Dalton Knecht high school: Exploring Tennessee guard's stats before his college days

Dalton Knecht is in the midst of a strong season after joining the Tennessee Volunteers via the transfer portal.

The fifth-year senior has tremendously improved his draft stock, establishing himself as a likely first-round selection in the 2024 NBA Draft. Take a look at how he performed in high school below.

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How did Dalton Knecht perform at high school?

Dalton Knecht has not had a conventional path, as he did not play varsity basketball during his first two years at Prairie View High School.

After growing five inches ahead of his junior year, Knecht made the varsity team. He averaged 13.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.8 blocks per game, shooting 43.5% from the field, 42.4% from the 3-point range and 79.5% from the free-throw line.

Knecht took a big step forward in his senior season, averaging 21.0 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.1 spg and 1.9 bpg, shooting 47.0% from the field, 35.3% from the 3-point range and 73.1% from the free-throw line.

While his production improved signficantly, he did not receive any interest from college programs.

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How has Dalton Knecht performed in his college career?

Dalton Knecht began his college career with the Northeastern Junior College Plainsmen as an unranked prospect in the 2019 recruiting class.

After growing two inches ahead of his junior college tenure, he averaged 13.3 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game as a freshman, shooting 50.4% from the field, 45.1% from the 3-point range and 78.6% from the free-throw line.

The next season, his numbers jumped to 23.9 ppg, 7.5 rpg and 2.0 apg, shooting 51.2% from the field, 39.5% from the 3-point range and 81.8% from the free-throw line. Knecht grew another three inches during the two-year period before joining the Northern Colorado Bears via the transfer portal.

He averaged 8.9 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 0.9 apg, 0.5 spg and 0.5 bpg, shooting 43.6% from the field, 36.1% from the 3-point range and 75.3% from the free-throw line during his first season with the Bears.

Knecht entered the starting lineup the next season, averaging 20.2 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 1.8 apg, 0.8 spg and 0.6 bpg, shooting 47.9% from the field, 38.1% from the 3-point range and 77.1% from the free-throw line.

He earned his second-team All-Big Sky honors after leading the conference in scoring. Knecht joined the Tennessee Volunteers ahead of the 2023-24 season and entered Wednesday's action averaging 20.1 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.0 apg, 0.7 spg and 0.8 bpg, shooting 47.7% from the field, 40.3% from the 3-point range and 76.0% from the free-throw line.