Knight to the Lone Star State

Former El Camino High and Merritt College guard Anthony Knight is moving on to play at University of Texas, Permian Basin for former Cal State Fullerton Coach Andy Newman. UTPB is located in Odessa, famous as the area featured in the "Friday Night Lights" film and television series.

The 6-foot-3, 200 pound Knight, a First Team All Bay Valley Conference honoree for his play in the 2013-14 season, spent this year completing his academics. As a sophomore, he averaged 16.9 points, 4.0 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game, shooting 51%, 49% and 66% respectively.

New UTPB Assistant Coach Troy Johnson sees Knight as a valuable addition. "He's a big, strong guard who creates mismatch problems and can play point guard, shooting guard and small forward."

Johnson also noted, "Anthony is very unique in that he has great poise and understands shot selection. He can score from outside and also has a mid-range game."

Plus, there is another valuable element to Knight's game that didn't go unnoticed by Johnson -- "Anthony can really defend." Knight nabbed 66 steals as a Thunderbird sophomore.