Winter 2010-2011 Men's Basketball Roster
McKnight, Mackey
Jersey Number 11
Mackey McKnight
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- First Year
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Langham Creek
- Major:
- Business
Bio
WHY LEHIGH? “Lehigh gave me a chance to earn more than just a great opportunity to play basketball. The academics speak for themselves and my mother has always stressed the importance of a great education. Lehigh seems to be the perfect fit for me.”
ON COACH REED: “Great mentor along with being a great coach. Positive influence and pushes you to be not only a better basketball player, but also a better person in life.”
AS A FRESHMAN (2010-11): Strong freshman campaign, playing in 30 games (starting 25) while earning Patriot League All-Rookie Team honors … Led the team with 112 assists (3.7 per game), good for fifth in the league … Fourth on the Mountain Hawks with a 7.6 scoring average … Also grabbed 2.3 rebounds per contest … Named Patriot League Rookie of the Week three times … Shot an impressive 83.5 percent from the free throw line (76-of-91), second in the league, only behind teammate C.J. McCollum … Owned a stellar 2.33 assist/turnover ratio (112 assists, 48 turnovers), good for 34th in the nation … Second straight stellar performance, posting 14 points and four assists at Holy Cross (2/26) while tying a career-high six rebounds … Strong effort at Bucknell (2/23), scoring 12 points on 4-of-9 shooting. Also added two assists and six boards … Against Colgate (2/16), recorded six assists for a second straight game … Impressed with 11 points, six assists and four rebounds at Army (2/12) … Standout against Holy Cross (1/29), scoring nine points while adding a career-high eight assists … Stellar in first-ever game against Lafayette (1/22), posting 10 points and five assists. Only turned the ball over three times in a career-high 38 minutes of action … Eight points and three assists at Colgate (1/19) in first start of 2011 … Fourth straight double-figure scoring effort, netting 11 points at American (1/8) in his first-career Patriot League game … Posted 13 points and two assists at Yale (12/31) … Another stellar effort, scoring 11 points while adding four assists vs. Saint Peter’s (12/29) … Led the Mountain Hawks with 10 points at USC (12/23) … Earned his first-career Patriot League Rookie of the Week award on Dec. 13 after 28 points and 13 assists over two games against Quinnipiac and Marist … Solid at Marist (12/10), finishing with four points and six more assists … Breakout game at Quinnipiac (12/7), setting career-highs in three major categories - points (24), assists (7) and steals (3). Drained an impressive 13-of-15 free throws … Three points, four assists and two steals vs. Fordham (12/4) … Scored 10 points and dished six assists against Bryant (11/28) … Impressed at Kent State (11/26), scoring nine points while adding six assists and four rebounds … Six points on a perfect 6-of-6 free throws, while adding three assists against Cornell (11/22) … Posted four points and five assists in home opener vs. Wagner (11/15) … Shined in collegiate debut at Penn State (11/12), scoring 13 points along with three assists, three rebounds and three blocks.
IN HIGH SCHOOL: Standout at Langham Creek, capped off by 2009-10 season in which he garnered All-Region and All-State laurels … Finished as his high school’s All-Time Leading Scorer (1,464 points) while finishing atop in assists as well … Ranked among the top 100 players in the state of Texas on Rivals.com … Served as team captain as a senior … District MVP … Participated in TABC and THSCA All-Star Games … Houston Chronicle First Team All-Greater Houston … Cracked the Kingwood Classic All-Tournament Team … The 1960 Sun Player of the Year … Texas Basketball Magazine All-State … Squad was 24-12 as a senior, reaching the Regional Semifinals … Led the Houston Area 5A in scoring with 24.0 points per game … Earned a number of accolades a year prior as well, including First Team All-District, TABC All-Region and more … Team Captain in 2008-09 … Recipient of the Academic Math Honor for a strong class average.
CAREER STATISTICS
|
Season
|
GP-GS
|
MIN-AVG
|
FG-FGA
|
FG%
|
3FG-3FGA
|
3FG%
|
FT-FTA
|
FT%
|
REB
|
AVG
|
ASST
|
TO
|
BLK
|
STL
|
PTS
|
PPG
|
|
2010-11
|
30-25
|
771-25.7
|
66-196
|
.337
|
20-63
|
.317
|
76-91
|
.835
|
69
|
2.3
|
112
|
48
|
3
|
24
|
228
|
7.6
|
|
Total
|
30-25
|
771-25.7
|
66-196
|
.337
|
20-63
|
.317
|
76-91
|
.835
|
69
|
2.3
|
112
|
48
|
3
|
24
|
228
|
7.6
|
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