Dalton Knecht is an American professional basketball forward/shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2024/25 NBA season. In Ocotber 2024, Knecht made his debut in the NBA against the Minnesota Timberwolves. He was born on April 19, 2001, in Fargo, North Dakota, U.S., and raised in Thornton, Colorado. (via Tennessee Volunteers' official website)
On July 2, 2024, Knecht signed a four-year rookie scale contract worth $18.48 million with the Lakers, as per Spotrac. In February 2025, he was traded to the Charlotte Hornets but later that month, the trade has been rescinded. As of April 30, 2025, Knecht has averaged 9.1 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 0.8 assists per game over 78 games in the NBA regular season. (via Basketball Reference)
Dalton Knecht's colleges
Knecht initially attended the Northeastern Junior College (NJC) located in Sterling, Colorado. In NJC as a freshman, he averaged 13.3 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. Knecht transferred to University of Northern Colorado (UNC) in Greeley, Colorado, United States and joined the Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team. During his two years in the Northern Colorado Bears, Knecht played a total of 67 games, scoring 959 points, grabbing 357 rebounds, and making 88 assists, as per Sport Reference. During his senior season, he led the Big Sky Conference with a 20.2 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. (via Northeastern Plaismen and Northern Colorado's official websites)
Knecht transferred to the Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team is the collegiate men's basketball program for the University of Tennessee–Knoxville. He utilized the extra eligibility granted to the college athletes due to COVID-19. During his last season, Knecht averaged 28.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game over 36 games, as per Sports Reference. During his collegiate career, Knecht was named to the First-team All-SEC in 2024 and the Second-team All-Big Sky in 2023. In 2024, he was named the SEC Newcomer of the Year, the SEC Player of the Year, and the Julius Erving Award. Knecht wore jersey number 3 in the Tennessee Volunteers. (via Tennessee Volunteers' official website)
Dalton Knecht's high school
Dalton Knecht attended Prairie View High School in Henderson, Colorado, USA. He was coached by Keith Wyatt. Under Wyatt's guidance, Knecht averaged 21.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game during his senior season. (via Tennessee Volunteers' official website)
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