St. Pete guard headed to Albany
St. Petersburg combo guard Michael Knight transferred to the Titans' program from University of Maryland-Baltimore County. He will be headed back east next season.
"He decided Albany was his school of choice," said coach Earnest Crumbley. "He was up there on a visit in September."
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Knight held offers from Samford, Bethune Cookman, Santa Clara, Florida Atlantic, Florida A&M and Florida International. South Florida and Auburn also made a push late, but Knight spurned those schools for Albany. Albany will be getting one of the better shooters in the Sunshine State.
"He really strokes the basketball," said Crumbley. "He has unlimited range. 29 feet is a layup to him."
Knight is a true combo guard, but will play mostly at the two for St. Pete.
"We run up and down the floor," Crumbley said. "When he can make open jump shots, our post guys become very available."
Knight played three years at Seattle Prep, WA. He was All Metro as a junior and senior. He was a McDonalds All American nominee. He was the leading scorer as a senior(16.3 ppg) for an AAU team that had Martell Webster(NBA), Spencer Hawes(Washington), and Chad Troyer(Miami of Ohio) on the roster.
Knight will have three years to play two at Albany.
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