 points per game, compared to McKnight's 29.0.

3-11-01...Brandon McKnight's high school career came to an end on Saturday as Penn defeated LaSalle 61-52 in the sectional finals. McKnight led LaSalle (14-9) with 29 points. McKnight scored 28 Friday night in LaSalle's 51-45 victory over Adams, and 25 in last Wednesday's sectional opener against Mishawaka.

2-21-01...Last week, Purdue signee Brandon McKnight trailed the state scoring leader Seth Colclasure by one-tenth of one point of his scoring average. This week, McKnight remains in second place, now by only one-one hundredth of a point. The averages of both players are still on the rise, up almost a point since last week. Colclasure currently sits with an average of 29.25, while McKnight comes in at 29.24 points per contest. Other players of interest listed by the IHSAA ... No. 13 Anthony Winchester (24.0), No. 15 Sylvester Mayes (23.8), No. 18 Chris Thomas (23.4), Tyler Clevenger (22.5) and Brandon Jones (22.5) tied at No. 24, and No. 26 Marques Bennett (22.2).

2-15-01...One-tenth of one point. That is the margin between the scoring averages of the state's No. 1 and No. 2 scorers. Battling it out are Bellmont junior Seth Colclasure and Purdue-bound senior Brandon McKnight. A 79-point weekend by McKnight helped to close the gap between the two leaders, but both are slowly separating themselves from the rest of the state. There now exists just under a three point gap between McKnight and the state's No. 3 scorer, Cris Brunson of Evansville Reitz.

2-7-01...The newest state scoring rankings have been released by the IHSAA. Brandon McKnight remains at No. 3 with an average of 27.0 points per game. But he now has the distinction of being the only senior among the top five scorers in the state. Last week's No. 2, Purdue football signee Brandon Jones, fell six spots to No. 8, leaving four juniors and McKnight in the top five. Bellmont's Seth Colclasure remains the top scorer in the state with a 27.7 per game average.

2-4-01...Little doubt remains that Brandon Mcknight is a playmaker. Not including his 27 point, 10 rebound, nine assist, six steals and one turnover performance against Gary Mann on Friday, McKnight currently ranks as the state's third best scorer. He's averaging 27.3 points and 7.8 assists through 12 games this season.

1-19-01...In the latest IHSAA state scoring leader list, Brandon McKnight has moved into third place with his 27.7 average. Through 10 games, McKnight is just six points from being the state leader, and a 34 point output tonight would be enough to overtake the leader. Other scorers of interest... No. 2 Seth Colclasure (28.0), No. 6 Tyler Clevenger (25.1) and No. 9 Anthony Winchester (24.6).

1-14-01...Brandon McKnight's 26 points were not enough as LaSalle (4-6, 1-2) lost to Penn 69-56. McKnight was 11-of-23 from the field and 4-of-5 from the line.

1-10-01...South Bend LaSalle held on to beat St. Joseph's 70-65. McKnight scored 26 points, was a perfect 8-of-8 from the line, and added eight rebounds. Through LaSalle's nine games, McKnight is averaging 27.8 points per game. That ranks him tied for third in the state of Indiana among scoring leaders, just 0.2 points off the leaders. The state is currently lead by Ty Crone (1A Eminence) and Brandon Gabbard (3A South Dearborn), both tied at the top with a 28.0 average. Tied with Mcknight for third is junior shooter Seth Colclasure (3A Bellmont). Other players of interest among the top 20 scorers as of January 6th...Chris Thomas (5th, 4A Pike, 26.2), Anthony Winchester (8th, 2A Austin, 25.2), and Tyler Clevenger (11th, 2A Winchester, 24.6).

1-6-01...Brandon McKnight surpasses the 1,000 point career mark on Friday! McKnight helped LaSalle (3-5, 1-1 NIC) snap a five-game losing streak on Friday. LaSalle defeated South Bend Adams 69-58. LaSalle spent a lot of time over the Christmas break working on three things...rebounding, enthusiam and ball handling. LaSalle ended up with one more turnover than Adams, and one more rebound. But the enthusiam was the largest improvement, especially with the play of 6'2 Adam Schwelnus. McKnight scored 26 points, all from within the three-point line, and now has a career scoring mark of 1,012 points. LaSalle also got 14 points from Schwelnus and a 10 rebound performance from Brandon Dixon. McKnight now has an average of 28.1 points per game on the season.

12-30-00...Brandon McKnight scores 40 in loss. In the third place game of the Mishawaka Holiday Basketball Tournament, the home team knocked off South Bend LaSalle 82-76. Brandon McKnight finished with a game-high 40 points and eight rebounds, scoring 19 points in the final quarter of play. McKnight was perfect from the line and hit five shots from the perimeter.

12-28-00...On the topic of rankings, Purdue's most recent recruiting class of Matt Carroll, Darmetreis Kilgore and Brandon McKnight has been rated the 35th best class in the country according to Hoop Scoop. Clark Francis has the junior college sophomore Darmetreis Kilgore as a top 40 player, McKnight at No. 99, and Carroll in the top 200 to 300 range.

12-27-00...Brandon McKnight has slipped to the No. 6 scorer in the state through seven games. He is averaging 28.4 points per contest. Chris Thomas falls to No. 8.

12-15-00...Official stats released by the IHSAA this week (games through December 9th), has Brandon McKnight as the state's No.4 scorer with an average of 28.7 points per game. Brandon's 41 point outburst against Elkhart Central on December 8th currently ranks as the second-highest scoring output in the state this season.

12-11-00...One thing is for certain this year, the war of words among fans as to who is the best senior point guard in the state of Indiana will be furious if Purdue-bound Brandon McKnight and Notre Dame-bound Chris Thomas continue their individual assaults on scoreboards. While Thomas scored 35 points in Pike's only game this weekend, an 82-53 win over Providence St. Mel (IL), McKnight averaged 34 points over two games this weekend. On Friday, McKnight exploded for 41 points in a loss to Elkhart Central, hitting five three-pointers. On Saturday, McKnight added another 27 points and 11 rebounds after being the focus of the LaPorte defense. LaPorte's Nick Otis on McKnight from the South Bend Tribune...This is two nights in a row I've seen him and (Friday) night he was just incredible. Tonight, even with all the double teaming, we still couldn't stop him."

12-3-00...South Bend LaSalle starts the season 2-0 with a Friday night win over Fort Wayne South, 79-68. Purdue signee Brandon McKnight led the LaSalle Lions with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.

11-27-00...Brandon McKnight opened his senior season with a 25 point performance against Elkhart Baptist. Eleven of his twelve made shots came from inside the perimeter.

11-01-00...Jeff Washburn recently spoke to recruiting analyst Bob Gibbons about Keady's incoming recruiting class of Kilgore, Carroll and McKnight. Gibbons believes it is Keady's finest class since 1994, when Purdue brought in highly regarded Brad Miller and Chad Austin, a sleeper named David Lesmond, and the nation's top junior college player Roy Hairston.

10-5-00...Street & Smith has named Boiler prospect Darmetreis Kilgore a first team juco all-american in this year's preseason preview. Purdue's lone verbal to date from the Class of 2001, Brandon McKnight, must have really impressed the editors and scouts from the magazine. He is the only player to be named both an honorable mention all-american AND a high-honorable mention all-american.

7-16-00...Purdue recruit Brandon McKnight led his team against a traveling team of collegiate signees with 19 points. Team Black won the game 111-94 over McKnight's Team Yellow.

6-22-00...Even as loaded with talent as the Junior All-Star team is, they could not overcome the much heralded Senior All-Star team on Wednesday in the north game of their annual scrimmage. Zach Randolph led the seniors with 22 points, followed by Brett Buscher's 19. For the juniors, recently-announced Purdue recruit Brandon McKnight had two points while Purdue football recruit Brandon Jones had 10 with a pair of perimeter hits. The seniors defeated the juniors 118-86. Parkinson was in the game when the seniors took over, contributing six points, four steals, four assists and no turnovers.

6-14-00...Purdue has received the first scholarship commitment for the class of 2001 from South Bend point guard Brandon McKnight. The 6-foot-2 ultra-quick playmaker chose the Boilers after touring campus with his parents. McKnight is seen as the state's second best playmaker next to Indianapolis Pike guard Chris Thomas.

6-2-00...Purdue received a visit first this week from Tyler JC forward Darmetreis Kilgore, followed by a visit from South Bend LaSalle junior point guard Brandon McKnight along with his high school coach. Purdue had scouted McKnight previously and was said to have come away undecided, but now likes what they see and hopes to see more this summer. An AAU coach we know calls McKnight and Purdue a potential good fit. He shoots well from the perimeter, has skills at both guard positions, and is "quick as hell". From the limited exposure we have had of him, his main area of concern is defensive decisionmaking. McKnight was named to the South Bend Tribune's all-metro team as a junior, leading 8-13 LaSalle in scoring (20.4), assists (7.8) and steals (2.4). Also named to the 2000 Junior All-Star team, McKnight was a high honorable mention all-state honoree by the Associated Press, and was named to the Northern Indiana Conference first team.


LINKS
  • McKnight picked for Indiana All-Star team [MrHoops]
  • Seniors overcome scrappy junior squad [South Bend Tribune]
  • All-Star experience good for Jones [Kokomo Tribune]
  • McKnight picks Boilers [Journal and Courier]
  • Mom and dad kept Brandon on right path [South Bend Tribune]
  • LaSalle's McKnight commits to Purdue [South Bend Tribune]
  • 2000 Sectional: Mishawaka 60, LaSalle 57 [South Bend Tribune]
  • Washington 82, LaSalle 77 [South Bend Tribune]
  • Marian 78, LaSalle 74 [South Bend Tribune]
  • McKnight scores a triple-double [South Bend Tribune]
  • McKnight leads Lions' comeback [South Bend Tribune]



    SEASON TO DATE STATISTICS
    Season thru PPG FG% FT% 3P% RPG APG SPG BPG RECORD ------------------------------------------------------------- 00-01 season 28.5 7.2 7.8 14-9 99-00 season 20.4 7.8 2.4 8-13

    AWARDS AND HONORS

    00-01 season
  • Indiana Mr. Basketball Runner-up
  • Indiana All-Star
  • All-State First Team (AP, IBCA)
  • Player-of-the-Year (NIC)
  • All-City, All-Conference (South Bend Tribune)
    99-00 season
  • Northern Indiana Conference First Team
  • All-State High Honorable Mention (AP)
  • Indiana Junior All-Star



    2000-01 SEASON SCHEDULE FOR LASALLE
    Date Day Time Opponent ---- --- ---- -------------------- 11/07/00 FRI 7:00P @ Marian (scrimmage) 11/21/00 TUE 6:15P @ Elkhart Baptist 12/01/00 FRI 6:15P Fort Wayne South 12/08/00 FRI 6:15P Elkhart Central 12/09/00 SAT 6:30P LaPorte Mishawaka Holiday Tournament 12/21/00 THR 6:00P @ Mishawaka 12/22/00 FRI 6:00P @ Mishawaka Mishawaka Holiday Tournament 01/05/01 FRI 6:15P @ South Bend Adams 01/06/01 SAT 6:15P @ St. Joseph 01/12/01 FRI 6:15P Penn 01/19/01 FRI 6:15P Christian Center 01/26/01 FRI 6:15P @ South Bend Riley 01/27/01 SAT 6:15P Culver Military 01/30/01 TUE 6:15P Mishawaka 02/02/01 FRI 6:15P Gary Mann 02/09/01 FRI 6:15P @ South Bend Clay 02/10/01 SAT 7:00P @ Michigan City 02/15/01 THR 6:15P @ Washington 02/17/01 SAT 2:00P @ Elkhart Memorial 02/23/01 FRI 6:15P Marian 02/27/01 TUE 6:15P St. Joseph * Times subject to change * Contact Lasalle for ticket info at (219)283-7512

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